New Music From David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets)
A new album from David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) entitled Tracks From the Attic Revisited is available now from Independent Project Records (IPR). Reshaped, sometimes rewritten, and now reinterpreted with a full band, the ten tracks that make up Tracks From the Attic Revisited are culled from the 37(!)-track home recordings on Tracks From the Attic released in 2024, also from IPR. Uncovered from […]
GULFF Issues “the rumo(u)r” Video
GULFF has released a video for “the rumo(u)r,” one of two singles that has now emerged from the new multi-disciplinary electronic music project. The group’s Tod Lippy says, “I created the video for this second single from the forthcoming GULFF album by sourcing the byproducts of artificial intelligence—unbridled data center expansion, methane emissions, AI slop, and the endless […]
Inara George Guests On Paltrocast
Inara George was recently a guest on Paltrocast, discussing her new album. “Inara George joins the Paltrocast to discuss her latest solo release, Songs of Douglass & Littell. We dive into her transition into jazzier territory, collaborating with childhood friends Philip Littell and Eliot Douglass, and the emotional weight of reimagining 30-year-old songs originally written during the AIDS crisis. Inara also shares […]
JIJI’s Jazz Shares Black Nile’s Jam
JIJI’s Jazz Club has footage of Black Nile‘s record release show for Indigo Garden earlier this month. The site says, “Performing alongside longtime friends and peers Alex Garcia (drums) and Luca Mendoza (keys), Aaron & Lawrence Shaw showcase this song off the album titled “Danielle” (inspired by Aaron Shaw’s partner). Native to Los Angeles, the two grew up around […]
Billy Corgan Talks With David J About Peter Murphy, Iggy Pop, and more
In a new episode of The Magnificent Others, “Billy Corgan sits down with David J of Bauhaus / Love and Rockets, one of the quiet architects of alternative music. David shares stories about growing up in working-class England, discovering reggae and punk, the accidental genesis of ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead,’ and Bauhaus’ mission to dismantle the conventions of traditional […]
Goldmine Loves Inara George’s “Instantly Engaging” New LP
According to Goldmine, “Inara George possesses some stirling DNA. The daughter of the late Lowell George, the prime mover of Little Feat early on and one-time guitarist for Frank Zappa, she was in an ideal position to take advantage of his musical DNA when instigating a career all her own.” Yet, the site continues, “George doesn’t trade […]
Country Universe Praises Souled American’s Sanctions
Country Universe says that on Souled American‘s new LP Sanctions, the “venerable alt-country titans (yes, really) haven’t lost a step. What’s impressive about this set is how, despite a 30 year recording hiatus, they still sound ahead of their time when it comes to their singular brand of knotty, proto-bootgaze.” Read more here. Sanctions is at radio now and […]
Zig At The Gig Talks Louder Than You Think With Kelly Foley
Zig at the Gig recently spoke with Kelly Foley, of Torn Boys and Independent Project Records. As Zig explains, “Kelly has been involved with the making of the documentary Louder Than You Think a Lo-FI History Of Gary Young & Pavement! Kelly helped with the making of the soundtrack under the same name! Kelly has a new album in the works […]
Albumism Celebrates Funkadelic’s Weirdness On Free Your Mind
Last year, Albumism wrote, “Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow can make you feel like you’re tripping on hallucinogens. It’s chaotic and free-flowing in all the ways characterized by early Funkadelic albums, but there’s drug-infused mayhem dripping from every feedback-laden note. Released 55 years ago, it’s about as heavy of an aural acid trip that you’ll […]
13th Floor Reviews The Gem-Filled New Heavenly LP
13th Floor has a review of Heavenly’s comeback LP, Highway to Heavenly, and writes, “From the moment the music starts the listener is taken on a ride through conflicting emotions – the music is upbeat and happy, but, sometimes, the words will hit a raw nerve… There are gems all through this record. And while […]
Spectrum Culture Peeps Souled American In Portland
Spectrum Culture‘s David Harris saw Souled American at Mississippi Studios in Portland. He writes, “The concert had a gentle, ramshackle feel to it even as many of the new songs touched on melancholy subjects. Honestly, it was simply a true pleasure to see Adducci and Grigoroff perform… Souled American is both ethereal and mundane… Anything can happen. They can […]
New Music From GULFF
GULFF is a remote multidisciplinary collaboration by Owain Kelly and Tod Lippy. Lippy is an artist, editor, and the founding editor of the arts publication Esopus in Brooklyn. Kelly (NO CEREMONY///) is an electronic musician and composer in Manchester. The project explores the cultural, political, commercial, and technological ruptures of the mid–2020s through the auditory byproducts of late capitalism — collected […]
WTBU Checks Out Heavenly
It sounds like WTBU’s Robin Sheng had a good time at the Heavenly concert last month. They’re up with a review of the band’s set from The Sinclair in Boston, during which the iconic group charmed the audience with songs from their initial run alongside new hits from their 2026 critically-acclaimed return Highway To Heavenly. Read the live review here. Heavenly will […]
David J Lives Through That
David J, who is at radio now with two advance singles from Tracks From The Attic Revisited, was recently a guest on Lived Through That. “Today’s guest is a true original,” writes the podcast, “a musician, poet, and creative force whose work helped shape the sound and spirit of post-punk. As a member of Bauhaus, David J brought […]
New Music From Fruit Bats
The midwest, particularly the part of the midwest Eric D. Johnson hails from, is a largely flat expanse. Zipping through it on the highway, you’ll see cities and towns rise up in the distance, but blink and you’ll miss other man-made rejoinders to horizontal living dotting the landscape, hill after hill, built from the refuse of the […]
Souled American Reminisces With Matter
Souled American is touring now behind Sanctions, their first album in 30 years. In 2024, when the band was first re-emerging, they spoke to Matter about their early years and why they released music at a much faster clip in the 80s and 90s. According to the site, “Souled American’s early productivity could be traced at least in part […]
The Daily Vault Reviews Louder Than You Think
The Daily Vault has reviewed Louder Than You Think, the original soundtrack of the documentary about former Pavement drummer Gary Young, and writes that “this record truly encapsulates the thriving Stockton scene from the viewpoint of Young’s LSD-taking, alcohol-consuming, hippie existence. It’s actually quite surprising that Pavement was the only Stockton band that made their way into everyone’s record collection, […]
Souled American Is “Challenging But Provocative,” Writes Spectrum Culture
According to Spectrum Culture, the new Souled American album Sanctions “can be a heavy listen, but it’s not the sort to appreciate more than enjoy; it’s challenging but provocative in productive ways, musically distinct and lyrically evocative. The duo vary their approach just enough to be engaging, without ever relinquishing the strange sensibility that makes them who they are, even […]
Metal Epidemic Says Savage Imperial Death March Lives Up to The Hype
According to Metal Epidemic, the new collaborative LP from Melvins and Napalm Death “lives up to hype… There is a lot of music here, a bevy of gnarly moments in every song… I love it. It’s so unique for someone like myself who has never experienced Melvins and loves Napalm Death to hear the sonic maelstrom created when two mammoths combine […]
Magnet Applauds Heavenly’s New Tunes
Magnet Magazine was in attendance at Heavenly‘s recent Philadelphia show, during which the band played plenty of songs from their original 1990s heyday. “But,” writes Magnet, “many of the new songs were highlights, too, including the punkish ‘Portland Town,’ the crash-pop ‘Excuse Me’ and the girl group-like ‘Scene Stealing.’ [New LP] Highway To Heavenly is an extension of the […]
