Interview w/ Reptar
Nov02

Interview w/ Reptar

  Graham Ulicny’s hypnotic, carbonated, and electric vocals create a sort of kaleidoscopic dye spiral. As the singer of the buoyant live wire that is the Athens, Georgia-based band Reptar, Ulicny uses his staccato and whirlwind-like delivery to fingerpaint images of memories gone by. Before they hit the stage this Wednesday at the Soda Bar in San Diego, Cinema Spartan caught up with the band to discuss the loneliness of the...

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Interview w/ Cactus Is
Jul28

Interview w/ Cactus Is

Werner Herzog or Errol Morris in Outer Space   Interview by Robert D. Patrick The dewy, moon lacquered reverb of Indiana based group, Cactus Is, creates a hushed landscape of empyrean madness. Only a month away from our website being aesthetically overhauled, band members Bob Mathison and Noah East agreed, begrudgingly, to have their interview posted to the old, element rusted Cinema Spartan. In this exclusive exchange, Cactus Is...

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Interview w/ Advance Base
Jul01

Interview w/ Advance Base

Interview curated by Robert D. Patrick Owen Ashworth’s meticulous latticework of emotion is quietly powerful. The soft lilt of sadness, rolling back like sea foam, populates a landscape of forgotten memories and bruised reveries. Ashworth, once known as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, now releases albums under the Advance Base moniker. We caught up with the songwriter before he christens his tour in Bloomington, Indiana on...

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Interview w/ Screaming Females
Jun30

Interview w/ Screaming Females

Marissa Paternoster On Social Media to Pitchfork Media   Interview curated by Robert D. Patrick There’s no confusing Marissa Paternoster’s fine-tuned howls and propulsive guitar playing. Screaming Females, a three-piece band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, have been lauded by every publication from The A.V. Club to the Los Angeles Times for their electric stage presence and “triumphant” albums. Fresh off...

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Interview w/ Surfer Blood
Jun16

Interview w/ Surfer Blood

“People Can Really Rise to the Occasion in a Time of Crisis”   Interview curated by Robert D. Patrick Ethereal guitar jangling and surfboard wax. The sun baked, saltwater ebb of Surfer Blood’s melodic ballads cascade over the band’s newest LP, 1000 Palms. Frontman John Paul Pitts emits haunting but carbonated sonnets, this time on the group’s third full-length endeavor. From playing well-respected...

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Interview with Spencer Krug of Moonface
Aug28

Interview with Spencer Krug of Moonface

We interviewed Spencer about the importance of lyrics, the influence of Pitchfork, and whether he has any regrets with prior musical endeavors.

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From the Vault: Interview w/ Wolf Parade
Aug22

From the Vault: Interview w/ Wolf Parade

  Working as an editor of a small weekly in the aughts, I fought to perforate the innocuous milquetoast sheen of community articles by bringing in band interviews. The experiment didn’t last long, and pictures of pumpkin patches prevailed. I was in my early twenties, I was barking up the wrong tree. Though violently abridged, this was one of the articles that actually ran in the paper before my publisher gave the column the...

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Interview with TV Girl
Jun24

Interview with TV Girl

‘I’m fascinated by beautiful women & not in a (strictly) prurient sense’   TV Girl’s hushed, ethereal hymns aren’t as docile or playful as they may seem. Flecked with emotional carnage and fanged observations, the Los Angeles based band has carved out a living making heart-masticating songs that deal with the pangs of acceptance. Brad Petering, the figurehead behind TV Girl’s hazy malaise, has...

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Interview with Colleen Green
Mar24

Interview with Colleen Green

  Cool, ethereal, and blistering. Colleen Green’s fuzz-laden punk-rock is a carbonated minefield of guitar riffs and drum machines. It’s a sort of sonic hush that emblazons every fiber of her music. “Sock it to Me,” the newest opus by Green, has been heralded by critics and adored by fans. Cinema Spartan managed to catch up with the maven of rad for an interview of sorts.   In reviews, your sound has...

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Interview w/ Chastity Belt
Dec24

Interview w/ Chastity Belt

‘We Don’t Have to Hide Behind Anything Now’   The rowdy, carbonated, guitar tenderizing music of Chastity Belt hails from Walla Walla, Washington. Through a cocktail of venomous riffs and feet stomping snark that bruises amps, the band released one of the best records of 2013. Lead singer Julia Shapiro’s sonic, booming vocals soar over the proceedings in a powerful – sometimes ethereal – way...

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