The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Northside Festival 2015: North Brooklyn’s SXSW Offers Thrills and Chills and What The Hell Was Thats Founded by sibling duo Scott and Denny Stedman, the Northside Festival started […]
Tag: punk rock
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM for the past year or so, you may be familiar with the Louisville, KY-based quartet, White Reaper. Comprised of Tony Esposito (vocals, guitar), Ryan Hater (keyboards), Sam Wilkerson (bass) and […]
Initially began as something of a punk supergroup featuring Lauren Denitzio of The Measure [sa], Mike Catalano of Hunchback, and Justin Sullivan of The Babies, Worriers has become Denizio’s primary project. Naturally, throughout the years […]
Since their formation back in 2012, Round Eye have developed a reputation as one of Shanghai’s premiere (and probably first) punk rock bands – and like the Western bands that have deeply inspired them their […]
Interview: A Q&A with Jim and Mike Blaha of The Blind Shake
Fronted by brothers Jim Blaha (baritone guitar and vocals) and Mike Blaha (guitar and vocals) with their buddy Dave Roper (drums), the Minneapolis, MN-based trio The Blind Shake have been vital part of the Midwest’s […]
Memphis, TN-based label Goner Records has put a city best known to the rest of the world as the home of soul, funk and hip-hop on the map for having a vital punk rock that […]
Comprised of Taigen Kawabe (bass/ vocals), Yuki Tsujii (guitar), Kohhei Matsuda (guitar) and Monchan Monna (drums), Bo Ningen is a Japanese-born, London-based quartet that has gained an international following for a psychedelic sound that’s decidedly […]
if you’ve been following JOVM for the past year or so, you might be familiar with the blogosphere darling power pop-punk trio Radkey. Comprised of siblings Isaiah (bass, vocals), Solomon (drums) and Dee Radke (guitar), the […]
Live Music Photography: Tenement, Priests and Screaming Females at The Knitting Factory 2/28/15
Live Music Photography: Tenements, Priests and Screaming Females The Knitting Factory February 28, 2015 As you can imagine, things are quite busy here in the JOVM world – after all, the life of a blogger […]
The Toronto, ON-based band HSY was formed in 2011 by its founding member, the mononymous “Jude.” After two years or so, the outfit settled into its current incarnation featuring Anna (vocals, guitar), Link (bass), and […]
Comprised of members of Brooklyn-based bands Dinosaur Feathers, The Denzels, Gunfight and Fast Years, the Brooklyn-based super band The Teen Age have quickly developed a reputation for a sound and aesthetic that meshes 70s punk […]
San Francisco has long been known as the spiritual and physical home of a collective of hippies, weirdos, freaks and a particular brand of grungy psych rock; however, similar to New York, the Bay Area […]
With the release of Memphis, TN-based Ex-Cult’s raw, desperately urgent and bruising album Midnight Passenger, last year the city primarily known as the home of classic soul suddenly emerged as the home of an impressive […]
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 […]
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 […]