The Near Jazz Experience is an aptly named trio with rich musical histories who bring a variety of influences into music played on jazz instruments. Multi-instrumentalist Terry Edwards and drummer Simon Charterton were members of The Higsons, the first non-ska band signed to 2 Tone Records, and each has also been involved in many other … Read more
Having “put to bed” their acclaimed The Failure Cabaret show, The Fremonts have revisited their musical history with re-recorded versions of both of their full-length albums. The duo has released updated versions of We Don’t Live There and The Failure Cabaret, along with a new music video for “Ketamine Happy Hour.” Known for their cabaret-inspired, … Read more
The 2025 Lost 80’s Live! tour kicks off this week with a July 31 show in New Haven, CT. The lineup features A Flock of Seagulls, Big Country, The Vapors, The Icicle Works, China Crisis, Belouis Some, Josie Cotton, The Polecats, Peter Godwin, and DJ Richard Blade. We have interviews with several of these artists, … Read more
Oklahoma City–based husband-and-wife band doubleVee are back with Periscope at Midnight (out July 25, 2025), an EP featuring four brand-new songs and two reworkings of Starlight Mints tracks. doubleVee consists of Allan Vest, formerly of Starlight Mints, and Barbara Vest, who began making music together in 2012. Their track Your Love Is It Real?, from … Read more
Pop Will Eat Itself has announced Delete Everything, their first new album in 10 years, along with a UK tour set for late 2025. Pre-orders are now open for Delete Everything, which will be released in October and includes the previously released singles “Disco Misfits” and “Bruiser,” as well as a new version of “Their … Read more
The Whimbrels’ founder, Arad Evans, describes the band’s avian namesake as “recognizable and yet bizarre.” The same could be said of their music, which combines dense, polyrhythmic arrangements and non-standard tunings with strong hooks and melodic elements. The Whimbrels recently released their self-titled debut album on Dromedary Records. A long-time member of the Glenn Branca … Read more
Best known as a member of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, David J Haskins has been very active with other collaborations and side projects. His latest is a deeply personal work consisting of a 5-song album of spoken word set to music, The Mother Tree, and a poetry book, Rhapsody, Threnody & Prayer. Haskins wrote … Read more
Spanish industrial metal band Hasswut has returned with Sauerstoff, a new full-length that fuses hard-edged electronics and heavy guitars into a tightly wound package of rhythm and energy. The album takes its name from the German word for “oxygen” and draws on themes of personal and social struggles. Based in Alicante, Hasswut has built a … Read more
The Double, the seventh full-length release from Charming Disaster, has the Brooklyn-based gothic-folk duo exploring the world that exists behind the one we know. The album features songs inspired by nature, mortality, magic, ritual, and literary genres ranging from science fiction to Victorian horror. As always, members Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris blend creative storytelling … Read more
With their new album Too Pure to Cure, NYC-based band The Ritualists return with a collection that reflects the group’s evolution — shaped by a solidified lineup, growing onstage chemistry, and a desire to create music that moves both body and mind. Led by singer and bassist Christian Dryden, the band blends goth, glam, and … Read more