If you follow this site regularly, you know that I frequently receive an incredible amount of emails from bands, publicists and labels from all over the world and such things makes the site’s (unofficial) mission […]
Tag: hard rock
Originally part of the Tampa, FL music scene, the members of The Ukiah Drag, ZZ Ramirez, Thomas Conte, Brian “The Sultan” Hennessey and Andrew Eaton have played in bands alongside the members of Merchandise and […]
Jacob Faber (drums), Nick Kiveln (vocals, guitar) and Julia Cumming (vocals and bass) are a Brooklyn-based psychedelic trio, Sunflower Bean. interestingly, the trio have garnered quite a bit of attention across both New York’s incredibly […]
Based in Flintshire, North Wales, UK, the quartet of Falls have quickly won over fans, critics, and critics on the other side of the pond for blistering, eardrum shattering, scuzzy power chord riffs and howled […]
Your Skull My Closet and Radkey at Mercury Lounge 2/20/14
Your Skull Your Closet and Radkey Mercury Lounge February 20, 2014 Having a full-time job while running a website full-time often means that I often have competing demands on my time but I manage it […]
With the release of their first two albums, and several singles through a variety of indie labels, the Vancouver, BC-based White Lung has received quite a bit of love and attention across the blogosphere for […]
There are some bands whose sound makes such a forceful and immediate impression that you can remember the first time you had ever heard them – and will likely be able to remember it for […]
Growing up as a child of the 80s, Living Colour was a revelation for me – seeing someone who looked like me, playing like that was probably the most awesome thing ever, and it seemed […]
Richmond, VA-based Windhand will be releasing their forthcoming album Soma through Relapse Records on September 17th. And since the band’s formation back in 2009, the band has specialized in crafting the sort of power dirges reminiscent of […]
Canadian art rockers Yamantaka//Sonic Titan‘s YT//ST was one of the most unique albums i’ve heard in some time – in fact it landed at number 6 on this site’s Best of 2012 List. The band which really […]
Toronto, ON-based band HSY formed back in 2011 and now that they appear to have a permanent lineup, the band retreated to the Toronto suburbs to record the material that wound up on their self-titeld […]
Formed in 2009, the Richmond, VA-based quintet of Windhand, which consists of Asechiah Bogdan (guitar), Parker Chandler (bass), Dorthia Cottrell (vocals), Garrett Morris (guitar), and Ryan Wolfe (drums) have developed a reputation for a sound that […]
I caught the extremely young, Los Angeles, CA-based trio of the Vim Dicta at a relatively early set at Piano’s on Monday night and I was impressed – they play with a confidence and assuredness […]
I caught the Los Angeles, CA-based trio the Vim Dicta at Piano’s on Monday night, and from this live footage that I shot, their sound owes a debt to Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin and the like […]
Released through Sub Pop Records, Metz’s self-titeld album landed on number 12 on this site’s Best of 2012 list, thanks in part to blistering, face-melting, sludgy power chords, pounding drums and howled vocals. When you […]