JORDAN COOK ON REIGNWOLF’S FIERY DEBUT LP: ‘IT’S NOT JUST MINE, IT’S EVERYBODY’S’
A moment in time has been sticking in my head like a needle on a dusty record ever since Reignwolf showered Brooklyn in their…
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BACKSTAGE WITH WELLES: ‘ANY KID CAN MAKE ROCK & ROLL’
Jesse Wells is the coolest paradox. The music of Welles is an intense storm of sound and emotion that steals all your attention, and…
BACKSTAGE WITH WALKING PAPERS: JEFF ANGELL’S ‘WORD COLLAGE’ & FUTURE MUSIC
In the presence of rock heroes, like those that make up Seattle’s Walking Papers, it’s easy to go into overdrive trying to memorize every…
JOE TALBOT ON IDLES’ DYNAMIC, PROCESS & MORE: ‘WE MAKE EACH OTHER LAUGH ALL THE TIME’
When I called IDLES frontman Joe Talbot, I could hear a few seconds of guitar fuzz and laughter before he found a quiet place…
STEVEN PAGE SHARES SONGWRITING STORIES & BNL MEMORIES
When a voice you remember from well-loved, scratched-up CDs you borrowed for too long and felt very cool possessing at a single-digit age says…
VANS WARPED TOUR MAKES ITS LAST STOP IN NY
It was day 16 of a 20-day stretch for everyone working and performing on the final Vans Warped Tour. Bands ranging in genre from…
WHAT FANS OF WELLES SHOULD KNOW: ‘YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY’
“It wasn’t a rap at first,” he joked. “When I wrote it, it was about twenty clicks slower, so all those words were just…
INTERVIEW: UME RISE REBORN LIKE A PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES
Austin, Texas’ rock outfit UME spent several years as the indie scene’s darling band of rising stars not so long ago, but a few…
21 Random Questions With Chloe Chaidez Of Kitten
The past few weeks I’ve been lying awake at night, my head tossing. One of my all-time favorite bands are playing a secret Pancakes…
VISTA KICKS OVER WHISKEY: ‘PEOPLE SHOULD LOVE EACH OTHER MORE’
In no time at all, they’d revealed the title of their new album, offered up headphones for a first peek at a new track,…