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  • New Video: Big Bill – “Forget About Monday”

    February 24, 2022 /

    It is easy to miss the mark when trying to explain a sound rough enough around the edges to keep the freaks lined up in front of the stage with subtle popish magic reminding everyone in the room to not take themselves so seriously as to miss a glorious chance at letting our shaggy hair catch wind. Big Bill's video for "Forget About Monday" does them justice.

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    October 17, 2016

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    October 5, 2015

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    November 10, 2014
  • Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town

    September 18, 2017 /

      Champagne Coast – Yesterday Cowboy Diplomacy – No Alibi Hours Quiet – Consciousness Glia – Yearner Street Themes – Clear Trip Plax – Mold Glass Cannon – Dafia Midnight Strangers – Broken Dreams  

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    March 1, 2014

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    February 3, 2014

    Heaven or Hotel Vegas with Death Valley Girls

    October 7, 2016
  • Photography/Review: Sigur Rós at Moody Theater by Mike Manewitz

    June 12, 2017 /

      Words & Photography: Mike Manewitz ( Instagram )   Since their 1994 inception in Reykjavík, Iceland, Sigur Rós’ strength has been bringing tangibility to the ineffable. A deeply emotional band, they take hold in an unusually wide cross-section of people, from metalheads and record nerds to children and retirees. Out of their lurching guitars, angelic vocals, impenetrable lyrics and cathartic crescendos comes a deep sense of serenity and hope. The ability the band have to stun their audiences into euphoria was leveraged to full effect during their sold out two-night run at Austin’s Moody Theater, often bringing songs down to whisper-level before opening up the floodgates of light and…

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    New Phoenix Single – “Entertainment”

    March 17, 2013

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    Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town

    June 20, 2016
  • SXSW Film Review: Flesh and Blood

    March 15, 2017 /

      SXSW Film Review: Flesh and Blood by Trish Connelly  Mark Webber’s Flesh and Blood interweaves both fictional and documentary-style elements throughout the course of his film, succeeding in both an incredibly personal and incredibly political story. Casting his own mother, Cheri Honkala, and his younger step-brother, Guillero Santos, Mark returns home to his family from years in prison only to find Pittsburgh has changed very little since he last left it. An advocator for those in the city’s marginal communities, Honkala casts dignity on individuals that are struggling to stay out of prison as well as confronting ongoing battles with substance abuse (Honkala also ran for vice president in…

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    River Jones’ “Black Pearls” Music Video Debut and Live Screening at Cheer Up Charlies

    October 6, 2015

    PREMIERE: Denmark-British Duo Perpacity Release Arise LP

    October 7, 2016

    Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town

    April 25, 2016
  • Mixtape Monday: Oh Well Maybe

    February 20, 2017 /

      Still Corners – Lost Boys Dead High Wire – The Defectors Big Wool – Always Goes Wrong Haunted Spurs – Manhattan LEECHES – Regular Riley Flood – Sunshine By Night With Spear – Where’ve You Been Lowlands – Ugly Sister  

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    January 27, 2014

    Greenbeard Takeover!

    May 30, 2015

    Disposed: London & Zurich

    August 6, 2013
  • Mixtape Monday: Recovery 001

    December 19, 2016 /

    After spending an entire weekend at the Day For Night Festival in Houston, TX, I have come to realize that I have just witnessed one of the best festivals in pretty much the history of festivals. Currently working in the art industry, I find myself attracted to not only having a musical experience, but also a visual experience. And I’m not talking about the type of stuff you JUST look at on stage. Day For Night was a festival and space dedicated toward showcasing incredible artists and visionaries within the newly abandoned postal service building on 401 Franklin St. Before revealing any details, sit back and enjoy a weekend recovery playlist while…

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    Romance in the 21st Century: An Interview with Mannequin Pussy

    November 11, 2016

    Mixtape Monday: Gee-tars vs. Key-tars

    November 25, 2013

    Mixtape Monday: #nosleeponthewaytoparis

    January 7, 2014
  • Chelsea Wolfe Takeover!

    December 16, 2016 /

    Photo by Nico Turner   With musical talent running in her blood, Chelsea Wolfe continues to push the boundaries of rigid genres to craft something entirely personal and genuine. Growing up in California with musically-inclined parents, Wolfe composed her first series of songs on her mother’s classical guitar and immersed herself in her father’s studio, never one to restrict herself to a preconceived aural box or perfectly tuned track. The singer-songwriter maintains a close affinity for R&B, rock, and country music, citing Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash and Aaliyah as some of her stronger influences. With the encouragement of her friends, Wolfe continued to pursue music and recording in her 20’s,…

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    Seed In My Ear: Holy Wave Tour Documentary from Backdive

    November 25, 2016

    Japandroids – Celebration Rock (Review)

    February 4, 2013

    Mixtape Monday: Chalk Outlines

    June 27, 2016
  • Mixtape Monday: The Rest is History

    December 12, 2016 /

      Dirty Fences – Colleen Soviet Soviet – Endless Beauty Yeesh – End Results King Dude & Chelsea Wolfe – Be Free Moon Duo – Cold Fear TEAL – Pour Hector’s Pets – Year of the Pets Burning House – Mecurial  

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    Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town

    July 27, 2015

    Real Life with Raymond & Lane

    August 21, 2015

    G.L.O.S.S. and the Importance of Politics In Music

    June 29, 2016
  • An Interview with Tears Run Rings

    December 6, 2016 /

    Website || Facebook || Twitter   Six years in the making, Tears Run Rings‘ highly anticipated full length album In Surges was released last Friday via Deep Space Recordings. Despite the quartet living in three separate cities, the band used the powers of online collaboration to mix and record In Surges’ ten tracks in separate studios while occasionally flying to record together in the same physical space. In keeping with their standing ethereal quality, Tears Run Rings sonic soundscapes cascade with impressive cacophonous reverb dispersed with moments of fragile, dreamier tranquility. Laura Watling and Matthew Bice’s vocals especially stand out as vibrant, shifting between background ominous tones and beautifully striking…

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    November 23, 2013

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    April 22, 2014

    Bands On Our Radar: Paper Spook

    May 17, 2016
  • Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town

    December 5, 2016 /

      Talkies – Never Fear Night Drive – Rise and Fall Carrie Fussell – Lock It Down Hunter Jones – Definitely Claire Morales – One Night Misimplicity – Do U Know Tearful Moon – Rain of Sorrow Topo Chica – Leopold  

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    FILM REVIEW: The World of Kanako

    December 15, 2015

    Mixtape Monday: Suburban Avenue

    November 23, 2015

    Album Sneak Peak: Fuzz’s II

    July 22, 2015
  • Music Video Premiere: Zachman’s “Your World Cuts Into Mine”

    November 30, 2016 /

    Photo by Roger Ho   With a meticulous eye for creativity, Austin’s psychedelic/rock band Zachman has forged a musical project both personal and accessible. Already garnering attention from the likes of BrooklynVegan, Ovrld and Do512, Zachman is composed of a written and aural storyline by Johnny Zachman entitled I Was Getting On a Plane. With a multitude of chapters and a plethora of songs underway, each piece remains a distinct vignette. Zachman’s new music were recorded directly to tape at The Bell Tree Studio with Gary Calhoun James (Box of Baby Birds, Rain Collectors) — and the band has celebrated their releases at renowned venues in Austin such as The…

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    Film Review: The Neon Demon

    July 7, 2016

    HISTORY // REALITY

    September 9, 2015

    Mixtape Monday: The Future Is Free

    September 15, 2014
  • Schwein! An Interview and Single Release

    November 28, 2016 /

    Schwein! Interview and “Cindy Make Him” Single Release Interview by Jay Armstrong Photographs by Isaiah Mancha   More often than not the people you encounter with music have an ego overshadowing their skill, the art taking a backseat to the caricature they align their lives to portray. Then there is the anomaly that is Matt Schwein—all substance, no ego, a dedication to his craft unparalleled, all with a positive heart of gold and an always friendly disposition. Both of us arriving in Austin within months of each other and having taken notice early on how both our paths crossed and mirrored the other rather similarly with our assimilation and ever…

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    April 8, 2013

    SXSW 2013: A Place To Start

    March 11, 2013

    UTOPiAfest Review

    September 11, 2015
  • Mixtape Monday: Hope by Cat Tassini

    November 28, 2016 /

      liv – Wings of Love Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Farao – Everything Nice Sia – The Greatest Dum Dum Girls – Season in Hell The Courtneys – 90210 T. Rex – Children of the Revolution David Bowie – Heroes Sia – Cheap Thrills Madonna – Vogue Grimes – Realiti DENM – Under Pressure Flunk – Play Röyksopp & Robyn – Monument Nico – Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams Lana Del Ray – American L’Orchestra Cinematique – The Path of Wind Lykke Li – I Know Places Björk – All is Full of Love Leonard Cohen – Anthem  

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    March 17, 2016

    Grown Up Avenger Stuff’s “Pins” Music Video Review: A Hero In Their Own Right

    April 22, 2015

    Mixtape Monday: Old vs. New

    November 19, 2013
  • Seed In My Ear: Holy Wave Tour Documentary from Backdive

    November 25, 2016 /

      Combining their love of music and film, Rachel Kichler and Willi Patton created Backdive as a platform to showcase their collaborative documentary work. Inspired by Fugazi’s film The Instrument, Kichler and Patton wanted to encompass ATX-based band Holy Wave’s spirit for living in the moment rather than a perspective of the past. Initially the duo anticipated the band to take the footage for their short documentary, Seed In My Ear, while on the road and later Kichler and Patton would work on editing the film, but instead Backdive decided to embark on tour to Europe and eventually the west coast with the band. What became a last minute road…

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    Mixtape Monday: Christmas Vibes

    December 21, 2015

    Songs To Start Your Weekend Off Right

    November 7, 2014

    One For The Metalheads: Fucking Invincible

    December 28, 2013
  • Jazz in the Spotlight with Brooklyn’s A Tree Grows

    November 22, 2016 /

    Photo by Amber Gress   One of the most fascinating things about music as an artform is its ability to touch and inspire the soul of so many that it can unite a community around it. It is the hearth of a community, so to speak, giving hope and reflection in a society cluttered with noise and information overload. Just like the Brooklyn rock explosion that occurred several years ago, jazz in this legendary corner of NYC has been undergoing a renaissance. With Manhattan being overly expensive these days and artists finding it harder to find gigs there, Brooklyn has come to play a vital role in the city’s larger…

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    September 25, 2014

    Mixtape Monday: Your Dad’s Favorites

    August 13, 2013

    Slooom: An Audio and Visual Experience

    April 2, 2015
  • Mixtape Monday: Exit Here / November 2016 Mix

    November 21, 2016 /

    Archivero x ANON Exit Here was inspired by memories. Growing up, I had an obscure obsession with Disney and this is what comes to mind when I recollect those memories. Tracklist – – – – – – – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / “Round and Round (Bogstad Diskoensemble Dub)” Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / “Sundry” Dead Horse Beats / “Homegrown” COMBAT! / “Heavy Accent” Lost System / “Future Shock” Phèdre / “Aphrodite” Xiu Xiu / “Packard’s Vibration”  

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    November 28, 2014

    Mixtape Monday: Tune Up Turn On

    November 14, 2016

    Mixtape Monday: Allergic to You

    June 6, 2016
  • Film Review: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them

    November 17, 2016 /

    Film Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them By Jay Armstrong Kevin Smith once spoke of being invited on the set of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, “The moment I stepped on the Millennium Falcon 10 years dropped off my life. Suddenly I was in my 30’s, and I hadn’t done ‘Cop Out,’ and I was like, ‘Oh, this is awesome.’ And then another 10 years dropped off, and I was in my 20’s making all those movies people like, referencing ‘Star Wars’ like crazy and stuff. And then another step up the ramp, and I was in my 10s and lower, when I fell in love with…

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    April 22, 2014

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  • Where Are Your Friends: BUHU’s “Youth Is Breaking” Music Video

    November 15, 2016 /

    Bandcamp || Facebook || Instagram || Twitter   Growing up and merging into adulthood can take on a vast array of forms, which tends to reach a breaking point when we cling onto the last fraying threads of excess and self-indulgence for as long as we can rather than maturing and taking responsibility for our actions and their consequences. Austin, Texas’ art-rock band Buhu sifts through the haze and the bullshit with their new music video for “Youth is Breaking” off their 2016 album, Relationshapes. Their latest single poses complexities to each individual depicted in the video, not content with displaying to their audience a simple black and white presentation,…

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  • An Interview with The Garden

    November 15, 2016 /

    An Interview with The Garden By: Anthony Flores I had a chance to meet with and interview The Garden before one of their shows in Austin on this last tour. Asking them all of the questions Becky and I have wondered was great, especially since they were some of the nicest people I have met.  Check out their music via their Bandcamp and follow them on social media to keep up with them for the rest of their tour! Bandcamp / Instagram / Twitter – – – – – – – – – – – – ANON: So, how did y’all first get involved with music? Wyatt: Uh, just by…

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    November 24, 2014

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  • Mixtape Monday: Tune Up Turn On

    November 14, 2016 /

      B Boys – Get a Grip Trails and Ways – Get Loud Curelight Wounds – Sail It Away The Burning Peppermints – Elevator Axis: Sova – (Like An) Intruder Ex-Cult – Shattered Circle Stellar Spectre – Jealous Collider Paper Wounds – Welcome to the Riots  

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    October 3, 2015

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  • Romance in the 21st Century: An Interview with Mannequin Pussy

    November 11, 2016 /

    Photo by Scott Troya While many of us may never be able to quite articulate the vast nature and force of relationships, Philadelphia based punk band Mannequin Pussy succeed in encompassing the full spectrum of emotions that human connections draw forth within us in their fittingly-titled album, Romantic. With each song ringing in at under three minutes, Romantic is simultaneously jarring, introspective, and playful. Growing from a two-piece to a quartet, the band broaches perspectives in their songs that aren’t simply summed up in a black and white manner; with title tracks like “Everything” and “Anything” Mannequin Pussy aims to explore the ambiguous and intangible without being tightly constrained in…

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    September 15, 2014

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    December 19, 2016

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    September 10, 2014
  • Spotlighting Sound on Sound Fest

    November 8, 2016 /

    Photographer: Raphael Umscheid ( Instagram ) SOUND ON SOUND FEST ( Instagram || Facebook || Twitter )   Last weekend booking and promotions’ company Margin Walker took on the birth of a new fest, Sound on Sound, on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. With a quality caliber of punk, rock, electro and metal bands plus DJs and a Renaissance vibe on the grounds of Sherwood Forest, Sound on Sound presented a little bit for everyone to take part in and enjoy. Our superb photographer, Raphael Umscheid, jumped in on the action with headliners ranging from Guided By Voices to Death Grips to Phantogram. Unfortunately with the incessant thunderstorms on Sunday…

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  • Mixtape Monday: Team Love Records Takeover

    November 7, 2016 /

      Embracing a carefully crafted roster of acts, Team Love Records remains continuously passionate for showcasing groundbreaking musicians and carving a physical space for music and art in an increasingly cyber world. Founded by Nate Krenkel and Conor Oberst in 2003, Team Love Records has since expanded into a tightly knit crew including staff members Rebecca, Matt and Autumn. The record label’s formation was ignited by Oberst’s frustrations at not being able to spotlight upcoming talent quickly enough on Saddle Creek Records, where his own Bright Eyes’ albums were released. Team Love’s first release was on June 22nd, 2004 with Tilly and the Wall’s album, Wild Like Children, followed by…

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  • Baby Bangs: Owning Our Baby Hearts

    November 4, 2016 /

    Baby Bangs: Owning Our Baby Hearts By Jay Armstrong   A few months back I was in the early stages of piecing together a house show when I received a text from Bryan Roberts (The Dizzease /Booher ) saying there was a newer band out of San Antonio, Baby Bangs, who I should hit up about getting them on the lineup. This is the same guy who turned me on to Junkie and Daikaiju, has a history of playing only in perfect bands, and once spent thirty minutes casually entertaining me with an annotated history of Matthew Melton which forever strengthened an already solid respect I had for Melton—a guy…

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  • Halloween Hauntings: No Men’s “Stay Dumb” Music Video

    October 31, 2016 /

      Ripe for the season, Chicago-based punk band No Men’s music video for their single “Stay Dumb” is a welcome homage to the Italian giallo trash thriller films of the ’70s. Combining elements of excessively fun gore and blood-splatter with a mysterious serial killer that leaves your senses tingling until the very end, No Men succeed in painting a horrifically entertaining story in a terrifically smart and confident manner. With the use of bold reds and lurking shadows, No Men doesn’t shy away from mounting suspense and grisly death scenes. Turning the stereotypical damsel in distress trope on its head, femme-fronted vocalist and drummer Pursley  moves with swagger, denying any…

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  • Mixtape Monday: We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes

    October 31, 2016 /

      Mouth Without a Face – We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes The Diamond Center – Skeleton Key Spirit Stuff – Ghost Twiga – I Walked With a Zombie Lord Buffalo – Two Headed Dog Obsolete Machines – Zombie Song (Clumsy Feet) Medium Mystic – See Through Hop Strange Lot – The Horror Chilindrina – Toucha Toucha Touch Me Ouiness – Fire  

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    March 20, 2013

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  • Mikey & the Drags’ Single Premiere: “Be Your Man”

    October 25, 2016 /

    Artwork by ANON Magazine’s Becky Bacsik    As much as nostalgic retro throwbacks to 60’s garage rock ‘n’ roll have become a theme, Mikey and the Drags pulls it off in the most sincere and gratifying way. Recording and mixing their last album, Make You Mine, with Steve Christensen, the band infuses garage rock and psychedelic influences with organs and kaleidoscopic and bright visuals, on top of bringing absolute vibrancy to their live shows. Making their mark in the Texas music scene, Mikey and the Drags have played lineups from Houston’s Shakin’ All Over: A 60’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party to the city’s own psychedelic music fest, End Hip…

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    September 26, 2016

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    May 2, 2016

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    May 30, 2015
  • Mixtape Monday: Enter Now / October 2016 Mix

    October 24, 2016 /

    Archivero x ANON Binge watching The Twilight Zone all month has been mentally preparing me for the most suspenseful thing of all – reality.     Tracklist – – – – – – – Julian Klincewicz / “Solitude” HEALTH / “Heaven” El Perro Del Mar / “IWD4U” Jefre Cantu-Ledesma / “Love’s Refrain” Tarcar / “Eija” Black Marble / “A Million Billion Stars” Scraps / “She Devil” M83 / “Coloring The Void”

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    October 19, 2015

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    Schwein! An Interview and Single Release

    November 28, 2016
  • Mixtape Monday: It’s Where You Stand

    October 17, 2016 /

      Harold Malcolm – Found In You Illiterate Light – Adult To the Wedding – Time Pilot Brandon Can’t Dance – 17 Junebug Spade – Public Display of Affection Ultimate Painting – Bills April Towers – Get Recovered Temples – Certainty  

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    April 8, 2013

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    November 20, 2015

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    April 7, 2015
  • Luscious Heaven with All in the Golden Afternoon

    October 14, 2016 /

    Comprised of artistic wife and husband Rachel Staggs and Carlos Jackson, All in the Golden Afternoon are one of Austin, Texas’ musical powerhouse gems. With Staggs having played in Experimental Aircraft in the late 90’s for a decade and the duo having shared the stage with Beach House, Animal Collective and Spectrum, All in the Golden Afternoon have been steadily gaining momentum in Austin’s music scene and beyond. The band is set to release their LP, The Fog is Filled with Spirits on October 18th with a celebratory record release party taking place tomorrow night at Cheer Up Charlies. We got to chat with the band about their upcoming release,…

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    February 3, 2013

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    December 8, 2014

    Maija Sofia’s “Stains” is a Beautiful Reflection on Transitory States

    August 18, 2016
  • Mixtape Monday: Tracks In Your Town

    October 10, 2016 /

      Golden Graves – Trash Foreign Mothers – I’m Sorry If I Just Blew Your Mind But, Please Clean Up the Mess Planet Manhood – Cruise Tele Novella – Even Steven Rei Clone – Dreaming of Nagato Molly Burch – Downhearted Rose Sélavy – Content American Vodka – Violet  

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    December 17, 2015

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    April 7, 2014

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    July 14, 2015
  • PREMIERE: Denmark-British Duo Perpacity Release Arise LP

    October 7, 2016 /

    Today is release day for Perpacity. Yes, that’s Perpacity – not capacity – though they indeed are fully capable in their realm of activity – we call it synthpop and it’s a fine offering insofar as that genre goes. Today we are pleased to present the full album stream of this album. There are just over a dozen tracks here, with the highlights for us being the two lead singles ‘9725’ and ‘Vain in a World’, as well as b-side ‘Eternal feat. Nordik Fire’, a folk-electronica tune sure to please any lovers of Mike Oldfield-tinged Celtic bliss.   Vocally Depeche Mode and Erasure, come to mind and sonically overall, Yaz…

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    June 1, 2015

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    November 11, 2014
  • Heaven or Hotel Vegas with Death Valley Girls

    October 7, 2016 /

      Death Valley Girls came to fruition in 2013 after frontwoman Bonnie Bloomgarden and guitarist Larry Schemel created their otherworldly vision of surfy doom rock, complete with astral visions that stemmed from Bloomgarden’s prior time spent at a mental institution and reading about alien conspiracy theories. Now a quartet, the band released their sophomore album Glow in the Dark in June of this year and have taken their hometown of Los Angeles by storm. Bloomgarden fervently stands by likens being in a band to being in a gang — “it’s a collective and we are all psychically linked and thus would defend each others’ honor ’til the death,” she states. Death…

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    March 7, 2013

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    March 7, 2016

    One For The Metalheads: Fucking Invincible

    December 28, 2013
  • Blondi’s Salvation US Tour Documentary

    October 4, 2016 /

      Back on April 28th,  Blondi’s Salvation (based in Nantes, France) arrived in Austin, Texas to begin their first US tour with LEVITATION Fest, which earlier that day was sadly canceled. With courage in their hearts and a drive to share music with our country, they pressed on and played many shows around the United States. Accompanied by Axel Vanlerberghe, who documented all of their adventures through photos and video, they captured a very unique glance at the strange American ways of today. Here is a short documentary of the French medieval psychedelic band’s misadventures through the states.   [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8s29OHzawU[/embedyt] Website || Facebook || Instagram   Be sure to…

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    December 8, 2014

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    June 27, 2016
  • Mixtape Monday: Carry the Dark

    October 3, 2016 /

      Luxury Death – Radiator Face Saylavees – Too Far Gone The Royal They – Pinkeye Baby Jade Helm – I’ll Decide Slovenska Televiza – 1, 2, 3, 4 Dinowalrus – Light Rain Fieldings – Peach The Roaring 420s – I’ll Steal You From This Zoo  

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    October 7, 2016
  • Fantastic Fest’s Fashionista: A Journey Through Addiction and Recovery Inside a Woman’s Psyche

    September 29, 2016 /

      When it comes to films about addiction and recovery, there’s a plethora of titles that explore these themes in terms of drug use and sexuality. Director Simon Rumley examines these topics through a different lens that is universal to all of us — at what point do we separate creating our own individual identity using clothing vs. a full blown addiction to the material? Fashionista analyzes the harrowing journey of April (Amanda Fuller) who runs a vintage clothing store with her partner Eric (Ethan Embry). As distrust and infidelity begin to create an undeniable rift in their relationship, April delves further and further into her (literal) mountains of clothes…

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    June 25, 2014

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    August 17, 2015

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    June 6, 2015
  • El Cosmico: Trans Pecos Festival Review

    September 27, 2016 /

    Photos and Words by Nathan Edge ( Instagram )   El Cosmico: Trans Pecos offers a truly unique festival experience, influenced by desert cowboy and Native American vibes, while showcasing a thoughtfully chosen lineup of soulful musicians, handmade artists, artisan food vendors and community workshops. 2016 marked the 11th year for the annual Festival of Music & Love, attracting enough like-minded folks to nearly double the population of the small town of Marfa, TX, over the weekend of September 22nd to 25th. ​ No matter where you pitch your tent (I literally placed mine next to the stage!) at El Cosmico, you are close to all the action. Yurts, Tepees,…

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      Dolly Parton – Don’t Drop Out The Adverts – Bored Teenagers” The Fe Fi Fo Fums – You Might Get Me Nikki and the Corvettes – I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend The Dizzease – Stix N Stones Goldbloom – My Girl Molly The Fixx – One Thing Leads To Another Nikki Lane – Love’s On Fire Big Star – September Gurls Johnny Thunders – Do You Love Me  

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  • Music Video Premiere: We Are Temporary’s “Give Me More” Meets Sexual Innocence With Utmost Dread

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      A one man army, We Are Temporary instills a jarring balance between mysterious and murky dark depths and clean-cut clarity. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Mark Roberts combines elements of electronic, dream-pop, minimal techno and goth music to represent his own artistic craft with existential undertones throughout. Drawing comparisons to acts like early Skinny Puppy and Crystal Castles, We Are Temporary released his debut album Crossing Over in February of this year and has since toured Germany where he performed at the Wave Gotik Treffen, an annual festival in Leipzig featuring dark music and arts from around the world. Roberts is preparing for another European tour in January and…

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  • Mixtape Monday: Part Two

    September 19, 2016 /

    Archivero x ANON In this second Mixtape Monday installment, the devil is in the details. Inspired by the mind and the curious. The missing half to the previous can improve your day.     Tracklist – – – – – – – Alive She Died / “She’s Lost Control” MF DOOM + Clams Casino / “Bookfiend” Alessandro Adriani / “Will To Power” Crystal Castles / “Char” The KVB / “Never Enough” Thieves Like Us / “Mercy” Black Marble / “Frisk”

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    Alayna Kingston is a student & photographer from Austin, TX. Instagram –  –  –  –  –  –  –  –  – ANON: How would you describe your photography? Alayna: I’ve always considered my pictures candids of people I’ve cared about. It wasn’t really done for anyone else. It was for me by me to remember. Because when I look at the pictures, I forget about if we’re even friends anymore; I’m just happy to know that moment in time existed and I was able to capture that. Alayna: I hope my photography is similar to Stefan Ruiz’s in that it is an active participation and not just a stolen moment. –  –  –  –…

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  • Getting To Know Attic Ted

    September 15, 2016 /

      You might remember 2002 as the year of K-Mart’s bankruptcy, Kelly Clarkson, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but for some, 2002 was the year of Attic Ted. Forming in the fall of 2002 in Austin, Texas, this crazy acid trip carnival experience, otherwise known as Attic Ted, has managed to constantly push boundaries and take experimental music to a whole new level without ever once looking back. Despite having rotating musical contributors throughout the years, Attic Ted has remained consistent in their sound and style. Attic Ted is often played as a solo show these days, with technology making band practice basically obsolete. Who is this man behind the mask? None…

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  • Mixtape Monday: Part One

    September 12, 2016 /

    Archivero x ANON In this first installment of Archivero x ANON, sit back and imagine yourself in a dim lit room. Your fortune is about to be read and things in your life may not be what they seem. Think back. Are you ready for what’s in store for your future?       Tracklist – – – – – – – Tame Impala / “Alter Ego” The Garden / “Vada Vada” El Perro Del Mar / “Ding Sum” Communions / “Out of My World” Health / “//M\\” Telefon Tel Aviv / “You Are The Worst Thing In The World” Majical Cloudz / “Impersonator”

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  • Film Review: Hell Or High Water

    September 2, 2016 /

    Amidst all the greatness we have had the privileged to see this year, Hell or High Water sits firmly at number one as what will be revisited with thirst over and over again infinitum.

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  • A Daydream From Another Planet: River Jones’ Official Music Video For “Pure”

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      Collaborative chance encounters are always thriving in the city of Austin, Texas. Back in June, River Jones partnered with local indie pop band Tele Novella for a music video shoot they had scheduled and just so happened to meet Lorelei Linklater, director Richard Linklater’s daughter. Both Jones and Linklater spent the day decked out in blue makeup and alien costumes and the two artists stuck up an undeniable friendship. During a road trip to Dallas singing along to Elliott Smith, the duo decided to collaborate on Jones’ music video for “Pure”, a track he had written days before meeting Lorelei. Within a week the video was recorded and features…

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      When I first heard the name Scatter Factory, the thought that immediately popped into my head is something or someone churning out produce in an uncoordinated not well-thought- out manner. However, the debut album from Scatter Factory (real name Will Foster) is anything but that – it’s calculated, intentional, sincere, and meticulously constructed (like blocks made of different high quality materials). It’s ironic that the lead track from this album should be named ‘Out The Blocks’, but there you have it.   Scatter Factory by Scatter Factory   Scatter Factory also gives the association of seeds being scattered to the wind. In this case, sonic seeds that have, thanks…

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  • Mixtape Monday: From Yours Truly

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    Facebook || Bandcamp || Instagram   Thanks a mutual love of the prolific Argentinian rock band Soda Stereo, Dallas-based indie garage rock band Kyoto Lo-Fi came to be. After recording material for their first EP, Black Rainbow, the duo found their third and final member at a local punk show and have since been gaining momentum in their hometown. Kyoto Lo-Fi are no strangers to experimenting with various musical genres and influences since their inception in November 2015. “Black Candles” opens their album with a nostalgic throwback to 90’s alt-rock a la Marcy Playground, embedded with a more current psychedelia throughout. The vocals emit something of a dark secret combined…

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  • Natural Child: Still Ain’t Stoppin’

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