Author: Simon Kirk

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Alessandro “Asso” Stefana: Alessandro “Asso” Stefana

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Post date May 13, 2024
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Alessandro "Asso" Stefana (photo: Roberto Cavalli)

Tags Alessandro “Asso” Stefana, Calexico, Droneroom, Harvey, Ipecac Recordings, Micah P. Hinson, Mike Patton, Mondo Cane, PJ, Roscoe Holcomb, Smithsonian Folkways, Suss, William Tyler

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Les Savy Fav: Oui, LSF

Les Savy Fav (photo: Chris Newwmeyer)

Tags Andrew Reuland, Broken Social Scene, Elmore Leonard, Frenchkiss, Harrison Haynes, Les Savy Fav, Primavera, Seth Jabour, Suss, Syd Butler, Tim Harrington

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R.J.F.: Strange Going

R.J.F. - Strange Going

Tags Brian McMahan, Ceremony, E, Ellis Swan, Emil Amos, Industry Standards, insturzende Neubauten, Labradford, Lou Barlow, R.J.F., Ross J. Farrar

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Pelagic Swell: In Conversation with Adam Wiltzie

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Post date May 7, 2024
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Adam Wiltzie (photo: Martha Hoet)

Tags A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Adam Wiltzie, Aix Em Klemm, Brian Eno, Christina Vantzou, Harold Budd, Kranky, Loop, Main, Ninja Tune, Raised Tapes, Robert Hampson, Stars of the Lid, Stevie Wonder, The Dead Texan

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Antietam: Pitch & Yaw EP

Antietam (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

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Secret Teeth: New Common Era

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Post date May 3, 2024
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Secret Teeth

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Writhing Squares: Mythology

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Post date May 2, 2024
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Writhing Squares

Tags Bad History Month, Blue Oyster Cult, Bobby Keys, Daniel Provenzano, faust, gRAILS, Kevin Nickles Ecstatic Vision, Myles Davis, Nyxy Nyx, Purling Hiss, Roxy Music, Steve Mackay, the Clash, The MC5, The Stooges, Trouble In Mind Records, William Gibson, Writhing Square

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Dragged Up Interview: “To us it just makes sense to get out there and play.”

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Post date May 1, 2024
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Dragged Up (photo: Chris Hogge)

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Drahla: angeltape

Drahla

Tags Chris Duffin, Drahla, Ewan Barr, FACS, Luciel Brown, Michael Ainsley, Moonshake, protomartyr, Rob Riggs, Sonic Youth, The Pop Group, XAM Duo

Singles

Video Premiere: Benjamin Finger’s ‘Closer’

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Post date April 29, 2024
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Benjamin Finger (photo: Christer Sande)

Tags Benjamin Finger, Blue Tapes, James Plotkin, Khanate, Roman Numeral Records, X Ray Records

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Tara Jane O’Neil Interview: “I open the doors and see what comes through”

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Post date April 26, 2024
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Tara Jane O'Neil

Tags Alvvays, Hand Habits, LA Takedown, Marisa Anderson, Meg Duffy, Ordinal Records, Retsin, Rodan, Sheridan Riley, Tara Jane O'Neil, The Naysayer, The Sonora Pine, TJO, Walt McClements

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The Lost Letters: The Lost Letters

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Post date April 25, 2024
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The Lost Letters (photo: via artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Ben J Heal, Bowery Electric, Carl Saff, Coaxial, Codeine, cowman, Cruel Nature Records, Fulya, Hitobashira-ni, Joy Dimmers, morimori, Red House Painters, Slint, The Lost Letters

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Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin: Ghosted II

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Post date April 24, 2024
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Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin (photo: Thobias F ldt)

Tags Ambarchi, Andreas Werliin, Chris Abrahams, Drag City, Fire!, Johan Berthling, Oren Ambarchi, Robbie Avenaim, The Necks

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Harvestman: Triptych: Part One

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Post date April 23, 2024
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Harvestman (photo: Niels Verwijk)

Tags Al Cisneros, Grails Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Harvestman, Neurosis, Neurot Recordings, OM, Sleep, Steve Von Till

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Water Damage: In E

Water Damage (photo via the artist's Bandcamp page)

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BIG|BRAVE: A Chaos of Flowers

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Post date April 18, 2024
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BIG | BRAVE

Tags Big|Brave, Emily Dickinson, Emily Pauline Johnson, Esther Popel, Low, Mat Ball, Mimi Parker, Renee Vivien, Robin Wattie, Seth Manchester, Six Organs of Admittance, Tasreen Hudson, The Body, Thrill Jockey, Yosan Akiko

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Zemlya: Zemlya EP

Zemlya (photo via artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Geraldine Vanspauwen, Jayve Montgomery, Maan Methven, Mike Weis, Monastral, Roadburn, Supersonic, Zemlya

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Melvins: Tarantula Heart

Melvins (photo from artist's Bandcamp page).

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Six Organs of Admittance: Time is Glass

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Post date April 15, 2024
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Six Organs of Admittance (photo: Kamni Chasny)

Tags Ben Chasny, Comets On Fire, Drag City, Rick Tomlinson, Six Organs of Admittance

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Weirdo Rippers #12

Kali Malone (photo: Julien Mignot)

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Joy Dimmers: Red Will

Joy Dimmers - Red Will

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Guardband: Long-Term Vexation and Grief

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Post date April 10, 2024
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Guardband (photo via artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Gnod, Guardband, Kylesa, Leaves, Max Vonbeek, Modern Technology, Neurosis, Obey Cobra, Olanza, Rocket Recordings, Simon Jenkins, Yob

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Leaves: Leaves EP

Leaves (photo: from artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags All Structures Align, Enablers, John Davidson, Leaves, Luck Audio, Self Defense Family, Tom Gilbert, Tom Stephens, Wrong Speed Records

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Twin Coast Interview: “Being unique is something that we have always thought about”

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Post date April 8, 2024
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Twin Coast

Tags david bowie, Donkey Basketball, Horsegirl, Jefferson Airplane, Kira Isbell, Lifeguard, Luggage, my bloody valentine, Reid Isbell, Sonic Youth, Twin Coast, Uniflora, velvet underground

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Belle Royals: Robustly Armenian:

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Post date April 5, 2024
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Belle Royals - Robustly Armenian

Tags Animal Collective, Belle Royals, Cruel Nature Records, John Dwyer, Patrick Kindlon, Rage Against the Machine, Self Defense Family

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Everything Changes: Rodan’s Rusty 30th anniversary

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Post date April 4, 2024
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Rodan (photo: Ewolf)

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Departure Street: Into the Drop Zone

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Post date April 3, 2024
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Departure Street (photo provided by the artist)

Tags AJ Kimmel, Audionautic Records, Blake Conley, Daren Muti, Departure Street, Droneroom, Mark Nelson, Six Organs of Admittance

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Sunn O))), Jesse Sykes with Phil Wandscher & Bill Herzog @ New Century Hall, Manchester – 28/03/2024

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Post date April 1, 2024
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Sunn O))) (photo: Angela Betancourt)

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Jim White Interview: “Music is a dream and so are memories.”

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Post date March 29, 2024
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Jim White (photo: Mia Sinclair)

Tags Bill Callahan, Cat Power, Chan Marshall, Chris Abrahams, dirty three, Drag City, Fugazi, Gareth Liddiard, George Xylouris, Guy Picciotto, Jim White, Marisa Anderson, Mick Turner, Springtime, The Necks, Tropical Fuck Storm, warren ellis, Xylouris White

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Video Premiere: To End It All’s ‘Elegy (The Unbodied Air Version)’

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Post date March 29, 2024
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To End It All (photo: Anima Nocturna)

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Adrianne Lenker: Bright Future

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Post date March 27, 2024
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Adrianne Lenker (photo: Buck Meek)

Tags 4ad, Adrianne Lenker, Big Thief, Jane Smiley

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Luce Mawdsley: Northwest & Nebulous

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Post date March 26, 2024
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Luce Mawdsley (photo: Rosie Terry Toogood)

Tags Cormac McCarthy, Danny Paul Grody, Hell on Hearth, Jack Kerouac, John Davies, John Steinbeck, Kepla, Luce Mawdsley, Nicholas Branton, Pete Smyth, Pure O Records, Rachel Nicholas, Sean Wárs

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Golden Fang: Small Worlds

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Post date March 22, 2024
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Golden Fang

Tags Carl Reffern, Golden Fang, Joe Parkin, Juno Point, Justin Tauber, Michael Plater, nick cave, Teo Treloar

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Daren Muti: Ten Songs

Daren Muti (photo: via the artist's Facebook page).

Tags American Football, Daren Muti, Du Haut du Sol, Early Day Miners, Low, slowdive

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Along the Ramparts: In Conversation with Early Day Miners’ Daniel Burton

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Post date March 20, 2024
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Early Day Miners

Tags Arcade Fire, Ativin, Bark Psychosis, Ben Swanson, Blue Nile, Brian Eno, Brian [Sampson, Bruce Springsteen, Cat Power, Chris Carothers, Chris Swanson, Christa Blackwood, Crain, Dan Matz, Daniel Burton, Daniel Lanois, Darren Gray, Early Day Miners, Enkindle, Eyehategod, Falling Forward, Grain, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jason McNeely, Jeff Massey, Jimmy Buffett, Martin Sprowles, Matt Sklar, MetroShifter, Michael Stipe, Monroe Mustang, Pines of Rome, Quintron & Miss Pussycat Happy Talk Band, R.E.M., Rodan, Rory Leitch, Rough Trade, Secretly Canadian, Sinead O’Connor, Solid Brass Records, Special Interest, Stars of the Lid, Steve Shelley, Talk Talk, The Pilot Ships, Thou, Unwed Sailor Julie Doiron, Western Vinyl, Windsor for the Derby

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Klaus Johann Grobe: io tu il loro

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Post date March 19, 2024
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Klaus Johann Grobe (photo: Manu Meyer)

Tags Bonnacons of Doom, Dala Studios Winterthur, Daniel Bachmann, david bowie, David Langhard, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Klaus Johann Grobe, Mikey Young, Sevi Landolt, Total Control, Trouble In Mind Records, UV Race

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Balance of Nature: An Interview with Claire Welles

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Post date March 18, 2024
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Claire Welles (photo: Gary Lambert)

Tags Claire Welles, Jane Weaver, Michael Janz van Mierevelt, tim burgess, Ween

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Careen: Cycle 3 EP

Careen (photo: Aramis Johnson)

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Hiram: Yucca Music

Hiram (photo: from the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Christian Fennesz, Hiram, Matthew Himes, Steve Reich

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SAVAK: Flavors of Paradise

SAVAK - (photo: Taylor Sesselman)

Tags David Eggers, Devo, Enon, Ernest Jenning Record Co., Holy Fuck, Hot Snakes, Matt Schulz, Michael Jaworski, Mission of Burma, Obits, Peculiar Works Music, Rick Froberg, SAVAK, Sohrab Habibion, The Cops, The Fall, The Hold Steady, Virgin Islands