Bloc Party had been in a retrospective mood as 2020 approached. By December 2019, the illustrious...
Interviews and Features
Read in-depth interviews and features about independent musicians and music industry professionals.
COVER STORY: Soccer Mommy On Following Up Breakthrough Album
Soccer Mommy comes roaring back into 2022 with an album that tops even their near-perfect last LP,...
INTERVIEW: The Linda Lindas On Finding Their Way Through Creative Freedom
Punk music isn’t necessarily a genre one would associate with Gen Z. A quick scroll through some...
81355 (aka Bless): Indy Hip-Hop Heads Unite Their DIY Roots
Founded by three of Indianapolis’ brightest talents, 81355 (pronounced Bless) includes hip-hop pioneers Sirius Blvck, Oreo Jones & David Moose Adamson. Upon formation, the group quickly signed...
Mouthful of Blood: An Interview with Juliana Hatfield
On May 14th, American Laundromat Records will be bringing out Blood, the nineteenth studio album from the accomplished and fearless singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield. It’s a rollicking, untamed set...
COVER STORY: Katie Pruitt on Building Her Career One Journey at a Time
Katie Pruitt shares a few links with another featured artist this month [see our Early James piece from this issue] including being one of our recent “Elixir Strings Artists of the Month.” We...
Juana Everett: Learning to Move On by Using Pain as Creative Fuel
Moving on is supposed to be an alleviating experience. It’s supposed to be about leaving what no longer serves us, abandoning the dark and stepping into the light, detaching from the past and...
For California Duo Brijean, Feelings Are Best Sorted Out On the Dance Floor
Oakland-based duo Brijean is a perfect example of the kind of group that could only be a product of our times. Started in 2018 as a side project of percussionist Brijean Murphy and bass player Doug...
Early James on Recording with Dan Auerbach and Life During the Pandemic
Early James: Birmingham’s Native Son on Recording with Dan Auerbach and Dropping an LP at the Start of a Global Pandemic Early James may appear unassuming in photographs, but don’t let that fool you...
WILLIE JONES: Fusing Country and Hip-Hop into the Ultimate American Dream
Willie Jones may be mistakenly categorized as that tired cliche of an “overnight success,” even though he first lit up The X Factor fresh out of high school way back in 2012, starred in the Netflix...
Oscar Lang Harnesses the Power of Solitude on New LP
Oscar Lang is no stranger to solitude. A haunting sense of ennui and a gripping feeling of loneliness feature prominently in his work, particularly in his early albums. Even so, going through his...
Cover Story: Oompa’s Vision of a Better World Through Song
Boston-based hip-hop and spoken word artist Oompa wears many hats: lyricist, poet, creator, activist, and visionary are just a handful I learned when speaking with her. Her music, like everything...
FOXANNE Comes Down to Earth to Release Scorching New Album
In the midst of presidential election turmoil, in the throes of pandemic exhaustion, and on the precipice of releasing her debut full length album, Foxanne found herself on Mars. Well, technically,...