While Buzz Osborne usually does most of the talking for Melvins, I caught up with their drummer, Dave Crover—whose 40 years with the band is nothing to sneeze at—to discuss this third solo outing. Read my FLOOD feature to see what he has to say about each of the 11 songs on his newly released effort, which features contributions from Tom Waits, Ty Segall, Pinback’s Rob Crow and more.
Did my Music Connection story about Cursive signing to a new label leave you hungering for more about the indie-rock stalwarts? Then read what frontman Tim Kasher had to say about everyone song on their new LP, Devourer, which he related to me for FLOOD.
Five albums and 15 years in, electronic wizard Robert Alfons seeks to start his musical endeavor anew—all the while wondering if a slate can be truly wiped clean. Read my full review of the latest album by his TR/ST project courtesy of FLOOD.
Are you a young musician worried about going broke while trying to break through? Heed this advice by veteran bands including Poison Arrows, Common Wounds, Alex Henry Foster and Bite the Hand. Read the fourth installment of our money-saving series via New Noise.
Containing eight 7-inch singles and a bonus flexi disc of crisp recordings taken from Radio 1 performances throughout the ’90s, this box set embodies the spirit of the space cadets running amok. Read my full review of Man or Astro-Man?’s ROYGBIV (Recordings From the BBC) courtesy of FLOOD.
Five years in the waiting, take a seat and read a rare, in-depth conversation on New Noise with the best progressive melodic-death metal band Australia has ever produced: reclusive studio geniuses Be’lakor.
Open your eyes and espy these pricey billboards for two of the summer’s scariest blockbusters. With Alien Romulus and Infested sharing almost nothing in common (we won’t spoil you with any surprises), how did this odd billboard coincidence come to pass? Could it be that the marketing execs at both studios chose to borrow (or even rip off) each other’s idea? Nah. Hollywood ain’t that cynical. Right?
This novice mistake (or prank … or whatever it is) deserves a special place in the annuals of the chronicles of cinematic history.
Check out the posters:
Alien: Romulus and Infested
Melodic black-metal miscreants Necrofier are firing on all cylinders once again. The indefatigable Houston heathens just hit the road, but they’re already plotting a new record to be released in summer 2025. Go to New Noise to read the scoop straight from the horse’s mouth.
With Portland psych-os Hippie Death Cult touring hard this summer, we bring you a previously unpublished interview in which the band revealed their surprising affection for a certain hip-hop collective.
On her fourth solo outing under the ambient-slowcore moniker, Madeline Johnston reaches a state of enlightenment as she sounds totally confident about her identity as an artist. Read my review of Midwife’s No Depression in Heaven courtesy of FLOOD.
The Bad Penny (beta) 