The Toronto noise-punks’ fifth LP sees their familiarly angular guitars working through melodies that range from ear-sweetening to atonal, furthering the mystery that is the Sub Pop band METZ. Read more on FLOOD.
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Orbit Culture Plan to ‘Come Back Big’ in 2025
Posted in Interviews with tags Century Media, Orbit Culture on 05/09/2024 by korzeck
The Swedish metal band is eager to proving they aren’t just another melodic death-metal band from the country that brought legendary status to the subgenre. Read more of my interview with them courtesy of Music Connection.
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum ‘Got on Top of a Pile of Festering Rat Carcasses’
Posted in Interviews with tags Sleepytime Gorilla Museum on 05/07/2024 by korzeck
Don’t believe that headline? Check out my feature on the wild — and wildly unclassifiable — band in my Music Connection profile.
Sleater-Kinney Talk ‘Recommitting’ To Band After Restful Hiatus
Posted in Interviews with tags Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Sleater-Kinney on 04/15/2024 by korzeck
It’s been a minute since I spoke with two musicians less enthusiastic about participating in an interview, but Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein nevertheless shared some insights on their new record and the state of their band for my new FLOOD feature.
New Kids On The Block: Forever Young
Posted in Interviews with tags Donnie Wahlberg, New Kids on the Block on 03/31/2024 by korzeckGrab a copy of the latest issue of Music Connection or go here to read my latest cover story, in which I interviewed two New Kids on the Block about their new album. Yup, you read that right.
Royale Lynn: ‘Music Truly Saves People’
Posted in Interviews with tags Epitaph Records, Royale Lynn on 03/29/2024 by korzeckCheck out my latest Signing Story for Music Connection — this one on country-rock newcomer Royale Lynn — right here.
Chile’s Sistemas Inestables Keep Treefort Approach Simple
Posted in Interviews with tags Sistemas Inestables, Treefort Music Fest on 03/26/2024 by korzeckTreefort Music Fest will forever be entwined with Sistemas Inestables, a band from Chile that found refuge in the U.S. Get to know the group and its mellifluous blend of electronic-heavy post-rock in this rare interview published by New Noise.
So Pitted Pit Themselves Against Mediocrity At Treefort
Posted in Interviews with tags So Pitted, Treefort Music Fest on 03/25/2024 by korzeckHead over to New Noise to read my interview with Treefort Music Fest 2024 participants and Seattle stalwarts So Pitted. The trio-turned-quartet appear to be fans of New Noise and/or yours truly, as they also gave their first interview about new album Cloned to New Noise last month. Get even more acquainted with So Pitted’s goings-on and shenanigans here.
A Place To Bury Strangers Keep Treefort Rooted In Radness
Posted in Interviews with tags a place to bury strangers, Treefort on 03/23/2024 by korzeckOf the 500-plus musical acts performing at this year’s Treefort Music Fest, one stands out as the most rambunctious in the lot: New York’s A Place to Bury Strangers.
Check out my profile of the unpredictable blitzkrieg of a band via New Noise‘s website:
Treefort Fest 2024 Friday Pick: Ex Everything Bring The Noise
Posted in Interviews with tags Ex Everything, Neurot, Treefort Music Fest on 03/22/2024 by korzeckMy New Noise series profiling the crem de la crem of this year’s Treefort Music Fest crop continues with Ex Everything. Possibly the heaviest entrant in this year’s edition, they’re also among the kindest, particularly in the case of amiable guitarist Jon Howell. Here’s our conversation for proof:
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