Music
Music / Nine Inch Nails’ The Slip
May 8, 2008 | Music | by Stuart McPhee |
Until recently Trent Reznor has been the Terrence Malick of music. Now he is releasing albums like it is nobody’s business. And free ones at that. Read more
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Music / My Secret Playlist
May 7, 2008 | Music | by Zolton |
We’re launching a new email newsletter in a few weeks time called My Secret Playlist in which a different guest musician each week will write about eight songs that they’re loving right now. Read more
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Music / Sonotipo
May 6, 2008 | Music | by Fernanda Cohen |
Sonotipo is a Buenos Aires-based band that produce a smooth combination of pop, rock and electronic music. Read more
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Music / Fuck Buttons
May 5, 2008 | Music | by Gerry Mak |
Despite their jarring name, British noise duo Fuck Buttons are surprisingly palatable. Read more
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May 2, 2008 | Music | 
by Zolton |
There was a lot of fuss about former Arab Strap frontman Malcolm Middleton’s recent single, We’re All Going to Die, and the timing of its release around Christmas. We asked him if it was a publicity stunt, a reality check, a coincidence, or all three wrapped up into a two minute fifty slice of classic, introspective pop. Read more
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Music / The Tough Alliance dig Dr Dre
May 1, 2008 | Music | by Francis Andrews |
We wrote about hot Swedish electro duo The Tough Alliance a little while back, so we thought it was time we had a chat with Eric Berglund, one half of the group. Read more
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Music / Tokyo Police Club
April 28, 2008 | Music | by Zolton |
The incendiary energy of Canadian quartet, Tokyo Police Club is electric. We caught up with keyboardist, Graham Wright. Read more
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Music / Plastic Operator
April 26, 2008 | Music | by Stacey Howard |
The indie, electronic pop duo Plastic Operator paired up whilst studying audio production at London’s Westminster University. In 2004, they released their first three track EP. Their music reminds me of bands like The Fashion, Crystal Castles and Cut Copy.
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Music / The Low Lows
April 25, 2008 | Music | 
by Francis Andrews |
Austin band The Low Lows are one of my most prized finds of the year so far. It’s fairly introspective music, comprised of staggered harmonies and delivered by a distant, agonised voice that filters through a wall of tranquil guitar distortion and measured drumming. Read more
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Music / Resin Dogs
April 22, 2008 | Music | by Zolton |
We’re big fans of the funk-hip hop hybrid that characterises the sound of Brisbane group, Resin Dogs. Read more
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Music / William Elliot Whitmore
April 19, 2008 | Music | by Gerry Mak |
When you first hear William Elliot Whitmore’s voice, it’s hard to believe he isn’t a grizzled old man. Read more
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Music / Ben Sollee
April 18, 2008 | Music | by Gerry Mak |
Cellist Ben Sollee is like Andrew Bird with a little more soul, or Arthur Russell with a bit more bounce. Read more
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Music / She & Him’s Volume One
April 17, 2008 | Music | by Monique Rothstein |
She & Him are actress and closet singer-songwriter, Zooey Deschanel (Almost Famous, The Good Girl, The Assassination of Jesse James), and juggernaut producer, one-man band and folk troubadour, M.Ward. Read more
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Music / Midlake
April 16, 2008 | Music | by Francis Andrews |
We’re big fans of Texas-based group, Midlake, whose melodic indie-rock is deliciously produced. We interviewed guitarist Eric Pulido. Read more
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April 16, 2008 | Music | by Zolton |
If you’re a writer living in Gotham City and reckon you could manage your weight in CDs every month, then we’d love to hear from you. Read more
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We featured red hot Brooklyn band Yeasayer on Lost At E Minor a few months back, so we thought it was time we checked in with keyboardist-sampler, Chris Keating. Read more
I tossed and turned through three chapters of an epic Russian novel last night. Or so it felt as a constant stream of characters made their way past the stringent casting couch and into the deepest reaches of my dreams. Read more
This water theatre by the British architect, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw of Grimshaw Architects, takes the form of a vertical seawater greenhouse, with the evaporators and condensers stacked vertically to maximise yield. The structure is not only a visible engine of sustainability but is also a large theatre auditorium. Read more
The indie, electronic pop duo Plastic Operator paired up whilst studying audio production at London’s Westminster University. In 2004, they released their first three track EP. Their music reminds me of bands like The Fashion, Crystal Castles and Cut Copy.
The very talented Jess Snow, the first video artist to be featured by Female Persuasion — the original site for provocative and political female artists — has created this ethereal short video for Lost At E Minor. We feel it. We love it. [see also the promo video Lifelongfriendshipsociety created for us]
Cheap Monday are arguably one of the biggest revolutions in denim since Levi’s. They’re pretty much the uniform second skin for the music totin’, cons scuffin’ youth of today. Read more
George Lois is the god of good ideas, or at least one of them. When I am stuck on ideas, I pray to George the God, or look through his works in hope of doing something one hundredth as good as his work. Read more
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LA-based renaissance man David Choe draws from toy culture and comics as much as he does from Japanese painting and conceptual high art. Read more
We are constantly surrounded by photography, but do we ever really stop to look? To be honest, I never paid much attention in the past. But I’ve now turned over a new leaf, and my ignorance has turned to obsession. Read more
There’s a lot I could say about South African artist Robin Rhode, whose work is currently part of Street Level, a traveling group exhibition now at the ICA, Boston. Read more
For the rest of this week, we have eight copies of the Anton Corbijn directed DVD, Control — the story of UK band, Joy Division — to give away to randomly selected new Australian-based Lost At E Minor subscribers. Read more
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