Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Flagpole Feature: Broken Bells


In which I talk on the phone with Danger Mouse from the inside of a hot car:

For Flagpole:

Broken Bells

An Unlikely Pairing Breeds Unlimited Creativity


In 1995 world-famous producer Danger Mouse wasn’t yet called Danger Mouse. He hadn’t collaborated with the likes of MF DOOM (to form DANGERDOOM), Gorillaz, Beck, Cee-Lo Green (to form Gnarls Barkley) and many more. He hadn’t moved to London to explore his craft, and it would be years before he was on every musician’s A-list. Back then, Danger Mouse went by his given name, Brian Burton, and was a freshman studying film at UGA and living in Athens. Though he considered himself an artist, he had never made music any substantial way...[Read more]

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Anonymous said...

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