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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 MusicCrystal Castles: Crystal Castles[21.Jul.08] :. A battery-powered fortress of disorienting electro-punk, Crystal Castles serves as the perfect introduction to the twisted world of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass.  MusicNew Order: Live in Glasgow[27.Jun.08] :. The first posthumous release from the post-punk/dance pioneers proves that New Order was a great live band, after all. But that wasn't always the case.  MusicSigur Rós: Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust[24.Jun.08] :. A major departure, Með Suð... finds Sigur Rós throwing their well-worn playbook out the window. Joyous, experimental, stripped-down and playful, it is unmistakably Sigur Rós, even as it diverges from their previous work.  MusicMixel Pixel: Let's Be Friends[24.Jun.08] :. While Mixel Pixel has a knack for constructing short, lo-fi pop songs, their penchant for penning silly, juvenile lyrics often makes it hard to take those songs seriously.  MusicJeremy Jay: A Place Where We Could Go[20.Jun.08] :. Lo-fi, L.A. songwriter follows up a string of strong 45s with an album of mostly uninspired, throwback '50s pop. Music 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 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 RoadPHOTOS: SXSW Day 3: Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set)/Matt and Kim/Diplo @ 421 W 3rd Street[15.Mar.08] :. Photos and Text: Mehan Jayasuriya We've got to hand it to the folks at IHEARTCOMIX: there's no better place for a party than the rooftop of a downtown parking garage. Spinning a full-length set of... Notes 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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