Pond Hopping with Dry Cleaning and Fake Fruit at the Chapel Stanley Quiros November 24, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews An appropriate name for a venue. A San Franciscan hole-in-the-wall expanded in shadow, my first concert in the Bay since March of 2020 welcomed me into a secret service. A sacred offering from two spiritually b...
The future of goth music with Valuemart’s Tory Knowles Noah Larsen March 14, 2021 Interview Alice Underground is a trip back in time, not only to the goth roots that run throughout the album, but even further—to a time of mystery and dark magic. While the album is bound to draw comparisons to The Cu...
Low-life: New Order face up Stanley Quiros January 7, 2021 Album Review, Columns and Opinions In 1985, New Order had already proven themselves to be one of the biggest musical innovators of the 80s, and absolutely the most successful new wave band in transitioning from post-punks to bona-fide booty-movi...
Something new wave, something blue: how synth and post-punk came to be the musical backdrop for adolescent melancholy Erika Badalyan December 3, 2019 Columns and Opinions In the last quarter of the 20th century, the strength of punk-rock’s influence began to wither away. The caustic demeanor embodied by the genre’s forefront lead singers left something to be desired among Am...
50 years of The Velvet Underground Erika Badalyan April 23, 2019 Album Review, Columns and Opinions The Velvet Underground was an American rock band from New York City consisting of singer Lou Reed, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Moe Tucker. The band was notably managed by pop artist Andy Warhol for...
