New Music and Video

Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.

[Interview] KMFDM Front Man Sascha Konietzko on Latest Album, Hell Yeah

KMFDM: Tossing out the Rulebook and Transitioning from Classic Synths to the Digital Domain When I think of Industrial music, the first band to come to mind is always KMFDM. The Electro-Industrial pioneers have a new album available, Hell Yeah, and as usual it's...

Record Review: Bella Ruse

Bella Ruse Kuhzoo Minneapolis, MN “Glockenspiel, guitar, and a kazoo, too” Bella Ruse is a two-piece band composed of Kay Gillette and Joseph Barker. Kuhzoo, their latest, wonderfully exemplifies...

Record Review: Acid Zoe

Acid Zoe Vega Springfield, MA “The soundtrack to a robot’s lucid dream” Twenty-first century American music is rooted in electronica. We’ve turned a corner in our sonic evolution. Synthesizers whir...

Record Review: Young Orchids

Young Orchids Afterglow Atlanta, GA “Vivid collage of indie, doo-wop, punk, and rock” What stands out most about Young Orchids’ debut release is that it doesn’t sound like a first album. The...

Record Review: Yo Soybean

Yo Soybean Manifest Blasphemy Athens, GA Yo Soybean brings youthful angst to traditional folk sounds on its new self-released Manifest Blasphemy. Lyrically centered, the songs highlight front man...