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FEATURE: Cake
“I didn’t take it for granted that there was so much consumption. It seemed crazy to me, sort of excessive, even as a child.”
From their 1994 debut album, Motorcade of Generosity, to their recently released sixth outing, Showroom of Compassion, alt-rock outfit Cake have displayed an obsession with cars.
Rather than celebrating the great American automobile, a la the Beach Boys’ Little Deuce Coupe or I Get Around, the Sacramento, California, band explored the darker side of driving via songs like Long Line of Cars, Carbon Monoxide or 1996 breakthrough single The Distance.
This week in The Wire Mag we chat to the most heavenly of all super groups, Seeker Lover Keeper.
We examine the X-Men franchise, tipping the fifth instalment, X-Men: First Class, as one of the best.
Plus, revealing interviews with Cake, Foster the People and Joan As Police Woman.
And the usual social snaps, gig guide, reviews, news and more.
The Wire Mag. Get on it tomorrow in The West Australian.
