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Ben, Supriya and Andy of Boston jangle pop outfit Girlfriends sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.
 
 
q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

b: Baby Blue Marine (youtube) by The Groove Farm

s: Never Let Down (youtube) by Andrew WK

a: Stars (youtube) by Nina Simone

 
 
q: What is your favorite beverage?

b: Cafe de olla, Sazeracs

s: Bhang

a: a REAL_BREW
 
 
q: What is your favorite band to see live?

b: Black Eyes (rip)

Downloadable: Someone Has His Fingers Broken (mp3)

s: Now Denial

Streamable: Burn On (bandcamp)

a: Jonathan Richman

Streamable: Roadrunner (youtube)

 
 
q: What is your favorite venue (in NYC, if applicable)?

b: I really like Cake Shop. I miss Silent Barn.

s: Lulu’s in Greenpoint (free pizza)

a: Death By Audio was fun when we played there last.
 
 
q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

b: Resurgences in Echo & Mary Chain haircuts. A VHS copy of White Nights I got at the thrift store. I think it’s a Cold War drama where Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines battle the forces of Communism with dance, but I haven’t actually watched it yet.

s: African Cats.

a: Tebowing.
 
 
q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

b: I’m 4-tracking some songs as Pale Yellow on the side, and finally finishing up the first issue of a zine called Cake Time. Andy and I also book shows and might release some zines and music under the name http://www.caketimeboston.com.

s: We have a full length on the horizon; I, personally, have been pushing to hook up with SKYSCRAPER MUSIC MAKER “super music production” company at SKYSCRAPER STUDIO and get Andrew WK some engineering credits on these tracks. But who knows, that may be a couple projects down the line.

a: Girlfriends is in the process of making an album, and it won’t be recorded through a boombox for the most part.
 
 
Here is the first track from that recording process…

Listen.

Downloadable: Big Machines (mp3)

You can stream a few more using the widget below.

Streamable: Nothing Nice to Say (bandcamp)

Upcoming NYC Show:

• January 14th, 2012 @ The Gutter w/ Four Eyes + Aye Nako

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BONUS: Good To Be True (mp3)

Grungegazers Rob Montejo and Monika Bullette a/k/a The Sky Drops sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

r: White Wedding by Billy Idol

m. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (youtube) by AC/DC

q: What is your favorite beverage?

r: Cold Heineken in a can

m: Hot cup of coffee made at my folk’s house

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

r: The Dandy Warhols

m: any Nick Cave project

Streamables:

I Am A Scientist (youtube) by The Dandy Warhols

No Pussy Blues (youtube) by Ginderman

q: What is your favorite venue (in NYC, if applicable)?

r: I usually enjoy shows at the Bowery Ballroom.

m: Johnny Brenda’s (isn’t Philly the 6th Borough?)

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

m: I must say the The Met’s production of The Ring of the Nibelung is fascinating and monumental. Wagner would be proud of “The Machine”! Can’t afford the real tickets but the seats in my local movie theatre are comfy and the simulcast provides close-ups and interviews with the stars as they exit the stage. Looking forward to seeing what they do with Siegfried this fall.

Streamable: Ride of the Valkyries (May 5 2011 Met Opera) (youtube) by Richard Wagner

r: The rediscovery of my painting.

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

r: We’re looking forward to touring in September and October to promote our latest release, Making Mountains. We also working on new material for a possible 2012 full length…

Downloadables:
Explain It To Me (mp3)
Truth Is (mp3)
Now Would Be (mp3)

The Sky Drops‘ new EP looks like this:

You can stream the whole of Making Mountains using the widget below.

Streamable: Making Mountains EP (bandcamp)

You can purchase the Making Mountains EP @ custommademusicva.com or bandcamp.com.

AND for a limited time, you can download their last LP, Bourgeois Beat, for free @ theskydrops.bandcamp.com.

Also be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.

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Isabel & Derek of Hunters sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

i: Sin In My Heart (youtube) by Siouxsie and the Banshees

d: Green Light (youtube) by Sonic Youth

i: Oh, if you are gonna say Green Light I have to say Star Power (youtube) by Sonic Youth

q: What is your favorite beverage?

d + i: Coffee

i: Mmmmmm bloody marys, vodka and apple juice

d: yes to bloody’s and apple / lemon / ginger juice

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

d + i: Melvins. We just saw them do Lysol, Houdini, and Eggnog and it was so good. Two drummers ripping for 2 hours and being insanely tight… Amazing.

Downloadable: Honey Bucket (Live @ MHOW) (mp3) (props to NYCtaper)

You can d/l the whole show @ nyctaper.com.

q: What is your favorite venue (in NYC, if applicable)?

d + i: Dead Herring rules. We like everything about that place. Total club house vibe. Death By Audio is rad too.

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

d + i: Netflix watch instantly, hairless cats.

d: Asking our bass player John, and drummer odell about their sex lives.

i: Yeah we are writing a book based on that.

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

d + i: We’re making a video for our song “Deadbeat” right now, and we have a 10″ coming out on Swill Children/Aagoo this fall!

We have some shows coming up soon too. August 4th with HAPPY NEW YEAR, Antimagic, Life Size Maps. And we’re playing one of the Jelly parties at the end of summer.

Downloadables:
Twins (mp3) by HAPPY NEW YEAR
“Bang.” (mp3) by Antimagic
It’s Leaking (mp3) by Life Size Maps

Hunters sent us their latest demo.

Downloadable: Melting (mp3)

And here’s a couple other Hunters tracks for your listening pleasure.

Downloadables:
Deadbeat (mp3)
Brat Mouth (mp3)

And be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.

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Danny Taylor of ZAZA sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

a: Scott Walker‘s “Clara”.

Streamable: Clara (youtube)

q: What is your favorite beverage?

a: Orbitz.

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

a: Rock show, hands down Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Holy Fuck‘s rhythm section is amazing. Serena Maneesh are a force. Looking forward to Kurt Feldman’s (Depreciation Guild / Pains Of Being Pure At Heart) new project Ice Choir.

Downloadable:
Ain’t No Easy Way (mp3) by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Lovely Allen (mp3) by Holy Fuck
I Just Want To See Your Face (mp3) by Serena Maneesh

Streamable: Ice Choir Demos (bandcamp)

q: What is your favorite venue (in NYC, if applicable)?

a: One of our best shows was as the lone opener to a sold out crowd of 500 hardcore trip hop fans. We enjoy awkward spaces.

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

a: The growing individualism and independence of the arts. I think we’ve been in a transitory period for the last decade and the old industry dinosaurs are finally turning into oil.

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

a: We are working on having our next release be a series of EP’s, all around a central theme. Mini operas. Also planning on remixing Sacred Geometry for subwoofer destruction.

Downloadables:
Distance Creator (mp3)
Sooner or Later (mp3)

Streamable: Sacred Geometry (bandcamp)

You can purchase Sacred Geometry for $10 @ zazasound.bandcamp.com.

Upcoming NYC Shows:

• June 16th (TONIGHT!) @ Coco 66 w/ Dead Leaf Echo + Shadowbox + Walrus Ghost + BRAHMS DJs
• Jun 24th @ Littlefield w/ Martin Bisi + Quiet Lights

And be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.

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Bryan and Matt of Marie Stella sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

b: Some jam band song I can’t even identify. The music selection at my local coffee shop can be pretty bad sometimes.

m: “Never As Tired As When I’m Waking Up” from LCD Soundsystem, on vinyl, in the wee hours at a rad party!

Streamable: Never As Tired As When I’m Waking Up (youtube)

q: What is your favorite beverage?

b: I’m a fan of the whiskey + ginger. Delicious.

m: Kahlua Mudslide.

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

b: It’s a tie between Liars and Flaming Lips.

m: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

Downloadables:
Sunset Rodeo (mp3) by Liars
Drug Machine (mp3) by Flaming Lips
Flavor (mp3) by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?

b: Union Hall was my favorite for a long time, because I used to work there. These days… Fort Useless! Santos Party House is pretty great too, in a funhouse of debauchery sorta way. Though I’ve always been a fan of Bowery Ballroom, and I’ve had a lot of great (late, very, very late) nights at the Delancey, Trash Bar, and Pianos. I really miss a few venues that I spent a lot of time at a few years back: Rothko, Sin-e, Northsix, and Tonic all have a special place in my concert-going heart. I left New York right before the big diy venue explosion really happened.

m: Trash Bar

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

b: I went to see the Justin Beiber movie. I considered it a cultural exploration.

m: Not sure which “culture” they mean… realistic 3D movies…

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

b: We just made new shirts! We’re continuing to record and release digital singles, and should get working on a full length album in early 2012.

m: Guided By Voices vinyl! (Sing For Your Meat tribute album released by No More Fake Labels on Record Store Day 2011)

Streamable: Little Lines (GBV cover) by Marie Stella

Downloadables:
Watch Me Jumpstart (GBV cover) (mp3) by Le Sera
Gleemer (GBV cover) (mp3) by Cymbals Eat Guitars

And here are a few tracks by Marie Stella.

Downloadables:
1985 (mp3) (source)
Message From Limbo (mp3)
Jealous Powers (Demo) (mp3)

Upcoming NYC Show:

• June 18th @ Bar Matchless (3rd Annual Battering Room Northside Festival Showcase) w/ I’m Turning Into + Beat Radio + Mussels

And be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.

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Marie Stella is on Cornmeal Records

Oh and band member Bryan Bruchman is on Tumblr and Twitter.