Mesa, AZ: This Place Sucks Turds
Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by spencer in SXSW, Sports
In Mesa, Arizona, above all else the strip mall reigns supreme. While all the adobe art would suggest otherwise, this is the land of fresh concrete, stucco and flawlessly hung drywall. Dotting the otherwise dusty negative space, facsimiled neighborhoods with near-identical houses provide shelter for an aging populous and, presumably, an incredibly limited youth subculture. On the way to the gig at Hollywood Alley, our host and guide Brighton pointed out a Safeway supermarket located directly across the street from yet another Safeway supermarket. From the look of it, there’s [...]
New Today on Synthesis.net – Fink and Drink Up, Buttercup
Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music
Just got done posting a couple of new interviews to the music page, including Adam Clair’s comprehensive chat with Philadephia up-and-comers Drink Up, Buttercup, and Lily Moayeri’s interview with UK neo-folkster Fink. Check that shit out, and click on a few banners while you’re at it so we can stack cheddar like a Safeway stockboy in the dairy aisle PLAYA!
