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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
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
Miranda and The Beat: "I Feel Like We Really Tried To Drop Any Pre-Conceptions We Had About Ourselves Creatively and Just Made What Felt Right in the Moment"
A few words about Miranda and The Beat—one of the primary rock groups over the last five years. Now based in the real swampland of New...
Joseph Massaro
Nov 27, 2024
Shop Regulars: "At First, the Project Was More of a Platform to Release Tapes but Has Since Become an Actual Band"
Shop Regulars, the brainchild of Portland artist Matt Radosevich (formerly of Honey Bucket), released a self-titled LP back in June...
Joseph Massaro
Nov 7, 2024
Track by Track: Brower on the Stompin' Bubblegum Nuggets That Cook up 'Flour'
Following up several singles and a totally authentic live album to help sustain the anticipation over the years, New York City rocker Nat...
Joseph Massaro
Nov 4, 2024
The Circulators: "I Couldn't Put Much Significance Behind It Other Than Just Wanting to Document Those Songs and Make Something That We Could Be Proud of and Say, 'Hey, We Made an Actual Record!'"
The Circulators are one of the best bands tearing it up in San Francisco and luckily, they snagged a deal with Total Punk, who will be...
Joseph Massaro
Nov 1, 2024
The Prize: "It Sometimes Feels Like We Haven't Done That Much but Then When You Step Back and Have a Look at the Opportunities We've Had and the Things We've Got to Experience, I Feel Really Lucky!"
Since forming in 2021, The Prize has established itself as one of Melbourne's premiere rock 'n' roll bands through their arsenal of...
Joseph Massaro
Oct 16, 2024
Jed Dmochowski of The V.I.P.'s: "None of Us Were Trained Musicians, but We Knew How a Good Song Should Be Shaped and Sound Like"
The V.I.P .'s were formed by Jed Dmochowski (guitar, vocals), Guy Morley (guitar), Andrew Price (bass), and Paul Shurey (drums) while...
Joseph Massaro
Oct 8, 2024
New Math: "I Think We Just Were Like Lots of Kids. You Just Tried to Mimic Your Favorite Band at the Time, or Your Favorite Sort of Moment in Music"
By the time the 1980s struck, New Math was way out there. After cementing an underground rock scene at the now-extinct club Scorgie's in...
Joseph Massaro
Aug 22, 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
Josephine Network: "I Have a Vivid Memory of My Dad Playing Me a 45 of 'Great Balls of Fire' by Jerry Lee Lewis and It Totally Freaked Me Out. I Have Been a Rock N Roll Victim Ever Since"
New York's power pop chanteuse Josephine Network just shared "Fat Doll" a glammy, campy, and irresistibly catchy pop number that's also a...
Joseph Massaro
Aug 13, 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
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...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 26, 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...
Joseph 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...
Joseph Massaro
Nov 14, 2023
Premiere: Split System Unleash Raucous Rock 'n' Roll on "End of the Night"
Split System are back today with their new single "End of the Night," a fierce force of primitive rock 'n' roll fury that marks a new...
Joseph Massaro
Nov 8, 2023
Glyders: Electrical Sounds of Shadowland Roadhouses
Ahead of their show tonight at Abilene Bar & Lounge in Rochester, New York alongside local psych-rock supergroup Leus Zeus, we caught up...
Joseph Massaro
Aug 18, 2023
Video Premiere: The Stools Land a Blow With a Blaze of Blues-Bent Garage Punk on "Into The Street"
Today we have the pleasure in premiering the Detroit punk trio The Stools' latest music video to the bruising high-dosage track "Into The...
Joseph Massaro
Aug 9, 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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