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The Psychic Paramount

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Q&A: The Psychic Paramount's Jeff Conaway On Smoke Machines And Bright Lights, Not Digging Daytime Gigs And Being Really Loud

    "It's kind of a blast that comes out of nowhere," is how Jeff Conaway, drums- pulverizing overlord for New York City's brutally loud instro-mental skuzz beasts the Psychic Paramount describes the chaotic scene when the trio erupts into ear-bleeding crusher "Intro/Sp" live in concert. But being rip-f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Q&A: Disappears' Brian Case On Krautrock, Sonic Youth, And Ascending Rapidly And Metaphorically Into The Stratosphere

    ​ As a sobriquet, Disappears strongly implies some sort of vanishing point: stillness, quiescence, minimal house music. The reality, of course, is different the way a sledgehammer differs from a ball-peen hammer. On record, this Chicago quartet is all presence: a shuddering combustion-engine s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Week In Review: We Didn't Get LCD Soundsystem Tickets, Either

    'Twas a week of profound excitement undercut by crushing disappointment, all swirling around the same event: LCD Soundsystem at Madison Square Garden. It was announced. People got excited. A Wednesday-morning presale line wrapped around the Lower East Side. But a lot people got shut out. Then came ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Download: Psychic Paramount's Epic Burner "DDB"

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Pic by Marylene Mey​Psychic Paramount loom monolithically over the doomier, shroomier ends of New York City psych, a blown-out blowout that's oftentimes more legend than band. Emerging from the ashes ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    November 3, 2010

    Maserati+Psychic Paramount

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Pic by Marylene Mey​Psychic Paramount loom monolithically over the doomier, shroomier ends of New York City psych, a blown-out blowout that's oftentimes more legend than band. Emerging from the ashes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Download "July," the New Single From Weirdo Local Psych Titans Starring

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​"When I was eight, my Dad and I made a haunted house in our basement for Halloween," says Starring guitarist Clara Latham. "He played 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' from Pink Floyd's Ummagumma, ter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2007

    Week in Shows: The Bird & The Bee, Pagoda, Sparklehorse, Thunderbirds Are Now!

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​"When I was eight, my Dad and I made a haunted house in our basement for Halloween," says Starring guitarist Clara Latham. "He played 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' from Pink Floyd's Ummagumma, ter ... More >>

  • Music

    February 6, 2007

    Face-Melting Power Trio Gets all Noodle-Y and Bewildering

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​"When I was eight, my Dad and I made a haunted house in our basement for Halloween," says Starring guitarist Clara Latham. "He played 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' from Pink Floyd's Ummagumma, ter ... More >>

  • Music

    September 6, 2005

    CMJ Music Marathon

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​"When I was eight, my Dad and I made a haunted house in our basement for Halloween," says Starring guitarist Clara Latham. "He played 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' from Pink Floyd's Ummagumma, ter ... More >>

  • Music

    July 12, 2005

    Music

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​"When I was eight, my Dad and I made a haunted house in our basement for Halloween," says Starring guitarist Clara Latham. "He played 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' from Pink Floyd's Ummagumma, ter ... More >>

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