Premiere: Street Sweeper Unleash a Rampage of Supercharged Rock 'n' Roll on Debut 7"
Street Sweeper are one of the latest rock 'n' roll gangs to come out of Melbourne and today we have the pleasure of sharing their brand...
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Joe Massaro
- Mar 2
Album Premiere: The Whiffs Inject a Frenzy of Power Pop Classicism on 'Scratch 'N' Sniff'
Ahead of its official release tomorrow, today we have the pleasure in sharing an exclusive first listen to Scratch 'n' Sniff, the...
Joe Massaro
- Mar 1
How Kim Salmon of the Scientists Rose From the High Voltage Swampland
Ahead of the Scientists' last couple shows on home soil, we caught up with their bandleader Kim Salmon who revisits his early days...
Joe Massaro
- Feb 13
Kiwi Jr.'s Scrappy Jangle Pop Takes Flight on 'Chopper'
Across their latest album Chopper, Toronto rockers Kiwi Jr. transcend their ramshackle jangle pop trappings to wedge in fragments of...
Joe Massaro
- Feb 9
Billy Tibbals Taps The Source Code to Power Pop Glory
A new wave of power pop has struck the Sunset Strip and Billy Tibbals is right at the heart of the action especially coming off his debut...
Joe Massaro
- Feb 2
Romero: An Exhilarating and Commanding Burst of Golden Power Pop
Call it chance, but the Naarm/Melbourne power pop band Romero are red-hot right now. Last April, the five-piece released their...
Joe Massaro
- Jan 31
Absorbing The Chameleonic Sounds of Zak Olsen
Back in the fall of '21, the prolific Naarm/Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Zak Olsen returned with his third album under the Traffik...
Joe Massaro
- Jan 30
Private Lives: Deceivingly Facile Melodies and Glorious Riffing
Last fall, the newly-formed Montreal four-piece Private Lives unveiled their self-titled debut EP through the always reliable Feel It...
Joe Massaro
- Jan 16
The Prize: Melbourne's New Power Pop Dynamos
Melbourne's hottest new addition The Prize play a well-worn power pop style that's loaded with an arsenal of hooks, tight harmonies, and...
Joe Massaro
- Jan 6
The Return of Atlanta Power Pop Mainstay Gentleman Jesse
After ten long years away from the studio, Jesse Smith, aka Gentleman Jesse, returned with his third album Lose Everything through Beach...
Joe Massaro
- Dec 9, 2022
Track by Track: Pleasants Demo
Track by Track is a segment where we interview artists to dig a little deeper and take us inside the tracks of their latest releases. We...
Joe Massaro
- Nov 16, 2022
Single Premiere: Midwest Supergroup Heavy Mother Strikes on "I Know There's No Answer"
Bloomington rock 'n' rollers Heavy Mother are a new Midwest supergroup fronted by Eddie Flowers of legendary Indiana proto-punks The...
Joe Massaro
- Nov 9, 2022
The Blood Harmonies of Televisionaries
After almost a decade of abrasive, reverb-soaked surf rock, Rochester's finest rock 'n' roll band Televisionaries now have listeners...
Joe Massaro
- Oct 5, 2022
Class Announce Debut Album and Inject Turbo Charged Rock 'n' Roll on New Single "Cockney Rebel"
Tucson-based garage rockers and super group of sorts, Class, have unveiled a new single today called "Cockney Rebel," a momentous and...
Joe Massaro
- Sep 16, 2022
Basking in Exquisite Jangle Pop: A chat with Program's Rory Heane
Ahead of their show tonight in support of Eggy's final launch for their new album, With Gusto, we had the pleasure of speaking with...
Joe Massaro
- Sep 1, 2022
Get to Know Aweful Kanawful, Rochester's Rock 'n' Roll Maniac and Stuntman
Ahead of his return to the Bug Jar tonight, we're sharing an old interview we did from Paperface Zine #2 with Rochester's rock 'n' roll...
Joe Massaro
- Jul 19, 2022
The Many Faces of Tyler Fassnacht
While on his solo tour, we caught up with Madison-based multi-instrumentalist Tyler Fassnacht, to discuss his one-man bedroom recording...
Joe Massaro
- Jul 15, 2022
Split System Turns it Up in Signature Sprint on "Demolition"
Quickly following the release of their self-titled debut EP, the Naarm/Melbourne punk band Split System have returned with the blistering...
Joe Massaro
- Jun 29, 2022
Single Premiere: Future Suck Bristle with Menace on "Hell for Leather"
Following 2019's demo tape, one of Melbourne's most high-energy punk bands Future Suck are back with the new single "Hell for Leather," a...
Joe Massaro
- Jun 15, 2022
Premiere: Class Fire From All Cylinders on Debut Demo Tape
Ahead of their show this weekend in support of Philly noise-pop band Empath, Tucson punks Class have unveiled today their self-titled...
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