July 2007
JulyJul 30 Monday 07
<font size="2">Band of the Week (7.30.07): White Rabbits</font>
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fun Fact: Their mishap-prone van has broken down in the desert and recently caught on fire.
Why They're Worth Watching: Fresh off a late-July appearance on David Letterman, the band's six members--whose live shows feature two drum sets and …
JulyJul 23 Monday 07
<font size="2">Band of the Week (7.23.07): Bishop Allen</font>
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Fun Fact: Guitarist/vocalist Justin Rice is an adventurous eater. The most bizarre thing he's devoured is stewed silk worms, which he reports was "pretty gross."
Why It's Worth Watching: Combing through the band's EP-a-month project gave way …
JulyJul 17 Tuesday 07
<font size="2">Listen to Kim Richey on the Paste Station!</font>
Kim Richey's new album, Chinese Boxes, is currently streaming here on the Paste Station.
Check it out now before it's too late!
Check out our review of Chinese Boxes here.
JulyJul 16 Monday 07
<font size="2">Paste loves (and needs some) interns!</font>
Above, our Spring 2007 interns strike a pose in Paste HQ
Do you have dreams of an internship where, in addition to garnering all that "real world experience" (and boy is there ever some of that), you get to wear …
<font size="2">Band of the Week (7.16.07): Los Campesinos!</font>
Hometown: Cardiff, Wales
Fun Fact: "Clunk-Rewind-Clunk-Play-Clunk," the 35-second final track on the band's debut EP Sticking Fingers Into Sockets, was performed as an impromptu encore to an impatient audience. The band says it will never be performed again.
Why …
JulyJul 11 Wednesday 07
<font size="2">New music up from <i>Paste</i>'s July 4 to Watch artists!</font>
Check out our updated music player featuring songs from our 4 to Watch artists this month: Meg Baird, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, and St. Vincent!
<font size="2">Nick Drake rolls into the Paste Station</font>
Nick Drake's new album, Family Tree, is currently streaming FOR FREE here on the Paste Station.
Check it out now before it's too late!
<font size="2">Band of the Week (7.09.07): St. Vincent</font>
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Fun Fact: Sole member Annie Clark served as a tour manager for her jazz-musician uncle when she was just 15.
Why She's Worth Watching: Clark's clever debut Marry Me comes out July 10, and she's touring hard through the summer to support …
JulyJul 2 Monday 07
<font size="2">Band of the Week (7.02.07): Battles</font>
Hometown: New York, NY
Members: [l-r] John Stanier (drums); Ian Williams (guitar); Dave Konopka (bass, guitar); Tyondai Braxton (guitar, vocals)
Fun Fact: Battles claim a close spiritual kinship with Stanley Kubrick, going so far as to half-seriously describe their …