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Ana Armengod of De Rodillas on Punk Rock, Activism, Politics, and The Privilege of Making Music

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Ana Armengod of De Rodillas 2025 live in Mexico City 2 photo credit Octovaio Hoyos ghostcultmag

Ana Armengod is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist who captivates with breathtaking works of pointillism, powerful poetry with many layers of meaning, and a fierce roar while fronting the East Coast/Pittsburgh area, no-holds-barred punk band De Rodillas. There is an intricate thread of realness, grace, and humanism to her work, even when at her most fierce. She truly comes off as a Punk Rock polymath. Continue reading →


Conquest Music Announce New Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake) Single and Video for His Cover of “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix

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Bernie Mardsen – photo credit Adam Kennedy

There have been so many loving tributes to Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake, UFO, Alaska) since he passed away peacefully in 2023 at the age of 72. Bernie was always keen to show the music that inspired him, whether through his stage set or on his albums. In addition to 2023’s Working Man chart-busting solo albums since 2021 in Kings, Chess, and Trios, as part of his Inspirations series, in which he paid tribute to the artists that helped shape his taste in music and guitar style. With the approval of Bernie’s widow, Fran Marsden, the fourth album of studio recordings in the Inspirations Series, Icons, will be released on 9th May 2025.  As an appetizer for the album, a digital EP is out now featuring a remarkable Bernie Marsden interpretation of “Purple Haze” by Jimmy Hendrix. Listen to it now! Continue reading →


CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Between the Buried and Me – Alaska 

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I assume it’s easy to look back at the aughts and be dismissive of the entire decade particularly from the perspective of metal or punk fan. Nu-Metal was slowly being phased out as any goodwill from the previous decade had eroded and acts like Simple Plan and Good Charlotte made everyone realize that maybe the idea of Pop-Punk was a mistake. But those who kept their ear close to the ground knew better than to become jaded. Hard rock was alive and well and young bands were doing very exciting things. Young bands like Between the Buried and Me with their seminal Alaska (Victory Records 2005/Craft Recordings 2020).

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