Andrei Merce and I are texting about me coming back to England. I reply, “If we don’t have a nuclear war, I’ll be there,” and as soon as I’m done typing it, I’m not sure how much of that was a joke. Maybe the tone—the framing of the idea. But the idea itself? Not a MORE…
The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is best known as bassist/vocalist for bands such as Dead Cross, The Locust, and Retox. Justin has come to know and work with a broad MORE…
In the heart of continued isolation, the winds of war blowing foul across the world, METZ feels like gasoline dumped onto a fire—if your heart is the fire and the gas is what you need to get out of bed and live your life. Sometimes when the true shitstorm howls what you need most is MORE…
Leg Lifters’ Radical Humiliation is what I call a breakfast record. Throw it on first thing in the morning and blast out those shitty nightmares. Get worked up to fight the day. Start it out right. Side A of this 7” begins with a harsh, industrial clang before lurching into a nasty, slow, abrasive root MORE…
Deaf Club is a savage sound bath dripping with sardonicism: a blastbeat-centric hardcore punk assault channeling crust, thrash, and grind (un)sensibilities. Succinct pauses, surreal frequencies and effects, breakneck pace and sharply hurled vocals characterize the band’s aesthetic, which seems as though it is rooted in a sort of nasty-sound-meets-highbrow-message ethos. Fueled by the onslaught of MORE…
Lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, compulsive creator, and unrepentant volume addict Timo Ellis (Yoko Ono, Cibo Matto, Sean Lennon, Joan As Police Woman, Spacehog) formed NETHERLANDS in 2010 in NYC. The band has since shared stages with Napalm Death, Melt Banana, Mutoid Man, Yob, Retox, Black Flag, Eyehategod, Flipper, Martin Rev, The Death Set, Moon Tooth, and MORE…
Sometimes I can’t believe how tired I am. After a week of war news, after hustling for money, running around desperate all day after day after day trying to “get things done.” Yesterday I learned Zelensky was the voice of Ukraine’s Paddington bear. I learned Russia has taken Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant and that MORE…
Haunted Horses is an industrial-punk trio hailing from Seattle, WA. Their sound is thunderous and chaotic, utilizing a wall of noise techniques through an onslaught of keys, guitars and drums. Myke Pelly’s off kilter drumming and Colin Dawson’s architectural noise structures create jittery post-punk that is both upbeat and gloomy. Most recently, the band enlisted MORE…
1 In the winter, the cold seeping through the windows and you sit on the couch and watch the snow fall and you wait. In the winter, at night, the sound of the snowplows scraping the road, distant, then closer. In the winter, ramen shortage, paper shortage, microchip shortage, lumber shortage. In the winter, the MORE…
Swing Kids – Anthology LP (Suicide Prevention Awareness Vinyl) Please note: A portion of the proceeds will be donated to suicide prevention organizations. This color variant is limited to 200 copies. Swing Kids formed in the mid 90’s out of a mix of obscure punk, hardcore, and geography-specific social politics. The band, made up of MORE…