The Farewell Drugs, the debut lp from Austin noise rockers Rubble that’s been seven years cooking, recently hit the streets via Latino Bugger Veil Records, and the label, founded by The Butthole Surfers, is a fitting home for Rubble’s scorching, acid-fried Texas psych. The band, formed in … Read More →
If the pummel and rage of “Surveilled” is any indication, Chris Ulsh, singer/guitarist for Austin’s Mammoth Grinder, does not like being watched by the man. In fact, it fills him with thunderously pounding, throaty-growled, downright-fuckin’-pissed anger. That said, though the descriptors with which the band is … Read More →
Back in May The War On Drugs offered up an early taste of forthcoming sophomore lp Slave Ambient in the form of “Baby Missiles,” a narcotic yet propulsive track that promises an album that reaches beyond the melodic, folk-rock fuzz of the band’s earlier work toward something no less infectious … Read More →
Live From Nowhere Near You, Volume Two is a three-disc compilation that brings together street musicians with a veritable who’s who of indie and alternative rock, past and present, including Modest Mouse, James Mercer (of the Shins), Wilco, Bright Eyes w/Spoon, and some crazy collaboration … Read More →
‘Newermind’ — Spin-curated Tribute to Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’
After Nirvana shot to the top of the charts with the release of Nevermind back in ’91, the band often used its access to the masses to promote the music of lesser-known, if not all-but-unknown, artists it admired. One of the bands to benefit from … Read More →