Anton Barbeau Digs the Light and Rides a Psychedelic Cloud
The yang to Glitch Wizard’s yin, Barbeau describes this simultaneous release as the former’s “Siamese cousin.” Starting life as 'Dirtworm,' the recent US election may have sparked a...
OSEES Unleash ‘ABOMINATION,’ a Ferocious New Single from Upcoming Album ‘Abomination Revealed at Last’
OSEES return with a vengeance. Today, the band unveiled their blistering new single 'ABOMINATION,' the latest taste from their forthcoming LP, 'Abomination Revealed at Last,' out August 8th...
BUNNIES Interviewed: Inside the ‘Horror Spectrum’
Somewhere between a swamp hallucination and a small-town government meeting gone to seed, BUNNIES have carved a record that gurgles and spits its way through what they simply...
Brooklyn’s Tokens: Beyond ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’
Brooklyn high school corridors in 1955 buzzed with a quiet magic. There, a quartet dubbed the Linc Tones, featuring young Neil Sedaka, Jay Siegel, and Hank Medress among...
ALICE NOT JOHN Episode 8: A Fictional Radio Transmission Guest: Liz Durette
ALICE NOT JOHNEpisode 8: A Fictional Radio TransmissionGuest: Liz DuretteHost: Joeri Bruyninckx A conversation I overheard in a record store: Customer: “Do you have Coltrane?”Record shop owner: “In...
Stereocilia’s Journey Through ‘Phases’
Amid the deepening thickets of ambient minimalism and experimental drone, few voices have remained as defiantly personal and unfalteringly consistent as that of John Scott, the Bristol-based composer...
Sean Imboden’s ‘Communal Heart’: A Quiet Subversion of the Big Band Canon
By the time the final echoes of 'Portal Passage' fade on Sean Imboden’s debut big band album, 'Communal Heart,' a subtle yet profound recalibration has occurred. As the...
The Cranberries’ Drummer Fergal Lawler Reflects on 30 Years of ‘No Need To Argue’
“Just relax and enjoy the adventure.” That’s the simple advice Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler would offer his younger self back in 1994, just before 'No Need To Argue'...
30 Years of ‘Da Lama Ao Caos’: Nação Zumbi Interviewed on Manguebeat
Thirty years ago, 'Da Lama Ao Caos' shattered the mold of Brazilian music. Out of Recife’s mangroves came a seismic pulse: maracatu fused with punk, psychedelia braided with...
Frank Meyer (Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, Trading Aces, FEAR) Steps Out with ‘Living Between the Lines’
After years fronting West Coast punk bands like The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs and Trading Aces, and sharing stages with punk legends including FEAR, Wayne Kramer, and James Williamson, Frank...