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Mehan JayasuriyaAbout Mehan Jayasuriya A veteran of many a cold winter, Mehan was born in Montreal and reared in Southeastern Wisconsin. After four years spent earning a degree in Japanese literature at the University of Chicago, he spent a year living in Japan before finally landing in the Washington D.C. area. A technology columnist by day, Mehan spends his nights listening to, watching, photographing and writing about music. You can visit his personal website at www.mehanjayasuriya.com. Features PopMatters @ SXSW 2008PHOTOS: SXSW Music Days 2-4[17.Mar.08] :. Pics of Simian Mobile Disco, Le Loup, Clipse, No Age, Woods and many more.  PopMatters @ SXSW 2008PHOTOS: SXSW Music Day 1[14.Mar.08] :. Pics from the event at Emo's including The Wedding Present, Why?, The Mae Shi and YACHT. Reviews MusicThe Donkeys: Living on the Other Side[15.Sep.08] :. Living on the Other Side is a delightful slice of sunny, hazy California rock, the perfect soundtrack to a lazy Sunday afternoon spent daydreaming.  MusicTilly and the Wall: O[4.Sep.08] :. On their third full-length, Omaha's Tilly and the Wall exhibit all of the signs of an awkward adolescence: the search for identity, the transparent posturing, the uncertain first steps into new territory. No one ever said that growing up was easy.  MusicRa Ra Riot: The Rhumb Line[29.Aug.08] :. On their debut album, this promising young five-piece justifies the hype with musically rich, emotionally complex meditations on love and loss.  MusicRe-Up Gang: Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang[12.Aug.08] :. More like Clipse Presents: A Handful of Second-Rate Remixes and Phoned-In New Tracks from the Re-Up Gang, in a Painfully Obvious Attempt to Court the Commercial Market.  MusicConor Oberst: Conor Oberst[4.Aug.08] :. For the first time in his career, the usually self-serious Oberst sounds loose, relaxed and even playful. Ironically enough, he's starting to sound like a songwriter worth taking even more seriously. Music Crystal Castles: Crystal CastlesMusic New Order: Live in GlasgowMusic Sigur Rós: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaustMusic Mixel Pixel: Let's Be FriendsMusic Jeremy Jay: A Place Where We Could GoMusic Wolf Parade: At Mount ZoomerBooks Panic on the Streets: by Phill GatenbyMusic Dawn Landes: FireproofMusic Russian Circles: StationMusic Nik Freitas: Sun DownMusic Peter Morén: The Last TycoonMusic Thee Oh Sees: The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night InMusic Son Lux: At War With Walls and MazesPopMatters Pick MusicWhy?: Alopecia[12.Mar.08] :. If Elephant Eyelash is Why?'s most upbeat work, Alopecia is its evil twin; dark, disillusioned and unrelenting, it serves as the messy breakup to Elephant Eyelash's honeymoon. Music Flowers Forever: Flowers ForeverMusic Boys Noize: Oi Oi OiMusic Food For Animals: BellyBlog postsNotes from the RoadRadiohead - 12 August 2008: Camden, NJ, Susquehanna Bank Center[15.Aug.08] :. Word and pictures by Mehan Jayasuriya. Notes from the RoadPHOTOS: SXSW Day 4: MSTRKRFT (DJ set) @ Vice[17.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya When was the last time you saw people crowd-surfing at a dance club? Unless you caught MSTRKRFT's DJ set at Vice on Saturday night, the answer is probably "never".... Notes from the RoadPHOTOS: SXSW Day 4: Best Friends Forever @ Mohawk (Inside)[17.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya Best Friends Forever are from Minneapolis. Best Friends Forever are two girls and one boy. Best Friends Forever play pop songs about Presidents and love and other... Notes from the RoadPHOTOS: SXSW Day 4: Woods @ Mohawk (Inside)[16.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya If you happen to loathe trends, folk-based psych-pop is probably close to the top of your list of dislikes. Luckily, Brooklyn's Woods have a novel enough approach... Notes from the RoadPHOTOS: SXSW Day 4: Vivian Girls @ Mohawk (Inside)[16.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya On Saturday night, a South by Southwest reveler could have been seeing GZA split a bill with Okkervil River. Or, he or she could have been seeing a solo set from... Notes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set)/Matt and Kim/Diplo @ 421 W 3rd StreetNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Fucked Up @ Lamar Street BridgeNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: No Age @ Emo'sNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Exit Clov @ Lovejoy'sNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Le Loup @ Emo's AnnexNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 2: Clipse @ The MowhawkNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: The Wedding Present @ Emo's AnnexNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: WHY? @ Emo'sNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: The Mae Shi @ Emo'sNotes from the Road PHOTOS: SXSW Day 1: YACHT @ Emo's |
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