Very few artists listen exclusively to aggressive music, so in this recurring series we ask a musician about a band that they like that is outside…
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Mundy’s Bay on Their Genre-Defying Debut ‘Lonesome Valley’
It’s difficult to ascribe a genre to Mundy’s Bay. But the more you scratch your head trying to pin them down as shoegaze, or pop, or…
5 Reasons Why Coachella’s Postponement Means Something to Every Music Fan
The past couple weeks have been littered with a flurry of cancellations related to COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus), all of which haven’t been quite as directly shocking…
Mike Watt and Friends Look Back on 25 years of ‘Ball-Hog or Tugboat?’
After Mike Watt played his first final show with fIREHOSE on February 12, 1994 at the Warner Grand Theatre in his beloved San Pedro, California, the…
Album Premiere + Interview: PEARS on Adulting, Improvising, and Finding Their Rhythm
PEARS rose up out of the swamps of New Orleans in 2014 with their self-released debut album Go To Prison. The group caught the attention of…
The Fight on Hardcore Punk, Hanging with Creed and Keeping it Socio-Political
Bubbling up from the fruitful Long Island scene, The Fight is a hardcore band that tips its hat to bands like Poison Idea, Broken Bones and…
Bambara Run With The Devil On Their Decade-Long Road to Overnight Success
It’s late February but for the record, any time is a great time for “Hot for Teacher.” The classic 1984 track from the bulletproof Van Halen…
The Cardinal Sin of Having a Good Time: 20 Years of ‘Get Some Go Again’ by Rollins Band
I’m a 41 year old white man who spent his formative years broiling in the North American suburbs, so yes, of course I remember where I…
10 Things We Learned From the New ‘Rock of Love’ Podcast
While “The Sopranos” marked the beginning of the golden age of television, redefining quality standards and expectations for the medium and changing the small screen’s landscape…