When nihilism becomes real in Viagra Boys’ newest video for “Creatures”
Following the first glimpse into Welfare Jazz, last week Viagra Boys shared the video for their newest track “Creatures” — a nightmarish commentary about a flamboyant character and his existence and...
View ArticleDeath Valley has become the stage to Danz CM’s new lease of life
Photos by Shae Detar. Styled by Amanda Sherriffs. Danz CM is one of those musicians that just radiates talent. Whilst many artists attribute their success to luck or circumstance, Danz CM did not wait...
View Article‘Another Round’ explores the beauty of a bender
Another Round, the latest outing by prolific director Thomas Vinterberg, is titled Druk in its native Danish. “Druk” means bender, which is a far more sensical title than the sanitized American...
View ArticleArtist x Artist interview with Lupin and Samia
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here. Samia photo byJessica DiMento. Lupin photo by Graham Tolbert. Jake Luppen and Samia Finnerty exist within the same tangled web, with their...
View ArticleHoliday mixtape
Tis the szn! Here’s a mix of holiday songs, old and new, to help get you in whatever the mood may be given the current hellscape.
View ArticleZine preview: welcome to the Automatic ChatRoom
Photos by Lucy Blumenfield. Find more of her work here. Welcome to the Automatic ChatRoom! Remember to be respectful, and keep this space safe and fun as possible. Automatic is a post-punk Los...
View ArticleRiz Ahmed’s ‘The Long Goodbye’: A livestream more alive than a live show
2020 has forced everything and everyone to adapt to it. A pandemic, in parallel with social unrest, swept across the world and brought to light society’s deepest systemic problems that’ve gone...
View ArticleMixtape: Alt Citizen’s 2020 trax
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here. Not necessarily 2020 releases, but the music that got us through this year.
View ArticleAlt Citizen’s favorite releases of 2020
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here. 2020 was not our best! But the music was pretty great at least. Here’s some of our favorites from the year. Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher...
View ArticleZine preview: Dehd
Designed by Lucas Long. Photo by Alexa Viscius, courtesy of Dehd Listening through Dehd’s Flower of Devotion for the first time makes you as indecisive as you’ll ever be, likely choosing a new favorite...
View ArticleWelcome to Capricorn Season: Connect with intention
Capricorn is, as far as my experience goes, the most forgotten zodiac. Their level-headedness and steadfastness as the earthiest earth sign of them all can maybe push them to the back of your mind on...
View ArticleAerial East finds beauty through happenstance
Featured image by Luca Veneter, additional photos by Allen Ying Aerial East, an NYC-residing artist, is a very serious person. That might seem strange to a lot of musicians, or to a lot of consumers of...
View ArticleShamir is already part of our “Diet”
Shamir never planned for “Diet” to be a single, nor for there to be an accompanying music video to the popular track. However when the song gained popularity after the release of his second album,...
View ArticleListen: Viagra Boys ‘Welfare Jazz’
Viagra Boys’ new album Welfare Jazz fuses elements of jazz, post-punk and folk in perfect harmony. The Stockholm, Sweden-based band is composed of jazz-gone-post-punk musicians unafraid to push the...
View ArticlePaul Jacobs ponders the life of a creative with “Half Rich Loner”
When Paul Jacobs isn’t contributing to Montreal-based post-punk band Pottery, he’s busy crafting his own methodological schemes in the studio. Most recently, yesterday finds the release of his latest...
View ArticleZine preview: Pretty Sick
Photo by Manon Macasaet Sabrina Fuentes, the front woman for Pretty Sick, has always known she would be doing exactly this. It is rare to know what you are meant to be doing from such a young age, but...
View ArticleListen: The Muckers –“That’s All I Want”
I’m always a fan of some sort of creative restriction or framework — self-inflicted or otherwise — and how it inspires an artists work. The Muckers found themselves coming up to their deadline for...
View ArticleL.A. Witch’s “Motorcycle Boy” pulls a cinematic u-turn on the traditional...
Photos by Kelsey Hart The siren song of the open road has long beckoned generations of wild spirits to tear across the vast expanses of blacktop that crisscross this country like the veins of some...
View ArticleListen: Shame ‘Drunk Tank Pink’
Following the release of their highly-acclaimed debut Songs of Praise (2018), and it being awarded the title of Rough Trade’s Album of the Year, South London quintet Shame was marked with a big red...
View ArticleWelcome to Aquarius season: keep it weird
We’re about a week or so into Aqua season, and to all the aquarian aliens out there, I just wanna say I love y’all. You’re weirdos with your heads often in the clouds, but while you’re up there, you’re...
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