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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
Jacob King of T.T.T.T.: "Putting Songs Out in Small Chunks Seemed To Happen Gradually as Time Passed, but I Totally Feel Ambitious for Even Bigger Things"
Here at Paperface, we're always trying to turn readers onto what we're currently digging or what pretentious listeners and the men in...
Joseph Massaro
Dec 9, 2024
Nick Normal: "We've Been Playing the Same Set for a Couple Years Now, Almost. I Always Feel Like It's Okay To Keep Playing It Because Most People on the Planet Have Not Heard Those Songs Yet"
Nick Normal's street-level crunch rock has long won over the hearts and ears of some of punk's greatest tastemakers, but the recording...
Sydney Salk
Oct 25, 2024
THINE RETAIL SIMPS: "The Best Parts of Recording Were These Long Jams Where We Would Just Let the Tape Roll and See What Happened"
You know, just when I was getting bored with all the trust fund punks ripping off Mark Winter for the fifth year in a row, THINE RETAIL...
Joseph Massaro
Oct 4, 2024
Straight Arrows: "It's Better To Keep Moving Forward Than Try To Breathe Life Into Some Corpses of the Past"
Earlier this month, Sydney budget rock stalwarts Straight Arrows released their long-awaited fourth LP Surface World , a blistering pure...
Joseph Massaro
Aug 26, 2024
Loose Lips: "We Didn't Want To Do Anything That Was Strictly Punk or Power Pop and Maybe in Doing So Focus on Creating Our Own Sound"
Melbourne's latest rock 'n' roll supergroup Loose Lips deliver earworm hooks, tough male-female vocals, and anthemic guitar riffs that...
Joseph Massaro
Aug 15, 2024
The Unpredictable and Unmistakable Sounds of Chris Burns & His Going Concerns
Montreal journeyman Chris Burns played his first gig when he was 15 years old, back in 1982. Today, aged 57, he is more active than ever....
Joseph Massaro
Aug 8, 2024
Answering Machines: "I Started This Band To Have Fun and Do Whatever I Wanted"
Chicago's Answering Machines are DIY heroes, from the tasty crunch of their recordings to their hand-dubbed tapes; it's the sort of...
Sydney Salk
Jul 9, 2024
Ménage Détroit: "It Came Into Fruition Very Naturally. Duos Are Also Easy Because We Can Actually Communicate and Schedule Stuff"
The wild-eyed and chaotic as ever duo Ménage Détroit have just released their debut cassingle "I'm a Fool" b/w "Would You Say (I'm in...
Joseph Massaro
Jun 14, 2024
Rave On With Sugar Tradition!
Composed of guitarist-vocalist Antonio Keka, bassist Arlo Betley, and drummer Kevin Irwin, hellraising garage rockers Sugar Tradition...
Joseph Massaro
Apr 27, 2024
Choncy: "We Are at a Point Now Where We Play Through Our Set Quickly, With Little Breaks, Intentionally Shaping Our Set in a Fluid Way to Keep the Crowd Moving"
Before they hit the road throughout the USA, we caught up with Cincy post-punks Choncy to talk all about hitting the slot machine jackpot...
Joseph Massaro
Apr 16, 2024
Plastic Act: "I Didn't Want to Go Through The Process of Finding People to Play With, so I Did It All Myself"
Last year, Private Lives bassist Josh Herlihey launched his solo venture Plastic Act and released its self-titled debut EP which was...
Joseph Massaro
Apr 1, 2024
Smirk's Nick Vicario Reflects on Moving Out East and Saying Goodbye to Old Self-Destructive Tendencies on New Single "Bad Behavior"
Since 2021, Smirk has been an essential force of sharp and catchy songwriting across of the web of punk rock in the truest sense. Nick...
Sydney Salk
Mar 22, 2024
Premiere: 208 Blast Through The Completely Blown-Out, Primal Aura "Tantrum"
As wild-eyed and chaotic as ever, Detroit's unabashed guitar-and-drums duo 208 are back today with the new single "Tantrum," a snarling...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 19, 2024
Krystian Quint and The Quitters: "It's Been a Dream for a Long Time and I Couldn't be Happier That We're Finally Making it Happen"
While Detroit's blues-bent garage punks The Stools will be taking a break the first half of the year, bassist-vocalist Krystian Quint is...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 8, 2024
This is Rock 'n' Roll: Fink Talks Preserving The Blown Out Charm of Tokyo Punk with Latest Band Angel Face
Legendary Tokyo punk noisemaker Fink has a new band that's officially off the ground now called Angel Face, whose self-titled debut LP...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 6, 2024
The Real Losers: "We Wanted It to Be Intense, Discordant, Noisy, and Full-on. Our First Show Together Had People Sticking Their Fingers in Their Ears, so We Knew Then That We Were on the Right Path!"
Way back in the early 2000s, Leeds garage punk trio The Real Losers recorded quickly their planned follow-up to their 2003 debut LP Time...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 1, 2024
Aidan Murtagh of Protex: "The Interest is a Great Feeling. I Never Thought I'd Have This Opportunity to Play These Songs Some Many Years Later"
Belfast punks Protex formed in 1978 as a direct result of the band members witnessing firsthand The Clash's now infamous visit to Belfast...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 21, 2024
Premiere: Alien Nosejob Synthesizes Grimy Australian Crime With Blistering Hardcore Punk on 'Cold Bare Facts'
From the years of Ausmuteants to School Damage, Jake Robertson is one of the most familiar faces in the Melbourne's rock scene. Whether...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 15, 2024
Premiere: The Follies Reach for Crisp Pop Sounds Without Betraying Their Gritty Sensibilities on "I Idled"
Comprised of members from various garage punk acts over the years (see: Vanity, Vexx, Ajax, Twisted Thing for more), New York City...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 7, 2024
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