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WTF! A Place to Bury Strangers made their new LP into a playable SYNTH!!!

Between his noise rock outfit A Place To Bury Strangers – dubbed 'the loudest band in New York' – and his pedal company Death By Audio, Oliver Ackermann is no stranger to DIY noisemaking. The band's latest album, Synthesizer, takes things a step further though. Not only did Ackermann design and build his own DIY synth, which is featured on every track of the album, but the instrument's circuit design […]

todayOctober 10, 2024 18

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Gena Rowlands 1930 – 2024

By - Nick Adrian Of the many great screen performers throughout the years, we also seem to come across someone special. Even with the massive waves of talent that graced celluloid from film’s conception to the many performers after our lifetimes that we’ll never get a chance to see, there was and will always be a select few that stand up above the rest. It’s hard to remain subjective with […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 99

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Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground (1981-1991)

By - Jackie Lo “Our Band Could Be Your Life” was written by Michael Azerrad and published in 2001. Since then, it’s made many “best of” lists and considered a must-read for any music reader’s collection. The title comes from the opening line of "History Lesson – Part II", by Mike Watt of Minutemen, one of the bands featured in the book. The song describes the band's working class origins […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 54 2 3

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Perfect Albums of The 90’s: Hammerhead – Into The Vortex

By - Brian Teasley Perfect records from the 90s, Part Whatever: Hammerhead’s 1994 LP “Into the Vortex” stands as a ferocious testament to the visceral potency of heavy, noisy music reminiscent of Am Rep releases from the first half of the ‘90s. Released in 1994, this album is often relegated to the periphery of music discourse, yet it warrants far greater acclaim for its audacious innovation and relentless intensity. From […]

todayJuly 25, 2024 55

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Perfect Albums of The 90’s: Polvo – Celebrate The New Dark Age

By - Brian Teasley Mostly as a dumb mental exercise, I’m making a list of “perfect” indie records (that were in my personal sphere of listening) from the 90s. This list won’t be ranked; it’s just 10 records in the order of what pops in my head at any given time. Please be aware the usage of “Indie” much like “punk rock” has drifted so far from its original intent […]

todayJuly 18, 2024 40

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Hello, Goodbye to Shelley Duvall

By - Craig Ceravolo We lost Shelley Duvall this month. She was only 75 years old, which seems rather too soon in 2024. I would click on recent videos of interviews before she left us with captions like “You will be shocked to see Shelley Duvall now…sad” and she was just…older. She was missing some teeth, and her hair was a wild bird’s nest, but her big brown eyes were […]

todayJuly 18, 2024 62 37

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Why I Love Van Halen: It was a rough year

By - Brian Teasley Sometimes people ask me why I love Van Halen so much. Well, seventh grade was the worst year. It was the year I switched from private to public school. I guess my parents had planned it that way, forcing me to be extra smart, nerdy, and further along than the other kids. So, there I was, walking down a grim hallway with hundreds of slamming lockers, […]

todayJune 20, 2024 65

book review

Rebel Girl – Kathleen Hanna

By - Jackie Lo There are a handful of women that I’ve admired and have guided me on my musical journey. PJ Harvey, Kim Gordon, Kim Deal, Liz Phair, and Kathleen Hanna. By the end of this year, I’ll be able to say that I’ve seen all of them live on stage. As a teenager in the 90s, these were the bands I listened to. As a 20-something year old […]

todayJune 13, 2024 113

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