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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...

Joe 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 Hot Sounds, we're always trying to turn readers onto what we're currently digging or what pretentious listeners and the men in suits like to call, "the next big thing." While I'm not sure if we've accomplished that, emerging from the industrial, "Rust Belt" city of Buffalo, New York, there's a garage rocker by the name of Jacob King, who pens crackling, razor-sharp rock 'n' roll tunes with anarchic lyrics and blistering guitar attacks in his band T.T.T.T., who recentl

Joe Massaro
Dec 9, 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...

Joe 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...

Joe 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...

Joe 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....

Joe Massaro
Aug 8, 2024


Rave On With Sugar Tradition!
Composed of guitarist-vocalist Antonio Keka, bassist Arlo Betley, and drummer Kevin Irwin, hellraising garage rockers Sugar Tradition have been tearing it up and leading the pack in Detroit's current rock 'n' roll scene. Following up a few limited releases, Sugar Tradition caught the attention of Feel It Records, who put out their latest EPĀ More Sugar last fall. The EP is a roaring 14 minutes of primitive rock 'n' roll that carries the same spirit of MC5, Lyres, The Chester

Joe Massaro
Apr 27, 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...

Joe Massaro
Apr 1, 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...

Joe Massaro
Mar 19, 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...

Joe 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...

Joe 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...

Joe 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...

Joe 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...

Joe Massaro
Feb 7, 2024


Premiere: Itchy and The Nits Belt Out Snotty Bubblegum Punk on "Square"
Following last year's limited debut cassette EP, Sydney trio Itchy and The Nits are keeping the budget freak flag high with their soon to...

Joe Massaro
Feb 2, 2024


Grazia Pays Homage to Sleaze and Kitsch on Debut EP 'In Poor Taste'
Heather DunlopĀ and Lindsay Corstorphine, who make up the London duo Grazia, inject an eccentric rush of impeccably tight KBD-damaged...

Joe Massaro
Feb 1, 2024


Keep It Fast: The Chats Talk Emerging Out of the Sunshine Coast and Recent North American Onslaught
During their North American tour last fall, The Chats played at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto. Following their set, I caught up...

Joe Massaro
Jan 2, 2024


Dion Lunadon Breaks the Chain on 'Systems Edge'
With a new album out today on In The Red and a European tour beginning this week, the ever-busy, primitive garage punk stalwart Dion...

Joe Massaro
Nov 14, 2023


Premiere: The Cowboys Return Under the Bright Lights on "The Sultan of Squat"
Today we have the pleasure in sharing The Cowboys newest single "The Sultan of Squat," a glorious return that shows the Bloomington's...

Joe Massaro
Aug 8, 2023


All Hail Tha Retail Simps
Fusing rollicking rock 'n' roll with KBD-worship garage punk that's loaded with ramshackle party stabbers and rupturing guitar freakouts,...

Joe Massaro
Jun 23, 2023
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