Half Japanese: The Band That Is King
With Crazy Hearts, Jad Fair’s longtime outfit continues to reign supreme as one of America’s most distinctive rock groups
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Two Coltrane Classics Reimagined, 21st Century Electric Style
Bass god Mike Watt wrestles with A Love Supreme and Meditations on the Henry Kaiser-initiated A Love Supreme Electric
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Not Your Enemy: Buffalo Tom’s Birdbrain Hits 30
On its gamechanging second album, the Massachusetts trio shedded the ‘Dinosaur Jr Jr’ label and took their ace songwriting to the next level
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Big Dipper Hits A Slam
The inside story of how the Boston college-rock heroes fell prey to the major label conglomerate in 1990
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The Ballad Of A Band Called E
On Complications, Thalia Zedek, Jason Sanford and Gavin McCarthy put forth a total group effort
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Nick Soulsby On The Sacrifice And Transcendence of Swans
With Swans’ fifteenth record, leaving meaning. recently released, we went deep with the author of the definitive book on all things Michael Gira
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Walking the Plow: Jamming Econo with the Jumpstarted Plowhards
The RNR Globe’s third Mike Watt interview of 2019 focuses on the most Pedro of his current projs
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mssv: A Tale of Two Mikes
Alongside drummer Stephen Hodges, guitarist Mike Baggetta and bass great Mike Watt go massive with their new trio, mssv
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Mike Krol Amps Up the Fuzz On Power Chords
RNRG talks to the L.A. power pop tunesmith about his new album
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The Reality of What You’ve Heard
Hüsker Dü’s Greg Norton joins Twin Cities rock trio Porcupine, greatness ensues
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Piano Colossus
An exclusive, career-spanning chat with Wayne Horvitz
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As The Würm Turns
Hardcore punk bass legend Chuck Dukowski reflects on his pre-Black Flag band
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What Goes On In His Mind
Glenn Mercer of The Feelies on Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground
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