The Modbeats: Ballad of a Starving Artist Album Release at Philly’s Kung Fu Necktie (SHOW REVIEW)
Ballad of a Starving Artist, the debut LP from New Jersey’s The Modbeats, serves both as a love letter to the early days of rock and roll and a candid reflection on modern life in the business. On Friday, October 10th, at Kung Fu Necktie, in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood, the Asbury Park-based quartet delivered a […]
LISTEN: Joyer’s “At The Movies” Is Jangly Alt-Rock With Infectious Melodies
Joyer formed in New Jersey in 2017. After releasing two self-recorded demo collections, they released their first studio album, Sun Into Flies, in 2020, followed by Perfect Gray in 2021, and Night Songs in 2024. Now based in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, the duo of multi-instrumentalist brothers Nick and Shane Sullivan is constantly evolving their sound. […]
LISTEN: Waldo Witt Combines Warm Familiarity With Warping Psychedelia On “My Corner Of The World”
Waldo Witt’s musical evolution is as expansive as the geography he’s covered. His 2019 debut EP, Randall, introduced listeners to his dreamy bedroom pop sensibilities, followed by the introspective Inner Paths. But it was his 2022 full-length album, Long Daze, Dark Nights, that marked a significant shift. Trading electronic beats for lush, phased-out guitar riffs […]
Jerid O’Connell of Rousers on The Energy of The Punk Scene Surrounding Their Unreleased ‘1979 Sire Sessions’ (INTERVIEW/ALBUM PREMIERE)
In the burgeoning late 1970s punk scene in New York, there were dozens of bands, maybe even a hundred, as the decade moved towards its close. Some music magazines helped spread the word, though not always those most allied with mainstream music, and the British flavor of punk had not yet really arrived or been […]
Seven Inspiring Horse Racing Movies Based on True Stories
Ever watch a sports movie and just… feel it? That rush when the underdog pulls it off. But it’s different when the story is real. Suddenly it’s not just a movie. It’s history. It’s proof that the impossible can, and does, happen. Horse racing is full of these moments. Forget the fiction cooked up in […]
Apps That Changed the Way We Play: The Mobile Entertainment Revolution
Mobile entertainment has evolved since the days we played Solitaire and Snake on our phones. Nowadays, we can do so much more, to the point where it has transformed the way we connect, play, and consume content in our daily lives. Thanks to cloud technology, advancements in smartphones, and high-speed internet, mobile devices now serve […]
Manic Monday: Acid Bath’s “Tranquilized” Serves As Ideal Listener Entry Point – Live in Boston 1996
As we descend deeper into the pit of October, certain artists and bands that suit the season can’t help but come to mind. Some of those artists are more obvious (some might say “cliché”) than others, but a good subversive pick that probably deserves a bit more attention is Dax Riggs, who, not coincidentally, has […]
CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Robert Finley, Guitar, Black Eyes, Madi Diaz, Princess Nokia & More
It is always hard to believe how quickly these New Music Fridays creep up on us, but this is the type of week music fanatics dream of. This week’s Caustic is a sprawling one, with wildly exciting returns sitting next to artistic feats of immersive experimentation and conventional bliss. From soul that soars over mountaintops […]
20 Years Ago Today: MF DOOM and Danger Mouse Released Their Lone Album As Danger Doom -‘The Mouse and the Mask’
Turnstile and Amyl and Sniffers Transform Bucolic Edgefield Amphitheater Outside Portland, OR Into Vibrating Punk Party (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
2025 is the year of Turnstile. With the release of their fourth full-length studio album Never Enough in June and the deluge of press and praise that came with it, the Baltimore hardcore outfit successfully managed to cross into the mainstream after several years on the cusp. Give or take a few grizzled and grumbling […]