Where Strides The Behemoth Keeps Returning To Savage Imperial Death March
Where Strides The Behemoth writes about being surprised to hear about Savage Imperial Death March, the new collaborative LP from Melvins and Napalm Death. Yet, “Melvins were hugely influential in the grunge and sludge world for their experimental approach, and the same can be said for Napalm Death. Of course while the Melvins have always been experimental, weird, and out […]
New Music From Fruit Bats
The midwest, particularly the part of the midwest from which Eric D. Johnson hails, 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 […]
John Densmore and Chuck D’s Collaboration Is A “Huge Success” According To One Big Blank
About the new collaborative album between The Doors’ John Densmore and Public Enemy’s Chuck D, One Big Blank writes, “I had no idea what to expect, but was blown away by the output. For those pining for record scratching or bass piano, you won’t find that here. What you will find is an eclectic mix of rhyme, spoken word, some […]
Side-Line Interviews David J
“With Tracks From the Attic Revisited,” Side-Line writes, “David J Haskins does far more than dust off abandoned material. The album turns forgotten demos into living works, shaped by distance, experience, wit, and a willingness to let old songs evolve rather than remain sealed in amber. The site has an interview with David J, who is […]
TribLive Talks With Souled American
TribLive notes that Souled American has “garnered praise from contemporaries like Jeff Tweedy (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats) and David Lowery (Cracker).” Yet, the band deflected in a recent interview with the site when asked about how influential they felt. According to Chris Grigeroff, “Ah, I don’t know. I hear people say this, that or the other, but I don’t ever hear […]
Heavenly’s Return Impresses A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed
Heavenly is back with their first album in 30 years, Highway To Heavenly, and A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed has coverage. “On tunes like the jubilant ‘Excuse Me’ you’d swear you were hearing a lost Heavenly cut from 1996. Similarly, ‘Good Times’ is a stroll around familiar territory, the Heavenly sound being revived after too many years dormant. Elsewhere, […]
GULFF Cleverly Takes On Spotify
Have you tried listening to GULFF on Spotify? A press release says, “Do not pardon the interruption: There’s nothing unusual about hearing an ad while streaming music on Spotify, but in listening to GULFF’s debut single ‘error,’ the ad around the midpoint isn’t being served up by Spotify’s algorithm. The band wrote it and cut it into […]
The SHFL Highlights IPR and David J
The SHFL has a huge feature on Independent Project Records, the Bishop, California-based imprint that has been pumping out lovingly hand-crafted releases from artists like Torn Boys, Shiva Burlesque, Afterimage, and Red Temple Spirits. The feature includes a piece on David J‘s new album Tracks From The Attic Revisited, which is at radio now. David J is best known for […]
The Ginger Quiff Says Heavenly Is An Essential Listen
The Ginger Quiff says the new LP from Heavenly, Highway To Heavenly, is “essential listening… The songs are packed with a mix of gritty realism and scathing takedowns alongside songs packed with a real tenderness and compassion in a series of pin-point accuracy observations of the human condition, all soundtracked by Heavenly’s signature jangly guitars and soaraway harmonies.” Check […]
New Music From John Densmore (The Doors) and Chuck D (Public Enemy)
The origins of do+pe = no country for old men go back to when two Rock N Roll Hall of Famers and GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award winners – John Densmore (The Doors) and Chuck D (Public Enemy, Prophets of Rage) – met on a Record Store Day panel at Amoeba Music in 2014. A year later, Chuck D sent Densmore an […]
The Midlands Rocks Says David J “Feels Fresh And Vibrant” On His New LP
According to The Midlands Rocks, the new album from David J, the founder of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets, “feels fresh and vibrant.” The album, Tracks From The Attic Revisited, features new fleshed-out versions of songs David J recently released on the massive demos collection Tracks From The Attic. “Tracks From The Attic Revisited choses ten of those rattling, skeletal demos and puts flesh […]
The Stranger Tells Readers To Take The Highway To Heavenly
Heavenly is about to be back in the US in support of their new album Highway To Heavenly, and The Stranger recommends their Seattle show highly. The venerable alt-weekly writes, “The album picks up right where they left off in the mid ’90s with upbeat pop hits reminiscent of the Cardigans and Stereolab. Don’t miss the chance to hear Heavenly […]
Hump Day Highlights Souled American
Hump Day News likes Souled American. They write, “Wide open spaces. And flat surfaces… Our highlighted track ‘Freeing Wheels’ foregrounds the keys and delivers a kind of transcendent, salvation-ready mood. Whether or not salvation is on the way, is between sweet baby Jesus and the souls of these God-fearing musicians.” Okay. Check out the track here. “Freeing Wheels” […]
Atwood Interviews Black Nile
In an interview with Atwood Magazine, Black Nile‘s Shaw brothers explain their relationship to the music culture of Southern California. “Growing up in LA,” they say, “music isn’t just something you hear; it’s the atmosphere. We were surrounded by the legacy of Leimert Park and the deep history of Central Avenue, but we were also coming up in […]
WBEZ Recommends Inara George
Chicago’s WBEZ FM recommends Inara George‘s upcoming show in the neighboring city of Evanston. “Inara George has one of those rare voices that can feel retro and futuristic in the same breath. Her vocal contributions to the MySpace-era duo The Bird And The Bee (with producer to the stars Greg Kurstin) come across like space-age electropop, whereas the folk-country harmonies of […]
New Noise Features Melvins and Napalm Death
About the band’s new collaborative LP with Napalm Death, Melvins’ Buzz Osborne recently told New Noise Magazine, ““The process behind Savage Imperial Death March reflected the same rejection of rigid structure that defines the music itself. There were no demos, no carefully planned arrangements, and very little premeditation. Instead, the musicians introduced, learned, and recorded ideas almost immediately. Most of […]
Goldmine Praises ORG’s Funkadelic Treatment
Goldmine has coverage of the newest Funkadelic reissue that’s been remastered and rereleased by Westbound Records in conjunction with ORG Music. “As is protocol with regard to everything that ORG Music puts out, there is always a deep dive into attention to detail. This release and ‘all’ of the variants that accompany this album campaign were sourced not digitally, but were all […]
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 […]
