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INTERVIEW: Aki McCullough Talks New Album Directions, Nu House Studios, Allyship, and More

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Aki McCullough is known as one of the most talented and colorful musicians and engineers in the extreme and experimental punk/metal underground. Having played with acts like Dreamwell, A Constant Knowledge Of Death, Necroplanet and guesting on multiple acclaimed albums (including Jisei, Victory Over The Sun and more) to running East Coast cult and very pro lgbtq studio Nu House, McCullough is often a blur of activity, determination and inventiveness.  Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Pijn – From Low Beams Of Hope

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Sincerity is difficult to fake – ask any politician in the build-up to an election – yet post-rock Manchester collective Pijn (pronounced “pine”) keep it real on their powerful, atmospheric, heartfelt new album, From Low Beams Of Hope (Floodlit Recordings). Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Mario Lalli and The Rubber Snake Charmers – Folklore From The Other Desert Cities

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Mario Lalli is a legend in the Desert Rock scene whose career started in the mid-eighties with a short-lived outfit, Across the River. From there, he’d form Yawning Man and then Fatso Jetson, (the latter with brother Larry and who’d put out their first couple of releases on the legendary SST Records label). Other bands such as

 would come and go over the years, not to mention a never-ending raft of guest appearances.  Continue reading →