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"An injection of pure pop-infused, hardcore-punk adrenaline from start to finish, 1985: The Miracle Year is an awe-inspi...
11/15/2025

"An injection of pure pop-infused, hardcore-punk adrenaline from start to finish, 1985: The Miracle Year is an awe-inspiring romp that takes your breath away." -- Peter Lindblad

1985: The Miracle Year (Numero Group). Review by Peter Lindblad.

"The director of Hausu (1977) is back, and School in the Crosshairs is another deliriously trippy visual feast from Nobu...
11/14/2025

"The director of Hausu (1977) is back, and School in the Crosshairs is another deliriously trippy visual feast from Nobuhiko Obayashi." -- Phil Bailey

The madman behind House (1977) is back with his live-action manga sci-fi comedy, School in the Crosshairs, on a new Blu-ray from Cult Epics.

"Before abandoning the blustery and often cacophonous Via, guitar wranglers Thalia Zedek and Jerry di Rienzo, plus James...
11/14/2025

"Before abandoning the blustery and often cacophonous Via, guitar wranglers Thalia Zedek and Jerry di Rienzo, plus James Apt, Adam Gaynor, and tape loop provocateur Phil Milstein... birthed the six songs on a shadowy, rough-and-tumble self-titled EP just now seeing the light of day." -- Peter Lindblad

Via (Dromedary Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

"On “Talk To Me,” the Special K’s soothe heartache with an imaginative, searching melody that serves as catharsis." -- R...
11/14/2025

"On “Talk To Me,” the Special K’s soothe heartache with an imaginative, searching melody that serves as catharsis." -- Randy Radic

“Talk To Me.” Review by Randy Radic.

"In the breakneck world of Bella Perron, 2025 was, by any qualified definition, a banner year." -- Christopher Long Phot...
11/14/2025

"In the breakneck world of Bella Perron, 2025 was, by any qualified definition, a banner year." -- Christopher Long

Photo by Thai Long Ly

As she preps her upcoming debut solo record, rising arena rock guitar ace Bella Perron drops an impressive teaser video for the enticing track, “Mirrors.”

"'Queen King' smolders with an Afrobeat rhythm, but music of the remaining album slides into experiments in ambient soun...
11/11/2025

"'Queen King' smolders with an Afrobeat rhythm, but music of the remaining album slides into experiments in ambient soundscapes and textures. How these tracks strike me depends entirely on my mood." -- Bob Pomeroy

Trio of Bloom (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

"Here we are with a new single, “I’m Alone,” which sees vocalist and songwriter Mike Mantione admitting something crucia...
11/11/2025

"Here we are with a new single, “I’m Alone,” which sees vocalist and songwriter Mike Mantione admitting something crucial to himself and having listeners silently nod in agreement." -- Julius C. Lacking

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Athens, Georgia, punk art rockers Five Eight long for some old fashioned lonely aloneness on their latest single, “I’m Alone.”

"Tourist is a heartfelt album of innovative folk-rock that takes listeners on a journey through life, death, and religio...
11/10/2025

"Tourist is a heartfelt album of innovative folk-rock that takes listeners on a journey through life, death, and religion. This is a wonderful album." -- Randy Radic

Tourist. Review by Randy Radic.

"Stylistically, Mewtone blends wide-eyed ’80s innocence with fuzzy-buzzy ’90s riffs, dripping with the fresh-squeezed ap...
11/07/2025

"Stylistically, Mewtone blends wide-eyed ’80s innocence with fuzzy-buzzy ’90s riffs, dripping with the fresh-squeezed appeal of artists who came of age during the new millennium." -- Christopher Long

Photo by Swenglish Media

Boasting crunchy hooks and punchy melodies, the contagious So-Cal combo, Mewtone, is infecting the current indie rock scene.

Anilore's Still Awake comes out later this month. 🩵
11/07/2025

Anilore's Still Awake comes out later this month. 🩵

From the album - Still Awake (2025 Remix) - Releasing November 25, 2025. The 1997 debut album, remixed and remastered. 4 previously unreleased tracks. Pre-or...

"For creators like John Gourley, grace under pressure proves itself ten times over on SHISH, the 10th album from Portuga...
11/07/2025

"For creators like John Gourley, grace under pressure proves itself ten times over on SHISH, the 10th album from Portugal. The Man and the first on his own label, KNIK." -- Judy Craddock

SHISH (KNIK). Review by Judy Craddock.

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