Chris Berardo
Chris Berardo’s quarter-century of music making has been a pure, heartfelt emotional outpouring – a triumph of authentic songcraft and storytelling over careerism, fashion and hype. “I never really was the type to chase ‘fame,’” said Berardo. “It was that I wanted to do this stuff. It was more I want these opportunities to sing […]
Animalweapon
“How much time did we lose? Is everyone here?” mulls Animalweapon’s hugely evocative new single “Summer’s Over.” Released by Polychromatic Records on Oct. 6, it’s an intimate whisper with universal resonance. “It’s very much a song for this moment,” said Patrick Cortes, aka Animalweapon. “And I feel like I need to put it out.” The […]
Beautiful Machines
Amid the endless black of a darkened room, first one light, then another begins to flicker. A screen starts to come into focus, the slight shimmer of glass torn apart by a single message: SYSTEM REBOOT. Emerging from stasis, Beautiful Machines are about to start their chapter. ‘Singularity’ is an album, but it’s also an […]
Blitz Vega
One of the most revered bass players in alternative music, Andy Rourke helped craft the iconic sound of the ’80s with The Smiths, who critics have called the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. Based in NYC since 2009, composing, writing and recording on various […]
Bauhaus
“Goth rock pioneers Bauhaus delivered a chilling rendition of their debut single, ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ at their first live show in 13 years Sunday. The gig took place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, capturing the band in fine form as they effortlessly moved from the song’s abstract, spine-tingling intro into its eerily serene […]
Aeon Station
Aeon Station’s Observatory is an epic statement more than a decade in the making, with miles of timeless melodies and the kind of overpowering songwriting that will reaffirm your belief in life itself. Longtime Wrens member Kevin Whelan’s first solo album draws heavily from the perseverance of the soul, resulting in rock music possessing an […]
Chuck Ragan
Chuck RaganLove And Lore(Rise Records) “I’ve been the hurricane we’re in, waiting out the storm” People discover Chuck Ragan in different ways. Some people know Ragan from the pioneering punk act Hot Water Music he’s co-fronted for the past three decades. Others are aware of his successful solo career or the Revival Tour, a […]
Nathan Gray and the Iron Roses
“It is wildly more vulnerable and nerve-wracking to sing these lyrics as opposed to screaming them – there’s no place to hide the words,” explains songwriter Nathan Gray about his noticeable shift from his past hardcore roots with its breakneck rhythms and vocal delivery toward a more melodic alt-rock approach to his message-driven music. While […]