American Football probably couldn’t have predicted that the house featured on the cover of their 1999 self-titled debut album would become one of the most recognizable landmarks in indie rock. When the band got word recently that the suburban Illinois property was on the market, they decided there was only one thing to do: Buy it themselves before developers could.
Aptly nicknamed “The American Football House,” no members of the band actually ever lived at 704 W. High Street in Urbana. But some acquaintances did, and for whatever reason, the band’s photographer pal Chris Strong figured a gloomy picture of its top floor would make for a solid album cover. The house has since been considered a piece of emo history, which evidently isn’t recognized in the real estate biz.
“Last fall we received word that 704 W High Street in Urbana might be sold soon,” American Football wrote on Twitter Friday.
Aptly nicknamed “The American Football House,” no members of the band actually ever lived at 704 W. High Street in Urbana. But some acquaintances did, and for whatever reason, the band’s photographer pal Chris Strong figured a gloomy picture of its top floor would make for a solid album cover. The house has since been considered a piece of emo history, which evidently isn’t recognized in the real estate biz.
“Last fall we received word that 704 W High Street in Urbana might be sold soon,” American Football wrote on Twitter Friday.
- 5/5/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Ahead of Interpol’s upcoming tour opening for Smashing Pumpkins, the band is teasing a series of collaborative remixes of songs from last year’s The Other Side of Make-Believe. The project, which they’ve dubbed “Interpolations,” will roll out over the coming months with reworkings of tunes by Daniel Avery, Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Jesu, and Water From Your Eyes. First up is jazz drummer McCraven’s take on “Big Shot City.”
Where the original features an almost reggae-like guitar line, sighing bass, and frontman Paul Banks’ typically tense vocals,...
Where the original features an almost reggae-like guitar line, sighing bass, and frontman Paul Banks’ typically tense vocals,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
To mark the 40th anniversary of Circle Jerks’ sophomore LP, Wild in the Streets, a team of veteran and up-and-coming pro skaters hit the streets of Hollywood to film a new video for the album’s raucous title track.
The video, directed by photographer and skateboarder Atiba Jefferson, intersperses footage of a Circle Jerks performance from 1982 and clips of skaters — including Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Eric Koston, Kevin “Spanky” Long and more — tearing up the pavement of modern-day Los Angeles.
“I grew up on Wild In The Streets, so to...
The video, directed by photographer and skateboarder Atiba Jefferson, intersperses footage of a Circle Jerks performance from 1982 and clips of skaters — including Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Eric Koston, Kevin “Spanky” Long and more — tearing up the pavement of modern-day Los Angeles.
“I grew up on Wild In The Streets, so to...
- 2/1/2022
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Soccer Mommy, a.k.a. Nashville indie rocker Sophie Allison, has announced her new album Color Theory, out February 28th on Loma Vista. She’s also shared a new single, “Circle the Drain,” following previously released tracks “Lucy” and “Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes.”
“I wanna be calm like the soft summer rain on your back,” sings Allison, as the 22-year-old examines an obsessive relationship that does more harm than good. Later she admits, “I’m trying to seem strong for my love/For my family and friends...
“I wanna be calm like the soft summer rain on your back,” sings Allison, as the 22-year-old examines an obsessive relationship that does more harm than good. Later she admits, “I’m trying to seem strong for my love/For my family and friends...
- 1/14/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
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