POST-BURNOUTHayley Crusher Cain from the Punk-Inspired Pop Act Hayley and the Crushers Discusses the Band’s Upcoming EP “Unsubscribe from the Underground”
Ahead of their New York live debut as part of Oh Bondage, Up Yours! Pt. 2 at TV Eye, we talk with musician and journalist Hayley Crusher Cain, the eponymous frontperson for the Detroit-based Californian expats, Hayley and the Crushers. We discuss their career, their upcoming EP “Unsubscribe from the Underground,” being on Kitten Robot…
Ahead of Music & Mental Health Festival, Nancy Kate Discusses How the Theme of Mental Health Persists in Her Solo Folk Work and Her Punk Band, Orchid Feeder
This Sunday, Music & Mental Health Festival returns for its second consecutive year at Workman’s. One of this year’s featured artists, Nancy Kate, talks to us about exploring mental health in her music and why she got involved with the festival
DJ Campbell and Dylan Scully of the Dublin Rock Band, Pretty Ltd, Tell Us About the Project’s Transition from Metal Act, Minus Ten Thousand Hours, and How Dylan’s Work as a Gig Photographer Influenced Their Iconography
Since their official formation last August, the Dublin-based rock band Pretty Ltd have given the former members of Minus Ten Thousand Hours a fresh outlook. Members DJ Campbell and Dylan Scully talk with us about why this change needed to happen, their one-single-per-month pattern, and how Dylan’s job as a photographer has influenced their style
The Irish Electropop Twin Sister Act, ROOUE, Discuss How Their Debut EP, “Juxtaposition,” Channels a Year of Positive and Negative Changes in Their Lives
Last Friday, the twin sister electropop act ROOUE released their debut EP, “Juxtaposition,” which was written during a bittersweet time in their lives. Róisín and Lulu talked with us about the EP and how it documents the highs, lows and contradictions of life
The Metalcore Trio Raining in December Talk About Bringing J-Rock-Inspired Music to the Dublin Music Scene, as Heard on Their Debut Single, “restart”
“restart,” the introductory track from the Dublin metalcore trio Raining in December, was released today. Last month, the band talked to us about their formation, the single, their non-Western approach to music, the processes of writing and producing metalcore, how they differ from what’s available in the Irish music scene, and much more
Kav Sandhu of Blitz Vega Talks About the Posthumous Tribute to His Friend and Collaborator, Andy Rourke, on Their Debut Album, “Northern Gentleman”
Blitz Vega is a collaboration between Kav Sandhu (Happy Mondays, KAV) and Andy Rourke (The Smiths, Sinéad O’Connor, Dolores O’Riordan, et al.). Their debut album, “Northern Gentleman,” is set to come out in September, but its release is bittersweet, as it serves as a posthumous tribute to the late, great Andy Rourke and features some…
Legendary Musician and Producer Martin Bisi Discusses Getting Uncomfortably Prosaic On His Latest EP, “Your Ultimate Urban Fantasy,” Which Examines New York Over the Past Half-Century
Famed musician and producer Martin Bisi of BC Studio is probably best known for his work with the likes of Sonic Youth and The Dresden Dolls, but on his latest EP, “Your Ultimate Urban Fantasy,” he takes the helm to explore the last half-century of New York City’s history is a concept project which made…
The Viral Belfast Band, Dea Matrona, Discuss The Spirituality of Their Debut Album, “For Your Sins,” and How Their Amazing Support Slots Have Influenced Their Headlining Shows
Since going viral several years ago, the Belfast-based band Dea Matrona have enjoyed an enviable career with some unbelievable support and festival slots. At the beginning of May, they released their debut album, “For Your Sins,” and tomorrow night they begin the Irish leg of their tour in support of it. At the beginning of…
Irish Musician, Rory Gillanders, Talks to Us About His Return to Music with His First Track in Three Years, “Soulless World”
Today, the Irish musician Rory Gillanders returns with his first song in three years, “Soulless World.” He talks to us about the track, the reason for the wait, how his music is generally born from bad situations, the tenacity of being an independent musician, and more
The Frontman of the Limerick Rock Trio Raging Sons Discusses the Band’s Upcoming EP, Surviving Harsh Conditions, Their Enivable Support Slots, and Much More
Back in March, when their latest single “Black Room” dropped, Fint Tynan of the Limerick rock trio Raging Sons spoke to us about the single, their upcoming EP, the Limerick music scene, some of the big-name acts they’ve played with, how the band persisted through various difficulties over the past six years. Here is that…
