The Head and the Heart—Like a Desert Mirage Dan Alleva October 2, 2019 Features, Interviews After a busy touring schedule in 2018, Seattle’s The Head and the Heart found themselves in a unique position once they began to get to work on their next LP. For starters, they were down two founding, integra...
Makin Waves with The Smithereens: 40 Years of Friendship & Fans Bob Makin October 2, 2019 Features, Interviews The Smithereens are a loud ‘n’ proud Central Jersey-originated rock band, whose renowned live shows and radio hits channel the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden, three-minute power pop songs. Infus...
Melvins—Unusual Is Better Gregg McQueen October 2, 2019 Buzz, Features The Melvins hail from the small town of Montesano, Washington, but it’s not hard to envision them being spawned from an ancient tar pit instead, emerging from the bubbly ooze, instruments in hand, ready to sla...
White Denim—Feeling the Side Effects Dan Alleva October 2, 2019 Features, Interviews Erudite students of everything from The Minutemen to Yes, the members of White Denim are true record collectors at heart, soaking up sounds from every corner of the musical spectrum, and ameliorating the juxta...
Mudhoney—Replaced by Nothing Dan Alleva September 25, 2019 Features, Interviews With their 2018 LP Digital Garbage, and their new EP Morning in America, Mudhoney are back, offering up musical reflections on the dangerously bizarre political discourse happening in the United States today, ...
Dan Bern—The Darkest Light James Campion September 25, 2019 Buzz, Features I truly despise music writers that lead off any discussion of an artist’s latest work as “something his longtime fans will absolutely love.” But, to be fair, it applies to Dan Bern’s latest collection of songs...
Don Felder—Flying High and Free Vinny Cecolini September 25, 2019 Buzz, Features After departing the Eagles and dealing with personal issues, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Don Felder found solace by writing his 2008 memoir, Heaven and Hell: My Life in The Eagles (Wiley). The best-se...
Aldous Harding—Gorgeous Music with a Hypnagogic Bite Rey Roldan September 25, 2019 Buzz, Features “What am I doing in Dubai?” For most people, asking that question seems almost nonsensical. One does not end up in Dubai merely by accident. However, when that question comes from New Zealand’s stunning “go...
Alien Weaponry—Intense Freedom Nick Perkel September 25, 2019 Buzz, Features 1 Alien Weaponry are a thrash metal band from Waipu, New Zealand, who sing in Te Reo Maori, which is the native language of New Zealand. AQ got a chance to speak with Lewis de Jong, the singer/guitarist of Alien...
Devendra Banhart—Mother, Do You Think They’ll Like This Song? Dan Alleva September 18, 2019 Features, Interviews On the loose in Manhattan for one week in early September, one can imagine Devendra Banhart walking down Canal Street, trying to write a lyric about a root canal, instead—and wondering if it would sound better...
