Jul 29, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Just in time for his East Coast run, Smirk debuts his new video “Going Off To Die”. Smirk tells, “The video drops you into a small, strange, and surreal world where -for some reason- I’m playing the Pope. We never wanted the character to have...
Jul 29, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Los Angeles rock duo Judy will release their second EP Death of a Ladies’ Mutt on August 6, 2026. The group formed in December 2025 as a way for Blue Broderick (Diners) and Leah Levinson (Agriculture) to practice songwriting and experiment with DIY recording...
Jul 28, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Rain Boar is a project of Zaii Valdes (Violet Silhouette) bridging shoegaze, post-punk/hardcore, and experimental-folk. I caught up with Zaii to talk about their early musical experiences, how they started writing songs and the making of their new record “Sea...
Jul 28, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
LA’s visceral dance-punk trio PUREST FORM sign to Dais Records for their next EP RESISTANCE, coming September 4. Vocalist Story Beeson, guitarist / programmer Madi Woodward, and bassist Riley Oikawa-Dahlson draw on their respective backgrounds in hardcore bands, and a...
Jul 27, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Monolord, who return to the U.S. in late August, have released a live video for the song “Iodine” from their recently released album, Neverending. The video captures one of the band’s first performances supporting the Sylvia Massy-produced album, intercut with...
Jul 23, 2026 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Fearless, self-aware, and irresistibly hooky, Brooklyn’s Van Chamberlain arrive with their most charged-up track yet; “Fantasy TBD.” Their latest summer anthem channels defiant clarity and hard-won independence through saturated guitars and lyrical imagery of bad...
