/ may 2010

1. 05.12.2010 | 11:23 PM UTC

   Purple Prose for High Violet Terrible Love For the suburban teen, October is by far the cruelest month. Summer’s memory still lingers as the full force of winter fast approaches. Daylight Savings Time darkens the damp walk home...

2. 05.10.2010 | 7:23 PM UTC

   Paris. Pavement. OMFG. This slideshow includes an audio track. If you have a boss or sleeping baby, mute your speakers. Otherwise, crank it up! Matt, Scott and I were infants when the Velvet Underground released their firs...

3. 05.06.2010 | 8:23 AM UTC

   The National
   High Violet Tour 2010 Day 1: London The whirlwind three-city, four day tour begins, leaving JFK 10PM Tuesday night, arriving London Heathrow 9:30AM the next day. 3 hours sleep. 8 hours on a cramped plane seat, several train rides and a ...

/ apr 2010

1. 04.24.2010 | 10:23 UTC

   Keep It Simple, Stupid: A Response to Reader
   Comments on The New York Time’s article
   “The National Agenda” Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. And there’s no accounting for taste when it comes to something like pop music. I could easily be accused of bias and puckering up to The National lads’ ...

2. 04.14.2010 | 11:23 AM UTC

   Hard Body: New Nikon D300s Prompts a Trip
   Down Memory Lane – 1976-2010 I Turn My Camera On Last week I finally made the jump from pro-sumer gear to a mid-level pro rig with the bad-ass Nikon D300s, a 12 megapixel monster boasting a Magnesium body, impressive 8 frames per...

/ mar 2010

1. 03.13.2010 | 7:23 UTC

   Secret Meeting, Pt. 2:
   The National’s High Violet Live This is gonna be short ’cause I wanna spend some time thinking about last night’s killer opening act Buke + Gass, (scroll down). The National’s second night at The Bell House treated...

2. 03.12.2010 | 12:23 PM UTC

   Secret Meeting Pt.1:
   The National Road Test High Violet Poised to release their followup to Boxer, The National gathered a few hundred friends, family and music press last night for the first of an intimate two-night stint at Bell House in Gowanus, Brookly...

3. 03.11.2010 | 3:23 PM UTC

   Practice Pad: Mistaken For Strangers This post needs little embellishment. Suffice to say, this kid is an inspiration to drummers and National fans as she pretty much nails the complex sticking patterns of Bryan Devendorf’s remarka...

/ feb 2010

1. 02.09.2010 | 4:23 UTC

   Out of Office w/ The National Morissey once whined: “We hate it when our friends become successful.” Well, I kinda get the sentiment, but when it comes to The National boys, I defer to pride… What a thrill itR...

/ jan 2010

1. 01.05.2010 | 4:23 UTC

   Top 30 Studio Drum Sounds Ever Don’t argue, young’uns. Go to your room and don’t come out till you finish your homework: Not talking strictly performance or technical prowess. It’s the texture, man. In no pa...