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...
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A Wandering Minstrel: Marion’s Intimate Memoir of Guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton and the Early Sound of Hawkwind
The late guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton, whose contributions were integral to the early sound of Hawkwind, is the subject of A Wandering Minstrel, a memoir authored by his long-time...
Inside The Veldt: An Intimate Interview with Shoegaze Pioneers
Born from the psychic contiguity of the Southern church and the juke-joint's humid drone, the core triumvirate of Daniel Chavis, Danny Chavis, and Hayato Nakao forged a sound...
Laveda’s ‘Love, Darla’: Born in the Subways of NYC
The sound of Laveda’s new record 'Love, Darla' hits with the full force of a New York City subway platform, all metal, sweat, and low-frequency aggression. Seriously, this...
Exploring ‘Crónicas Intrascendentes’ with Akenathon
Akenathon’s third album, 'Crónicas Intrascendentes,' feels like opening a secret diary written between dreams and nightmares. Hailing from Argentina’s fertile progressive rock scene, the band builds a soundworld...
Roger Glenn Talks ‘My Latin Heart,’ Cal Tjader, and the Legends Who Shaped His Sound
Roger Glenn, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist whose career spans more than six decades, emerges into the spotlight with 'My Latin Heart,' his first album as a leader in nearly...
From Brian Wilson to ‘I Love My Life’: An Interview with Stephen Kalinich on a Life in Verse and Song
Stephen J. Kalinich is a true artistic nomad, a poet and songwriter whose life's work is a persistent, gentle call for peace and humanity. With a history as...
New Brutalism Discusses the Making of ‘Requiescat Record’: Monolithic Soundscapes
In a world saturated with overdesigned sounds and disposable streams, this Knoxville-born quartet has spent nearly three decades carving out elemental and utterly singular language. Their instruments are...
The Spells: A Ghost Story of the NYC Underground, and a Lost Album Found
New York in the late 90s was a strange, electric twilight. In that special, moody scene, the Austin-formed trio The Spells—Nicole Barrick (guitar, vocals), Marisa Pool (bass, vocals),...
Varre Vartiainen on Making ‘Head and Heart’
Varre Vartiainen’s new album 'Head and Heart' is a striking exploration of contemporary jazz fusion, realized through an inspired collaboration with legendary guitarist Mike Stern. Widely regarded as...