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Private Lives: "We Just Got Better as a Band and Sort of Figured Out Who We Are"
More musically accomplished, more obsessively self-questioning, and with equally energetic yet simply deceiving performances, Salt of The...

Joseph Massaro
Mar 13


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


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


The Submissives: "Always Play the Long Game and Choose Honest Artistic Expression Over Fame and Money. Getting Reviewed and Talked About Is Fleeting and Meaningless"
Montreal singer-songwriter Deb Edison has been an enigmatic creative spirit since taking upon a solitary voyage under the moniker The...

Joseph Massaro
Sep 5, 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


Premiere: Montreal Punk Legends American Devices Deliver Oddly Nebulous Garage Pop on "The Game We Never Win"
Morphing out of the ashes of The D-Vices, Montreal punk hidden gems American Devices are back today with the A-side to their forthcoming...

Joseph Massaro
Oct 6, 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,...

Joseph Massaro
Jun 23, 2023
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