Yesterday, Virginia Beach quintet Sunndrug released their debut album, Exit Wounds. Fans may recognize three of the band’s personnel—Jimmy Reeves, Chris Raines and Matt Beck—all of whom originated in Spitfire, a metalcore outfit popular at the start of the millennium. Sunndrug, by contrast, is a less stringent rock variant, bolstering …
Read More »Interview with Close Talker
kodak portra 120 film / “Close Talker is the exalted indie rock trio from Saskatoon, Canada. Formed in 2012, the band has made great strides in a short period of time: two full-length releases, numerous tours throughout North America, Europe, and the UK, and international attention garnered from critically acclaimed …
Read More »Interview: Epoch Failure
Epoch Failure – members, Billy Joe Marrero (aka “Billy The Kidd”) and Nick Young (aka “Nickey Knoxx”) have forged a message through their music that is grounded in hope and ambition –an attribute gained from overcoming hard times in their respective lives. The fellas have created music that speaks to real issues in …
Read More »Interview with KONGOS
Music Existence: Do you guys write collaboratively on this album? Dylan: No, just for one song and barely. It’s hard to. Johnny wrote the song and the chorus was lacking everyone thought and we tried to make something work lyrically and musically and it just wasn’t working. Then Jesse wrote …
Read More »Interview – Sarah McTaggart – Lead Singer of Spellbinding Electronic Band Transviolet
Sarah McTaggart & Transviolet – Music Hall of Willamsburg – Brooklyn, NY Discovering new music may provide the universe with the only thing even remotely equivalent to blindly falling in love with someone for the first time, as coming across bands and musicians that one had little to no previous …
Read More »Interview with Kenny Dubman
After a lapse of non-musical endeavors, veteran New Jersey guitarist Kenny Dubman released his debut solo album, Reckless Abandon. The album effectively channels Dubman’s roots—a hearty amalgamation of 70s-tinged hard rock—while celebrating his newfound inspiration. Its presentation comes off as a rarity in today’s modern rock climate, a majority of …
Read More »Interview with Shvkxir
Shvkxir is an artist from Dallas, Texas who doesn’t play by the rules when it comes to his style or his music. He just released his newest single, “BVD GIRL” and is excited to share it with the world before he drops his next full project, shvk.wav. Take a listen to the grimy, …
Read More »Interview with Knox Hamilton
ME: For those who don’t know you guys yet, how did you the band form? Drew: Boots and Cobo are brothers. They’ve been playing music together for a long long time. Their dad is a pastor and they took a church in Little Rock, AR and thats the church where …
Read More »Interview with Seth Dunshee of Foreign Figures
Yesterday, Orem, Utah’s Foreign Figures began their Force of Nature Tour in support of their debut album, Paradigm. The tour resumes October 21, continuing along southern and Midwestern soil before wrapping with a hometown show. I had the pleasure of corresponding with the band’s bassist, Seth Dunshee, who provided ample …
Read More »Interview with Matt and Trenton of Hands Like Houses
Interview with Matt Cooper and Trenton Woodley of Hands Like Houses before their show supporting Of Mice & Men in Glasgow on Wednesday 5th October 2016.
Read More »Interview with Andy Leo (Andrew Velazquez) of Crown The Empire
Interview with Andy from Crown The Empire before the show suppoting Of Mice & Men in Glasgow on Wednesday 5th October 2016.
Read More »Interview: Pamela Hute
1. How does being based in Paris influence your music? Paris is a lively city, I’ve always lived there so I’m not sure it really influences me. My music is about humans and relationships, my experiences, the lives of people I meet, characters in books or movies… so the environment …
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