Category: Interviews

By Justin Smulison Last Scene Alive is a new jazz trio comprised of saxophonist Graham Robertson, synth and keys maestro Zack Be and drummer Sean Sidley. These three musicians have performed with various other groups, and their debut, World Class Pep Talk, will undoubtedly get your attention upon its independent digital release [more…]

By Justin Smulison Heavy metal powerhouse Death Dealer have unleashed their long-awaited fourth album, Reign Of Steel, available now worldwide via Massacre Records on physical and digital formats.  And I am not using the term “powerhouse” lightly – veterans of the American metal scene are at the helm: Sean Peck (vocals; Cage and Three Tremors), Ross “The Boss” Friedman (guitars, [more…]

By Lily O’Delia Onstage image is Isaac Harrell There’s something seriously enchanting about Charming Disaster. Since their formation in Brooklyn in 2012, Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris have created a world that’s both eternally timeless and beautifully alive. Their songs include ghost stories, doomed love affairs, scientific oddities, and old myths, all conveyed with [more…]

by Lily O’Delia  For three decades, Seth Faergolzia has treated creation as his calling. A key figure in New York’s anti-folk and DIY underground. His extensive work—including Dufus, 23 Psaegz, Forest Creature, and Multibird—acts less like a typical discography and more like a living ecosystem. His songs are strange, funny, fragile, chaotically beautiful, and [more…]

Interview by Darren Mac

By Justin Smulison  In their 44th year, German thrash metal veterans Paradox have released Mysterium, their ninth studio album — and arguably their heaviest and most personal to date. When I spoke with founder Charly Steinhauer, he described the album as a labor of pure dedication: a project he single-handedly wrote, performed, [more…]

By Justin Smulison Meridian has been a mainstay in the EU progressive and metal scene since forming in Denmark in 2013. Since then, they released four LPs that saw them start as slightly more traditional metal and foray into progressive territory. When I saw that their long-time singer, Lars Märker, had left [more…]

By Glen Parkes, Jace Media Music Few figures in the UK rock and live performance scene radiate warmth, humour, and authenticity quite like Pete K Mally. Whether he’s firing up festival crowds, making audiences laugh from the stage, or exploring the rawer edges of life through poetry and fiction, Pete brings a [more…]

Preacher Stone: Ronnie Riddle: Vocals, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar Ben Robinson: Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar Darrell Whitt: Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar Wyatt: Drums, Backing Vocals Jim Bolt: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals watch the video here  Kicking boots out of North Carolina, USA, Preacher Stone’s high-octane, 200-proof, rock-n-roll guitar-driven songs [more…]

By Justin Smulison Interviewing David Reece and Andy Susemihl about Rapid Fire Succession: On Target Part II was a genuine thrill for me as a long-time fan of both artists, individually and as the powerhouse unit that drives the Bangalore Choir. The album is available worldwide from the newly launched BraveWords Records. [more…]

By Justin Smulison High Spirits is a hard rock group based in Chicago, Illinois, which produces some of the most positively charged music in the genre. All songs are written by mastermind Chris “Professor” Black, who also performs all the instruments in the studio. In the last 10 years, High Spirits has [more…]