Authors: Nick Kuzmack
Review: Ali Muhareb – Mujahedeen
Displaying proof of his musical flair, Ali Muhareb delivers his first solo album, Mujahedeen. Muhareb blends a layered, synth heavy, indie influenced psychedelic trip that is topped off by the combination of repetitive, fuzzed-out angelic vocals. … read more
Review: ¡Vamos! – Spiderbait
¡Vamos! = The Muffs + Ty Segall … read more
National Review: The Devils – Sin, You Sinners!
The Devils = The Jackets + The Monsters … read more
Localized: The Boys Ranch
As a group, The Boys Ranch share a wide range of influences. Everything from The Clash to bossa nova, from Prince to The Beatles whet their creative appetites. … read more
Localized: The Poppees
The Poppees breathe life into a new era of jangly indie rock by evoking a concoction of 1960s harmonious Monkees-esque tunes that warm their listeners with a fuzzy daze of sweetened-eggnog-induced psychedelia. … read more
Book Review: We Are The Clash
Authors Mark Andersen and Ralph Heibutzki take the history of the turbulent political struggles of the 1980s and combine with the legendary fall of The Clash. … read more
Inflammable Material: Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers
Celebrating 40 years of roots-radical anthems, Stiff Little Fingers are still going strong. In 2014, they released their 10th studio album, No Going Back, through Pledge Music, and toured alongside Bad Religion and The Offspring, with a followup solo tour in 2015. … read more
40 Years On with X’s Exene Cervenka
Ahead of X’s Sept. 8 40th Anniversary Tour stop at The Complex, Exene Cervenka reflects, “I think punk was a really important movement socially because it was about individuality, freedom of choice and expression.” … read more
Intra-Venus & the Cosmonauts: CLC Performers
Intra-Venus & the Cosmonauts twist together their influences to create quite the unique concoction of new wave and early, game-changing punk. … read more
Jet Rock n’ Roll: Blast Off With Guitar Wolf
“‘Jet’ is the word I like best in this universe. The explosive music with the thundering noise—like a jet engine—is what we want to play.” … read more