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Elliott Smith – Cecilia/Amanda

Elliott Smith – Cecilia/Amanda

Kill Rock Stars is very excited to announce that on April 6th, 2010, they will be adding Elliott Smith’s Roman Candle and From a Basement [...]

Thao with The Get Down Stay Down – When We Swam

Thao with The Get Down Stay Down – When We Swam

Thao and the ever-versatile Get Down Stay Down return with Know Better Learn Faster, the follow-up to their critically lauded and riotously applauded previous album, [...]

Show Review: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down 11/7/09
words and photo by Ryan Brosmer

Show Review: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down 11/7/09

Thao Nguyen and her backing duo The Get Down Stay Down were in one of many places they can call “home” when they took the [...]

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 2

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 2

Just in time for the holidays, VerbicideMagazine.com is excited to release Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 2, available here for FREE DOWNLOAD. With even more tracks and more variety than Volume 1, this new mixtape will appeal to fans with a wide range of musical taste.

Xiu Xiu – Volcana! (I Hope Your Train Crashes Remix)

Xiu Xiu – Volcana! (I Hope Your Train Crashes Remix)

On November 17, Merge Records released SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Remixes! on limited edition CD and digital download. The Remixes! is one [...]

THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN – Know Better Learn Faster
reviewed by Ryan Brosmer

THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN – Know Better Learn Faster

Thao Nguyen’s energy has always been volatile, under pressure, and one open flame away from explosive. Well, it seems like somebody lit a match and [...]

Panther – Love Is Sold

Panther – Love Is Sold

Panther is back with Entropy, an LP of new material from the prolific Portland originators of “floor dancing.” This vinyl gem, released by Kill Rock [...]

Interview: Mary Timony
words by Jenny Sabella | photo courtesy of Kill Rock Stars

Interview: Mary Timony

In 1990, a pretty, soft-spoken girl by the name of Mary Timony started making waves in her hometown of Washington, DC. As a singer and [...]

Interview: Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney
words by Jackson Ellis | artwork by Michael Twohig

Interview: Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney

Originally published in Verbicide issue #14 Many veteran bands who’ve played for more than a decade will find themselves past their creative peaks. Their live [...]

Interview: Bangs
words by Jackson Ellis | photo courtesy of Kill Rock Stars

Interview: Bangs

Originally published in Verbicide issue #8 Critically lauded and enthusiastically supported by a dedicated fan-base, Olympia, Washington’s Bangs have staked their claim as one of [...]

SLEATER-KINNEY – One Beat

SLEATER-KINNEY – One Beat

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Sleater-Kinney open this new album with the title track, “One Beat,” and when I first heard it I was [...]

Interview: Mary Timony
words and photo by Jackson Ellis

Interview: Mary Timony

Originally published in Verbicide issue #3 Ever since I first heard the poppy and hypnotic sounds of indie-rockers Helium in 1996, I have been a [...]