From Italy: Stylish Retro Rock With The Peawees ‘The Wolf’ (MUSIC VIDEO)
The Peawees, four guys from an Italian military town, deliver a sound that mixes the energy of vintage rock with spaghetti Western guitar themes and brilliant energy.
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Keith Walsh is a writer based in Southern California where he lives and breathes music, visual art, theater and film.
‘My Lower Self:’ Nick Sakes And Upright Forms’ Brilliant Rage Against Age (MUSIC VIDEO)
“My Lower Self” is the new video single from Blurred Wires, with Sakes channeling his defiance and rage against the changes that come with aging.
Downtempo Dialogue: With Irish Songster Perry Blake (VIDEO)
I spoke with Perry Blake from his home in Northwest Ireland, where the tranquil environment seems an ideal setting to support the creation of his contemplative musical offerings.
Misinterpreted Communications: With Prog Punk Trio Upright Forms (Q&A)
On June 28th, Upright Forms will release their debut LP Blurred Wires, featuring a mix of kinetic, hard guitar sounds, with catchy riffs and beats, aggressively charismatic vocals, and the sound of a poetic heart bursting forth with wordplay and melodies.
Live Shoegaze: The Veldt With ‘In A Quiet Room’
With their performance of “In A Quiet Room,” captured live on video on KEXP, shoegaze pioneers The Veldt demonstrate that all of the studio trickery making the elegance of shoegaze possible can be done portably.
Euro Prodigies: Other Sides Of Lunear (Q&A Part 2)
In Part 2 of our interview with Lunear, we get into more details about their work, and some of the challenges to getting heard.
Subverting Expectations: With Prog Punkers Rated Eye (Q&A)
With a rhythm section collaboration going back to the 90s, eccentrically innovative guitar voicings, and the fractured blues vocals of front man Albert Hall, Pittsburgh’s Rated Eye breaks the rules to make distinctively unique rock songs.