Certainly, when most people think of Memphis, TN’s music scene, they would likely think of the countless soul, funk. hip-hop and country acts that have called that city home; however, up until last year, Memphis […]
Tag: punk rock
From the singles I’ve heard over the last month or so, Screaming Females’ sixth and forthcoming effort, Rose Mountain may arguably be the best album of 2015. Comprised of Marissa Paternoster (guitar, vocals), Jarrett Dougherty (drums) and […]
Best known as one-half of the duo of Escondido, Jessica Maros is a Los Angeles, CA-based artist, who will be releasing her full-length debut, Cavity under the moniker of Kuzin (pronounced cousin). The album’s first single […]
Japanther’s Ian Vanek has long maintained a side-project with a rotating cast of musician friends by the name of Howardian. Although Vanek has been actively creating music in Howardian for some time, tomorrow marks the […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past year or so, you may remember that early last year, I wrote about the Gothenburg, Sweden-based punk quartet, LaDIDas. And for a punk band, their sound is […]
Originally formed in 2012, the Olympia, WA-based band Strange Wilds features members from several Pacific Northwest punk bands such as (the seemingly difficult to Google) Negative Press, Outlook, Wreck and others. Last year, the lineup […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for a while, you may have come across several posts on the New Brunswick, NJ-based trio of Screaming Females. Comprised of Marissa Paternoster (guitar, vocals), Jarrett Dougherty (drums) and King Mike (bass), the trio […]
In the previous post, I talked at length about the Helsinki, Finland-based no wave/free jazz/punk/whatever-the-fuck-it-is-they-playing quintet Can Can Heads. “Breakdiscodance” off the band’s latest effort, Butter Life continues the band’s reputation creating a sound that’s often […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past month or so, you may have come across a post or two on Silber Media’s experimental 5 in 5 project. The label, which is the label home of the Durham, […]
It’s something of a JOVM tradition to focus a bit on the past around New Year’s. After all, it only seems natural that with the passing of yet another year, that the past seems to […]