Corrosion of Conformity : Good God/Baad Man

Corrosion of Conformity started out in the 80s as pretty much a punk band, with Blind giving them serious cred in the hardcore and metal community. But with 1994’s Deliverance the sound and vibe shifted with the addition of vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan. Keenan brought a heavy 70s hard rock vibe, along with Sabbath vibes to […]

Toadies : The Charmer

Toadies roared out of Texas in the mid-90s with a sound that combined post/punk, grunge, and jagged alt rock that saved Gen X ears from the likes of 3 Doors Down, Tonic, and Semisonic overtaking alt rock radio. Their debut Rubberneck was an angry collection of guitar-driven rock and punk. Their biggest hit “Possum Kingdom” […]

Weird Nightmare : Hoopla

Alex Edkins was the guitarist and vocalist for Canadian post/punk band METZ for well over a decade. When the noisy trio decided to go on hiatus a couple years back Edkins side project Weird Nightmare became his main gig. METZ was loud, abrasive, and savored the dissonance of guitar squall, fuzzy bass lines, and brash […]

“exploring a ghost town” : Jonas Munk Talks The Return Of Manual And New Album ‘True Bypass’

Danish artist Jonas Munk wears many hats. Besides being guitarist/producer in Causa Sui, Munk releases solo records, as well as the collaborative project Billow Observatory with Auburn Lull’s Jason Kolb. He’s also a producer, mixer, engineer for other artists as well, most notably Nicklas Sorensen of band Papir. Munk also runs Azure Vista Records and […]

Boards Of Canada Return And Now I Feel Complete

13 years. It has been a whopping 13 years since the great Scottish electronic brother duo Boards of Canada have released a new album. Tomorrow’s Harvest arrived in June of 2013 after another long turn between albums with their last album The Campfire Headphase coming out in 2005. I get it. Their records are worlds […]

Manual : True Bypass

Musician and producer Jonas Munk has remained pretty busy these last few years. Between releasing music with Causa Sui, ambient solo works, and putting out records with Auburn Lull’s Jason Kolb as Billow Observatory, he’s leaving a wide swath of sonic endeavors for us to get lost in. And let’s not forget running record label […]

Thundercat : Distracted

Stephen Bruner, aka bass extraordinaire Thundercat, is either you flavor or not. Anybody that digs the futuristic pop/jazz/funk flavors of an album like Drunk or Thundercat’s maestro playing on albums by Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar, Kamasi Washington, Justice and Tame Impala will no doubt continue to worship at the alter of Thundercat’s immense bass contributions […]

Flea : Honora

Flea(aka Michael Balzary) has been a permanent fixture in the world of alternative rock for over 40 years, ever since the Red Hot Chili Peppers dropped their self-titled debut album in 1984. Flea has always been a standout in the band, taking slap bass straight into punk rock aggressiveness. But as the years moved on […]

Joel Ross : Gospel Music

In vibraphonist Joel Ross’ relatively short time making forward-thinking jazz records, he’s racked up an extremely impressive discography. Still only in his early 30s, Ross released his debut album Kingmaker in 2019 and has not slowed down since. With 5 albums under his belt(including his newest Gospel Music), Joel Ross has also become the go-to […]

Gregory Uhlmann : Extra Stars

Composer, guitarist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Gregory Uhlmann is not quite a household name, unless you have someone with their ears to the ground in terms of forward-thinking, progressive music living under the roof. Uhlmann has guested on many records over the last several years(including Perfume Genius, Tasha, and Hand Habits), but has also released albums […]