Refused—The Personal and the Political Rob Duguay February 18, 2020 Features, Interviews Swedish punks Refused came to be during an interesting time in punk rock during the early nineties. Seattle rock was king as Nirvana dominated the charts, then California had a comeback in the middle of the de...
Alexandra Savior—The Sound Collector Rob Duguay February 10, 2020 Buzz, Features Back in April of 2017, Portland, Oregon musician Alexandra Savior took the alternative music world by storm with her debut album Belladonna Of Sadness. The jazzy tones and the elegance of her voice was complim...
Nada Surf—Never Not Together Rob Duguay January 29, 2020 Buzz, Features The casual fan would know them by their nineties hit “Popular,” but there’s proof that backs the claim of Nada Surf not being a one-hit wonder. Guitarist and vocalist Matthew Caws, bassist Daniel Lorca, and dr...
Bob Mould—Keeping It Simple Rob Duguay January 22, 2020 Buzz, Features Bob Mould has a knack for writing songs that make the listener feel something. It could be something angsty as hell from the stuff he did as part of Husker Du during the eighties or his band Sugar during the n...
Umphrey’s McGee—Still Taking Chances Rob Duguay January 15, 2020 Features, Interviews For over 20 years, Umphrey’s McGee has been one of the top acts in the jam band community. The sextet of guitarist and vocalist Brendan Bayliss, keyboardist and vocalist Joel Cummins, bassist Ryan Stasik, perc...
Atmosphere—Protect the Real Rob Duguay January 15, 2020 Buzz, Features Very few acts have made as much of an impact on independent music over the past 30 years like the Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere. They have one of the most dedicated fan bases on Earth, with the group alwa...
Speedy Ortiz—Feelin’ Philadelphia Rob Duguay November 22, 2019 Features, Interviews It’s safe to say that Philadelphia-via-Boston indie rock act Speedy Ortiz has had quite the run during the last decade. Each record they’ve put out has been met with more and more acclaim to the point where th...
