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Album Review: The Faint – Fasciinatiion

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Street Scene 2009: A CoS Report

By Chris Coplan on September 1st, 2009

San Diego is home to the Padres, Shamu, California burritos, and the surfer culture. But for one magical weekend in late August, the town’s concrete jungle that is downtown comes alive beyond the laid back surfer caricature that dominates its culture and it stands on a pillar as a musical beacon. Sure, the 25-year-old Street [...]

Ladytron hits the road with The Faint

By Alex Young on February 10th, 2009

In the latest indie-friendly co-headlining tour scheduled to a hit a venue near you in the coming months, Ladytron and The Faint have announced planes for a month-long trek, scheduled to begin the first of April. The two outfits, which will both be touring in support of their 2008 releases (Ladytron offered Velocifero in June, [...]

Interview: Jacob Thiele (The Faint)

By Allison Franks on October 9th, 2008

It had been a slow few years for The Faint, filled with recording and monotonous studio time. That was until recently and now with the release of Fasciinatiion and a globe spanning tour, the Nebraska quintet couldn’t seem more pressed for time. Fortunately, Jacob Thiele, the band’s guru behind the synthesizer, found a few minutes [...]

CoS Giveaway: The Faint and handbags

By Alex Young on September 30th, 2008

Looks like The Faint’s decision to go independent has turned out fairly well. After leaving the tired and true Saddle Creek Records to start its own label back in May, the Omaha outfit has released Fasciinatiion, the band’s fifth full-length album, to much acclaim and captivated concert goers around North America with electric enhanced live [...]

Album Review: The Faint – Fasciinatiion

By Phillip Roffman on August 5th, 2008

When The Faint gave us a little democratic vote of what would come next on their MySpace playlist sometime last December, I didn’t think much of it. I glanced at the list of songs I had to choose from and stopped immediately when I came across the never before seen, “The Geeks Were Right”. Seeing [...]