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10 March 2014U.S. Exclusive Album Stream: "Animals" by Bend Sinister
It’s not often that a young band cites Queen, Rush and Supertramp as primary influences, but that is in fact the case with the amazing Vancouver-based quartet Bend Sinister, whose second LP comes out tomorrow on File Under: Music.
Word is these guys put on an amazing show, which is no surprise given the music they make. Bend Sinister departs this week on a month-long tour of the U.S and Canada that will bring them to NYC at the end of March. We hope to be there!
6 March 2014Video Premiere: "Wrecks" by Lonesome Shack
“A white melting substance drizzles down the face of the shirtless creep in a state of mortal discomfort.”
3 March 2014Exclusive Album Stream: Crooked Kisses by Jupe Jupe
The band’s third release offers ten tracks about unrequited lust, love and heartache.
25 February 2014Big Takeover exclusive: "Something In The Air" by Eros and the Eschaton
The shoegazing couple offers an appropriately dreamy take on a classic single.
10 March 2014Ryley Walker - All Kinds of You (Tompkins Square)
All Kinds of You, is one of the best releases of the year, not for its likeness to revered Brit folk artists but instead for its honesty and incredible execution.
9 March 2014Jared Brown - Help! (Independent)
There is a gift at work in the songs that you have to squint to see sometimes, but damn if this album isn’t something that should be considered an underground legend, a sun-damaged Love Tara for this generation.
7 March 2014Dva - Nipomo (Label Home Table)
After several European albums since their forming in 2006, Czech duo Dva finally get their first domestically available American release.
5 March 2014The See See - Days, Nights & Late Morning Lights (Sundazed Music)
Released by the nostalgia crazed label, Sundazed Music, the compilation plays like a greatest hits LP, boasting the many resplendent sides of the London quintet.
by Mark Suppanz8 March 2014The trio’s first of two final shows focused on the bash ‘em out, ramshackle yet endearing punk days of their first two albums, and the career retrospective was a treat for longtime fans.
Read more...Slowness with Two Dark Birds – Church of the Ascension (Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY) – Friday, February 28, 2014
4 March 2014This rare, one-off Northeast appearance by superb new San Francisco ethereal band Slowness was hypnotic and resonant.
Upset with Potty Mouth, Psychic Teens and The Pretty Greens - Kung Fu Necktie (Philadelphia) - February 9, 2014
20 February 2014This was a bill so strong from top to bottom that we braved the icy tundra and slippery roads to make it out to this show.
Doomriders: From Darkness To Catharsis
The Sharp Things: Grand Ambition
DIY or Die; Kathleen Hanna Returns with The Julie Ruin
Dead Ending Release Second LP; Bondi Talks Punk Politics
“Rich:” Beme The Rapper in Oakland
Integrity Is The Reason: The Story of Texas Is The Reason
I'm Now Documents Mudhoney's Unique Career
That Which Does Not Kill Us Gives The LustKillers New Life
20 January 2014The London-based songwriter talks about his excellent new album Abandoned Apartments, his recent movie work, and his L.A. past.
Read more...An Interview with Mark Arm and Steve Turner of Mudhoney
9 January 2014Mark Arm and Steve Turner of Mudhoney talk about growing up grunge, the shitty tour with Blind Melon, and GG Allin’s dick.
God is a Crustacean: Red Herring Rises!
20 December 2013I don’t think anybody in the band is interested in just unfreezing the old Red Herring. What made that band really exciting to be a part of was creating together; I get the feeling that we got back together again because we all believe that the best is yet to come. We just had to take a break for a couple of decades to go gather more skills and experiences to throw into the soup.
Pere Ubu/ David Thomas interview: "there's always a way around stupidity"
5 December 2013The audience is there simply to observe. It doesn’t matter whether they applaud every song or at the end or at all. It has nothing to do with the music. We are not on stage for them. We are there to make music in the presence of an Observer. This is all made clear if you have a fundamental understanding of Einsteinian Relativity.
An Interview with Dave Davies of the Kinks
9 November 2013Dave Davies’ lofty position in the pantheon of popular music would be secure even without the existence of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or the Kinks’ extensive body of work. His upcoming tour will feature songs from new album “I Will Be Me” alongside Kinks favorites. Davies discusses family foundations, sibling rivalry, and inspiration drawn from good times and hard times.
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