Tag Archives: Indie Rock

ALBUM REVIEW: Mondo Cozmo – IT’S PRINCIPLE

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Josh Ostrander has had a unique and eclectic career stretching back the majority of this millennium so far. Beginning with Laguardia, to working with Eastern Conferences Champions, each one of his projects has brought something completely new and interesting to the table. Now having produced three solo albums under his moniker, Mondo Cozmo, it was time for the solo artist to explore even further into his sonic repertoire with his fourth studio album, IT’S PRINCIPLE (Last Gang Records). With the tragic passing of his namesake’s dog, Cozmo, it was clear that this was set out to be one of his most emotional and vulnerable material to date.Continue reading →


Rival Schools Teams Up with Run For Cover Records for Anniversary Reissues “Pedals,” “Found,” and “United By Fate”

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Rival Schools led by Walter Schreifels of Quicksand and Gorilla Biscuits, have teamed with Run For Cover Records to celebrate their 25th anniversary with a deluxe reissue second LP, Pedals, along with represses of its sister album, Found, and the band’s debut LP, United By Fate–all due out September 20th. Pre-orders are live at the links below. Rival Schools performed all of United By Fate at Riot Fest 2023. Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: Alkaline Trio – Drug Church – The Worriers Live at The Masonic 

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Don’t ever go to an Emo Punk show with a broken heart. This is not based on any empirical evidence, just advice from my own experience with this show. Maybe I went to my first long-term romantic post-break-up show 15 years ago, but it was Slapshot and Sam Black Church, so different vibes that night. But take my word for it, it’ll wreck you if you do. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Sweat – Love Child

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Sweat are a Los Angeles trio composed of guitarist/vocalist Justin Smith, drummer Anthony Rivera, and frontwoman Tuna Tardugno who handles both the band’s vocals and album artwork. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Mother Mother – Grief Chapter

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Nothing grounds human existence quite as quickly as death, especially when it hits close to home. The feeling of untouchable invincibility is suddenly replaced with mixed emotions of shock, mortality, fear, regret, and grief. Continue reading →


EP REVIEW: SNAYX – Better Days

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UK Punk has had a bit of a resurgence in the past few years, with acts like Bob Vylan and Kid Kapichi bringing the likes of grime into the sound. The result has been massive for the scene on an even larger scale with Idles having sold out numerous dates instantly.

It is a good time to be a proud fan of the UK Punk scene. Continue reading →


Emily Whitehurst (ex-Tsunami Bomb) of Survival Guide On the Secrets Behind “Deathdreams”

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Ghost Cult Keefy caught up with Emily Whitehurst – a.k.a. Agent M (ex – Tsunami Bomb) of Survival Guide to discuss her new album “Deathdreams” out now via Double Helix Records. Emily charted the path to her new album with us, discussed a love of Synth Pop and Punk and more, breaking down her entire new album, and analyzing the specific dreams that inspired these songs.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Plain White T’s – Plain White T’s

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Whenever The Plain White T’s come up in conversation, it is seemingly impossible to get in more than a few words before their magnum opus “Hey There Delilah” is mentioned. 

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ALBUM REVIEW: Mad Honey – Satellite Aphrodite

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Satellite Aphrodite (Deathwish Inc.) is the debut album from Oklahoma’s Mad Honey, a four-piece who are variously described as dream-pop, shoegaze, indie and glitter rock (whatever that is).

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INTERVIEW: Kambodsja Shares Their Thoughts on Musicianship and the Creative Process of “Resilient”

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Hailing from the city of Drammen in Norway, Kambodsja describe the alignment of their own sounds as indie-prog-punk-metal, with a touch of post-hardcore and math rock. Think of the Swedish legends Refused, but converged altogether with elements of good old ‘70s prog rock as well as influences from a wide range of artists from Manic Street Preachers to And So I Watch You From Afar. Refusing to conform to certain conventional musical dogmas, the sounds that Kambodsja present happen to be ever-transcendent and all-around eclectic; making the creative process of their music not limited to conforming to certain genre boundaries but rather, making it about intricate explorations.

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