Kyp Malone describes the Return of Cookie Mountain song Province:

Abridged transcription
"We were playing festivals and recording in hotel bathrooms. ... I wanted to write something positive and uplifting. Watching and taking in all this dark bullshit that's happening in our world all the time. ... We were walking down the street and I saw graffiti on the side of this building. Someone had quoted Gandhi.  They wrote 'Love is the prerogative of the brave.'"

Soundbed music is "Walking The Cow", a Daniel Johnston cover from The Late Great Daniel Johnston, available for purchase here.

Download: Kyp Malone - 5 of 5 (m4a)
Download: Kyp Malone - 3-4 of 5 (m4a)
Download: Kyp Malone - 1-2 of 5 (m4a)

Favorite city to play in
"I haven't been to Cairo.  I haven't been to Lagos.  I haven't played in Mexico City."

How did the recording with Bowie come about?
"And we dropped of the roughs of the record as we were working on it. And he dug 'em."

About the album leak, Crooked Rain Crooked Rain and a "change in psychology"
"One is the one we're not putting out and one is the one we are putting out."

Soundbed music is "Dry Drunk Emperor" and "Staring at the Sun" found here.

More audio available later today.

Download: Kyp Malone - 3-4 of 5 (m4a)
Download: Kyp Malone - 1-2 of 5 (m4a)

Last Sunday, a few friends of mine and I spent the day relaxing -- drinking some margaritas at Lee Harvey's, learning to dj from DJ Pedro himself and topped off the rare beautiful breezy Texas day with an amazing TV on the Radio show at Gypsy Tearoom.

I had never seen this band live before. I've heard stories of the "experience" or "the best live show" and read the quote in the most recent Filter where the band themselves say you might not understand the performance. I told Adam after the show, "I rarely think this when I leave a show, but HOW do they do this night after night?" The energy released through the vocals (and arm movements) of Tunde Adebimpe is intense. The band unites and the cohesive sounds on record are equally powerful live.

After the show, Adam and I had the chance to talked with Kyp and Tunde of TVOTR. We quickly walked into the empty Ballroom and recorded for less than 10 minutes total.

Here's segment 1 from Kyp Malone; he tells his love for a Narnack Records band, whose music is "honest and organic and not a put- on and not some fake hippie shit." He also talks about a new record and DVD that he feels insired by.

Soundbed music is "Dry Drunk Emperor" found here.

More audio available tomorrow.

Download: Kyp Malone - 1-2 of 5 (m4a)

Band/Artist: Ramesh Srivastava (Voxtrot)
Date: April 21th, 2006
Venue: 95 Corolla Studios
Location: Denton, TX

Taped by: Garrison R.
Transferred by: Garrison R.

Setlist
1. Shayla (Blondie Cover)

After interviewing the band in January and seeing their performances in Dallas and in Austin at SXSW, I stayed in touch. As they entered Denton on this past Friday (after a day of uncertainty caused by van problems), we were discussing a follow-up interview and also a possible song request for that night's concert at Hailey's. I had suggested "Union City Blue" since it's one of my favorite songs off Eat to the Beat. It was a song Ramesh was familiar with but not possible for the entire band.

We met up at the show, talked and he realized the song I was thinking wasn't the same song he was.  The song he was thinking was "Shalya" -- another amazing track from Eat to the Beat.  We went to my car and listened to the song a few times through. Ramesh went looking for an acoustic guitar. I returned into the venue.  Within minutes, he said he had found one.  I said "where were you thinking we'd record?", and he replied "there's probably enough room in your car."  I had no complaints and we went to the quietest place to record -- 95 Corolla Studios as it will forever be called.

This is the output.

Download - Shayla (Blondie Cover)

Full IndieInterviews Interview with Ramesh Srivastava

Friday: If I could ask
Sam Sanford of SOUND team

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"My name is Sam Sanford and I'm in SOUND team. I guess if any of us could ask questions, we would probably want to get Brian Eno and ask him a lot of technical questions about specific songs and specific sounds on specific songs. How did you make this sound? Like for example on the song "Sky Saw" the first song on Another Green World, how did you make the sky saw sound?"

Full IndieInterviews Interview with SOUND team's Bill Baird from early August 2005
Monday: "My friend's band is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team
Tuesday: "The new record I'm into is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team
Wednesday: "My favorite city to play in is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team
Thursday: "Explains 'Your Eyes Are Liars" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team

Thursday: Explains 'Your Eyes Are Liars'
Sam Sanford of SOUND team

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"My name is Sam Sanford and I'm in SOUND team. 'Your Eyes Are Liars' is a song that started out as a recording that Bill made by himself in our studio, Big Orange. It underwent a lot of transformations during the process of arranging it for live performance. It was rerecorded to reflect those changes in the arrangement and the song you'll hear on the record is that. It's a recording of the live arrangement that we worked out based on the original recording. Which actually came out on a cassette we put out two years ago called Every Day Is A New Year."

SOUND team - Your Eyes Are Liars

Full IndieInterviews Interview with SOUND team's Bill Baird from early August 2005
Monday: "My friend's band is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team
Tuesday: "The new record I'm into is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team
Wednesday: "My favorite city to play in is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team

Wednesday: My favorite city to play in is
Sam Sanford of SOUND team

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"My name is Sam Sanford and I'm in SOUND team. My favorite city to play in Austin, I guess I have to say, because the fans are great there and the clubs are great there. Other than Austin, my favorite city to play in is New York. New York City is great. People go out every night."

Full IndieInterviews Interview with SOUND team's Bill Baird from early August 2005
Monday: "My friend's band is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team
Tuesday: "The new record I'm into is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team

Tuesday: The new record I'm into is
Sam Sanford of SOUND team

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"My name is Sam Sanford and I'm in SOUND team. The new record I'm into is the new TV on the Radio record. Even though I haven't heard it yet, I expect great things. I think their first record was one of the most amazing things to come out in the last ten years and I hear the new one is even better. I'm really excited about them."

Full IndieInterviews Interview with SOUND team's Bill Baird from early August 2005
Monday: "My friend's band is" by Sam Sanford of SOUND team

Monday: My friend's band is
Sam Sanford of SOUND team

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"My name is Sam Sanford and I'm in SOUND team. My friend's band is Science. Science [now Gulf of Mexico] is Joey Kaoehl, Gregory Tenenbeown, Bill Baird, and "Matty", Matthew. And they are a great band from Austin, Texas. Not like anything you've ever heard before."

 

Full IndieInterviews Interview with SOUND team's Bill Baird from early August 2005

It's true. I did go to The Elephant Show AKA Sharon, Lois and Bram in concert. I did "scam" Metallica. I do love (I cringe as I write this) world music. I don't have nearly enough records. I am a bad Texan because I don't have boots, I don't eat meat and didn't see At The Drive-In when I had the chance.

Read it at Muzzle of Bees.

Learn all you wanted to know and more in an interview I did with Muzzle of Bees. While you're there read all about some other awesome bloggers in his series Get To Know Your Blogger.

Things you might learn in this interview with The Grates:
• SXSW is "heaps of lines", "heaps of bands" and "heaps of beers" .
• "If you're weak, be prompt."
• Slingshots are illegal in Australia.
• To avoid getting sick while on tour, it's best to dress like a ninja.
• Digital cameras makes movies (sometimes with audio).
• Rolling Stone will always be gas on fire.
• "There is no privacy in Australia."
• Caffeine-free Diet Pepsi is the most boring drink ever.

Friday: If I could ask
Lenka of Decoder Ring

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"Hi. This is Lenka from Decoder Ring. If I could ask any musician a question, it would be Bjork. And I think I just want to know why we can't just make a baby together? But I don't think I'd have the guts to ask it 'cause she'd probably slap me."
IndieInterviews: "And she's married and has babies, right?"
"I know. And I'm a girl so we can't have babies together but, you know, I just love her."

Monday: "My friend's band is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Tuesday: "The new record I'm into is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Wednesday: "My favorite city to play in is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Thursday: "Explains 'Somersault'" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Friday: "If I could ask" by Lenka of Decoder Ring

Thursday: Explains 'Somersault'
Lenka of Decoder Ring

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"Hi. This is Lenka from Decoder Ring. "Somersault" is the theme song to the movie Somersault. And it's the reason why I joined up with Decoder Ring because they were an instrumental band before and they decided they needed female vocals for a song or two on the album. And it's about, I co-write the lyrics with the director of the film, and it's about the idea. It's kind of a truth idea about love. In that, if you can breathe in a person's air and their breath into you, you've got a little piece of them forever. In this girl's sentimental memory of the boy that's what she holds on to.

The movie is coming out in April in the States and the soundtrack Somersault is coming out in May. This film, it's an art house film, but it was a really successful film in Australia. The film and the album both won heaps of awards. It's was kind of a buzz film a couple of years ago. So, it will probably get an art house release over here, but you should look out for it because it's a gorgeous film"

Decoder Ring - "Somersault"

Monday: "My friend's band is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Tuesday: "The new record I'm into is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Wednesday: "My favorite city to play in is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Thursday: "Explains 'Somersault'" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Friday: "If I could ask" by Lenka of Decoder Ring

Wednesday: My favorite city to play in is
Lenka of Decoder Ring

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"Hi. This is Lenka from Decoder Ring. My favorite city to play in is New York, of course. Because, I'm here right now and it's just been quite mind-blowing. And it's great to just be here, for a reason, to do gigs. And the gigs that we've done have been amazing and we've had lots of fans in the audience. It's the coolest city in the world. What more can you say?"

IndieInterviews: "You like playing there more than in Australia?"

"Well, playing in Australia it's a different thing because everyone knows our songs. And they kinda get really excited when they hear them and everyone dances. And also, we play to big festivals like 5,000 kids in the audience (often it's kids) having a great time. Sometimes it's in the day and it's a very different atmosphere. But I'm way more excited about New York right now because it's where I am and it's different, you know?"

Monday: "My friend's band is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Tuesday: "The new record I'm into is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Wednesday: "My favorite city to play in is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Thursday: "Explains 'Somersault'" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Friday: "If I could ask" by Lenka of Decoder Ring

Tuesday: The new record I'm into is
Lenka of Decoder Ring

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"Hi. This is Lenka from Decoder Ring. The new record I'm into is Cat Power - The Greatest. I have a lot of her albums and I really love her. Being on tour at the moment, I've been listening to it a lot because it's extremely soulful.  It's really nice to come home after a crazy night and just, sort of, be nourished."

Cat Power - The Greatest -

Monday: "My friend's band is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Tuesday: "The new record I'm into is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Wednesday: "My favorite city to play in is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Thursday: "Explains 'Somersault'" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Friday: "If I could ask" by Lenka of Decoder Ring

Monday: My friend's band is
Lenka of Decoder Ring

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"Hi. This is Lenka from Decoder Ring. My friend's band is Sia. She's an Australian artist that has a record out in America called Colour the Small One. And I'm actually right now having red wine with her. But, well, not right now. She's not sitting right next to me. She's in the bar. I'm in the foyer. Anyways. I love her because she's mad, spontaneous and wonderful. And the album is just gorgeous."

Sia - Colour the Small One -

Monday: "My friend's band is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Tuesday: "The new record I'm into is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Wednesday: "My favorite city to play in is" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Thursday: "Explains 'Somersault'" by Lenka of Decoder Ring
Friday: "If I could ask" by Lenka of Decoder Ring