INTERVIEWS
CategorySTUNTDRIVER’s iconic ‘Red Road’ to redemption
Kym Priess welds majestic soaring metallic arcs to the late night bump ‘n grind of the shaggiest Electro. Musical heaven. Don’t miss the show!
René Kladzyk unleashes Ziemba, her ‘Tender Monster’
Unsubtle Magic. Power ballads. FEELINGS. Post-Covid, that’s all we really need, right? Ziemba is the gold at the end of the rainbow…
“Trying to convey an acid trip with mere words”: Speak In Tongues lives again in a wild new book
Author Eric Sandy & publisher Joe Biel take us behind the scenes of the deluxe oral history of Cleveland’s beloved punk DIY venue.
Experimental folk singer Brian Straw talks new music, sobriety & Speak In Tongues
Brian Straw’s revelatory “Baby Stars / Dead Languages” channels the rebellion and slop of youth into a spare and supernatural new form.
L.A.’s all-star Halloween Covers Night explained by creator Sean Johnson & the Monolators
It’s trick or treat for underground bands as they assume musical alter-egos for one night, like the Sparks cover band Tips for Teens, which I got to play with!
Listen: No Wave icon Lydia Lunch & Sean Carnage talk music, sex and life on the underground scene
It’s not often one gets the chance to spill the ol’ guts to a legend. So when Lydia Lunch calls, that’s a big freaking deal.
An oral history of U.S. Rocker—Ohio’s greatest rock magazine, Pt. I: The early years 1989-93
The story behind the #1 free metal, punk & underground music magazine, told by the folks who started it.
Cable access classic The Jack E. Jett Show returns thanks to director Chris Rentzel
I’ve been chasing Jack’s backstory for years—the co-creator of The Jack E. Jett Show’s cable chaos has the answers.
Mirth & mishigas: Chaki’s holiday special funks up Christmas Eve
The beloved funk wizard’s cosmic slop of seasonal cheer comes your way December 24th via the Museum of Home Video.
Bret Berg’s Museum of Home Video brings you the lowdown on download culture
It’s a TV party every Tuesday night on Twitch with the latest subcultural offering from L.A.’s avatar of the underground.
Hollywood rocker Steve Jones captains The Queer Edge & lives to tell the tale
He’s an original Masque-scene punk, a #1 hitmaker, an armored jouster, a rock climber & an executive producer—read Steve’s amazing story in this exclusive….
Stay true to your Zeuhl: L.A.’s Corima celebrates 15 years
The humane group with a bold alien sound celebrates with a new web site, an intriguing new album & a positive message during these crazy times…
Adam Papagan hosts a rager with Rock and Roll Party!
Adam takes us on a subcultural tour of one of his obsessions…
U.S. Rocker’s Brenda Mullen in her own words
Who was this maven of metal, this seer with a skinny cigarette? Brenda’s U.S. Rocker encouraged creativity in 1990s underground music culture…
Interview: Kyle Mabson blazes with new 31-band Sublime compilation
Mabson Enterprises. Fearsome mega-corp? Or Mad Men-era investment firm? In reality, it’s the Bandcamp compilation album label by music legend Kyle H. Mabson…
Smash hits & silliness: IVORtv is exactly what we need right now
Read the first-ever interview with KXLU’s International Voice Of Reason about his new channel…
Capturing the Cleveland scene: An interview with Ryedood
Meet Ryan “Rye” Kennedy—he was at all the rad Cleveland underground concerts with his video camera. Watch his videos and read his story…
Friday: Last IE show, Treasure Mammal, & more
Concert Extravaganza & ALC fun-raiser to fight HIV featuring IE, Treasure Mammal, Weird Women, Acid Dad, Fantasy Boy (Peter Moran), Adult Release (Mabson). DJ Sich Mang. C’mon down.
Folktale Fest V this Sunday, July 6
F is for Freedom, the Flag and Folktale Fest Five. Read about the excellence.
Elevating the game: Moment Trigger debuts radical new music this Monday
From Masonna to…Stacey Q? Add Moment Trigger to the list of electronic experimentalists turned pop. Hear the new tunes & see them at Pehrspace.