With contributions from Los Straitjackets, Southern Culture On The Skids and The Fleshtones, there’s a healthy amount of surf-rock meets Southern Rock meets ghoulish good times to be had in this 2013 compilation. I think I’m partial to the new take on The Monster Mash in “Que Monstruos Son†or the oddly peaceful “Theme From Young […]
The debut full-length from Ace Quaalude, aka Lucas Fedorko, is filled with explosive, thrashing, moments. The title track, “Heat Death Electricâ€, is the primary example of the pounding drums and distorted vocals found through much of the album but there’s more nuance to it if you allow yourself a full top to bottom listen. Tracks like “[ectoplasm]â€, “Sunstepper†and […]
The Privates frontman launches new PledgeMusic campaign for concept album.
You likely remember back in February of 2016 when Thelma and the Sleaze set out on their Kandyland tour, 31-shows in 29-days all over Nashville. They played everywhere from proper venues to a McDonalds to a laundromat. Seth Graves documented the entire thing and debuted the film at the Nashville Film Festival. Now the film […]
Serendipity led me to place Yon Ort and ONLY back to back – a track that claims “What you feel, isn’t real” followed by a track that claims “we all die!” It’s a haphazard goodness that I can’t take credit for but I’m happy to bring to you. No theme in this Volume of the […]
Bully – Losing (First Listen) Ahead of their official October 20th release date, you can now stream the entire sophomore LP from Bully, Losing, over on NPR Music. It is, as you’d expect from the singles that preceded it, a grunge-inspired, tension-filled, extremely honest blast of rock music. Best experienced at the highest volumes.
I’m biased but Curse Walk from Shaboi is still my favorite Halloween record; particularly coming out of Nashville (sorry Boo Dudes!). It’s only timely a few weeks out of the year, so get on it.
You can hear the entire Margo Price album, All American Made, streaming over on NPR’s First Listen ahead of it’s Oct. 20th release date. Take note of the collaboration track with Willie Nelson, “Learning to Loseâ€, and the title track that closes out the record as particular highlights. There’s a lot to enjoy here and multiple […]
There are many projects and pseudonyms for the works of Ardis Redford; Tetsuo, False Colors, USENET and The Kinky Gentleman among them. He mined his flash drives of work and put together a 40-minute presentation at the Springwater, performing as his female alter-ego Mandy Stewart. The video of the performance is a glitched out, frenetic, […]
There’s a moment in “Blew†– from Ferdinand’s  Sunk EP – that subtlety works in the tiniest bit of an iPhone alarm. It’s immediately familiar and alerting, albeit fleeting. It’s a fine example of the delicate balance struck throughout the release that feels like a legitimate bedroom recording but also containing plenty of fleshed out arrangements that […]
Makeup and Vanity Set – October Horror If you are even vaguely familiar with the works of Makeup and Vanity Set, you know that they can induce quite a creepy and foreboding vibe. In other words, the perfect match for your Halloween playlist. He’s taken that pairing one step further and is releasing a new […]
The latest Forest of Tygers track, a split 7″ single with Anicon that just released, is accompanied by a short film directed by frontman Jim Valosik. Without giving much away, it’s safe to say that the visual accompaniment matches the music; absolutely brutal in its nature. There’s a great interview over on Fangoria about the […]
