Tag Archives: Wavves

Thursday News Threads

Seattle band New Faces has decided to split up “due to irreconcilable conflicts.” All of their upcoming shows have been canceled. Good luck to each of the members in their future musical endeavors!

ha! Remember when Jay Reatard’s band quit mid-tour? Well, I guess they’ve found a new home: with hip new it-band, Wavves. The [...]

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Monday News Mash-Up

The recently reunited Death are beginning to get their due 35 years after their debut. On top of a mini-tour, the Detroit band’s first, the group is rumored to be the subjects of a documentary by the minds of Mos Def and Damon Dash.

A conflict that had been brewing between Black Lips‘ Jared Swilley [...]

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Interview with Wavves

interview by RJ Cubarrubia
With fuzzy guitars, strange instrumental electronic interludes, 60’s pop and surf punk sensibilities, and some of the lowest fidelity recordings you will ever hear, San Diego skater Wavves, aka Nathan Williams, is a young gun who might be this year’s most talked about artist. At 22, Nathan has already released two albums [...]

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Album Reviews: The Decemberists & Wavves

The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
For the last four or so years, Portland’s The Decemberists have been one of my very favorite bands. I loved Her Majesty and The Crane Wife, and Picaresque will always be in my top albums of all time. Needless to say, I was pretty stoked to hear [...]

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