Black clothes, a dour expression, and distaste for the moral majority — these have been the chosen accouterments of gothic rock fans and metalheads since the…
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Torche Returns With Rejuvenated Riffage on ‘Admission’
After the stressful recording sessions of Restarter and another lineup change, Torche needed stability to harness the power of its rock fury. Thankfully, Torche found that…
My 60 Seconds of Fame at the Brooklyn Air Guitar Championship
Nikki Fury jumped and smashed his skull against a low-hanging beam. It wasn’t part of his routine. Fortunately, his shimmering black wig — which paired nicely…
Spotify’s Discover Weekly Algorithm Sent Millions of Listeners to This Small, Broken up Band
Things seemed to be looking up for Philadelphia-based indie rock band The Teeth in 2008. The band had released the album You’re My Lover Now the…
A Brief History of Hardcore Kids Making Shoegaze
It wasn’t until the 2010s that hardcore and shoegaze truly became siblings. There were weirdo acts in the ’90s, of course, like Swirlies (a noise-poppy shoegaze…
How Reagan Youth (Eventually) Got ‘Aerosmith Money’ Out of ‘Airheads’
“They came up to us and said, ‘We’re covering your song and we named our band after the song … we’re gonna make you a lot…
A Beginner’s Guide to Noise Music
If you agree with David Novak, the author of Japanoise: Music at the Edge of Circulation, then you probably believe that writing a history of noise…
Why Am I Still so Obsessed With Tool?
Tool hasn’t released new music in 13 years, but after announcing a new album the notoriously reclusive hard rock band stole the summer. Sure, indie rockers…
This One’s for Caleb: Cave In Talks Making Touching Tribute ‘Final Transmission’
Caleb Scofield’s presence is felt in every note of Final Transmission. According to members of Cave In, that’s how their latest album had to be if…