From Pitchfork:
On March 20, Epic/Legacy will celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the release of the group's 1967 debut, A Whole New Thing, by reissuing it along with the rest of the band's seven pre-solo Sly or Family Stone "comeback" albums. All seven albums (chronologically: A Whole New Thing, Dance to the Music, Life, Stand!, There's a Riot Goin' On, Fresh, Small Talk) will come as limited edition digipaks with bonus tracks, plenty of which are previously unreleased. According to a press re
Best known for his work in bands like the Nation of Ulysses and the Make-Up, Ian Svenonius has taken his academic-minded persona to television with a show called Soft Focus. On it, Svenonius interviews fellow musicians like Will Oldham and Ian MacKaye. Topics range from vaguely serious discussions of music and culture to talks of dolphin ejaculate and FBI files. It's priceless.
Part 1 of his talk with Will Oldham is here:
ALSO: Stay tuned for a piece on Ian Svenonius' upcoming DJ gig with Cal
Acrobatics Everyday, a student-run organization bringing all sorts of unique shows to the UC Irvine campus and generally making your college experience seem a lot less cool, is celebrating its one-year anniversary in existence this week(-ish).Their first show was Jan. 16, with Dan Deacon, Ultimate Reality, Narwhalz, Kyle H. Mabson, Lucky Dragons and Abe Vigoda. Since then, they've brought acts to the school like the Mae Shi, Devon Williams, the Shaky Hands, Japanther and a Q&A with Minor Thr
