Comprised of Alexander Hacke (Einsturzende Neubauten) and Danielle de Picciotto (Crime & The City Solution, co-founder of the Berlin Love Parade), hackedepicciotto have generally followed a nomadic lifestyle and created music wherever they happened to be. But with COVID-19 keeping them in Berlin, they made the best of the situation and took a different approach … Read more
Having worked together previously in a cover band, bassist MJ Phoenix and vocalist Stephanie Stryker used downtime during the pandemic to launch their own original dark rock band, Amulet. Their debut album, House of Black + White, showcases a tightly arranged bass-driven sound with strong melodic parts and powerful vocals. In an email interview, the … Read more
Atlanta’s Flood Twin is a trio creating dark, visceral post-punk music that draws power from minimalism. Fronted and produced by bassist/vocalist Grant W. Curry (Pleasure Club), the group recently released their self-titled debut album. Curry formed Flood Twin after relocating from Louisiana, initially collaborating with guitarist J. Leslie Hedberg and then bringing in drummer Sterling. … Read more
DARK MARK vs. SKELETON JOE is a new experimental electronic project from Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees) and Joe Cardamone (The Icarus Line). Their newly-released self-titled album clocks in at over an hour and presents a pretty varied selection of tracks. Some are driven by dance beats and have a somewhat industrial edge, while others are … Read more
The self-titled debut album from Los Angeles-based post-punk trio Gypsum has been a long time coming, but it’s well worth the wait. The group has its roots in jam sessions and continues to write that way, something which manifests itself in the recordings through unusual song structures and unexpected twists. Gypsum’s highly rhythmic music brings … Read more
When Thievery Corporation‘s Rob Garza started writing what would become his new solo album, Daydream Accelerator, he found that his early pop influences were making their way into the music. Embracing that direction, he collaborated with several artists to create an indie-pop album that maintains the sonic experimentation of Thievery Corporation but with more of … Read more
For their 2019 album CCXMD, New York-based experimental art-punk duo Cinema Cinema took a radically different approach to their music. Cousins Ev Gold (vocals/guitar) and Paul Claro (drums) teamed up with woodwind expert Matt Darriau to record an entirely improvised session. The chaotic, atmospheric results were very different from what Cinema Cinema had been known … Read more
Having previously put out the book Reckless Road (2008), Marc Canter and Jason Porath further document Guns N’ Roses with a new video podcast series, The First 50 Gigs. Like the book, it carries the subtitle “Guns N’ Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction” and details the early years leading up to that … Read more
Raquel Bell has been part of many different creative endeavors, including bands (such as Galecstasy, Normal Love, Mesiko and The Dialtones), dance, painting, and video art. She has now launched a new solo instrumental electronic project called Leafblower and released a self-titled debut. In an email interview, she explains how the project came about and … Read more
Having initially put out an EP, Shatter, in 2017, Belgium-based SUPER DRAGON PUNCH!! is back with a full-length album, Feral. Led by Jérémie Venganza, SUPER DRAGON PUNCH!! creates highly energetic synthpunk that blends influences of industrial, EBM and retro video game music. In an email interview, Venganza discussed the new album. Did you have any … Read more