Mixtape: Vampire of the Diskoteka + photos
Mixtape by Eddie Dark Photos by Bimbos Against Capitalism Dance music strictly for vampires and other nocturnal beings, keep it way from the sunlight… + check out photos from Eddie Dark’s latest...
View ArticlePREMIERE: Abifrail x Fastidious “Catatonic”
Today, Abifrail (Abby Manos) and Fastidious (Sarah Roth) release the music video for “Catatonic,” a glitchy new alt-techno track that is the first collaboration between the two artists. Manos has...
View Article‘Neo Nowtown’: Gun Reloads Nu Metal with a Dystopian Edge
Photos by Mary Claire McCoy “You’ve gotta check out this band ‘Gun‘,” I tell a friend over a Wednesday afternoon phone call. “They’re gonna bring back nu metal.” With the angst of the likes of Limp...
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Fontaines D.C. x Been Stellar at Brooklyn Paramount
Fontaines D.C. and New York City’s own, Been Stellar, graced us with two incredible back to back shows at the Brooklyn Paramount. I had the pleasure of attending and capturing snippets of the night,...
View ArticleWatch: November Girl ‘Clover’ + A Conversation in Paris
I met up with Willa Rudolph of November Girl in a bar called The Bottle Shop in Paris to get to know a little bit more about her, November Girl, and to chat about the making of her new music video:...
View ArticleChaos and Confusion, An Interview with Cab Ellis
Words by Sophie Abeles / Photos by Matt Weinberger If I told you New York’s underground alt-rock scene is back, you might ask who’s responsible. I have two words for you: Cab. Ellis. Best known for...
View ArticleLast Call with Tchotchke
Photos by Rachelyn Remz Last Call is an interview series where I, Brittany Marino, ask talented folk all about their lasts: last time they did something, last time they felt something, etc. This week I...
View ArticleNo Holds Barred: An Interview with Tiny Gun
No Holds Barred is a new column by Sophie Abeles featuring unfiltered interviews with your favorite indie bands. Photos by Bianca Garza. I meet my friend and photographer Bianca Garza on one of the...
View ArticleKiki Kramer: Tumblr Teen Turned Pop Provocateur
photo by stolenbesos Kiki Kramer proudly calls herself a “Wannabe Pop Star”, a title steeped in irony and cheeky self-deprecation. “I think the only way to originality is to be an amalgamation of your...
View ArticleMary Shelley and Trophy Wife Take On Main Drag Music
Article by Calla Selicious. Mary Shelley photos by Carlos Ramos. Trophy Wife photos by Tori McGraw There are a lot of good bands in New York. There are significantly fewer that leave a distinct...
View ArticlePremiere: Spanish Horses ‘As She Rides By’ + get to know the band
Photos + Collages by Alex Hall Whatever happened to feel good guitar music? Obviously it still exists, but sometimes it feels like you really have to dig to find the good stuff amongst all the rest....
View ArticleNo Holds Barred: An Interview with Wishy, the Hometown Heroes
Story by Sophie Abeles. Photos by Daniel Arnabar It’s the year 2011. Three high schoolers, Kevin Krauter, his younger sister, Katie Krauter, and her friend, Nina Pitchkites, drive to a Feist concert in...
View Article5 Fast Questions with Fast Money Music
It’s Saturday December 7th, 2024 – a rainy night in Paris. After a packed out show and a dazzling performance, I corral the boys of Fast Money Music outside of iconic venue —Supersonic, to ask 5 Fast...
View ArticlePremiere: EZ Company ‘Headphones’
No doubt a universal feeling, that moment you put on your headphones. Shutting out the world around you and turning on the movie soundtrack to your life. That’s the story Ezra Tenenbaum (also of...
View ArticleListen: chest. ‘Aceta’
In their new single, “Aceta,” chest. doesn’t keep anything close to their own. The track, the third release from their debut EP set for February 2025 via Howlin’ Bananas Records, carries a sound that...
View ArticleDowntown Dispatch: Dreaming With Rebounder
Noah and Dylan Chenfeld, photographed by Charlotte Dulany. Oasis. The Kinks. Radiohead. The National. Rebounder. What ties them together? One invisible string: Brothers. Rebounder hails from New York,...
View ArticleWatch: Avalon Bloom ‘Dove Fall’ + a chat in the green room
‘Dove Fall’ the latest single by French shoegaze band Avalon Bloom is out today. This is the premiere single from their new upcoming project, having released their first homemade self-titled album in...
View ArticleNo Holds Barred: On the Road with The Thing
Story and photos by Sophie Abeles. Two years ago, The Thing, a four-piece indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, abandoned their leases and jobs for life on the road. Packing their belongings into...
View ArticleListen: Kate Stein & Lord Fascinator ‘Horse House’
Of course this horse has force! It’s time to giddy on up and ride into the weekend with Kate Stein & Lord Fascinator’s ‘Horse House’. This is not a fever dream, you are actually at the club...
View ArticlePremiere: Rare DM’s “The Ring” (Official Music Video)
Grace Jones meets Santigold on the dancefloor to the tune of Rare DM’s latest single, “The Ring,” out tomorrow. With celestial ‘oomph and electronica-hyperpop overtones, it’s a chaotic confrontation —...
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