Words by Jason Lee. Video directed by Sofia Zarzuela. People often ask us: What’s the office culture like at the Deli?… …and then they go on to say: […]
Chicago / Grunge
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Fig Dish “Burn Bright For Now”
Fig Dish are back and are preparing to release a “newish” album called Feels Like The Very First Two Times on September 6th via Forge Again Records. They […]
Alt Rock / Grunge / Indie Rock / NYC / Punk / Singer Songwriters
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Talkin’ them “When I Get Paid” blues, the fiery new LP from Nuclear Family Fantasy
Words by Jason Lee. Photo by Paul Gillard. We don’t get to say this enough but now we get to say it at least, it’s a goddamn shame […]
Alt Rock / Classic indie / Grunge / NYC / power trios
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Digamy digs deep and releases first-ever single after a hiatus of over a decade, reclaiming muddy roots in the process
Words by Jason Lee; Photo by Dozen Fingers Photography From the Blues Brothers (1980) to the surprisingly well-executed reboot of The Muppets (2011) and beyond, the trope of […]
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Triple Fast Action “Broadcaster” (Reissue)
Local label Forge Again Records announced last month that they would be releasing a Deluxe Double 12” reissue of Triple Fast Action’s “Broadcaster” on June 28th. The original […]
Alt Rock / Grunge / NYC
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WifeKnife unveil mother of all EPs recorded live at a beloved local venue “Live At Our Wicked Lady”
Words by Jason Lee. Photos by Tyler Bertram. “It’s a bloody mess / you’re born in / can’t turn back now / you’ve been sworn in” — Wifeknife […]
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Massachusetts-based band Twig extol “Nude Beaches” (& Sweden) on surfy banger w/undercurrents of longing, wry humor
“Born in SwedenI was almostA real European” — TWIG Words below by Jason Lee First, a geography lesson. Sweden is roughly the size of California. Yet its total […]
Grunge / Indie Rock / Noise Rock / NYC / Punk / riot grrrl / Uncategorized
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“Fake punk girl band” Crush Fund crush gender fundamentalism (and your eardrums) on New Fixation EP
Words by Jason Lee; Cover photo by Malena Lloyd I don’t know who you think I amI don’t like the way you’re looking at meI don’t know what’s […]
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DIRTBAG DUTIES: Sofia Zarzuela’s New Music Video for Sapphic Single “Blue Ribbon”
Photos by Kelli McGuire / Words by Willa Rudolph Today, NYC girl-grunge favorite Sofia Zarzuela releases her eye-candy music video to single “Blue Ribbon.” “‘Blue Ribbon’ is a […]
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Panther Style “Dynasty”
Panther Style is back after thirteen years with the title track, “Dynasty”, from their forthcoming EP which is due out on May 10th. The single is accompanied by […]
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Sophomore LP by Phantom Wave “Bonfire Secrets” sets high-water mark for oceanic shoegaze fusion
Words by Jason Lee On their second full-length release, namely Bonfire Secrets which came out this past Friday on Shore Dive Records, Brooklyn-based shoegazers Phantom Wave live up […]
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Incendiary NYC Noise Rockers Couch Slut’s New Lyric Video for Single “The Donkey (Abridged)”
Photo Credit: Joseph Bone + Tahir Carl Karmali / Words by Willa Rudolph Renowned NYC noise rockers Couch Slut recently put out an explosive lyric video for their […]