Budokan Boys Create a Strange, Unsettling Musical Landscape on ‘DAD IS BAD’
With their second album, DAD IS BAD, the experimental electronic duo Budokan Boys continue to build a soundtrack for a broken world.
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Karen Haglof Continues Reclaiming Her Rock Flag With ‘Tobiano’ (album stream + interview)
Oncologist and avant-garde pioneer Karen Haglof returns with a tuneful, probing collection of songs that further re-establish her as an intriguing voice in rock.
Writhing Squares Scrape Away the “Dirt in My Mind’s Eye” (premiere)
Philly post-no-wave jammers Writhing Squares play with raw power on their new single, "Dirt in My Mind's Eye".
The Story of Swans by Those Who Lived to Tell
Nick Soulsby's oral history of Swans digs deep in and around the trenches of Michael Gira's twisted musical world.
Nick Soulsby Reads from His Oral History, ‘Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence’
Swans' story is a story of artistic near-death, defiance, and resurrection. This excerpt brings forth the band's challenges during the Swans Are Dead Tour of 1997.
Ricarda Cometa Combines Latin, African and Asian Influences With Noise, Math Rock on ‘Ricarda Cometa 2’ (album stream)
Argentine-Peruvian duo Ricarda Cometa prepares for a European tour with the release of a new album filled with adventure, Ricarda Cometa 2.
Siamese – “White Jacket” (video) (premiere) (interview)
Detroit darkwave, post-punk quartet Siamese release atmospheric video ahead of debut EP.
Rhys Chatham: Harmonie du soir
This legendary guitarist/trumpeter/composer retraces some of his steps, but not to the point of retrograde.
Nothing’s Shocking: An Interview with Lydia Lunch
In Lydia Lunch’s world, nothing is taboo, and in Paradoxia, she makes no apologies for abusing herself in her quest for satisfaction, carnal gratification, and life’s truths.