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q and also a :: Girlfriends

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

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)

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BONUS: Good To Be True (mp3)

Girlfriends by Mary Lewey

mp3s :: The December 2008 Mix

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Charlie B. Barkin’ (mp3) by Car Stereo (Wars)

I Believe In Fate (Sebadoh Cover) (mp3) by Superchunk

You Don’t Have To (If You Don’t Want To) (mp3) by Gentleman Jesse And His Men

Starting Over (mp3) by The Black Lips

African Rhythms (mp3) by Mi Ami

Green Flag (mp3) by Growing

Harper Lewis (mp3) by Russian Circles

Daily I Will Calculate the Distance (mp3) by ((Sounder))

Hole In My Head (mp3) by Box Elders

Cuando Maavilla Fui (mp3) by El Guincho

What It’s All About (mp3) by Girl Talk

PWND (mp3) by The Mae Shi

Rize (mp3) by Blood On The Wall

Meltdown Cloud (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Finger On The Knife (mp3) by James Pants

Whenusleep (mp3) by Salem

The Offbeat (mp3) by FLYamSAM

Titus Andronicus (mp3) by Titus Andronicus

So Bored (mp3) by Wavves

Had Enough (mp3) by Gun Outfit

You Can Have A Cellphone That’s OK But Not Me (mp3) by Jonathan Richman

Red Herring (mp3) by Harlem

If you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other monthly mixes.

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The December 2008 Mix