The Dublin-based trio of No Spill Blood originally started as a side project with each member of the act bounding over a mutual love of Devo, Trans Am and The Melvins when they recorded their […]
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Show Review: Big Muff Radio, Stolen Jars, Honduras and Lazyeyes at Baby’s All Right 1/11/15
Show Review: Big Muff Radio, Stolen Jars, Honduras and Lazyeyes Baby’s All Right January 11, 2015 With JOVM being a (mostly) one-man operation, it often means that i’m spending a great deal of attempting to […]
The Los Angeles-based quartet of Dorothy, named after their founder and lead vocalist have become blogosphere sensations for a sound that employs elements of riff-heavy 60s and 70s rock, the blues, glam rock, hip hop […]
If you’ve been regularly following JOVM for some time now, you may recall that I’ve written a couple of posts about Kishi Bashi, a violinist, composer, vocalist and producer who has recorded and toured with […]
Comprised of Andrew Tamlyn, Nolan Krebs and Joshua Korf, the Grand Rapids, MI-based psych rock trio of HEATERS can trace their origins to when high school buddies Tamlyn and Krebs relocated to Grand Rapids to […]
Although JOVM is a (mostly) one-man operation, I receive quite a bit of emails from artists, band managers, labels and publicists from across the world and admittedly I’ll look at a band name and think […]
Several years ago, Nic Cogels packed up his life and moved from Brussels, Belgium to Sydney, Australia in search of a new beginning. Cogels met brothers Ed and Lloyd Prescott and Nick Langley and formed […]
Produced by The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner, Crocodiles fourth effort, Crimes of Passion was one of my favorite releases of 2013 as the album meshed sleazy, reckless hedonism and furiously, noisy psychedelia. After touring to […]
Just a few weeks ago, I had written about “The Voyeur” the latest single from the Los Angeles-based duo of Ultra Violent Rays. Comprised of of Cooper Gillespie (vocals, bass) and Greg Gordon (drums and sequencers), […]
Comprised of Dani Neff (vocals, guitar), Greg Yancey (bass) and Zack Humphrey (drums), the Austin, TX-based trio of Megafauna released their sophomore effort, Maximalist late last year and the album has the band taking an […]
Metz’s 2012 self-titled debut was released to critical praise across the blogosphere and put the Toronto-based band on the international map for a brand of post-punk that would remind some listeners of Nirvana’s Bleach and […]
Comprised of Carlos Valle (guitar, vocals), Stefan Mersch (bass) and Kyle Beach (drums), the New York-based trio of Sun Voyager have released two EPs of psychedelic garage rock, Cosmic Tides and Mecca since their formation in […]
Comprised of Josh Smith (vocals, guitar and production) and Josh Freed (samples, synths and production), the Detroit, MI-based duo of Gosh Pith have quickly won the attention of the blogosphere for an aesthetic that focuses […]
A couple of years ago, I caught the Cardiff, Wales, UK-based, blogosphere darling quintet of Joanna Gruesome at an incredible CMJ Showcase at the now-defcunt Death By Audio and although that night quickly turned out […]
A Q&A with Prettiest Eyes
Comprised of Pachy (drums and vocals), Marco (bass) and Paco (keyboards), the members of the Los Angeles-based trio Prettiest Eyes had all been vital parts of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s music scene for years, playing […]