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...
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...
Here goes Wild Nothing Rebekah Gonzalez November 13, 2018 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews “Here goes nothing…” The crowd collectively holds their breath. The next two words ricocheting off the backs of their teeth and around their closed mouths. Is anyone going to say it? “Wild Nothi...
Three birds, one synth: Peter Hook & The Light, Day Wave and Hazel English Ally Mason November 21, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews The stars collided for a weekend as Peter Hook & The Light, Day Wave, and Hazel English’s paths all fell to San Francisco. After a career spanning multiple decades and genres as founding member and bass...
Echo explores his past, the Bunnymen help, and Meteorites grows up Joanna Jiang June 2, 2014 Album Review 2 Comments Had Echo and the Bunnymen not split for six years in the 90s, they might today possess the same immortal status as Irish greats U2. With their psychedelic, New Wave tint, the prog-rock veterans have more or l...
