Old Grunge, New Music, and Teaching Chris Cornell to Play Guitar Riffs: An Interview With Jack Endino
February 13, 2022
Jack Endino is a succesful man. Sure, he’s produced records by Nirvana, Soundgarden, or Mark Lanegan. Yes, it was largely his sound that so many bands desperately tried to replicate to the point of plagiarism in the 1990s. And, no doubt, groups have fallen over…
Interview with Bill Stephens (Naked Raygun)
January 5, 2022
Naked Raygun is a punk-rock leviathan, and, until recently a band’s whose recording presence was sorely missed. When it comes to the Chicago musical underground, and U.S. punk in general, every road seems to lead back to the group.
Alt77’s has had the pleasure…
Interview with Penny Rimbaud
December 7, 2021
Penny Rimbaud is something of a modern myth. Rock music has never been without its exceptional, intriguing, or controversial figures. Still, few have lived by their own teachings. Penny Rimbaud has.
I was lucky to interview Mr Rimbaud. He was nice enough to talk to us…
An interview with Brandon Oleksy on the history of Japan's underground music scenes
September 28, 2021
Thankfully, even when it comes to the music industry some things never fully change. One such thing is the mysterious, alluring nature of modern Japanese music, especially the alternative variety that is not often found on the pop charts. Its history is varied, complex, and…
Cosmicdust interview: The enigmatic Japanese shoegaze artist speaks
September 28, 2021
What’s modern music or life itself without a bit of mystery. While most artists are busying themselves with revealing even the tritest details of their personal lives to what they hope will be a caring and understanding audience hungry for more information, some are…
An interview with Peter Bebergal, author of Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll
September 1, 2021
Yearly, there are thousands upon thousands of books pertaining to try and uncover the essence of rock n’ roll music. Most fail, usually settling for funny anecdotes rather than suggestions about where rock’s soul lies.
Out of all the books written about the…
An Interview with Jonathan Richman
August 1, 2021
Jonathan Richman is a one-off. Many times it seems that the profession of rock journalist exists merely for the purposes of writers claiming to have unearthed that one singular character who started a musical genre.
Mr. Richman always seems like too much of a nice man to…
An interview with Johnny McKelvey (The Rumjacks) about beating the odds and living to tell the tale
May 21, 2021
Bands that tend to stick around are the ones that, naturally, just through the sheer act of making themselves available, grow into something resembling an auxiliary family. This is what Celtic-punk group the Rumjacks have managed to do through a grueling schedule of tours…
The Newtown Aces are revivalists of a punk-era that never truly existed. Influenced as much by their youth spent playing in the U.K. music scene, as well as by a fascination with the post-punk and new-wave greats, the Aces have produced a debut record that’s the…