Pages tagged “love as laughter”

Viva-Radio to Feature King Khan, Black Lips, Jay Reatard, More

Viva-Radio to Feature King Khan, Black Lips, Jay Reatard, More

If your idea of radio is non-stop Nickelback and Miley Cyrus surrounded by commercials for seedy-sounding lawyers, then this story might not be for you. Viva-Radio, an internet radio station out of Brooklyn, has been bringing the jams for three years now—most notably through its Me + You series, which gives listeners a chance to hear live, in-studio performances by some of the finest names in underground rock ‘n’ roll....  read more

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Love As Laughter: Holy

Love As Laughter: <em>Holy</em>

Isaac Brock’s high-school pal and first vanity label signing neither modest nor mousyExcept for a few of you, the name Sam Jayne probably has no special meaning. Some may recognize him as ex-leader of Olympia-based indie noiseniks Lync, as one of Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock’s oldest friends, or even as the cousin of late Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. But most are unaware that Jayne is now six full-length albums into his career as frontman for the indescribably psychedelic Love as Laughter—and that’s a shame, one that his quartet’s latest offering, Holy, aims to correct. Jayne’s music is...  read more

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