independent thoughts on alternative music
THANK THE GOOD LORD for Canadian punk quartet The OBGMs, their ferocious single “Torpedo,” and its accompanying mind-bending new video–a life-preserver thrown into the midst of the pop music ocean we’re drowning in over here. We’ll forever be grateful to The OBGMs for this heroic endeavor. “Torpedo” is the first single off of the band’s debut album … Read more “TORPEDO” – NEW VIDEO from THE OBGMs
“Be soft, be shy, read a book, and learn to cook/Be nice, be dumb, clean the floors, and wash your pores/Be light, be small, wear a dress below your knees, not less/Be insecure, be a wife, cater to a man for the rest of your life,” sings Lydia Night, outspoken frontwoman of Los Angeles punk-centric … Read more ALBUM REVIEW: “FEEL YOUR FEELINGS FOOL!” by THE REGRETTES
Toronto-based punk band The Flatliners, who, over the last several years, accumulated a worldwide cult following through word of mouth and DIY promotion, released their new Nerves EP with Canada’s own Dine Alone Records on October 28th. “For the first time in about a decade, we spent the majority of the year off the road and at home in 2015,” … Read more “HANG MY HEAD” – NEW MUSIC from THE FLATLINERS
Punk-infused Canadian rock trio The Dirty Nil started making music together ten years ago as high school students; the band began recording EPs in 2011 and released their first full-length LP, Higher Power, on Dine Alone Records in February of this year. The Dirty Nil’s music is enticingly aggressive and deliciously raucous; “It’s never been … Read more PREVIEW: THE DIRTY NIL at THE HIGH WATT on 10/9/16
Brothers Cole Becker, Max Becker, and their longtime friends Joseph Armstrong, and Sebastian Mueller, also known as alternative rock outfit SWMRS, write songs about things to which people of all ages can relate. “We write about everything–whether it’s about facing a fork in the road of life, dealing with shitty people, or just being proud of … Read more AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with SWMRS