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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Luxtress releases hypnagogic ode to “Drug of Choice,” equally ghostly and seductive
Words by Jason Lee. All photos from Luxtress’ Instagram page. With a relentless beat to drive the song, Luxtress’s lyrics spill out on “Drug of Choice” barely keeping […]
Release day: Olive Bernard unveils “The Box Beneath My Bed” EP, shamelessly taking on shame
Words by Jason Lee; Cover image by Sofia Zarzuela Boxes under the bed can be bad news. If you’ve ever seen the movie Basket Case you know what […]
Basalt Jar scores “Wild Wins” with sophomore single perfect for summer turning to fall
Words by Jason Lee Season change. Summer turns to fall. Fall turns to winter. Winter skips over spring and goes straight to summer thanks to global warming. You […]