One of the Spirits Burning: A Musical Memoir with Don Falcone
Don Falcone’s One Of The Spirits Burning (A Musical Memoir), published by Stairway Press, charts the remarkable journey of Spirits Burning, from a local club band to a...
Interview
Plugged In and Printed Out: Chet Weise on MAANTA RAAY and Third Man Books
MAANTA RAAY is an exciting new band that isn’t riding a retro psych wave or reviving garage fuzz clichés, but they're into something far stranger and more electric,...
The Beckies: 50 Years Later, Better Late Than Never
Nearly fifty years after their only album quietly disappeared into obscurity, The Beckies are finally receiving the recognition they deserve with the release of 'Good To Know: The...
Skywhale: Unearthing the Sonic Cosmos of ‘The World At Mind’s End’
The reissue of Skywhale’s 'The World at Mind’s End' on vinyl by PQR-Disques Plusqueréel—available in both classic black and striking splatter editions—unearths a remarkable artifact from a lesser-charted...
Judge Smith Returns with ‘Requiem Mass’ and ‘The Overstayer’
Best known as co-founder of Van der Graaf Generator, Judge Smith has spent the past five decades quietly subverting expectations. His latest projects—a long-awaited live premiere of 'Requiem...
Inside Burenhinder: Sound, Solidarity, and Safer Spaces
Burenhinder is a FINTA collective made up of eight audio and visual artists based in Belgium. They have joined forces to create a platform for FINTA* artists (female,...
Locrian’s ‘The Crystal World’ at 15: Unearthed, Unsettled, Crystallized
'The Crystal World' was never meant to survive this long. It was built like an artifact, not a product, a dense slab of sound shaped by tension, decay,...
ALICE NOT JOHN Episode 3: A Fictional Radio Transmission Guest: Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
ALICE NOT JOHN Episode 3: A Fictional Radio Transmission Guest: Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) Host: Joeri Bruyninckx A conversation I overheard in a record store: Customer: “Do you...
Elliott Murphy Talks ‘Infinity’ and the Endless Road of Songwriting
Elliott Murphy is a rare breed of artist, a storyteller whose music feels less like songs and more like chapters from a deeply lived life. At nearly 75,...
Inside ‘Golden’: Slow Burn Drifters’ Cinematic Soundscape
Slow Burn Drifters’ debut album 'Golden' feels like stepping into a private film where time folds over itself. The name itself evokes vast open spaces and lingering sunsets,...