Neil Arthur talks about the return of Blancmange
Having turned down past offers to reunite, British synth-pop group Blancmange have finally decided that the time is right for their return.
Feature Interviews
Lords of Acid
When Lords of Acid toured America this past summer, it was with a line-up so new that founding member Praga Khan hadn’t even met his bandmates until the day of the first show. Having been away from the project for many years, he felt that the best way to get back into it would be … Read more
Bill Leeb interviewed about the Front Line Assembly “IMPROVISED. ELECTRONIC. DEVICE.” album
Bill Leeb of the ever-prolific and ever-changing Front Line Assembly discusses “IMPROVISED. ELECTRONIC. DEVICE.”
The Happy Hollows
If you don’t think you know The Happy Hollows, chances are you HAVE heard their song “High Wire” (see below for a live video of it). The Negahdariland, CA – based band was featured performing the song in a Samsung phone commercial that aired extensively in late 2009 and into 2010. Personally, I don’t think … Read more
Rasputina interviewed about “Sister Kinderhook”
Melora Creager talks about the new Rasputina album, “Sister Kinderhook” Like all of your albums, “Sister Kinderhook” doesn’t sound quite like any of its predecessors. What would you say inspired or influenced you in making it? “I had an intention to make something beautiful and elegant, kind of earthy and natural. I’ve been living in … Read more
Mark Spybey
“At Willie’s Place” (Tourette Records) is a new ambient electronic collaboration between Mark Spybey (Dead Voices on Air, Download) and Gnome (aka Tony D’Oporto). Here is a live video, shot back in March in Denver, Colorado, that provides a good taste of what the duo has come up with. Over facebook, we did a short … Read more
In The Nursery
Before being online, I found out about new music mostly by hanging around records stores, and sometimes even buying CDs just because they were on a label I generally liked (especially if they had cool covers!) In The Nursery were one band I discovered that way, expecting their “Counterpoint” album (released on Wax Trax! in … Read more
Big Catholic Guilt
On Saturday, May 8, Boston industrial-rock legends Big Catholic Guilt will be reuniting for a performance at The Middle East in Cambridge, MA. It marks their return to the stage after a 15 year hiatus. We profiled the band back in 1993, and recently caught up with member Sam Jordan to get some details on … Read more
Paul H. Landers of German metal/industrial band Rammstein talks about “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da”
The following is an interview with Paul H. Landers, guitarist for German metal/industrial band Rammstein. The group recently released their 6th album, “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da,” with the track “Pussy” as the lead off single/video. Though it doesn’t break much new ground musically, “Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da” is from start to finish a … Read more