Tad Kubler

...huge bloodletting process that you sometimes hear other artists talk about in terms of songwriting." Kubler said of making Hold Steady records. "We do it because we enjoy it." 07-06 London, England - Hyde Park (O2 Wireless Festival) Posted...

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Hold Steady, no matter what THE GUYS: The Hold Steady are, from left, Franz Nicolay, Tad Kubler, Bobby Drake, Galen Polivka, Craig Finn. The indie rock rapscallions do whatever it takes to 'Stay Positive.' November 25, 2008 When the...

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The Hold Steady's Tad Kubler Playing Gig for Kids | Pitchfork Drunkenness, debauchery, fudging on bedtimes: each helps provide the grist for the rock'n'roll mill owned and operated by the Hold Steady. So why in the world is Hold Steady axe...

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Finn and lead guitarist Tad Kubler (both formerly of Lifter Puller) developed the idea of The Hold Steady when, while watching the The Band concert film The Last Waltz, Finn asked Kubler, "Dude, why aren't there any bands like this anymore?"

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...criticise Oxford quintet's pay what you want plan The Hold Steady's guitarist Tad Kubler has slammed Radiohead's revoluntionary pay what you want plan for their last album 'In Rainbows'. The guitarist also criticised the band's...

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Though several members came out of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area - Finn and Kubler first won fans in the Twin Cities band Lifter Puller - The Hold Steady is now based in Brooklyn, N.Y. Art Brut opens the show by playing punk-inspired rock...

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...with Tad Kubler, the lead guitarist for the Hold Steady. Kubler told me that in addition to his side gig as a photographer (tadkubler.com), he sometimes does jury-selection consulting. These facts surprised me, and they made Kubler seem both...

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...asskissing, the likes of which he may never recover from. I also ask him questions from Deadspin readers, and he was nice enough to answer all of them with honesty and good humor. Is the band working on a new album? YES! Do double...

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...exactly, there is for the band to stay so positive about. Both Kubler and singer/guitarist Craig Finn talked positively by phone from their apartments in Brooklyn on July 3. Two days later, they headed back overseas for some U.K. dates...

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