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New Music and Video
Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.
BACKHOUSE : Asbury Park Rockers on Surviving 2020 as a Band
BACKHOUSE is an energetic new rock band from the New Jersey area, who we recently worked with on a...
COVER STORY: Ben Kweller on the Making of His New LP
Ben Kweller needs no introduction…but he deserves one, so here goes. The mop-topped indie kid who...
Lake Street Dive Live at NEC
Celebrating their 150th Anniversary, the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA held a special concert featuring alums Lake Street Dive along with several student ensembles. “Having an...
Adult Karate shares second track from upcoming ‘Indoors’ EP
Adult Karate is the first official solo project of Los Angeles based, born and bred producer K.C. Maloney. The 'LXII' EP was released 8/19/16 on Plug Research Records and cemented Maloney’s arrival...
John Carpenter’s THE THING original score by Ennio Morricone deluxe LP re-issued on Waxwork
Waxwork Records is thrilled to present the deluxe soundtrack re-issue to 1982’s sci-fi horror classic, JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THING. Composed by the legendary Ennio Morricone, the soundtrack to THE...
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[INTERVIEW] Celebrating 35 Years of Shonen Knife
Venerable Japanese Punks Shonen Knife Release Killer New LP, Adventure, and Discuss Cultural Differences in The Music Community We recently caught up with Naoko Yamano, founder and heart of the...
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[INTERVIEW] Honus Honus Opens up About Debut LP ‘Use Your Delusion’
Honus Honus: Man Man Frontman Explains The Ins and Outs of Music Supervision for TV “The world owes you nothing and you always have to hustle.” A profound reminder from Ryan Kattner that you must...
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[Cover Story] The Regrettes on Female Empowerment and Recording ‘In-The-Moment’
The Regrettes: On Teenage Power and Knowing When to Quit Over-Finessing Your Recordings During this tenuous time, female empowerment is necessary now more than ever. We’ve been introduced to the...
Tommy Stinson on the Return of Bash & Pop
The Revival of Bash & Pop: Tommy Stinson Brings Back Post-Replacements Project for New LP 'Anything Could Happen' Anything Could Happen is probably the most straightforward yet metaphorical...
“I Am A Reason” – An Artist’s Journey Through Depression
[Editors note - the following blog entry has been re-published here with permission. It comes to us from 19-year-old Irish artist Rosie Carney, who not only has a breathtaking new single out...
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[VINYL OF THE MONTH] Steilacoom White Dog b/w Sister
Our pick for VINYL OF THE MONTH goes to San Francisco's Steilacoom for their new 7-inch single Sisters b/w White Dog (7-inch) If you’ve been searching for the missing link between current-day...
RECORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE with No Nets
My name’s Sal Mastrocola, songwriter for No Nets. We just released our new album, Bright Light. Check it out wherever you listen to music. Music was my first love, born out of pre-teen boredom. My...