Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi explain in my New Noise interview how this year’s edition of their experimental-music festival in Austin raises the bar.
Oblivion Access Cofounders on This Year’s Fest: ‘This Is the Biggest Deal for Us So Far’
Posted in Interviews with tags Oblivion Access on 06/21/2023 by Kurt OrzeckBoris & Uniform’s ‘Bright New Disease’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Boris, Uniform on 06/21/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Jeromes Dream Say New LP ‘Gray in Between’ Is Hardcore Done Right
Posted in Interviews with tags Jeromes Dream on 06/20/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my interview with hardcore legends Jeromes Dream for New Noise about their latest LP, The Grey in Between — an early contender for best album of the year. Buy the print issue that features the story here.
Faust Feast Their Eyes Over New Explosion of Experimental Music
Posted in Interviews with tags Faust on 06/19/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my interview with 74-year-old Faust original member and kraut-rock pioneer Jean-Hervé Péron for New Noise.
Man on Man’s ‘Provincetown’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Man on Man on 06/18/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Wombo’s ‘Slab’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Wombo on 06/17/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Oblivion Access Friday Pick: Yellow Swans
Posted in Interviews with tags Oblivion Access, Yellow Swans on 06/16/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCatch up with Yellow Swans in my brand-new interview for New Noise, ahead of their first concert in 15 years tonight at Oblivion Access in Austin.
In ‘Times’ of Struggle: Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme on New LP
Posted in Interviews with tags Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age on 06/16/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
Amid the release of the band’s eighth studio album, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme discusses change, acceptance, and the sonic brutality of their latest offering in my wide-ranging interview with him for FLOOD.
Unearth Frontman Trevor Phipps: ‘The World Would Be a Better Place with More Metal’
Posted in Interviews with tags Trevor Phipps, Unearth on 06/15/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCheck out my New Noise interview with metalcore maestro Trevor Phipps of Unearth, whose newest album, The Wretched; The Ruinous, revolves entirely around environmental catastrophe. Buy the print copy of New Noise, which features the story, here.
Oblivion Access Thursday Pick: Midwife
Posted in Interviews on 06/15/2023 by Kurt OrzeckCatch up with Midwife (a.k.a. Madeline Johnston) in my interview for New Noise, ahead of their concert tonight at Oblivion Access in Austin.
The Bad Penny (beta) 