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 […]
King Sans “Tainted Further”
King Sans recently released a new single called “Tainted Further”. This is the noise punk duo of Jake Steven James and Izabella Rose. You can catch King Sans […]
Latter @ Schubas (09.15.24)
Noise Rock duo Latter have released the first two singles, “Callous” and “I Don’t Owe You”, from their forthcoming debut album, My Body is My Sickness, which is […]
Uncle Skunk II sounds like the soundtrack to the most demented yet sublime cartoon ever made and we’re all about it
Uncle Skunk II is the culmination of nearly 6 years of experimentation in songwriting. While the EP itself was recorded in May of 2023, tracks like “Old Violence” […]
“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 […]
Twin Coast “noie! noie! noie!”
Twin Coast recently released their “real” debut EP, “noie! noie! noie!“. This is the noise rock/pop of twins Kira and Reid Isbell. We shared the EP’s lead single […]
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 […]
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 […]
Punchlove debut LP Channels is a channel surfing journey to the center of the mind with fate hanging in the balance
Words by Jason Lee Released on the March 1st, 2024 by those heavenly dogs over at Kanine Records we figured it was fitting to wait til 3/15 to […]
Gutter poetry in the age of late capitalism: Spite FuXXX share tattered anthems of resistance on CUM IN PIECES
Words by Jason Lee; Photo by THE TINFOIL BITER My ass sold their ad space / but then I got bannedBy a bill passed by a senator / […]
With Patience “Reasons”
Post-Hardcore trio With Patience recently released their debut EP, “Three of Swords“. The EP’s lead single, “Reasons”, is accompanied by the video below. This trio features guitarist and […]
Beetles and Twisted Hands: Queens-Based Punk Band Cohort B’s “Yee Yee”
Photo by Nicole Miller/ Words by Willa Rudolph Queens-based experimental punk band Cohort B recently put out the eruptive and incendiary single and music video “Yee Yee (Or […]