Stud Uncovered: An Exclusive Interview with Houston’s Lost Hard-Rock Trio
In the dusty backstreets of Houston, 1974, three young musicians forged a sonic detonator called Stud. With only a few copies pressed, it was a private hard-rock artifact,...
Peter Morén (of Peter, Bjorn and John) | Interview on SunYears’ ‘The Song Forlorn’
Peter Morén's SunYears project has settled into a rich, self-aware pocket, finding a comfortable distance from his past work's intensity. The new record, 'The Song Forlorn,' carefully opens...
Morrison Graves: Post-Psych, Eastern Influences, and ‘The Swarm’ on the New EP, ‘Under The Weight of Gravity’
Portland's Morrison Graves could be described as post-psychedelia...at least that comes to mind when hearing 'The Swarm'. Their sound is a fuzzy convergence of '60s psych, indie rock,...
Joe Morris at 70: Instantiating the Continuous Beginning and ‘Abstract Forest’
A guitarist who plays bass. A free improviser who speaks in Instantiations. A musician who finds the most complex expression through the most efficient means. Joe Morris is...
Somebody Else’s Dream: Dakota, The Buoys, and the Story of “Timothy”
"Somebody Else’s Dream: Dakota, The Buoys, & Timothy," an extensive, 350-page book from Sunbury Press, is written by rock journalist Maxim W. Furek. The book investigates the controversial...
Seals & Crofts – ‘Gold & Rainbows: The Warner Bros. Years 1969-1978’ (2025)
One of the most successful soft rock recording artists of the 1970s, the duo of Jim Seals (vocals, guitar) and Dash Crofts (vocals, mandolin) released a series of...
The Six-Piece LA Collective badsoma Just Released ‘Coffee Pot’
Formed in the post-pandemic tremors of the Los Angeles scene, badsoma started as Iranian-American multi-instrumentalist Armin Fard's solo vision and quickly swelled into a dynamic, six-person collective. Their...
Chris Garneau Shares New Single ‘Off The Ring’ Ahead of Upcoming Album
Chris Garneau is wiping the slate clean. After scrapping a whole record, the New York singer-songwriter is announcing his new album, 'In Reverse,' due out January 23rd via...
An Ecosystem of Sound: Brian Dolphin’s ‘Dolphin & You Compilation No. 1’
Brian Dolphin, a Manhattan native with harmonies inherited from rural folk and adventurous 80s and 90s albums, has spent a lifetime seeking the transcendent moment where individual voices...
Mass – From the Lost Black Mass Tapes to ‘War Law’ and Beyond
Mass is a band whose story sits quietly in the background of German rock history, waiting to be pieced together. Bassist Günther Viktor Radny started out in the...