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Posted May. 21, 2007,
iLiKETRAiNS Interview
By Shanon Kelley
I wrote about iLiKETRAiNS, the quintet from Leeds with a flair for the dramatic, a while ago. Since then my love for them has grown and grown. Their romantic, history-themed ballads sound like a cross between Explosions in the Sky and Interpol. But that's really just a simplified way of describing a sound that is actually quite unique and luminescent. Plus, they all dress in matching British rail uniforms and sing about dead people (for more information, please check out the obituaries page on their website). In other words, iLiKETRAiNS aren't your ordinary indie rock group, yet they've got quite a following and are mere moments away from breaking out on our side of the Atlantic. So naturally, I had some questions which bassist Alistair Bowls (the one being pointed to by the yellow arrow in the photo at right) was kind enough to answer.
NY Doll: I'm sure you guys get this all the time, but why the strange capitalization in the band name?
Alistair Bowls: To be honest, there's not really much of a story there. It just looks better written that way. And it makes the name stand out.
NYD: Do you consider yourselves part of a musical movement?
AB: "Musical movements" seem to be things that other people group you into. We are not really interested in following the "scene," which is why we try to do something a bit different, but we don't really think of ourselves as being a part of a particular group of bands, although we have had comparisons to bands like British Sea Power and the Decemberists.
Posted Apr. 26, 2007,
Coachella Here I Come!
By Shanon Kelley
I'm off to the desert later this afternoon, kids! For the next three days I will be putting on 45 SPF sunblock every half hour to protect my porcelain Irish skin from the hot sun. To be quite honest, I'm actually a bit nervous about the heat -- but who cares? I'm going to Coachella!
It's going to be quite the festival this year what with Bjork, The Jesus & Mary Chain and of course the main attraction and my ultimate reason for attending this year -- Rage Against the Machine! Other favorites scheduled to perform include The Arcade Fire, CSS, Explosions in the Sky, Interpol, Grizzly Bear, Air, Mika, Pop Levi, Peter Bjorn and John, !!!, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem and Blonde Redhead. My head is spinning already from the thought of so much amazing music all in one same place!
If you're not going, weep not! You can watch it all live and online at the AT&T Blue Room, April 27-29.