Words by Jason Lee. Photos by Stephen Perry. There’s a theory on why the syllable “ma-“ and all its various variations/elongations are used around the world as the […]
Alt Pop / Alt Rock / Avant-Indie / Classic indie / Grunge / NYC / Psych Rock
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Mary Shelley let their inner pent-up theater kid shine in Audiotree Live session
Words by Jason Lee. Mary Shelley don’t just play a room. They play the room. Playing the room including all its inhabitants like an instrument. They stroke it, […]
Alt Rock / NYC / Uncategorized
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I’ma Casual Goon! – Gun’s New Music Video and Sophomore Album Neo Notown
Photos by Marie Claire McCoy / Words from Willa Rudolph NYC’s nu metal / rap rock hotshots Gun released a single “Casual Goon (feat. Nas Jee & NO!MAD […]
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“Operation: No Hell” – Brooklyn’s angular indie rock band Stripes’ new single ahead of New England tour
Header photo by Mary Grosswendt / Words by Willa Rudolph Lo-fi garage-rock chiming in your headphones, telephone vocals, expertly pounding live drums and a catchy tune—that’s what to […]
Alt Pop / Dreampop / Indie Pop / NYC / SynthPop
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It’s Britney, Bitch! CHARMANIA & SHOPJAIL_ are filled with <The Holy Spearit> on stark, synthy reworking of “Everytime”
Words by Jason Lee. Cover image by Gannon Padget. Photos directly below by Mike Cicchetti & Gannon Padgett. Disagreeing with a parent was never permitted in my house. […]
Alt Rock / Electronic / Grunge / Noise Rock / NYC / Shoegaze / Uncategorized
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RELEASE DAY: r u jim rat?? NYC Show Preview & new double single
Header image by Hector Rivera /Words by Willa Rudolph Earlier this summer I received an email with the subject, “willa ……. r u jim rat???” What does this […]
Dreampop / Electronic / Indie Rock / NYC
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RELEASE DAY: No Surrender shares “Glimmer,” a song whose still waters run deep…
Words by Jason Lee. If you were to take one part Massive Attack’s “Teardrop” and one part TV On The Radio’s “Wolf Like Me” and one part Amon […]
NYC
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Mag Electric make biker metal for navigating the modern-day frontiers of America (sidebar: The 5 Golden Rules of Bikerdom)
Words by Jason Lee. Photos by another Jason Lee (cover photo and collage below) We wanna be free! We wanna be free to do what we wanna do. […]
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Out TODAY! Veronica’s New EP Rottweiler
Header image by Alexis Kleshik / Words by Willa Rudolph The day is upon us: Veronica has dropped their debut EP Rottweiler – 6 tracks of angsty feminine […]
Alt Pop / Avant-Indie / Electronic / NYC / SynthPop / Uncategorized
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SLIC Me Down – Avant-Electro-Pop artist Slic’s debut album Unbearable Heat
Photos by Miles Pflanz / Words by Willa Rudolph New York City’s Slic released their debut album, Unbearable Heat, on September 2nd. Tomorrow they’ll be performing a short […]
NYC
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Outernational’s “Welcome to the Revolution”: A manifesto in 12 parts sees the light of day after 13 years
“Where will you go / if it’s the end of the lineWhere will you go / if you’re living a lie”—Outernational “Where Will You Go?” Words by Jason Lee. […]
Alt Pop / Dreampop / Indie Rock / NYC / Singer Songwriters
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Release day: Janet Labelle spends a “Day in the Sun” and the blast of lushly orchestrated Vitamin D-enriched sunshine pop is contagious…
Worlds by Jason Lee. Cover image by John Nyboer. Imagine if you will the drummer of one of your favorite post-punk/garage-rock type grrrl bands known for songs that […]