Zach Blumenfeld

Sunny War: Punk-Folk Guitarist on Optimism and Survival

Sydney Ward (aka Sunny War) isn’t your typical blues guitarist. Raised in a musical family between Nashville and Detroit’s music hubs, at an early age she developed a unique acoustic guitar style. Influenced by such diverse genres as bluegrass, punk, and Delta Blues,...

Record Review: Young Antiques

Young Antiques A Man, Not A Biography Atlanta, GA “Forward-looking throwback rock with a sense of purpose” What's the big deal about samplers anyway? Rock music started with a stringed instrument...

Record Review: Spoek Mathambo

Spoek Mathambo Put Some Red On It EP Johannesburg, South Africa “Indie hip-hop shows off its best side and a few alter egos” South African musician Spoek Mathambo follows last year's full-length...

Record Review: Serious Problems

Serious Problems 2011 EP Richmond, VA “Punky Brew-sters” The adage goes that if you like one hardcore band, you like them all.  Stripped down, raw, and blistering - lightning tempos, aggressive...