For a band that’s played fewer than 20 gigs in their 15-year existence, scoring an interview with the vocalist for Bosse-de-Nage was quite the get for yours truly. Bryan Manning spoke about the eight-year gap between the experimental black metal band’s last album and their new record Hidden Fires Burn Hottest—and shared what his dream concert would entail. Read my short-but-sweet interview with Manning at FLOOD.
Piqued to learn more about how Puma Blue went about putting together their latest record, FLOOD handed the mic over to main man Jacob Allen so he could shed some light on each Croak Dream song.
After a tour with The Decemberists and a prominent song sync, Chicago indie rockers Ratboys talk dealing with more exposure upon the release of their new LP, Singin’ to an Empty Chair. Read my full FLOOD feature article here.
Check out a lengthy, comprehensive Q&A I conducted with Seattle rock band Thunderpussy during their stay in Boise for the March 2017 edition of Treefort Music Fest. Drowned in Sound originally published the interview, but it went out of print after DiS closed its doors. Today we resurrect the out-of-print feature for your reading pleasure.
What do exploding tacos, France’s Bordeaux region and a trio of musicians who play so-called “egg punk” music have in common? Well, a five-year-old band called Tacoblaster, of course.
Based in Bordeaux, the project is led by Tom Caussade — for whom the mere word “multi-instrumentalist” doesn’t do justice to the 11 instruments he plays on his band’s just-released fifth album, Digital Fun-Zone! (Howlin Banana Records).
In his first interview with an American music journalist, Caussade recalls how the colorful and wacky band came together, and how he landed on the smile-inducing name for it.
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The Dandy Warhols surely had a blast creating PIN UPS, a collection of cover songs they’ve recorded over the years. Coming March 20 via Beat the World Records and Little Cloud Records, the reputed psych-rock band take on The Beatles, The Cure, Gang of Four, The Clash, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, The Runaways and more.
That said, one member of the Dandy Warhols – synth-bass player Zia McCabe – is equally if not more passionate about spending time with her dog than making music. The exuberance she feels when with 6-year-old Alice is clearly evident in the above photo. Those emotions are probably heightened due to the fact that McCabe recently lost her pet cat.
We dare you not to smile at the words and photos McCabe generously gave to us for this joyous entry in Pet Sounds.
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The Bad Penny (beta) 