Seville slouched at the end of the line near a timid child with sockets plunged so deep in his skull that the arches of his brows cast dour shadows over his chubby cheeks as a vagrant breeze pilfered the sweet pungent sting of pulverized ginger and garlic and powdered curry spices wafting from his dark [...]

A lot has happened to Nathan Williams, front man of the lo-fi trio Wavves, in the past two years. He’s gone from being the blogosphere’s darling to its most divisive figure in the space of a year. His 2009 self-titled album channeled San Diego’s beach weather as much as downcast mopey-ness on its fuzz-fog-shrouded surf-punk, [...]

In their nearly 15 years of existence, Bane have established themselves as one of the defining, if not the defining, modern hardcore band. Through a combination of relentless touring and top quality recorded efforts including regular album releases and the occasional seven-inch or EP, Bane has built a loyal fan base worldwide. Their [...]

7:45 pm, Nashville, Tennessee, waiting in line. After a lengthy wait, which causes us to miss the opener, we’re finally in our seats: stage left, just below the balcony, and directly in front of the speakers. This could get loud, folks. At least, I hope so. By 8:30 the room is packed. The crowd is [...]

On July 30, 2010 Spiritualized took the stage of Radio City Music Hall to perform their classic 1997 album Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space in its entirety, backed by an eight-piece string orchestra, horn section, and gospel choir. The only performance of its kind to be performed stateside, this concert allegedly [...]

!!!’s name may be un-Google-able, but nothing better describes the band’s blend of spacey dancefloor rock, borrowing liberally from the explosive energy of punk and European clubs alike. This isn’t music that will wake you up — it’s music that won’t let you sleep. While indie rock was flooded with bands rediscovering dance in the [...]

October 14, 1978. It was the fall of my senior year in high school. My buddy’s parents were out of town and you know exactly what that meant: throw-down! The keg was flowing and the party raging. It must have been about midnight. I was walking down a long hallway [...]

As I was too young to have witnessed Devo perform during their late-’70s/early-’80s heyday, I spent more than a bit of time looking up vintage live footage of them on YouTube. Back then they were over the top with energy — subversive, snarky, low-budget, maybe even a little innocent. What could one expect in 2010?
I [...]

“Folk music” is a term used loosely these days; hard to differentiate as something feasibly unique to its own genre — “folk” pertains to a broad spectrum of separate cultures and their own unique qualities, stylized by “roots” or “Americana,” yet continually evolving from its traditional roots.
The traditional formation of folk music was a bare [...]

With the release of her latest album Victorian America, Emily Jane White has a lot to be happy about. Just returning from a successful European tour and about to head back for another quick jaunt, White has enjoyed marked success abroad with her current release following 2007’s Dark Undercoat, and is quickly gaining momentum [...]

“You rolled it too tight.”
I hand Anthony back his crooked joint, my throat parched.
“You roll it next time,” he says.
We pass bums who don’t bother asking us for money. Smoke trails from our lips while the cans in our backpacks rattle. Richard is behind us; virgin lungs making him cough and spit. I stare at [...]

Siren Fest on Coney Island, NY was one of those can’t-miss events this summer. The weather was gorgeous and the lineup of bands was fantastic. Everyone played their asses off and had a great time. Screaming Females performed, and during Ted Leo & the Pharmacists’ set Marissa Paternoster hopped on stage with him.
The highlight of [...]

So much has already been said about The Flaming Lips’ live shows. It’s a little like the summer of 1999 when all anyone could ask you was, “Have you seen The Sixth Sense?” With the Lips, though, there’s really no such thing as a spoiler. You could watch a hundred hours of [...]

In March of 2007, I pulled a copy of Diane di Prima’s prose and poetry collection Dinners and Nightmares off my bookshelf. At the time, I was in the midst of compiling content for Verbicide magazine issue #20. I decided on a whim to email the book’s publishers (Last Gasp) in hopes to acquire rights [...]

When it comes to the history of punk rock, there are few individuals who can truthfully say they’ve seen it all.  Cheetah Chrome was present at the creation.  In 1974, Chrome was the guitarist in the seminal Rocket From The Tombs, the Cleveland proto-punk outfit that included David Thomas, Peter Laughner, Craig Bell, and Johnny [...]