Pia Fraus Interview
Since hearing their second official release (and their first for US label Clairecords) In Solarium, Estonian shoegaze popsters Pia Fraus have become a big part of my own personal music …
Moogfest 2017: A Recap
Photo credits: Caleb Smallwood / Erez Avissar / Eric Waters This year’s Moogfest was the second in festival’s history to be held in Durham, NC (up from Asheville, NC where …
On the Passing of Load Records (1993-2017)
On April 11, 2017 pioneering Providence label Load announced that its shutting its doors. Throughout two+ decades of its existence Ben McOsker/Laura Mullen run enterprise created what Mark Hensch of …
Review Batch – Z Tapes Sampler, Carl Kavorkian
Z Tapes Christmas Compilation ’16 So…a little window into my life. If there is anything that my wife loves, it’s Christmas. And if there is anything she loves more than …
Best New Music From Boston and New England of 2016 – Songs 11-20
Magic Shoppe – Salventius A disturbingly captivating collision of cars in the outer space Interstellar Car Crash E.P. by Magic Shoppe James Discovers – Born Desire The first of four new JD …
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2016 in Review // 20 Most Interesting Records by Lightning Pill
20 records from 2016 picked by Lightning Pill (a.k.a. Chris Bynes) – Renaissance man, frequent IHN contributor and the author of Revenge of the Persona Non Grata blog Back when I used …
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Guest Mix – Hologram Teen
Hologram Teen is the solo project of Morgane Lhote, the keyboardist who did a record-long stint with legendary French trailblazers Stereolab, with them through the releases and years that categorized …
Guest Mix – Matt Finney (Finneyerkes)
Matt Finney, formerly of the band Finneyerkes, is a seemingly depressed Alabama man with story to tell (Stereokiller) Matt also recorded with Ukrainian composer Heinali and contributed to numerous digital …
Guest Mix – Reuben Bettsak (Guillermo Sexo)
Guest mix from Reuben (Guillermo Sexo / Emerald Comets)! [perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=”15″] Guillermo Sexo have been a mainstay of the Boston indie rock scene since they began …
The 10 Music Releases We’re Most Excited For in 2016
National / World Mirrors For Psychic Warfare – Self-Titled (Neurot Recordings) The five songs lurch and pulsate across a desolate landscape with an almost curious obsessiveness. While Mirrors …
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