Blitz Vega’s Kav Sandhu on Collaborating with The Smith’s Andy Rourke On His Final Project ‘Northern Gentleman’ (INTERVIEW)
Blitz Vega are releasing their album, Northern Gentleman, on September 27th. The Blitz Vega project was born in 2016 as a new venture between The Smiths’ bassist Andy Rourke, and guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist Kav Sandhu, aka Kav Blaggers. It expanded to include Asa Brown (keyboards/backing vocals), Thom Arizmendi (guitar), Greg Gent (guitar/backing vocals), and Craig Eriksson (drums) for studio recordings. There […]
Joshua Mohr Channels Punk Noir For New Book ‘Saint The Terrifying’ And Slummy’s Accompanying EP ‘The Wrong Side’ (INTERVIEW)
Joshua Mohr came of age playing music in the East Bay Punk scene and has subsequently been an author and screenwriter for a number of years, publishing both fiction and his own memoir, Model Citizen. Now, he’s embarking on an ambitious project where a trilogy of books will be released over the course of a […]
Folk duo Foreign Fields Capture Moments and The Joy of Making New LP ‘What It Cost’ (INTERVIEW)
On September 13th, Experimental Folk duo Foreign Fields released their fourth full-length album, What It Cost, and for this collection, have expanded to a full-band sound. This marks a departure from their previous two-person efforts, but it not an about-face in an ongoing new direction. Rather, it captures a particular experiment in a particular period […]
The Pulsars’ Dave Trumfio on Long-Awaited Return Of Their Self-Titled 1997 Album (ALBUM PREMIERE/INTERVIEW)
The Pulsars are an innovative multi-genre Rock duo consisting of brothers Dave and Harry Trumfio who grew up in suburban Chicago and came to prominence in the mid to late-90s with a wide swath of live performances and two very solid albums. Having been signed to Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’s post-A&M label, Almo Sounds, […]
The dB’s Peter Holsapple and Will Rigby On Recording Experiences & Music Scene Behind Reissued Albums ‘Stands For deciBels’ and ‘Repercussion’ (INTERVIEW)
The dB’s will be embarking on a rare tour in September, and this coincides with the June reissue of their debut album, Stands for deciBels, its first time on vinyl in the US, and the October reissue of their second album, Repercussion. Both albums arrive courtesy of Propeller Sound Recordings, who previously released some dB’s […]
The Damnwells’ Alex Dezen Searched For Surprises Making ‘Bad At Beautiful’ (INTERVIEW)
In early August, The Damnwells released Bad at Beautiful, their first studio album since their 2015 self-titled release. Having no specific plans to release an album, initially, releasing a single track produced such a big reaction on social media that they used Kickstarter to crowdfund an entire album, making for a very organic process. Significantly, […]
The National Parks’ Brady Parks on Braving The Unknown With New Album ‘Wild Spirit’ (INTERVIEW)
Utah-based quartet The National Parks will be releasing their album Wild Spirit on August 23rd, a quick follow-up to 2023’s 8th Wonder. It will arrive while they are underway on their first tour of the UK and Ireland, and has already been heralded by several singles that hint at the themes and sounds for this […]
Pacific Northwest Rocker Casey Neill Finds Interconnections Between ‘time zero land’ and ‘Sending Up Flares’ (INTERVIEW)
Casey Neill’s album time zero land, arrived at the end of July, following the Fall 2023 release of Casey Neill and The Norway Rats’ album Sending Up Flares. The juxtaposition was interesting, with one very outward and forward-looking collection released first, and a more private, at times backward-looking and reflective album released afterwards. However, the […]
Smoker Dad Brings Updated Rock and Roll Swagger and Rootsy Twang To New LP ‘Hotdog Highway’ (INTERVIEW)
Smoker Dad is a Seattle-based indie band that describes their sound as “deep-fried Southern Rock,” and it’s hard to argue with that. The attitude and slightly humorous feel of that description are also part of their identity. Consisting of Trevor Conway on vocals and guitar, Teagen Conway on lead guitar, Chris King on vocals and keys, […]
Purple Witch of Culver’s Evan Taylor on The Legacy of Kindness Behind Bernie Worrell’s Posthumous Album ‘Wave From The WOOniverse’ (INTERVIEW)
When Bernie Worrell, who was a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and spent a lifetime collaborating across genres with an astonishing number of musicians, passed away in 2016, it closed a chapter of music history. Some years later, former Bernie Worrell Orchestra bandleader Evan Taylor was contacted by Bernie’s family about some tapes and drives they […]
Frankie Clarke of Frankie and The Studs Talks “Bimini,” Casual Glam, Rock Fandom and More (INTERVIEW)
Frankie and The Studs are a Burbank-based Rock band who have an energetic performance history as a string of EPs and singles under the belt, but now they are taking the plunge to release an LP this Fall. The first single and video from that album is out now, titled “Bimini,” and sets the stage […]
Sought-after Songwriter and Vocalist Pamela McNeill’s ‘Wave After Wave’ EP Reimagines Her Past, Present, And Future (ALBUM PREMIERE/INTERVIEW)
Minnesota-born songwriter and vocalist Pamela McNeill is releasing her new EP Wave After Wave today via John Richardson’s (Badfinger, Gin Blossoms) Farm to Label Records via 12-inch vinyl, digital, and streaming. The album was recorded at Soul Train Studios in Nashville and produced by Richardson and Adam Ollendorff. McNeill has been a sought-after songwriter and vocalist throughout her career, working […]
Olivia Rose of Oh, Rose Reflects on The 10th Anniversary Reissue of Their Debut EP, Taking “The Call,” and Upcoming LP ‘Dorothy’ (INTERVIEW)
The Olympia, Washington-born Indie band Oh, Rose, recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut EP, That Do Now See, by re-releasing a remastered edition on cassette, but also combined that celebration with the release of a new single and video, “The Call”, and with the announcement of the upcoming fall arrival of their new […]
North Mississippi Allstars’ Cody Dickinson Celebrates A New Way Of Life With First Solo Album ‘Homemade’ (INTERVIEW)
Cody Dickinson, best known as a founding member and drummer of North Mississippi Allstars, is also involved in the creation of the documentary film series Take Me To The River, led by Martin Shore, celebrating the origin, growth, and modern expression of Blues music in different regions. In his well over twenty years in music, […]
Philly Rockers Cosmic Guilt Finds Perspective With ‘Palace Of Depression’ (INTERVIEW)
Philadelphia-based band Cosmic Guilt records and performs as a ten-piece, drawing on the voluminous experience of its members in various bands and as side players in the studio. It was founded by former Low Cut Connie members James “Jimmy” Everhart and George Murphy. At the end of May, they released their second full-length album, titled […]
Karen Haglof’s New LP ‘One Hand Up’ Is a Wild Multi-Genre Ride (INTERVIEW)
Guitarist and songwriter Karen Haglof has released her fourth full-length solo album, One Hand Up, which was Produced by Haglof and Mario Viele, and recorded at Cowboy Technical Services and Excello Studios in Brooklyn. While Viele mixed most of the songs, three were also mixed at the Fidelitorium in Kernersville, NC by Mitch Easter. The […]
Retro Popster Late Slip’s Chelsea Nenni Finds The Fun In Turning Rage Into Art For ‘I Love You’ (ALBUM PREMIERE/INTERVIEW)
Late Slip is the Retro-Pop project of New York-based artist Chelsea Nenni. Her first full-length record, I Love You, will be arriving on June 7th, via Party Mermaid Records. For the new record, she worked with longtime collaborator and Producer Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, FIDLAR, Nikki Lane, Poolside), but that didn’t keep them from experimenting […]
Red Wanting Blue’s Scott Terry Reflects On The Band’s “Firsts” While Making New LP ‘Light It Up’ (INTERVIEW)
Indie Rock band Red Wanting Blue will be releasing their new album Light It Up on June 7th, via Blue Elan Records, and even though it’s coming from a band who have many years of experience recording and on the road, there are a number of “firsts” for the band this time around. Light It […]
The Ballroom Thieves Highlight Tough Conversations With ‘Sundust’ (INTERVIEW)
Dynamic Indie Folk mainstays The Ballroom Thieves released their fifth studio album, Sundust, in April via Nettwerk, and are out playing in May and June. For this collection, they launched more fully into recording at home via detailed demos, building on some experimentation with that method when it came to previous release, Clouds, but also […]
Eliza Hardy Jones of The War on Drugs on The Emotion and Maximalism Behind Her New Solo LP ‘Pickpocket’ (INTERVIEW)
Philadelphia-based Eliza Hardy Jones is a full-time member of The War on Drugs, has been in Iron & Wine and Grace Potter’s touring bands, and has also been a vocal coach/performer on The Philly Specials (members of NFL’s Eagles) holiday albums. Very recently, she released her new solo album, Pickpocket, which arises from a very […]