Interviews

The last ten years have seen a revival and revitalization of the post-punk scene with loads of new acts raised on Joy Division and Talking Heads. A whole new generation of bands has entered the scene, bands that together have produced countless great albums released in the 21st century. One of …

In the beginning of 2012 a singer-songwriter infiltrated my weekly recommendation list on Spotify. A Dutch artist taking his name from the Danish pro cyclist family Blaudzun surprisingly appeared on the list after releasing the album “Heavy Flowers”, an album that ended up on my personal top ten list that …

What makes a show something you remember for years? Does loud noise cause severe hearing loss? Are you one of those thinking that The Jesus and Mary Chain landmark “Psychocandy” is the epitome of dirty, gritty and loud music? It’s obvious that you haven’t listened even to a fragment of A Place To Bury …

The endless stream of electronic bands from Germany seems to never end and on the darkwave, gothic, synthpop and futurepop scenes there are numerous bands facing the struggle of standing out in the crowd of electronic acts, yet to be discovered to get their timeslot in the spotlight. Osnabrück darkwave …

With influences of the 1960s and the golden age of psychedelic rock however fused into a modern mix of stoner rock and bits and pieces of grunge, Birth of Joy swings the psychedelic hammer into the 2010s and skillfully find the “psychedelic authenticity” of the sixties on their new album …

Every decade or so, a wave of young bands comes charging out of the soggy, overcast United Kingdom and ricochets around the globe, recalibrating how we listen to rock music and charting a course for the next ten years. Established music media such as Pitchfork, NME and Rolling Stone create …