Blasted Canyons

San Francisco postpunks Male Gaze have a new record on Castle Face, touring West Coast (dates, streams)

San Francisco’s Male Gaze is the new band from Matt Jones of Blasted Canyons. He’s got a strong melodramatic delivery, which gives them a gothy slant, but their music definitely leans on the “punk” in post-punk…

listen to Blasted Canyons feat. Jeremy Cox (of Royal Baths) cover The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs" from tribute LP

As mentioned, John Dwyer’s Castle Face label is releasing a tribute to Velvet Underground & Nico on November 6 with covers and more, and they’re rolling out the tracks gradually this month…

Throbbing Gristle releasing Nico tribute; Thee Oh Sees & more on Velvet Underground tribute; Antony has a new LP & video

Industrial vets Throbbing Gristle are finally getting around to completing their “reinterpretation” of Nico‘s Desertshore, an idea of member Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson, who has since passed a…