Inside the Slamdinistas’ ‘Wild & Restless’
“This music is rebellion, emotion, connection.” Slamdinistas' new album 'Wild & Restless' delivers a real rock and roll punch, the kind you feel in your chest before it...
Interview
Digging Into the Sound of Trizo 50 & Phantasia: An Interview with Private Press Legends
Private press records have a special charm for collectors because they offer honest snapshots from times when mainstream routes were not an option. Bands like Phantasia and their...
ALICE NOT JOHN Episode 1: A Fictional Radio Transmission Guest: Dennis Tyfus (Ultra Eczema)
ALICE NOT JOHNEpisode 1: A Fictional Radio TransmissionGuest: Dennis Tyfus (Ultra Eczema)Host: Joeri Bruyninckx A conversation I overheard in a record store: Customer: “Do you have Coltrane?”Record shop...
Neon Lemon Tune In: ‘Hypnagogic Visions’ and Other Realities
Neon Lemon out of Austin recently dropped 'Hypnagogic Visions,' a hazy psych trip released on UK label Feral Child. The 10-inch is full of dreamy, blown-out rock that...
FVRMN’s ‘Suicides’: A Conversation with J Holmes About Loss, Healing, and Music
On July 25, Steadfast Records and Sweet Cheetah Records drop 'Suicides', the new LP from FVRMN, the alternative punk band led by J Holmes (once part of The...
Asgard: Rediscovering Coventry’s Lost Proto-Prog Treasure
Against all odds, another lost relic slips through the cracks of time — and we have Lee Dorrian and Rise Above Relics to thank for the rescue. This...
Ayane Shino Plays Rei Harakami: ‘River せせらぎ’ and the Art of Interpretation
Ayane Shino’s 'River せせらぎ: The Timbre of Guitar #2' is a beautifully intimate tribute to the late Rei Harakami, out now via Musicmine and Sublime Records. Known for...
Pedro Mizutani & Skinshape: ‘Criaturas da Noite’ Blends Bossa Dreams with British Haze
When London producer Skinshape met Brazilian songwriter Pedro Mizutani, something clicked. It was not in the grand, showy sense, but in the way two puzzle pieces quietly find...
Yochk’o Seffer Talks ‘Cèl2’: Bridging Decades of Music
Yochk’o Seffer’s 'Cèl2' is a sprawling triple album that defies time and style, weaving together four decades of fearless exploration at the intersection of contemporary music and jazz....
Ruins and Zu Come Together on ‘Jazzisdead’
RuinsZu, the explosive collaboration between Zu’s core members Massimo Pupillo and Luca T. Mai and Ruins founder Yoshida Tatsuya, has released 'Jazzisdead,' a document of their blistering 2024...