I was a teenager in the early '90s when a single song from a little punk trio out of the Pacific Northwest single-handedly destroyed a whole genre of music on the radio with one song. As a pre-teen in the 1980s, my music taste was 100% based on whatever I heard on the radio. I didn't have an older sibling to pass good music to me. My parents were cool enough to always have the radio on, so I was exposed to a pretty wide variety of music. I got super into hair metal: Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Poison, Ratt, and anything adjacent. (I'm supposed to make all band names in bold as per the SPB guidelines dictate, but I just can't. I don't hate those bands, I just don't think most of them deserve any more attention. Seriously, most of those guys in those bands were just terrible human beings.) At 16 years old, I got into a band with a classmate from our local trades school. We met in the graphic design program. This guy showed me The Misfits. The first song he played was "Where Eagles Dare". As soon as I heard the hook, I was shook. The whole chorus is "I ain't no goddamn sunofabitch". How freaking epic! How freaking RAW! You can't just put a swear in a chorus! And the production on it was terrible to a kid that was brought up on Top 40 radio! These were my kind of people! They were just doing it! … Read more
Horrorpunk comes in many shapes and forms and I have been fortunate, doing this feature, to chat to many talented … Read more
Angel Face features members of Teengenerate, American Soul Spiders, Raydios, Ruler, The Fadeways, and Firestarter. First coming together in 2021, … Read more
I first met Daryl from The Bollweevils during a post-Riot Fest brunch thing years ago. I was there for the … Read more
What I enjoy most about the Jesus and Mary Chain is arguably also their biggest flaw. The band’s slacker energy meets wall of feedback with a surprisingly melodic twist has always worked for me, but it kind of blurs together after a while. It’s kind of rainy day music – hence the classic “Happy When It Rains” off 1987’s Darklands. The … Read more
Since the demise of Sonic Youth in 2011, Kim Gordon has stayed active through multiple outlets, through all of which she has rejuvenated her experimental outlook. Alongside Bill Nace in Body / Head, they have explored the no-wave aesthetic in its full glory, through minimalism and noise. But, it is also her solo project that has found Gordon at her finest. Her debut … Read more
Somehow I never reviewed Viva Belgrado before, even though I have followed them since their debut album Flores, Carne. Somehow I was always a bit late to the show and thought: ok, this time I am too late, but next time I will catch this release on time! Well, the band just released their fourth full length and guess what? I found out … Read more
DWNKILL are a band born of the monotony of the Covid pandemic which gave the band plenty of time to write, rehearse and perfect their sound. Hailing from Houston, Texas, DWNKILL are the brain child of identical twin brothers, Jesse (vocals) and Josh (drums) Rodriguez. Recruiting childhood friends Connor Clements (guitar) and Dylan McEwan (bass) their line up was complete … Read more
Since the 2010 release of her debut album, The Grime and The Glow, Chelsea Wolfe has steadily become one of the prominent figures in the dark intersection between gothic, doom, and … Read more
You know how most records start out with an absolute banger? It sets a mood, for sure, but it often feels like the band doesn’t top it as the full … Read more
Slumberland is one of those labels I note, but haven’t really dove into. The Umbrellas fit my expectations of the label’s sound though. It’s distinctly modern songwriting, but with a … Read more
Canadian made horror/comedy Here For Blood sees Shawn Roberts (Resident Evil/Land Of The Dead/Diary Of The Dead) as Tom, a wrestler who helps his girlfriend Phoebe (Joelle Farrow) out by taking on … Read more
Confession time: I was going to burn this record to the ground. I wasn’t writing a review yet, just listening to the album, but I had some really not nice … Read more
Trio John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies will soon release Lost Themes IV: Noir, coming May 3 on Sacred Bones Records. The record comes from composer John Carpenter with two of his long-time contributors. Here's single number one: Read more Lost Themes IV: Noir track list 1. My Name … Read more
Nonprofit organization Noise For Now, whose mission is to raise funds and awareness for abortion access and reproductive rights, has announced a follow-up to its debut compilation. Noise For Now Vol. … Read more
Anthrax has announced that the band's upcoming South American tour will see a new lineup. Bassist Frank Bello is unable to attend the upcoming tour, so the group has recruited … Read more
Pouzza Fest is inspiring a lot of punk bands to hit the road in May. Scottish musician Billy Liar is the latest, announcing several US East Coast dates leading up … Read more
Featuring a bunch of familiar faces from the punk scene, The Phase Problem has announced the band's second album, The Power of Positive Thinking, out April 5 via Lavasocks Records … Read more
Leipzig hardcore band with a hard to type name of G I F T has shared a new single, the song "Winter" from their upcoming debut, Ruptures. The raw, heavy … Read more
Having previously released one solo album and collaborating with artists such as Mike Patton and Calexico, Italian composer Alleandro "Asso" Stefana has announced a new self-titled album which will release … Read more
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