Toronto's leading purveyors of Trash Pop and Garage Rock, Mad Ones, have just dropped their highly anticipated new vinyl LP "What it Takes" on Fortune Stellar Records. This marks Mad Ones' fifth studio album, through a joint effort between Fortune Stellar Records, The Orchard, and F.A.B. Distribution. The album boasts 10 infectious, high-energy tracks, brimming with catchy hooks and straight-to-the-chorus melodies. Recorded with the band performing and singing live in the studio, often with no separation, "What it Takes" captures the raw essence of Mad Ones' electrifying perform ..read more

    Super American has announced their third full length album, “Gangster of Love”, to be released May 31 via Wax Bodega. They’ve also released the first single and music video for “Hopefully Pitchfork Doesn’t Hear This”, a tongue in cheek track that rides palm-muted guitar chunks into a soaring, anxiety-fueled chorus. Produced by Sam Guaiana (Neck Deep, Bayside), “Gangster of Love” follows 2021’s SUP and 2018’s Tequila Sunrise and found the duo fleeing Buffalo for Los Angeles, where the push and pull between the two songwriters – the real magic at the heart of Super American – was ..read more

    “Ritual musick recognizes music as a type of magick, something that is willed into existence from places deep inside our minds or souls (or maybe even beyond) that we would otherwise not have access to.” — REPTIEL Congratulations to the band on the completion and release of your fifth album "Down Below World"; describe for us your creative process for the development of its 14 tracks, and whether there were songs that were recorded that did not make the final tracklist. Thanks. It was a long time coming and it’s very satisfying to have it finally finished and out in the world. T ..read more

    Oakland, California’s premiere synth-punks Fog Lamp have released their sophomore LP “Anxious Stargazing” on The Bucket Records with their latest video-single “You Prove Yourself Wrong.” With their refusal to conform to traditional norms, exemplified by their choice to incorporate a drum machine instead of a drummer, Fog Lamp continues to push boundaries and challenge expectations. Their music has garnered praise from both seasoned goth enthusiasts and newcomers alike. In 2022, Willow House Records introduced Fog Lamp to the world with their debut album, Conversation?, showcasin ..read more

    San Francisco’s REPTIEL use a mind-melting blend of styles, textures, and timbres in their otherworldly “Down Below World” album. Sunburnt psychedelic rock with a neat twist of progressive rock dilates time, slowing it down and speeding it up at a moment’s notice. By keeping things so strange, they keep the listener guessing, refusing to clarify anything. This mysterious tenor defines the entire journey through the album. There’s a gleefulness they take in being so willfully obscure. Acid alliteration is akin to that of Van Dyke Parks' levels of abstraction and poetic, given the ..read more

    “I get excited about things and have a really hard time being patient and taking my time with the creative process, but I’ve forced myself to do that with this album.” — bleed moxie Congratulations on the release of your new track "out on my own", which features fellow Denver based musicians Kate Fern and Sarah Hubbard. How did you connect with them initially and what made them the right fit for your song? I've been working on my new album, "women's society", at CCM Studios in Denver with Engineer/Producer Hayden Hallatt. As we were crafting "out on my own", Hayden had the idea ..read more

    San Francisco based REPTIEL was formed in 2009 by members of Bay Area underground indie rock bands The Cubby Creatures, Thee More Shallows and The Druggles. The REPTIELians claim to practice “ritual musick” in order to summon their stories and sounds, and only rarely do they perform live due to the various members’ agoraphobia, superstitiousness and excessive stage fright. The band has just released their fifth album “Down Below World” and third in their SciFi/Fantasy, Psychedelic Prog Rock series that began with 2015’s “Hobbitozz … A Land That Never Was”, and proceeded with 201 ..read more

BLACKOUT PROBLEMS have announced a UK & European headline tour for autumn 2024 in support of their recently released new album “RIOT” out now via Sony Music. The tour will find the Munich-based electronic rock band performing the album in full alongside fan favourites from across their back catalogue. The tour will start in October with 14 dates across Europe with support from Sperling and Lake Malice, before hitting the UK in November for eight dates. UK support announcements will follow soon. Full dates are listed below and tickets go on sale at 9am GMT Friday 1st March via http://www.b ..read more

    “ I do have a core group of musicians I like to work with that I know will always bring something fresh and exciting to the music. But I also like to branch out from that circle and reach out to musicians who’s work I admire.” — Mike Collins, Rooftop Screamers What is the origin of the Rooftop Screamers music project, and what does the name represent to you? Rooftop Screamers is an outlet to write and record my own original music. I play in a few bands in the Portland (Oregon) area and do a fair amount of session/studio work as well. That keeps me pretty busy. But as a songwrite ..read more

    HARD Events has announced the dates and new venue for the 2024 edition of HARD Summer Music Festival. For the first time, HARD Summer will take place at Inglewood’s Hollywood Park, adjacent to SoFi Stadium, on August 3 and 4, 2024. Since its debut edition in 2008, HARD Summer has remained as a staple of the Southern California festival scene, growing steadily while showcasing its signature multi-genre curatorial ethos and Y2K aesthetic. The festival is now the largest electronic music event in Los Angeles and a stronghold for the city’s diverse melting pot of musical styles and ..read more