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Interviews: Bleeding Hearts
Feature — April 14, 2022
Record Store Day can elicit surprises that are often unexpected. I often heard of the Bleeding Hearts and anticipated in the fullness of time that the finished album would sonically appear to bookend Bob Stinson’s storied career and ultimately also shine a light on the hot ember that existed for …
Interviews: The Monsters
Feature — May 18, 2022
It is quite well known that Monsters appear in shadows and lurk behind trees. They are always watching and observing. They follow patterns and wait for opportunities to present themselves. Now, what isn’t as well known is that they have been around since 1986 and reside in Bern, Switzerland! They …
Interviews: Ov Stars
Feature — June 7, 2022
A lone seedling gingerly lands nestled between a small row of city grime, dirt, and substance appearing miraculously through the small crack in the asphalt. Perhaps it has landed there without a care in the world or it was carefully placed or carried by an unknown entity. Life breaks the …
Interviews: Steve Conte (New York Dolls/Michael Monroe band)
Feature — July 3, 2022
Steve Conte is no stranger to New York City rock ‘n’ roll. He has been plying his trade for many years, either behind the scenes or at the forefront. Steve has had the opportunity to play with some of the greats and also join some well-regarded bands (Hanoi Rocks, New …
Interviews: The Mutants
Feature — July 25, 2022
Get your best dancing shoes on – we're going out dancing with The Mutants! The Mutants were and are an important influential band in the San Francisco Bay area and beyond, wedged between the original punk scene and the testosterone-fueled hardcore scene that was soon to follow them. For a brief …
Interviews: Hollie Cook
Feature — August 5, 2022
Hollie Cook delivers her take on lover’s rock with cool, sultry, well-crafted memorable songs. Tropical Pop probably captures the essence of her approach with her sunny disposition and possible newfound title of “The Queen of Modern-Day Lovers' Rock.” Happy Hour is amongst us now. Drink Up. The time to rejoice …
Interviews: Paul Leary
Feature — August 24, 2022
Paul Leary is probably best known for being in the Butthole Surfers. However, his solo output and production work is another facet of the many faces of Leary. Butthole Surfers are in my top five live bands I have ever seen. How could you go wrong with films of sex …
Interviews: Flipper
Feature — September 5, 2022
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming...". The coincidence continues to astound my acute mind. Flipper was the original Nemo! (hint number one) Now if memory serves me correctly, there was a scene in that movie that I only watched 1000+ times with my young children that had Nemo's …
Interviews: Pinch Points
Feature — September 19, 2022
"Beware of Pinch Points! A Pinch Point is an area on a machine where a finger can get lodged between two moving parts. Typically a gear, rollers, or a moving belt are the most common areas of concern". Hailing from Melbourne, Australia the Pinch Points are an emerging band rising …
Interviews: Michael Purkhiser's 3-D
Feature — October 17, 2022
Only a quarter century after its initial creation MuSick Recordings has unleashed Lux Interior's younger brother's "Surftrack" single on transparent red vinyl with the cover designed by Lux himself. Michael is no stranger to musical endeavours himself, starting at an early age and highly influenced by his brother's love and …
Interviews / Jukebox Jury: The Handcuffs
Feature — December 19, 2022
Handcuffs commonly are thought of as restraint devices immobilizing the other party they are being applied to. However, in this case, The Handcuffs are anything but restrained. The Handcuffs unleash well-crafted rock ‘n’ roll schooled on an encyclopedic knowledge of its history. I had the opportunity to converse with Brad …
Interviews: The Nervous Eaters
Feature — January 17, 2023
nerv·ous easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; highly strung. eat·er a person or animal that consumes food in a specified way or of a specified kind. A pallid white hand emerges from the Cistvaen breaking through the dank earth clutching a Shure Unidyne I Model 556 microphone. The …
Interviews: The Senders
Feature — January 30, 2023
Many would consider The Senders one of the hardest-working live bands, hands down. Full of piss and vinegar, blood, sweat and tears and loud, blaring, unfiltered, salt-of-the-earth pureness. Coupled with greasy DAs, cheap drug store black combs in back pockets and streamer-filled, party-fueled rock ‘n’ roll. If you were not …
Interviews: Satan's Cats
Feature — March 5, 2023
Satan's Rats are back ...well, kind of...reincarnated as Satan's Cats. I wonder if Beelzebub actually has a feline fluffy friend and what breed would be by his side? I am thinking maybe a black Japanese Bobtail with yellow eyes or possibly a Savannah Cat? Satan's Rats exploded onto the U.K. …
Interviews: Nastyfacts
Feature — March 29, 2023
Straight out of Brooklyn! Not only were Tootsie Pops and credit cards invented in Brooklyn (file under fun facts that are no fun to anyone, really) but also a treasure trove of young bands belting out 3-minute, throbbing thrusts of kinetic energy. Long guarded by the vinyl elite police that …
Interviews: Wire
Feature — April 21, 2023
Pioneering punk/post-punk band Wire should be no stranger to purveyors of fine taste in music. Throughout their storied career, they continue to release quality product while maintaining integrity, self-reliance and sustainable output. It is the opinion of many that Wire is one the most important and innovative bands in the …
Interviews: The Oxys
Feature — May 16, 2023
"All the animals come out at night - whores, skunk pussies, buggers, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies, sick, venal. Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets." - Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver Emerging from the underbelly of Austin, Texas, The Oxy's plunder, pillage, preach, pontificate, …
Interviews: Terry Hammer
Feature — June 16, 2023
It's Hammer Time... well, Terry Hammer time, that is! Terry started working for the college radio station KALX in 1978 and within that year soon began recording/documenting live performances by local bands. To take it a step further Terry approached KALX and was soon broadcasting these bands giving them exposure …
Interviews: Michael Gira (Swans)
Feature — July 24, 2023
Constantly exploring and never stagnant like a mosquito-infested bird bath filled with water, Swans are constantly reevaluating, reassessing and pushing boundaries of sound exploration to heavenly proportions. Pulsating dissonance collaborating with sonic clarity enlightens aural and cognitive perception bringing all closer to the truth and a more powerful entity. Is …
