Categories Album Reviews Soulside: A Brief Moment in the Sun Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 24, 2022 3 Comments on Soulside: A Brief Moment in the Sun Soulside (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page) Continue reading “Soulside: A Brief Moment in the Sun” Tags Alexis Fleisig, Bobby Sullivan, Boss, Dischord Records, Eli Janney Girls Against Boys, Fugazi, Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Johnny Temple, Minor Threat, Mission of Burma, Paramount Styles, Rain Like the Sound of Trains, Scott McCloud, Seven League Boots, Sevens, Soulside, Spontaneous Earth
Categories 13 Questions 13 Questions with Puzzle Post author By Simon Kirk Post date September 6, 2022 6 Comments on 13 Questions with Puzzle Puzzle (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page). Continue reading “13 Questions with Puzzle” Tags Adam Rutherford, Art of Fighting, Brit Bennett, Chris McIntosh, Defend Vinyl, Down and Outs, Duplo, Fugazi, Gersey, Graham Jones, Love of Diagrams, Love Outside Andromeda, Lucy Johnson, Paul Rafferty, Post Archive, Puzzle, Raise Hell, Tim Krabbe
Categories Features Interviews Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke Post author By Simon Kirk Post date April 28, 2022 9 Comments on Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke Steven Lambke (photo credit: Colin Medley) Continue reading “Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke” Tags Baby Eagle, Bry Webb, Camera Varda, Chet Baker, Daniel Romano, David Berman, David Nardi, Fugazi, Purple Mountains, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth, Steven Lambke, The Constantines, The Outfit
Categories Features Interviews oWo Interview: “We all want an exit from the current political failings” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 28, 2022 2 Comments on oWo Interview: “We all want an exit from the current political failings” oWo Continue reading “oWo Interview: “We all want an exit from the current political failings”” Tags .The Fall, 2 Litre Dolby, 78 Saab, Adult Bookshop, Archers of Loaf, Crow, Dinosaur Jr, dirty three, Engine Kid, Even, Examplehead, Fangin Felines, Fugazi, Further, Gang Of Four, Gary David Small Town Incident, Golden Fang, Guided By Voices, Hateman, Hawkwind, Jesus Lizard, June of 44, Los Monaros, Magic Dirt, McLusky, Midget, mogwai, oWo, Pavement, Peaceful Pills, pil, Rowland S Howard, Shellac, Silverfish, Slint, Sonic Youth, Swervedriver, The Drones, The Fall, The Melvins, Trash Stash, Tumbleweed, Tweezer, Ween, Wire, You Am
Categories Features Interviews Sound Waves: In Conversation with Springtime’s Gareth Liddiard and Jim White Post author By Simon Kirk Post date November 4, 2021 20 Comments on Sound Waves: In Conversation with Springtime’s Gareth Liddiard and Jim White Springtime (photo credit: Jamie Wdziekonski) Continue reading “Sound Waves: In Conversation with Springtime’s Gareth Liddiard and Jim White” Tags Alan Vega, Busload of Faith, Chris Abrahams, Clyde Stubblefield, dirty three, Erica Dunn, Fiona Kitschin, Flann O'Brien, Fugazi, Gareth Liddiard, Ian Duhig, James Brown, Jim Cartwright, Jim White, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joyful Noise, Laughing Clowns, Lead Belly, Low, Marisa Anderson, Martin Rev, MC5, Mick Harvey, Mick Turner, Nina Nastasia, Palace Music, People With Chairs Up Their Noses, Rod Stewart, Samuel Beckett, Saul Bellow, Seamus Heaney, Springtime, Suicide, the birthday party, The Drones, The Necks, The Rolling Stones, The Still, The Triffids, Tropical Fuck Storm, Venom P. Stinger, warren ellis, Will Oldham, Wu Tang Clan, Xylouris White
Categories Albums Features All Souls Day: The Burning Universe of Unwound Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 2, 2021 17 Comments on All Souls Day: The Burning Universe of Unwound Unwound (photo provided by Numero Group) Continue reading “All Souls Day: The Burning Universe of Unwound” Tags ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Band Of Horses, Bark Psychosis, Beat Happening, Beck, Bikini Kill, Blonde Redhead, Blonderedhead, BMG, Brainiac, Brandt Sandeno, Breeders, Conan Neutron, David Pajo, Elliott Smith, Fugazi, Giant Henry, Household Gods, Janet Weiss, Jarred Warren, John Coltrane, Justin Trosper, K Records, Karp, Kill Rock Stars, Lauren K. Newman, Margaret Mittleman, Melvins, Minor Threat, nirvana, Nocturnal Habits, Philip Ek, Polvo, Punk In My Vitamins, Sara Lund, Sleater-Kinney, Slint, Sonic Youth, Stereolab, Sun Ra, Survival Knife, Swervedriver, The Corin Tucker Band, The Shins, Tobi Vail, tom jones, Unwound, Vern Rumsey
Categories Album Reviews Moin: Moot! – “a record inspired by escapism” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date July 28, 2021 6 Comments on Moin: Moot! – “a record inspired by escapism” Moin Continue reading “Moin: Moot! – “a record inspired by escapism”” Tags Fugazi, Joe Andrews, Moin, Polvo, Raim, Slint, Tom Halstead, Unwound, Valentina Magaletti, Vanishing Twin
Categories Features Interviews Lifeguard Interview: “We are definitely influenced by both Fugazi and Unwound” Post author By Simon Kirk Post date March 5, 2021 4 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 Polvo: a buyer’s guide and look into the bipolar world of the underground touchstone Post author By Simon Kirk Post date August 3, 2020 23 Comments on Polvo: a buyer’s guide and look into the bipolar world of the underground touchstone Polvo (photo credit: Michael Galinsky) We put one of Chapel Hill’s greatest exports under the microscope, assessing their era-defining body of work. Continue reading “Polvo: a buyer’s guide and look into the bipolar world of the underground touchstone” Tags Ash Bowie, Bob Weston, Brian Quast, Dave Brylawski, Explosions In The Sky, Fugazi, Game Theory, Pink Floyd, Polvo, Primavera Sound, R.E.M., Ravi Shankar, Rodan, Slint, Sonic Youth, Steve Popson, The Cheery Valence, Vanilla Trainwreck