Gotta love these fucking guys. Two dudes in two excellent bands I don’t need to mention, you ought to know em by now. Two dudes playing at the 529 in Atlanta, sharing their music with the world. Ghetto Cross is Bradford Cox and Cole Alexander, enjoy!
Category Archives: Bradford Cox
Ghetto Cross – “Still”
Yeah, that’s right, a new Bradford Cox/Cole Alexander track: “Still” ! Keep an ear out for more, as these guys will be revisitin’ old material.
MP3 From Consequence of Sound (LISTEN): http://c438342.r42.cf2.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Ghetto_Cross_-_Still.mp3
Bradford Cox On Speaker TV
Flashback: Angry Angles Live Performance Circa 2006
Damn, Alix Brown is one lucky motherfucker; she played in bands with Jay Reatard (Angry Angles), Bradford Cox (Wet Dreams), and Bobby Ubangi (The Lids). I’m so envious!
Flashback: Moses Archuleta Circa 2003
Moses at 19- Creative Loafing Atlanta (December 18, 2003)
Yep, as Glen puts it I’ve been creative loafing or you could say I like to creative loaf. This basically means I spend way too much time, often in the wee hours of the morning, scrounging through archival material (in particular the great Atlanta mag, Creative Loafing) to find even the slightest bit of information on my favorite bands. In this instance, I came across a sweet little article (by Thomas Chung) on Deerhunter’s drummer Moses Archuleta. By reading Chung’s “Moses Archuleta: Deer Hunter and band gatherer” we discover that Moses was also a prolific promoter, bringing such acts as Lightning Bolt and Ruins to Atlanta. Check it out here: http://clatl.com/atlanta/moses-archuleta/Content?oid=1245489
Creative Loafing Atlanta (CLATL)/ Flashback Black Lips Circa ’03
Hey all, you know how I like to dig through old, archival shit to find hidden jewls on my favorite artists, right? Well, Creative Loafing Atlanta is an invaluable source for finding ancient articles on great Atlanta bands and KLYAM faves like the Black Lips and Deerhunter. Creative Loafing is a weekly magazine and is still up and runninng. Check out CLATL online: http://clatl.com/
Black Lips circa 2003- Creative Loafing
Here is a sweet article I found in CLATL’s vast amount of archives: http://clatl.com/atlanta/born-bad/Content?oid=1241550
This article entitled “Born Bad” is by Chad Radford and it is from May 7, 2003. Radford covers the Black Lips’ riotous behavior on and off stage, the early days of the Die Slaughterhaus, the then recent death of original guitarist Ben Eberbaugh, and the band’s inconceivable signing to Bomp! Records. It is great to see the band when they are really young and I find it fascinating that as early as 2003 Jared Swilley was using the line “We’re good-bad, not evil” years before the Vice release of the same name.
SOTD: Black Lips- “You’re Dumb” (2003)
I was watching TV and I thought of this song. Sometimes, I just like to point out to people that they are dumb. More importantly, this is one of the finest moments in the Lips’s discography. It certainly makes me hard, for sure. BUT what KEEPS me hard is this next track, “Say Hello To Postman” aka “Untitled,” both songs back to back conclude the band’s chaotic, eponymous debut album. Recently the Black Lips posted on their facebook page that they were performing “You’re Dumb” with none other than fellow, Atlanta Brave, Bradford Cox! Speaking of Mr. Atlas Sound, what a fine job he did with the artwork for this record. I think I would die a happy man if I saw the Lips do both of these tunes as an encore with Cox and their cocks. Everybody’s cocks!
“A Decade of Debauchery: Die Slaughterhaus Hits the Double Digits”
Old King Cole YOUNGER!- Photo by Adam Bruneau. JHONI JACKSON’s archives: features, reviews and more
This is a year old, but I just found this to be far too informative and fun not to share it with you punk slimers out there. Here’s a great article by Jhoni Jackson about the Die Slaughterhaus’s tenth anniversery. The Die Slaughterhaus was a house venue turned label that began in 2001 in Atlanta, GA, showcasing the likes of some of the greatest rock and rollers of our generation in the form of the Black Lips, Deerhunter, the Carbonas, and more. This article/interview focuses mostly on the role of label head, Mark Naumann and how his particpation in this moment in time helped paved the way for similar artists/labels/venues in the Atlanta punk music scene(s) and beyond. Here’s the article: http://jhonijackson.blogspot.com/2011/07/feature-decade-of-debauchery-die.html
Birthdays: Bradford and Frank! (5/15/12)
Tuesday, May 15, 2012. A glorious day. A day we get to celebrate the lives of two heavenly brothers.
Bradford Cox
Happy 30th Birthday Bradford!
Frank Hurricane
Happy 25th Birthday tru gangsta!
Flashback: Bradford Cox Interviews No Age & Dan Deacon CMJ 2007
I love this video for a number of reasons. Firstly, I love Deerhunter and No Age (Dan’s a cool cat too!), but there’s more to this video then most other random Deerhunter, No Age you tube videos. Notice the time period: October 2007. Both artists are on the rise, just beginning to feel the “hype,” that is thrusted upon them. Deerhunter by this point has experienced some of it, but this is probably new to No Age. Bradford is an old friend of the band, I believe Deerhunter even played shows or possibly toured with Dean and Randy in their Wives days. Yes? No? So, that for me is notable. It’s not just one “indie” rocker to another, these dudes are friends. I also love Bradford’s interviewing style, he’s equally humorous and informative.
“Will you put that shirt aside for me. Charge it to MTV.” Haha! I’d do the same.
It looks like it was a great show at the Bowery Ballroom (NYC), where we saw the Black Lips and Night Beats last July. I really love the little segment toward the end in which Bradford writes a letter to No Age. “When the sun sets on the 21st Century the feedback and delay patterns our bands are creating will have decayed into a barely audible hiss… I hope the best for you and will miss you on the coming storm of hype that will surely ensue.” This is fascinating considering that is exactly what happens for both bands. But, really No Age stays as the same No Age and Deerhunter is just as rad, actually no better! Lastly, I think it’s good to note the fact that they are playing the extended version of “Calvary Scars” here, which would not be released for another year on Weird Era Cont. (2008)
P.S. Dean looking good in that Mika Miko shirt!
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 