Martin Bremer reflects on an evening in Berlin spent at a King Crimson 50th anniversary concert
A Music List for 2018
After the success of last year’s ‘5 Noteworthy Rock Albums of 2017,’ I’ve decided to stay the course by altering the format with a surprise ‘best of’ list […]
New Sounds + Images: ‘Ave Cantora’ + ‘A Kinder & Gentler Nation’
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Pop Kultur 2018: An Interview with Daníel Böðvarsson (of Pranke)
Like last year, I visited the 2018 edition of Berlin’s Pop-Kultur festival. My personal favorite discovery was far and away the Berlin-based prog-math-indie band Pranke (the German word […]
“I Don’t Know Why.” An Interview with Jeff Rosenstock
Jeff Rosenstock has been making music since 1995. After years spent in a band called The Arrogant Sons of Bitches, 2004 saw the formation of another band, Bomb […]
An Interview with Felix Rodriguez (of Open/Honest)
Under the moniker Open/Honest, Felix Rodriguez makes music which soothes the soul while unafraid to look at troublesome emotions, albeit wordlessly. The first EP to blossom out of […]
“The Conversation Goes Where It Goes”: An Interview with Yoni Wolf (of WHY?)
The first time I saw WHY? was on their tour supporting Mumps, etc. in 2012. It was the night before I left for Germany to do a year of […]
An Interview with Nick Reinhart (of Tera Melos)
“The lyrics to ‘Trash Generator’ are somewhat about being bogged down by digital bullshit; the digital wasteland of your phone, computers, technology… I think it was probably a subconscious reaction to just the world now.”
An Interview with Todd Rittmann (Dead Rider)
Dead Rider is back with their first album since 2014’s excellent Chills on Glass, the atmospheric hard-rocking Crew Licks. The band is fronted by Todd Rittmann, from whom their name […]
Music: ‘Ner-VahVah’
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