Articles by Stephen Carlick

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

Mature Themes

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2012

For years, Ariel Pink showcased his gift for songwriting only in choppy, fuzzed-out recordings that accurately reflected the fact that he w...

Purity Ring Are Unspoiled

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2012

On January 14, 2011, a band named Purity Ring posted a song called "Ungirthed" to their Tumblr with a caption that read "we are birthed." A...

Divine Fits Are A Band's Band

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2012

"You know how band bios often have a hook in them? There's always one thing in a bio that's a hook. Even in ours, unintentionally," laments...

Dan Boeckner Addresses Handsome Furs' Breakup, Wolf Parade's Future and Another Potential New Band

PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2012

As if the breakup of Dan Boeckner's Handsome Furs wasn't already a stab to the heart, the knife was twisted just a little by their post-bre...

Divine Fits' Britt Daniel Reveals Yet Another New Band, Talks Spoon's Future

PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2012

Though Britt Daniel maintains that his current band Divine Fits is "the real deal," that doesn't mean he's resting on his laurels otherwise...

Purity Ring Talk the Visual Aesthetics of 'Shrines'

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2012

After a year of boiling-point buzz, Edmonton electro-pop-noir outfit Purity Ring have finally released Shrines, and it makes good on the pr...

Purity Ring

Shrines

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2012

Only two years and 11 songs into their career, Purity Ring are already a divisive duo. It's not that anyone outright hates them, but those...

Frank Ocean

The Wiltern, Los Angeles CA July 17

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2012

Lights out, cameras on. It's Frank Ocean's moment in the literal and figurative spotlight, and he's absolutely owning it. In the darkened...