Music
Laura Burhenn: Lovers Know Extended Interview
In the big wild world of modern music—so presently overcrowded with equal parts would-be artists and sub-genres—it is often the truly talented that get buried and overlooked. … read more
Joywave Want to Dance with You: A Special Interview with...
Daniel Armbruster of the American indie electronic/rock band Joywave is pure musical goodness. … read more
DJ Evil K: Once Upon A Midnight Dreary
We get older. The exterior shows the wear, but inside, if you’re lucky, a bit of the old magic that fueled blind, optimistic dreams of a handful of black-clad shadows remains. … read more
Titus Andronicus: Forever And Ever And Ever
The Who. Pink Floyd. Titus Andronicus. If you think one of these bands doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the others, you clearly haven’t listened to The Most Lamentable Tragedy. The fourth album by New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus is a 29-song rock opera presented in five acts, following our hero’s confrontation
The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn: I’ll Paint the Ponies
The Mynabirds’ Laura Burhenn wants to sing you a love song on new album Lovers Know. – SLUG Mag … read more
DâM-FunK: The Continuum of Modern Funk
DâM-FunK’s second LP, Invite the Light, dropped Sept. 4, and he hits Urban Lounge on Sept. 13. – SLUG Mag … read more
Krisiun: Strength Forged Fury
Brutal death metal often gets taken to task for being redundant—often featuring anti-religious themes, the usual standards and “more of the same” pervade, so brutal death cries out to break new ground with room for deep emotional thought. Brazil’s brutal death metal trio does exactly the fucking opposite: full-on negative music that’s as disrespectful to
New Order: World In Motion
There are bands that leave a mark on their generation, and then there is New Order. Igniting a career of perseverance following the suicide of Joy Division vocalist Ian Curtis, New Order wound post-punk alienation and the pleasure of the dancefloor into always unconventional pop songs, crafting themselves the musical pulse of their time. Cautiously
In Darkness Is Strength: An Interview with Myrkur
Amalie Bruun’s unique style mixes the lo-fi brutality of second-wave black metal with thick folk and medieval inspiration, and she overlays the whole thing with clear, harmonious vocals and vicious, high screams. … read more
Dark Entries: Exhuming the Corners of Forgotten Synth-Based Music
This was my introduction into the expertly curated, aesthetically driven label Dark Entries that exists to release synth-driven coldwave, darkwave and post-industrial synth-pop records that have been long out of print. … read more