Von Bondies, The
Love, Hate, and Then There's You
Ah, the holidays.
Tis the season for giving, receiving and the ubiquitous ‘Best of’ lists. The infamous ‘Best Of’ list is supposed to be a wrap up to remind us of the important and trivial events of the year, perhaps to let us glimpse just how far we’ve come. Or regressed…
As the Christmas shopping season begins earlier and earlier, the magazines, newspapers and blogs start cluttering our collective unconscious with their top ten lists. Some are critics and well studied on their subjects. Others just think we give a shit about a list of a few of their favorite things.
When faced with the task of creating a list like this, I looked for topics. My favorite live shows? I went to …
Do you ever get the impression that music critics and bloggers tout bands based on location? It’s like there’s some insatiable need to create “scenes” when the landscape gets bleak. If you look back to 2002, Detroit was definitely a focal point. Chalk it up to the emergence of the White Stripes (and to a lesser extent, the Von Bondies), but suddenly it seemed that if a band had a garage and a couple of guitars in Motor City, they were destined for press stardom. Remember the Go? The 45s? Soledad Brothers? Whirlwind Heat? Don’t feel bad if you don’t. These are bands that probably wouldn’t have earned a shred of recognition had it not been for their Detroit connections. And ultimately, couldn’t maintain their notoriety once …
Even though South By Southwest ‘08 is almost an afterthought by now, doesn’t mean we don’t have some heat (as far as videos go). Vlaze sits down with Neimo, Simian Mobile Disco, The Black Ghosts, and the Von Bondies while we show you how URB gets down.
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