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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


Pack Rat: "One Thing That's the Same as the Original Vision of the Band Is That I Still Have No Idea What I'm Doing"
After starting as a Covid solo project by Chain Whip's Patrick McEachnie in 2020, Pack Rat quickly grew into an eight-legged outfit with...

Joe Massaro
Jul 5, 2024


Softjaw: "I Think I've Learned to Not Take Things Too Seriously Over the Years. It's Much Easier Now for Me to Just Shrug My Shoulders and Say Fuck It"
Irresistibly catchy and gritty Long Beach power poppers Softjaw discuss how their shared love for The Nerves and Big Star sparked them to...

Joe Massaro
May 29, 2024


Diners: "Speaking for Myself, Making 'Domino' Felt Healing"
One of last summer's most overlooked pop statements came from Los Angeles-based songwriter Blue Broderick, aka Diners, on her latest...

Joe Massaro
May 15, 2024


Program: "Each Song Has to Stand on Its Own Two Feet, so We Give Them Each a Lot of Care and Attention"
As they know quite well how to read the jangle pop playbook, Program has been one of our favorite rock bands to come out Melbourne since...

Joe Massaro
May 7, 2024


One Year of The Lemon Twigs 'Everything Harmony': "The Main Goal of the Album Was to Record Something With Immaculate Production in Which There Wasn't Anything in the Wrong Place"
To celebrate the one year anniversary of The Lemon Twigs' unabashed masterpiece Everything Harmony , I dug up an interview I did last...

Joe Massaro
May 6, 2024


The Lemon Twigs: "We Have This Philosophy of Creating the Best Recording of a Song That You Possibly Could"
Following the release of last year's triumphant comeback Everything Harmony , The Lemon Twigs return with their fifth studio album, A...

Joe Massaro
May 3, 2024


Premiere: New Math Digs Through The Vault and Ascend on "I Can Tell"
Following up the band's long-awaited compilation of early singles, Die Trying & Other Hot Sounds (1979-1983), New Math is back today with...

Joe Massaro
Apr 26, 2024


Vacation: "Most Bands Break Up or Change Names A Few Years into the Game, But I Think With Us, a Listener Gets a Key to the Time Capsule That is Our Band"
Cincinnati rockers Vacation don't need much of an introduction. If you've ever seen them live, then you're familiar with their...

Joe Massaro
Apr 25, 2024


Laughing: "I Forgot How Fun It Is To Get Loud And Rock Out With Your Friends"
Following various shows and festival appearances over the last couple years, Montreal rockers Laughing have shared with us the music...

Joe Massaro
Apr 24, 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


R.E. Seraphin on New Album 'Fool's Mate': "I've Become More Comfortable Taking Creative Risks and Allowing Myself to Explore Different Facets of My Songwriting"
Ahead of the release of his raucous, hook-filled second LP Fool's Mate, I caught up with the pop-eclectician R.E. Seraphin all about the...

Joe Massaro
Mar 20, 2024


Billy Tibbals: "I Always Wanted to Be a Part of a Real Rock 'n' Roll Scene. I Used to Daydream About it and Plot How to Make it Happen"
On his sophomore EP, Nightlife Stories, the London born, Los Angeles-based rocker Billy Tibbals offers another shot of teen glam power...

Joe Massaro
Feb 26, 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


Premiere: Cherry Cheeks' Wildly Manic Synth-Punk Returns on "Pure Power"
While Kyle Harms' Portland-based synth-punk project Cherry Cheeks has evolved into a full band over the last year, their anticipated new...

Joe Massaro
Sep 1, 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


The Kids Are Alright: Uni Boys Strike Pure Power Pop Perfection on "I Want It Too"
While there've been some fine power pop records this year between the new Whiffs and Tee Vee Repairmann, one release I've been...

Joe Massaro
Aug 4, 2023


Premiere: The Whiffs' Syrupy Power Pop Bliss Prevails on New Double Single "Satellite" / "As I Am"
The Whiffs' latest album Scratch 'N' Sniff is undoubtedly one of our favorite records this year and since its release back in March, we...

Joe Massaro
Aug 3, 2023


Single Premiere: Brower Carves Out a Lighthearted Tale of Bubblegum Royalty on "Confrontation"
Following up last year's collaborative 7" "Where is the Magic?" b/w "The Rainbow and More," multi-instrumentalist Brower (Nancy,...

Joe Massaro
Jun 30, 2023
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