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Celebrated Summer: New Day Rising Turns 35

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1985, Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton, Husker Du, Joan Rivers, New Day Rising, SST

By 1985, Hüsker Dü reached the point of no return in succumbing to their pop sensibilities

Indie Rock Pop

The Diary of a Teenage Noise Addict

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Australia, Beastie Boys, Ben Lee, Brad Wood, Grand Royal, Grandpaw Would, Noise Addict

25 years later, Grandpaw Would reflects Ben Lee’s endurance as an alt-pop mainstay

Indie Rock

WATCH: “Back Wall” By Yuzima Philip

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Back Wall, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Lower East Side, New York City, Yuzima Philip

Longtime Lower East Side scene survivor celebrates Black Lives Matter and George Floyd in new music video

Indie Rock

‘These Are Different Matters, These Are Uncertain Feelings’: Blonde Redhead’s ‘Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons’ At 20

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2000, Amadeo Pace, Blonde Rehead, Fugazi, Guy Picciotto, Kazu Makino, Rites of Spring, Simone Pace, Touch & Go Records

A look back at the coolest world party of 2000

Indie Rock

Mighty Mouse: The Moon & Antarctica at 20

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Ian King 0 Comments 2000, Built To Spill, Epic Records, Eric Judy, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse, Pavement, Seattle, The Moon & Antarctica, Up Records

Why the third Modest Mouse LP remains the band’s quintessential creative statement

Indie Rock Power Pop

Critical Mass: A Catholic Education at 30

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1990, Bandwagonesque, Gerard Cosloy, Gerard Love, Homestead Records, Matador Records, Nirvana, Norman Blake, SPIN, Teenage Fanclub

Talking Teenage Fanclub with Matador Records co-founder Gerard Cosloy about the Scottish pop greats’ debut album

Indie Rock Power Pop

‘I Took The Wrong Direction From A Shooting Star’: Teenage Fanclub’s Grand Prix At 25

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Bandwagonesque, formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989.[1] The ba Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Grand Prix, Raymond McGinley, Teenage Fanclub

For their third DGC classic, the Fannies put power pop back in the pole position

Indie Rock Noise Post-Hardcore

The Ballad Of A Band Called E

May 28, 2020June 5, 2020 Brad Cohan 0 Comments 2020, Chris Spencer, Complications, Gavin McCarthy, Jason SanfordNeptune, Karate, Silver Rocket, Thalia Zedek, Thrill JockeyCome

On Complications, Thalia Zedek, Jason Sanford and Gavin McCarthy put forth a total group effort

Indie Rock

Chris Maxwell: The Grand Opening

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Aaron Johnston, Amy Helm, Anthony Bourdain, Bob's Burgers, Cheme Gastelum, Chris Maxwell, Cindy Cashdollar, Conor Kennedy, David Baron, Jay Collins, Jesse Murphy, Larry Grenadier, Marco Benevento, Mark Sidgwick, New Store No. 2, Rachel Yamagata, Skeleton Key, The Elegant Too, The Gunbunnies, Zack Djanikian

Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, the former Gunbunnies/Skeleton Key guitarist’s New Store No. 2 is up and running

Indie Rock Pop

What Bothers You Today: Yo La Tengo’s Electr-O-Pura Turns 25

May 16, 2020May 19, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, Electr-O-Pura, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Matador Records, Tom Courtenay, Yo La Tengo

Hoboken’s greatest band made sure you remembered their name in ’95

Indie Rock Pop

ALBUMS: Game Theory’s Postscript

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments Across The Barrier Of Sound: Postscript, Brian Eno, Game Theory, Michael Querico, Omnivore Recordings, Scott Miller, The Beatles, The Nazz

Across The Barrier of Sound reveals a new wrinkle in the pop genius of Scott Miller

Blues Indie Rock Post-Punk

The Resurrection of Rowland S. Howard

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Michael Toland 1 Comment Crime and the City Solution, Epic Soundtracks, Fat Possum Records, Mick Harvey, Nick Cave, Pop Crimes, Rowland S. Howard, Teenage Snuff Film, The Birthday Party

In this exclusive interview, Mick Harvey talks extensively about working with his old mate in The Birthday Party and Crime and the City Solution on the newly reissued Teenage Snuff Film

Experimental Indie Rock Noise Post-Punk Records

Satan Is Boring: Bad Moon Rising Turns 35

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1985, Bob Bert, Homestead Records, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Martin Bisi, Sonic Youth, Susstones, Thurston Moore

The Rock & Roll Globe talks exclusively with Lee Ranaldo, Bob Bert and producer Martin Bisi about Sonic Youth’s early masterpiece

Indie Rock Pop

Death Cab For Cutie: “Indie Rock Is Dead”

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Ian King 0 Comments 2000, 764-Hero, Barsuk Records, Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Sean Nelson

The band’s classic We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes at 20

Indie Rock

IN CONCERT: Don’t Sleep On Nap Eyes

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Justin Joffe 0 Comments Brooklyn Bowl, Coronavirus, Dan Bejar, Destroyer, Lou Reed, Mark Zuckerberg, Nap Eyes, Nigel Chapman, Ryley Walker

Opening for Destroyer at Brooklyn Bowl, the band gets to the point of the groove amidst Coronavirus fears

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