What do you call a group of psychedelic songsters all grown up? A group who were often considered the younger sibling, who have come into their own? Artists who released their best piece of work yet, and musicians who unleash some of the rowdiest and strongest live touring sets ever witnessed? You call them Pond. Since the beginning, Pond wrote music and produced records faster than a label could release them. And their LP, Man It Feels Like Space Again, is Pond’s most focused composition to date. This mirrors their touring efforts, dynamic and enthralling live show, media buzz and essentially, the maturation of a musical career a long time in the making. Maybe it’s not such a bad thing growing up, especially when it’s this much fun!
This Southern band’s moniker may be a little wacky, but their particular brand of garage rock most certainly is not. Like their musical brethren the Black Lips, they bash out psych-laced garage-rock that shifts musical styles from surf to psychedelia. Check them, and their latest album The Sides and in Between, out.
Shonen Knife (Japanese: 少年ナイフ Hepburn: Shōnen Naifu?, literally “Boy Knife”) is a Japanese pop punk band formed in Osaka, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, The Beach Boys, and early punk rockbands, such as the Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs with simplistic lyrics sung both in Japanese and English.
Rock and roll aficionados need no introduction to pop songwriter Tommy Keene and pioneer punk guitarist Ivan Julian. However, what even the most dedicated listener might not know is these two Washington, DC area natives need no introduction to each other. In fact, the two were briefly in a band together in New York in …
Founded in Los Angeles by pre-teen brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald, Redd Kross cut their teeth during the first wave of LA punk rock. As the band (and the brothers) matured, they began expanding upon the punk sound. Redd Kross boldly broke new ground by intuitively and inventively mixing their eclectic inspirations.
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Write. Hard. Do not pause. Using Valley Queen’s Tiny Desk Concert with NPR, write for five minutes straight without stopping. Let whatever comes to mind flow onto the paper. Forget about spelling, punctuation and sentence structure. Focus strictly on imaginative context even when it doesn’t seem to make logical sense.
About Julien Baker In 2010, Julien Baker cofounded a band called The Star Killers, which renamed itself Forrister in 2015. During her freshman year at MTSU, Baker began writing songs on her own, often in the university practice rooms late at night. With a friend, Michael Hegner, she recorded an EP at Spacebomb Studios, …
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When it came time to make Ad Infinitum, the fourth Telekinesis album, drummer/songwriter/principal architect Michael Lerner found himself in a predicament. In just under five years, he had released three fantastic records—Telekinesis! (2009), 12 Desperate Straight Lines (2011), and Dormarion (2013)—each more ambitious than the last. He had toured all over the world, shared stages with great bands, and enthralled fans of his …
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