#filter 54

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FILTER 54: Snap Clique: WARPAINT

We gave the ladies of Warpaint a disposable camera to take with them on their exploits around Los Angeles this fall as they finished their new self-titled album. Here's what developed...

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I called my new album Caramel because I liked that name for a record, then I made the music the way I thought a record called Caramel would sound like.

Text and Self-Portrait by Connan Mockasin from our FILTER 54 feature, Getting to Know: Connan Mockasin.

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If people are getting off on music, it’s way the hell better than getting off on being a dick or a fascist or a homophobe. If a negative person is taking a break from being a negative person by listening to my music, that’s awesome. Maybe the next time they put on that negative cap, maybe they won’t do it as much, back off or even change. I’ve certainly changed through music, because you get so much joy out of it. At some point you say, ‘Hey, am I going to get all wound up about all the stupid bullshit in life?’ Fuck it, let’s listen to some Thelonious Monk or Bill Evans, man. Fucking-A.

Black Francis of Pixies for our FILTER 54 cover story, Into The White.

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Natasha Leggero for FILTER 54 story, ENDNOTE: Natasha Leggero: Vegan In Furs.

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We were late to a Record Store Day show at Barrack Street in London. I broke three strings on the first song, then they got tangled around the mic stand so I couldn’t move, it was so cold our instruments wouldn’t stay in tune, my piano player’s piano was broken and Russell Crowe was watching.

Matthew E. White recounts his worst show ever for our FILTER 54 feature, Getting To Know: Matthew E. White.

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FILTER 54: PRIMITIVE, POP, CLASSICAL: THE ART ACTION OF STEVE KEENE

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Living That Fantasy: The Postmodern Buzz About Lorde

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FILTER 54: Snap Clique: Cage The Elephant

We gave Cage The Elephant a disposable camera to take with them on their trip to New York City this fall as they did the TV and publicity circuit for their new album, Melophobia. Here's what developed...