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Now: "Originally I Thought Maybe We Would Do Four Singles but It Turned Into an LP. After Some of the Longer Jammier Instrumental Passages on 'Blue Space' I Thought, Well Let's Make a Pop Record"
Now's succinct pop art and bubblegum glamour has become nearly synonymous with both the Bay Area's underground beat and K and Perennial...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 19
Motorbike: The Ultimate Embodiment of Rock 'n' Roll
Building on the power of 2023's self-titled debut album, Cincinnati rockers Motorbike is back with another shot of primal noise and raw...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 18
Horsegirl: "Musically, We've Come To Embrace the Trio Dynamic and the Inherent Amount of Space That Comes With That"
Chicago-via-New York's Horsegirl — a trio of longtime friends Penelope Lowenstein (guitar, vocals), Nora Cheng (guitar, vocals), and Gigi...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 17
The Now Sound of Today: Dumbells
For the uninitiated, Dumbells is an oddity. Their debut album Up Late With isn't even out yet, but in a sorta charming way, it already...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 13
Shrapnel: "I Think There Was About 23 Songs Once All Was Said and Done"
In a time of derivative music trends, Shrapnel is a breath of fresh air. With a great ear for neatly crafted, mildly offbeat, intricate...
Joseph Massaro
Jan 31
Plastic Act: "I Think When Any Kind of Art Is Too on the Nose, It Usually Sucks. You Have To Leave Room for People To Make Up Their Minds on What You're Trying To Say"
Snap, crackle, and pop! Plastic Act, the solo moniker of Private Lives bassist Josh Herlihey, injects more sonically destructive rock 'n'...
Joseph Massaro
Jan 16
Alvilda: "We're Very Proud To Be an All Girl Band, We All Have Different Backgrounds With Music but Its Been Part of Our Lives Since Always and I'm So Proud We Did This Band Together"
What's not to love about Alvilda? Perfectly named, the group sprung fully-loaded out of the primal ordure that all great rock n’ roll...
Joseph Massaro
Jan 15
Marty Brass: "My Last Name Could Have Been Brazauskas, but There Was a Language Barrier and Some Other Misunderstandings That the Drunk Bloke at Ellis Island Chopped It Down to Brass."
If 2022's Painted Glass was about prioritizing the rawness of pop classicism in the world of 4-track recording then J unk Room Melodies...
Joseph Massaro
Jan 13
Heavy Möther II: "I Knew That We Were Doing Some Pretty Cool Stuff, But I Just Didn't Realize How It Stuck Together So Well. It Was a True Collaboration of Ideas and Different Styles Coming Together"
One weekend, ten songs, one show —t hat's Heavy Möther II. An encapsulation of everything that's rock 'n' roll through a...
Joseph Massaro
Jan 10
Sun Cousto: "I Think It Is Still Important for Us That Even Though We Are Only Two Instruments, We Don't Sound Like a Rock Duo"
Earlier in the year, Sun Cousto, the Swiss duo made up of Isumi Grichting and Julie Bugnard, crafted the truly promising and memorable...
Joseph Massaro
Dec 20, 2024
Untangling The Nots: "It Feels Like Puzzle Pieces That Got Scattered and Then Put Back Together. Almost Dreamlike in a Sense"
Memphis rock institute Nots are returning as a four-piece tonight at B-Side to celebrate the ten year anniversary of their terrific debut...
Joseph Massaro
Dec 14, 2024
Jenny Toomey of Tsunami: "I Learned Everything I Know From Punk"
Self-sufficient and quick-witted, Tsunami were among the most pioneering and resourceful bands to emerge from the American underground of...
Joseph Massaro
Dec 12, 2024
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