One of the punk scene’s strongest powerhouses, with their raucous live performances and insanely catchy songs, comes from Norway, and it’s hard not to be an instant fan after your first live experience. Norwegian punk act Honningbarna are the epitome of high-energy, high-intensity punch-in-face punks, and should pan out to be one of the most exciting live experiences you will …
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Making Germans uncomfortable with anxieties and existential mysteries: John Van Deusen interviewed
Artistic creativity retains an aura of mystery, something just a few people have in their DNA, and is accorded special value in society for its ability to challenge, inspire and transform; “one of the highest-level performances and accomplishments to which humankind can aspire” a professor told us at a conference during my PhD studies in music. People being in possession …
Read More »Hammering the message home – TRAITRS on flipping the coin: Interview
Canadian two-piece TRAITRS are frontrunners in the new wave of post punk/coldwave bands. They started in 2015 and have consistently worked on building their fan base ever since through playing live and several releases; their first full length album “Butcher’s Coin” came out in 2018. Our editor Jimi already met them last year to talk about the album release, missed …
Read More »Demystifying the mysterious characters of The Exorcist GBG: Interview
Some musicians possess more than just charisma and talent. They’re mysterious to a level where they gain attention because people are curious. Some of them make people whisper about deals with the devil and conspiracy theories; some become legends grapping our attention and drawing us into their dark and hidden lives; and some are labeled mysterious because they’re not up …
Read More »The Essex Green talk social media numbers and only releasing singles in the future: Interview
Living in Sweden during the second half of the nineties and the beginning of the 2000s was being at the epicenter of the hottest indie pop scene. Swedish bands as Shout Out Louds, The Cardigans, The Wannadies, The Concretes and many more bands reached international fame and glory and put the Swedish indie pop scene on the map, and clubs …
Read More »Americana icon continues cultivating a prolific roots-rock solo career: Ted Russell Kamp interviewed
Ted Russell Kamp has a resume longer than most musicians and still continues cultivating a prolific roots-rock solo career after almost 25 years on the americana/roots scene. After many years as a band member of Shooter Jennings, the last few years have found Kamp focusing on his own career and frequent touring in th US and Europe, and when he made …
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