Issue 351 Issue Overview

Issue 351 Issue Overview | dB Magazine

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The Shins. Last time I spoke with James Mercer he was a quiet, somewhat guarded chap, still conflicted about whether he was letting his parents down by pursuing a musical career. His band Flake Music had failed to set the world alight, although the self-recorded album for his side project The Shins had proved a surprise hit for Sub Pop, leading to a second (also self-recorded) long player 'Chutes Too Narrow'. He hoped people liked it and that their Australian tour in early 2004 was going to go OK. What a difference a year makes...		...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Worlds Apart Interscope/UMG Coming from a scene that produced heavyweights At The Drive-In and later the Mars Volta and Sparta, Austin natives ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (or ...The Band With The Longest Name In The World) stamped their unique authority on the music world with 2002's breakthrough 'Source Tags & Codes'. The heavily delayed follow up, 'Worlds Apart' has finally been let loose, and it was well worth the wait...
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Anti-Flag Online Exclusive!		Big Day Out Wrap-up!
Before the call even came through, I knew this interview wasn't going to be so much about the music. Sure, Anti-Flag are amazing and they're excited about their first Australian tour, but it's not difficult to see where the band's heart, soul and minds truly are: using the power they have as a band to inspire fans, change the world, and generally f--k with the government that's been forced upon them. You know, all the stuff punk bands used to do...		It was another corker of a BDO! And we give you the blow-by-blow run down on how it all happened.
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