Washington DC’s U.S. Royalty have a forthcoming debut album, Mirrors — think Local Natives meets The Black Keys with tons of intricate harmonies, sing-along melodies, and [...]

It was three-and-a-half years ago, back in winter of 2007, that Billy Werner interviewed bassist Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains for Verbicide issue #19. In [...]

May 15th will see the release of Edge: The Movie (not to be confused with Coupon: The Movie). Yes, every stupid, trite aphorism from every interview [...]

Gearing up for the summer release of his newest mixtape, Kragenoff, Washington, DC emcee Kenn Starr is proud to leak the first single, “The Notti Joint.” No [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #24 Winter 1984. I’d been living in the Washington, DC area for about five months. To be specific, I was [...]

A condensed version of this interview was originally published in Verbicide issue #23 John Stabb, the erstwhile bandleader of the influential hardcore ‘80s DC outfit Government [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #22 Joe Lally is a man who doesn’t mince words. Often known as the quieter member of Fugazi, Lally often [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #19 Some of the best bass players I’ve seen have been quiet men in the background, crafting a spinal column [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #6 I’d been a fan of Henry’s work for many years, namely of his music and his hilariously ironic role [...]

Originally published in Excommunication issue #1 For our readers who are unfamiliar with Q And Not U, what kind of music can they expect? I’m [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 There isn’t enough that I could say about how much I love or appreciate Fugazi.  We all know how [...]

Originally published in Verbicide issue #5 Fugazi’s most recent release is typical of the band, exciting and unique.  The classic sound is immersed in the [...]