interviews

I Can't Take It Anymore shows off a more matured, refined Joystick!, inspired by vocalist Duck getting sober, but growing up doesn't mean slowing down. It's still an urgent, fun, fast-paced ska-punk record and a great one at that...

The two-song EP 'things are different now' is out on No Sleep, and it sounds like an exact cross between '90s shoegaze and 2000s post-hardcore...

La Femme‘s Sacha Got and Marlon Magné talked to us about the blender of influences on their terrific new album ‘Paradigmes.‘

'Green to Gold' is out now via ANTI-, and you can get it on limited tan vinyl in the BV Shop.

Citizen's new album sounds like if the early 2000s post-punk revival and emo boom were one and the same, and, impressively, they always sound unmistakably like Citizen.

“It was important to us that we did something that was interesting -- it's nice that it still makes a difference."

We spoke to Tigers Jaw about every song on their new album, which is a high point of their already-great discography. Read the band's breakdown, as well as our album review...

Sufjan/Dessners collaborator James McAlister talks about how Boards of Canada, Brian Eno/Harold Budd, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rival Consoles, My Bloody Valentine, and others influenced his new ambient solo album...

Ahead of Bad Brains' reissue campaign, Darryl Jenifer looked back on the first decade of Bad Brains' career, from helping to pioneer hardcore in their early days to embracing metal in the 'Quickness' era, and he told all kinds of history from in-between.

Regional Justice Center's anticipated new album 'Crime and Punishment' arrives this week, and you can stream 4 of its singles (including the just-released ”Dust Off”) now, and read about the music that influenced the album...