Ryan Policky and Ride’s Mark Gardener Stir Up Artistic Synergy on A Shoreline Dream’s ‘Whitelined’ (FEATURE)
A Shoreline Dream’s music has been variously labeled shoegaze, post-rock, and prog rock, but it’s really a seamless amalgamation of each style, all cloaked in a cinematic, atmospheric haze. This distinctive sound has attracted the attention of several noteworthy artists, who then requested to work with the band. As a result, A Shoreline Dream have […]
Mariam The Believer Delves Beyond The Musial Status Quo With Intrepid ‘Breathing Techiques’ (INTERVIEW)
It’s a continually on-again message that certain records need repeated listens to earn the full reward of an artist’s creative intentions. There is so much it’s not even worth mentioning, but we already just did, so here goes another one… On Mariam The Believer’s new album, Breathing Techniques, which was released October 4th, a spacious […]
Office Dog’s Kane Strang Checks In Before U.S> Tour With Nada Surf (INTERVIEW)
Sometimes, a band demands to be played loud, but it can only be played loud. It’s either loud or turned off. New Zealand’s Office Dog is one of those bands. It proved itself as an outfit to watch with Spiel, its debut LP, earlier this year. Now it’s back already with the EP Doggerland, a […]
Atlas Genius’ Keith Jeffery Brings Hope To ‘End of The Tunnel’ (INTERVIEW)
Australian Indie Rock band Atlas Genius are currently in the United States touring alongside Robert DeLong, and continuing to tour throughout September and October in support of their September album release, End of the Tunnel. The album’s title couldn’t be more apt for the band’s experiences waiting years to release the music, and also hoping […]
Grateful Dead Keyboardist Tom Constanten (TC) Talks Upcoming Farewell Tour, Classic Dead Song Sequences & Leaving The Band In ’70 (INTERVIEW)
Tom “TC” Constanten did what everyone did in the ‘60s: went straight from military service to playing keys with The Grateful Dead. Constanten, 80, is now on a farewell tour with Live Dead and Brothers—an outfit with a helpfully accurate name. The Northeast-focused tour will take place over two weeks in October. We spoke to […]
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 […]
Dave Guy Talks Solo Album ‘Ruby’ & Life With The Roots, Dap-Kings & Other Modern Soul Legends (INTERVIEW)
Whether you realize it or not, you’ve heard New York City-bred Dave Guy play his trumpet. The veteran studio musician has worked with some of the biggest artists throughout multiple decades, from Amy Winehouse to Bruno Mars. His catalog ranges from soul greats like Lee Fields to being a full-time member of The Roots, not […]
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 […]
Adrian Belew Talks Start Of Beat Tour With Steve Vai, Danny Carey & Tony Levin Revisting ’80s King Crimson (INTERVIEW)
Adrian Belew has been looking backwards down his path of late, something we all like to do on occasion. And when you’ve had a career like Belew’s, there’s plenty to reflect on. The guitarist/vocalist has solo records, of course, but his more well-known work came via stints with King Crimson, David Bowie, The Bears and […]