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So, in trying to keep up the Voyeur momentum, here we have Davida Loca of Part Time (LA)'s submission to the 7 Days project. David took the project as an excuse to take party pics with his disposable.
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In anticipation of the upcoming Dandy Warhols (with 1776) show at Emo's East next week, I was given the opportunity to interview guitarist Peter Holmström, which I obviously leapt at. Before embarking on a month-long US/Canada tour, I got to chat him up on the phone and ask him about their newest album,The Machine, and more.
How does The Machine differ from previous albums for you?
Peter Holmström: You know, for us, the big difference is it's a really stripped down record. We kind of approached it trying to limit ourselves in the amount of tracks we recorded, because what with digital recording, you can record millions of tracks or songs if you really wanted. And in the past, we've gotten carried away, and I think it kind of affected adversely with some of the songs, so we definitely tried to make that happen. And I think it worked well.
Where does the inspiration come from for this one?
Peter: I don't know that it came from one place at all, I think it comes from everywhere.
What music were you listening to?
Peter: Prior to making the record, I was listening to a lot of early rock n roll, rockabilly stuff, and more modern variations of that. And I think that kind of helped inspire the stripped down approach. But besides that, we listen to everything. I don't really know that any one thing is more inspiring than another.
And usually, actually, it's what we're not hearing, which is the biggest influence on what we're doing.
So you want The Dandy Warhols to separate themselves from anything you are currently hearing?
Peter: Yeah, it's not necessarily a conscious thing. It kind of started after we started working on Welcome To The Monkey House. There was a big resurgence of guitar rock at that time; The Strokes had come out, Black Rebel, White Stripes. And since there was a lot of guitar music around, we didn't feel the need to make guitar music. So we kind of took a different approach.
And then for us, the next record - we hadn't been playing much guitar and the songs were very concise on Monkey House - we ended up doing Odditorium [Or Warlords Of Mars], which was a very meandering, kind of free-form more experimental guitar record. It just goes back and forth from what we're doing. So, I guess it's not just doing what we're not hearing, as well as doing something new that we hadn't been doing already.
I don't know if that makes any sense at all.
I think so, yeah, just keep the sound changing all the time and not stagnant.
Peter: Yeah, we tend to have not super short attention spans, but we definitely feel like we need to keep either progressing, or if not progressing, at least changing, even song to song sometimes.
When was the last time you were in Austin?
Peter: It might have been about two years ago, two and a half years ago, when were kind of touring on the Capitol years.
Did you get to hang out at all?
Peter: I think that time we went to, and I don't know the name of the bar, but we went to a bar and saw a band of old-time country players. I forget what they were called. Some of the most amazing musicians I think I've ever seen in my life, kind of made me want to stop calling myself a guitar-player.
Pete International Airport | Photo by Destiny Dawson
Did you get to see the city that time?
Peter: I was there for three days, but I was at Psych Fest all three days.
I wondered what you like about Austin and what you like about Portland.
Peter: They always say there's similarities, but I think it's more just similarities of people's attitudes about things, a little more artistic, I guess, than other places. I don't know how to describe Portland. It's weird.
What makes you want to stay in Portland?
Peter: We didn't want to move. This is home.
I have one serious question: Where did Courtney's second Taylor come from?
Peter: I don't know. I never quite understood that. I think it had a lot to do with the time his parents were still together, so he wanted to hyphenate… no, nevermind, I can't explain it. I have no clue. I used to remember what his explanation was, but that was years ago. It never really made sense to me. Sorry, can't help you.
And one last question: Should we expect any nudity from the live show these days?
Peter: No, there hasn't been nudity for years.
Bummer.
Don't forget to get tickets for the show!
Tuesday May 22 | doors at 8 p.m.
Emo's East, 2015 East Riverside Dr.
Tickets: $16-18
Introducing my portfolio page. I had been sitting ontiffanydiane.com for about half a year, and it's finally up. Check it out if you want to see things that I do, including journalistic work, styling work, videos and a photo diary.
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Images from Seattle-based Katie Schultz's VOYEUR submission. Also, in case you haven't noticed, there have been a few small changes made to the site. I plan on beginning the "Spaces" project soon and blogging on the site regularly. Check out Katie's 7 Days and my short interview with her.
Well, it's the end of an era. For four years, Ben Tipton has been bringing us my favorite weekly event, Burger City Rock N Roll. And BCRNR has never failed to bring us great tunes, live shows and good pool times. I loved the event from the start, as in when I heard the word "burger..." In fact, a while back, I featured Burger City and Ben on a local blogLaunch787.
I'll be sad to see it go, but tears are useless. Let's let Burger City go out with a bang tonight with BURGER CITYS ADIOS AMIGOS 4TH BIRTHDAY AND LAST HOORAH! Tonight's band is The Best, which is composed of members of local bands Bad Sports, Bad Lovers and Flesh Lights. I saw them live for the first time at a previous Burger City, and they live up to their name.
Lets all eat some greasy burgers (or veggie burgers if that's your thing) in honor of our Burger City homies. Now I'm hungry.
American Hipster, a YouTube video channel, featured Austin vintage storeCharm School Vintage, but more importantly the store's babe owner Shari. I spy friends Beth, Kaidon and Ceci, too.
PART 2 of 2: I was able to interview the man behind Doldrums, Airick Woodhead, briefly, before his, Bear In Heaven and Blouse's show at The Parish tonight. This band peaked my interest during SXSW. His music and his responses to my question are all over the board curious and intriguing. Listen below.
Photo by Kate Ray Struthers
Who are your musical icons of the moment?
Mickey mouse, Slayer, Bach
Who are your icons of all time?
Stalin, Moses, Peter Pan
Growing up, what was your dream career?
Musician
Where do you want to go with your life now?
Where should I go with my life? Mmm... I can't decide between Taco Bell and Wendy's.
What are you doing on 4/20?
Playing a show in Kentucky with Bear in Heaven
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