Tag Archives: Ben Lasman

There’s this won­der­ful moment in the British hipster-psychopath com­edy The Mighty Boosh where the two pro­tag­o­nists Howard, an over­weight, bald­ing Jazz nerd, and Vince, a stringy vapid self-styled rave Jesus, are prac­tic­ing for an upcom­ing gig at a local music … Con­tinue read­ing →

Ivana XL is the lat­est sub­ver­sion of one of the more famil­iar rock ‘n roll per­sonas: That Weird Girl. Look at her press photo: What crazy hair! Why is she dressed like a Google employee? Is that shit under her … Con­tinue read­ing →

It’s hard to tell when exactly this hap­pened, but at some point over the past ten years, elec­tronic music started sound­ing, I don’t know, more alive than rock or coun­try or folk or jazz or other kinds of real-life noise-making. … Con­tinue read­ing →

Some bands begin with an idea. Most of these ideas are bad: mara­cas, choirs, bassists wear­ing hats, putting a pool on the album cover. These are all bad ideas. But let’s break this down fur­ther. If we were to con­struct a … Con­tinue read­ing →