Oh, how wonderful it is to meet such a natural little girl! She knows what she wants and she asks for it! Not like those over-civilized little pests […]
Double Standard explore new form of yearning on “to Maine” in anticipation of EP release later this month (w/photo essay & music vid)
Words by Veronica Anaya; Photography by Elissa Mentesana; Music Video by Trillium Bentley Double Standard does it again. And I do not think they intend to stop! The […]
No Jersey share their secret for “How To Make It In America” and it’s about dang time (!) in first release since 2022 debut EP
Nobody taught us how to make it in America. Where’s the people stepping up and taking care of ya? […]We’re all alone together wondering what the fuss is […]
“I Miss You, Alexa”: Gardenia’s ode to the seductive power of C-list influencers or a projection of internal confliction, you be the judge…
Alexa is a pseudonym for my old roommate’s ex-girlfriend. She was kind of a C-list celebrity/international model, and had been “dating” my roommate for a small period of time. He […]
Joelle Bensaid’s “Like a Woman Scorned”: Song review, live performance & interview
Words by Lauren Stone; Photos by Michelle Paradis The day Joelle Bensaid sent me “Like a Woman Scorned” her latest jazz-folk ode (and single) off her forthcoming album, […]
Joudy (at last!) release studio version of their epic cover of Massive Attack’s “Angel” long familiar from live shows
Words by Jason Lee; photos by Kevin Condon Look we don’t wanna take too much credit here. But we do remember a while back recommending to Brooklyn-by-way-of-Venezuela very-loud-rock-band […]
Interview: ALEXSUCKS on his latest releases, songwriting process, and Siddhartha
Words by Emma Hug Rosenstein. Photos by Tori McGraw Setting: Baby’s All Right, New York, NY, 20 March 2025 Debuting their music in 2021, rock band ALEXSUCKS is […]
Torture Tuesdays: Friendship, stripped-back sets, and that “something in between” at Baker Falls
Words and images by Marisa Whitaker Here in New York City, a thriving and robust music scene grows each night by the power of music-loving kids. These regular […]
INTERVIEW: Anna Shoemaker on Someone Should Stop Her, road-trip necessities, running away & freaking out
Intro & Interview by Marisa Whitaker; Cover photo by Josefine Cardoni Anna Shoemaker is a NYC-to-LA-based singer-songwriter, who’s sophomore album, Someone Should Stop Her, was released on February […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Theophobia bestow pathos, pagan rhythms, handmade puppets to “The Most Wanted Woman in Estonia”
“By some metrics, Estonia is the most irreligious country in the world.” — Wikipedia entry for Irreligion in Estonia which, yes, that’s a thing… Words by Jason Lee; […]
Valley Latini’s sassy new single “Baddest Bitch” w/ photo gallery
Photos by Michelle Paradis / Words by Willa Rudolph TGIF. What a better way to celebrate the weekend than bumping NYC’s Valley Latini’s new single “Baddest Bitch”?! Valley’s […]
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree on Skeeter de Milo’s covers of “Apple”, “Sympathy is a Knife”, and “Guess” on their <brat but it’s skeeter de milo so it’s weird> EP
Words by Jason Lee You may think the biggest conflicts of our times have to do with red states vs. blue states or freedom vs. fascism or “woke” […]