After releasing their 2017 record “Gossip”, Sleeping With Sirens found themselves at a crossroads. The band openly talked about personal and professional struggles, forcing them to re-evaluate their perspective. What they created as a result is a modern masterpiece of alternative rock music: “How It Feels To Be Lost” is an honest and powerful reflection of the darkest times the …
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The Bouncing Souls talk 30-year anniversary EP “Crucial Moments” and tease an acoustic record for the winter
In this day and age where most bands have a short-lived hype and are doomed to break up, punk rock veterans The Bouncing Souls have just achieved another milestone, namely that of 30 years of being a band. To celebrate, the band released the EP “Crucial Moments” earlier this year and is currently touring the world with their 30th-anniversary tour. I caught up …
Read More »Gearing up for the future: Taking the sound of ACTORS into the 2020s
Vancouver based ACTORS might be part of the new wave of postpunk bands, but the four-piece is not content being a mere tribute band; their music mixes classic and contemporary influences, including techno, electropop and brief touches of Nine Inch Nails. They are marching to the beat of their own drum, so to speak. And that’s also true for their …
Read More »Going back to the roots on their comeback: When Saints Go Machine interviewed
In the middle of the first decade of the century a new wave of electronic bands turned up in Denmark and caused a stir on the international scene. While When Saints Machine was formed back in 2007 and released the critically acclaimed debut album “Ten Makes A Face” in 2009, their sound has grown from the eerie lo-fi electronic landscape …
Read More »Unpredictable punks talk new band members and chaotic live shows: Honningbarna interviewed
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 …
Read More »Yours Truly talk “Afterglow”, taking care of health issues, and Party Dave
Fresh pop-punk blood is coming from Australian newcomers Yours Truly, who have had an eventful year thus far. Their catchy single “High Hopes” has been on our playlist for over a year and this year’s Download Festival finally brought the group to Europe – followed by a tour with Sum41, their own headline tour in Australia and a full U.S. …
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