Dark Mark vs Skeleton Joe
A project born from mutual respect, Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe mines electronic music and unearths an experimental sound for both of them. A prolific artist and author, Lanegan has collaborated with a host of bands and musicians, including UNKLE, Neko Case, The Duke Spirit and Queens of the Stone Age among many others. And […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]