Jul 1, 2025 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
There’s an obscured beauty and a slithering cool that oozes throughout First Taste of Heaven– It’s raw and driving, powerful and playful, all with direct songwriting that is as revelatory as it is mysterious and compelling. Nuclear Daisies is made up of Austin...
Jul 1, 2025 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
For two weeks in 2023, Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke toured a wonderful passage in Europe through France, Switzerland, Italy and Ireland. Pareidolia, out August 29 on Drag City, shapes an ideal collage from the best resonances and relationships from those nights....
Jun 30, 2025 | Dave Allison, Features, Interviews, News & Notes
Janus 4-14 are a three piece indie rock band based in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Their latest E.P. “Blue To Infinity” echoes the spirits of artists like The Replacements, Elvis Costello and Sebadoh. I caught up with Vocalist/guitarist Chad Barnard, lead...
Jun 27, 2025 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Nothingland is a rock band who traverse the ethos of heavy harmonic structures, saturated riffs, and odd-meter rhythms. Based in Ellensburg, Washington their latest E.P. “Chroma” features five tracks that are absolutely genius. Things start off with...
Jun 27, 2025 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
After Deadguy pulled a Lazarus, the infamous metalcore pioneers reunited on stage to prove that a few decades of dust couldn’t keep them from tearing into audiences like old times. But there’s a big difference between playing the classics for nostalgic fans and...
Jun 27, 2025 | Dave Allison, Features, News & Notes
Los Angeles, CA (June 27, 2025): Mareux (Aryan Ashtiani) delivers his compelling dance-pop / confessional darkwave gem – Nonstop Romance – today via Revolution / Warner Records. Listen HERE and pre-order the vinyl arriving August 1 HERE. Nonstop Romance is...