Albums Of The Week: Salo | From Melmac With Hate
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Salo are a trio coming from Lyon’s seedy underbelly: It’s the satisfying grime at the corner of the mouth and the blank stare that comes...
Albums Of The Week: Black Holes Are Cannibals | Surfacer
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Formed around the uber-talent of Chris Jude Watson (founder of Snakes Don’t Belong In Alaska), Black Holes Are Cannibals are the band to take his...
Albums Of The Week: Tin Woodman | Songs For Eternal Lovers
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Songs For Eternal Lovers is the second full-length record from the Italian project formed by Simone Ferrari (aka Simon Diamond), Davide Chiari (aka Dave The...
Albums Of The Week: Kids On A Crime Spree | Fall In Love Not...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “It's been over a decade since Kids On A Crime Spree released We Love You So Bad, their ephemeral debut EP. Since then, the Bay...
Albums Of The Week: Cactus | The Birth Of Cactus 1970
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Birth Of Cactus 1970 features a stunning, historic vintage live show unearthed from the archives of the very first public performance by classic rock...
Albums Of The Week: These Wild Plains | Thrilled To Beer Here
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Like most everyone crowding the exit of 2019, These Wild Plains had big plans for the new year. Thousands of miles were to be logged,...
Albums Of The Week: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Butterfly 3001
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “We’ve put off doing a remix album for a long time. Maybe it was conscious, maybe it wasn’t. But it’s happening now,” says King Gizzard...
Albums Of The Week: EinsEinsEins | Zwei
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE (TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN): “EinsEinsEins’ Zwei is the heartbeat of digital globalization. A current that opposes the ever-same. The opium for society whose life is constructed...
Back Stories | My 2012 Interview With Meat Loaf
B ack in 2012, I had the opportunity to talk to the one and only Meat Loaf. To be fair, I didn't get to do much talking — Meat...
Albums Of The Week: Julie Christensen | 11 From Kevin: Songs Of Kevin Gordon
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “When Julie Christensen first heard Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Gordon perform, she instantly remembered the first time a song made her cry. Having built her career...
Albums Of The Week: Night Crickets | A Free Society
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Foundational bands in the history of alternative music certainly include Bauhaus, Love and Rockets and Violent Femmes. San Francisco-born artist Darwin Meiners was a fan of...
Albums Of The Week: Boris | W
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In an effort to sublimate the negative energy surrounding everyone in 2020, legendary Japanese heavy rock band Boris focused all of their energy creatively and...
Albums Of The Week: Sei Still | Fuzz Club Session
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Having upped sticks from Mexico City to Berlin, Sei Still’s Fuzz Club Session was recorded live at Berlin's Monoton Studio (which is also where they...
Albums Of The Week: Bzdet | Nie Ma Nic
The only information I could find about Bzdet and this album comes from a single line press release — “Bzdet is a deep-lofi-post-punk/weird new wave/eko punk solo project from...
Albums Of The Week: Silverbacks | Archive Material
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In years from now, anyone seeking to make sense of what life was like during a global pandemic should extend their research beyond the newspaper...