It Sound: Talking About the New Album, ‘It’s Called Blood’
The forthcoming release from It Sound, 'It’s Called Blood,' is a necessary surrender, coming out of the rain-slicked, grave-toned quiet of Seattle. Jesse Damm, the driving force of...
Interview
Stud Uncovered: An Exclusive Interview with Houston’s Lost Hard-Rock Trio
In the dusty backstreets of Houston, 1974, three young musicians forged a sonic detonator called Stud. With only a few copies pressed, it was a private hard-rock artifact,...
Peter Morén (of Peter, Bjorn and John) | Interview on SunYears’ ‘The Song Forlorn’
Peter Morén's SunYears project has settled into a rich, self-aware pocket, finding a comfortable distance from his past work's intensity. The new record, 'The Song Forlorn,' carefully opens...
Joe Morris at 70: Instantiating the Continuous Beginning and ‘Abstract Forest’
A guitarist who plays bass. A free improviser who speaks in Instantiations. A musician who finds the most complex expression through the most efficient means. Joe Morris is...
Somebody Else’s Dream: Dakota, The Buoys, and the Story of “Timothy”
"Somebody Else’s Dream: Dakota, The Buoys, & Timothy," an extensive, 350-page book from Sunbury Press, is written by rock journalist Maxim W. Furek. The book investigates the controversial...
An Ecosystem of Sound: Brian Dolphin’s ‘Dolphin & You Compilation No. 1’
Brian Dolphin, a Manhattan native with harmonies inherited from rural folk and adventurous 80s and 90s albums, has spent a lifetime seeking the transcendent moment where individual voices...
Mass – From the Lost Black Mass Tapes to ‘War Law’ and Beyond
Mass is a band whose story sits quietly in the background of German rock history, waiting to be pieced together. Bassist Günther Viktor Radny started out in the...
Mimi Oz Unveils ‘Firefly’ EP
Canadian alternative multi-genre songwriter and artist Mimi Oz delivers radiant energy and fearless individuality in her new electro pop 'Firefly' EP. The adventurous Oz conveys a strong message...
Liz Reed’s Ethereal Folk Unfurls on ‘Maybe Kind of World’
Liz Reed is a long-time songwriter and elementary school music teacher hailing from the Northeastern corner of Connecticut. Known for her gentle pop-folk sound, Reed has 6 self-released...
ALICE NOT JOHN Episode 16: A Fictional Radio Transmission Guest: Lester Michiels (Uphill Sound)
ALICE NOT JOHNEpisode 16: A Fictional Radio TransmissionGuest: Lester Michiels (Uphill Sound)Host: Joeri Bruyninckx A conversation I overheard in a record store: Customer: “Do you have Coltrane?”Record shop...