Categories Features Interviews The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 17, 2021 1 Comment on The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound” The Underground Youth (Miriam Marlene Waldner) Continue reading “The Underground Youth interview: “I had the idea to create this more orchestral sound”” Tags Craig Dyer, Dashiell Hammett, Fuzz Club Records, hey colossus, The Underground Youth
Categories Features Interviews The Besnard Lakes Interview: “there is always a bit of serendipity when we make our albums” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 10, 2021 17 Comments on The Besnard Lakes Interview: “there is always a bit of serendipity when we make our albums” The Besnard Lakes (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “The Besnard Lakes Interview: “there is always a bit of serendipity when we make our albums”” Tags Fantasticboom, Fat Cat, Flemish Eye, Full Time Hobby, Jace Lacek, Mark Cuthbertson, Olga Goreas, Prince, The Besnard Lakes, The Zoo, Welkom in de Blaak
Categories Features Interviews Lifeguard Interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 5, 2021 2 Comments on Lifeguard Interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound” Lifeguard Continue reading “Lifeguard Interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound”” Tags Asher Case, Brian Case, Chunklet Industries, Disappears, Dwaal Troupe, FACS, Fugazi, Horsegirl, Isaac Lowenstein, Kai Slater, Lifeguard, Penelope Lowenstein, Unwound
Categories Features Interviews LONESAW Interview: “we just make the art we make” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 1, 2021 18 Comments on LONESAW Interview: “we just make the art we make” LONESAW (photo credit: John Middleton) Continue reading “LONESAW Interview: “we just make the art we make”” Tags a.P.A.t.T, ABBA, Ben Bones, Ben Duvall, Brad Maldon, Chrissy Connor, Einstürzende Neubauten, Ex-Easter Island Head, Jack Wait, Jezebel Halewood-Legas, Jon Stonehouse, Lisa Fawcett, Lonesaw, Madonna, SPINE, Stephen Cole, Swans, What Studio
Categories Features Interviews Tele Novella Interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date February 17, 2021 3 Comments on Tele Novella Interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene” Tele Novella Continue reading “Tele Novella Interview: “I’ve never really fit into a widely accepted genre or scene”” Tags Agent Ribbons, Belaire, Danny Reisch, Jason Chronis, K Records, Kill Rock Stars, Lolipop Records, Natalie Ribbons, Slim Moon, SXSW, Tele Novella
Categories Features Interviews Bobhowla Interview: “I’ve always experimented with throwing imagery into songwriting” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date February 6, 2021 4 Comments on Bobhowla Interview: “I’ve always experimented with throwing imagery into songwriting” Bobhowla's Howard Doupe (photo credit: Simon Kirk) Continue reading “Bobhowla Interview: “I’ve always experimented with throwing imagery into songwriting”” Tags 81 Renshaw Street, 9x9 Records, Bobhowla, Faith No More, Graham Fletcher-Hill, Howard Doupe, idlewild, Jason Spaceman, John Brindle, joy division, Mick Head, Neil Tilly, nirvana, Post Electric Studios, rod jones, spiritualized, The Coral, The Twilight Sad, The Zutons
Categories Features Interviews Claire Welles Interview: “I enjoy being Liverpool’s best kept secret” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date February 1, 2021 10 Comments on Claire Welles Interview: “I enjoy being Liverpool’s best kept secret” Claire Welles (photo credit: Stephen Cole) Continue reading “Claire Welles Interview: “I enjoy being Liverpool’s best kept secret”” Tags a.P.A.t.T, Billy Nomates, Claire Welles, Jade Hairpins, Robert Pollard, sleaford mods, Stephen Cole, tim burgess, Tim’s Twitter Listening Party, Whatstudio
Categories Albums Features 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 25, 2021 8 Comments on 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2 Photo credit: all original photos source from respective artists' Bandcamp/Facebook pages) Continue reading “13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 2” Tags All Hands Electric, Araki Records, Billy Nomates, Concord Jazz, Daren Muti, Drag City, Du Haut du Sol, Ekin Fil, Ghostpoet, Granny Records, Holy Motors, Invada Records, Last Resort, Lemon Quartet, Magik Markers, Matt Christensen, Mike Weis, NØ MAN, Nubya Garcia, PIAS, Quit Life, Ride Through the Rain Music, Sprain, Swollen Sun Records, The Flenser, The Helen Scarsdale Agency, Wharf Cat Records, Zachery Cale
Categories Features Interviews Clara Engel Interview: “I tend to connect with other people who are also outliers” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 22, 2021 10 Comments on Clara Engel Interview: “I tend to connect with other people who are also outliers” Clara Engel (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Clara Engel Interview: “I tend to connect with other people who are also outliers”” Tags Aiden Baker, Amen RA, Brad Deschamps, Clara Engel, Ilyse Krivel, Jaggery, Mali Sastri, Org, Polar Seas Recordings
Categories Albums Features 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 1 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 11, 2021 10 Comments on 13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 1 Photo credits: (all original images sourced from artists' Bandcamp pages) Continue reading “13 Albums We Missed in 2020 – Part 1” Tags 100% Silk, Ancient Plastix, Auscultation, Bailter Space, Bedroom Suck Records, Big Blood, Blue Divers, Brock Van Wey, BVDUB, City Slang, Clara Engel, Dope Body, Drag City, Editions Mego, Exhalants, Eyeless Records, Feeding Tube Records, Glacial Soundscapes, Hex Records, Joel Shanahan, King Hannah, Maple Death Records, Mrs. Piss, Paul Rafferty, Sargent House, Surgeon, The Transcendence Orchestra, Willis Earl Beal
Categories Features Interviews Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 8, 2021 17 Comments on Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism” Zelienople (photo credit: Christopher Michael Hefner) Continue reading “Zelienople Interview: “our biggest enemy is cynicism”” Tags Kranky, Matt Christensen, Miashma Recordings, Mike Weis, Sun Ra, Tortoise, Zelienople
Categories Features Lost Albums Beasts Of Bourbon’s Sour Mash: “A potent brew of belligerence and hedonism” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 7, 2021 9 Comments on Beasts Of Bourbon’s Sour Mash: “A potent brew of belligerence and hedonism” Beasts of Bourbon (photo credit: Alain Rodier) Continue reading “Beasts Of Bourbon’s Sour Mash: “A potent brew of belligerence and hedonism”” Tags AC/DC, Beasts Of Bourbon, Big Day Out, Boris Sujdovic, Comic Psychos, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, James Baker, Kim Salmon, Mudhoney, nirvana, RVG, Scientists, Slug Guts, Spencer P. Jones, Tex Perkins, The Jesus Lizard, Tom Waites
Categories Features Interviews Daren Muti Interview: “The purpose of a song is to balance light and shadow” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date January 4, 2021 5 Comments on Daren Muti Interview: “The purpose of a song is to balance light and shadow” Daren Muti Continue reading “Daren Muti Interview: “The purpose of a song is to balance light and shadow”” Tags Acetate Zero, Araki Records, Daren Muti, Du Haut du Sol, Labradford
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020 Post author By nedhassan Post date December 30, 2020 3 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020 Original image source: Unsplash (photo credit: Lili Kovac) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020” Tags Afterbirth, Amaranthe, APF Records, Benediction, Burning Witches, Darkened, Eternal Champion, Haunt, Hellripper, Katatonia, Loathe, My Dying Bride, No Remorse, Nuclear Blast, Paradise Lost, Peaceville, Prosthetic Records, Psychotic Waltz, Rebel Wizard, Sepultra, Shadow Kingdom, SharpTone Records, Temple of Void, Testament, Tyrant, Vader, Video Nasties
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2020 Post author By Sean Beardmore Post date December 28, 2020 7 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2020 Original image credit (Unsplash - Mara Page) Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top Australian Albums of 2020” Tags A Swayze & the Ghosts, Blake Scott, Cable Ties, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Gum, Nite Fields, Party Dozen, Peter Milton Walsh The Apartments, RVG, Sleeper and Snake, Snowy Band, Turtle Skull, Wolf & Cub
Categories Features Interviews Jamie Broad interview: “I’m not perfect and like anyone I’m trying to figure things out” Post author By johnwitherspoon1987 Post date December 28, 2020 1 Comment on Jamie Broad interview: “I’m not perfect and like anyone I’m trying to figure things out” Jamie Broad (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Jamie Broad interview: “I’m not perfect and like anyone I’m trying to figure things out”” Tags Black Dot, Blizzard, DJ 2Kind, Felcon, Jamie Broad, Jay-Z, Kayne West, Kof, Rosh, Streams
Categories Features Festive Songs: Top 10 Post author By stevenjdoherty Post date December 18, 2020 No Comments on Festive Songs: Top 10 Continue reading “Festive Songs: Top 10” Tags Andy williams, bob dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Christmas, Cliff Richard, Darlene Love, East 17, george michael, Nat King Cole, pet shop boys, Shakin Stevens, Slade, The Crystals, The Darkness, The Pogues
Categories Features Interviews Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 2 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 11, 2020 6 Comments on Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 2 Sticky post Holy Sons' Emil Amos (photo credit: Casey Proctor - taken in Lisbon, Portugal). Continue reading “Full Force: In Conversation with Holy Sons’ Emil Amos – Part 2” Tags Ash Bowie, Barry Manilow, Beach Boys, Byrds, Circle Jerks, Daniel Johnston, David Berman, david bowie, Descendents, Drifter's Sympathy, Emil Amos, Holy Sons, Jackson Browne, mick ronson, Nazareth, Polvo, Roger Miller, Sebadoh, Silver Jews, Tao Te Ching
Categories Albums Features Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 11, 2020 48 Comments on Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020 Sticky post Original image source: Unsplash Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top 50 Albums of 2020” Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Activity, Albums of the year, Albums of the year 2020, Algiers, Andrea, ATO Records, Bad Amputee, Bambara, Baxter Dury, Bella Union, Bruxa Maria, Cohn Corporation, CS + Kreme, Daniel Avery, Dead Oceans, Destroyer, Dine Alone Records, Dis Fig, Dogleg, Domino Recordings, Drag City, Drive-By Truckers, Einstürzende Neubauten, Emil Amos, Emma Ruth Rundle, Epic Records, Epitaph Records, Ex-Easter Island Head, FACS, Family Jukebox, Fiona Apple, Flying Nun Records, Fotocrime, Heavenly Recordings, Holy Sons, Hominid Sounds, Hyperdub, Illian Tape, Illian Tapes, Jehnny Beth, Julianna Barwick, Keeley Forsyth, Kevin Martin, Kranky, Land Trance, Matador Records, Merge Records, Miashma Recordings, MJ Guider, Moses Boyd, Muzz, Ninja Tune, Northern Spy Records, Nuclear Blast, P.E., Pallbearer, Phantasy Sound, Phil Elverum, PIAS, Potomak, Profound Lore, protomartyr, Sacred Bones, Serengeti, Shabazz Palaces, Six Organs of Admittance, Sony Records, The Bats, The Bug, The Flaming Lips, The Innocence Mission, The Leaf Label, The Microphones, The Necks, The Trilogy Tapes, Thou, Thrill Jockey, Torres, Touché Amoré, Triple Crown Records, Trouble In Mind, Uniform, Walter Martin, Warp, Western Vinyl, Wharf Cat Records, Wreikmeister Harmonies, Wrekmeister Harmonies, yves tumor, Zelienople
Categories Albums Features Singles Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2020 Post author By Simon Kirk Post date December 7, 2020 9 Comments on Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2020 Photo credit: original photo via Unsplash - Markus Spiske Continue reading “Sun 13’s Top Local Releases of 2020” Tags Aimee Steven, Bobhowla, Claire Welles, Douglas Savage, Ex-Easter Island Head, Eyesore & The Jinx, John Witherspoon, Jonny Davis Le Brun, Lonesaw, mai68, MC Nelson, Mitternacht, Psycho Comedy, Rongorongo, sunstack jones, The Shipbuilders, The Tosin Trio