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Diana Silvers Talks Her Debut Album, From Another Room
By: Josh Kitchen / November 20, 2025 Photo Credit: David O'Donohue You've probably seen Diana Silvers' face. From the cool and mysterious Hope in Olivia Wilde’s coming-of-age hit Booksmart , to Maggie in the horror-thriller Ma —co-starring Octavia Spencer in the titular role about a group of teenagers who befriend a lonely older woman only for things to spiral into something much darker—Silvers has already made a name for herself in film, TV, and modeling. Diana Silvers - Fro

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Nov 204 min read


Janine On Finding Paradise in Pain
Photo Credit: Apela Bell By: Josh Kitchen / November 4, 2025 “Everything had been flipped upside down, my heart ripped out of my chest, and I didn’t know how I could keep living.” New Zealand singer-songwriter Janine has long made a name for herself through honest, reflective pop music—spanning introspective ballads to dance-driven anthems her fans can’t get enough of. But a year ago, she faced a devastating loss when her father suddenly passed away. In this new normal, she r

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Nov 45 min read


You Can't Keep A Good Zombie Down
Colin Blunstone On Sixty Years Of The Zombies By: Josh Kitchen / October 28, 2025 Photo Credit: Andrew Eccles It’s the time of the season / When love runs high / What’s your name, who’s your daddy? Is he rich like me? Those lyrics from "Time Of The Season," By The Zombies tickle my brain in a way that so many other songs I love just don’t . You can hear the sultry drums and smooth “aahh’s” sung by lead singer Colin Blunstone, accompanied by Rod Argent’s neon-tinged kaleidosco

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Oct 2811 min read


Hannah Jadagu Hopes You Get All Her Time
By: Josh Kitchen / October 24, 2025 “When I give someone my time, that means everything.” On her new album Describe, Hannah Jadagu opens up about love, growth, and realizing her time is the most precious thing she can give. Photo Credit: Sam Wilbert “I love being around the people I care about, and when I give someone my time, that means everything. My friends know I’m an introvert, so when I say, ‘I hope you get all my time,’ I mean it.” This declaration from Hannah Jadagu

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Oct 246 min read


JULESY Is Ready To Flip The Bed
By: Josh Kitchen / October 16, 2025 Photo credit: Charlie Hyman "These songs represent a period I was growing out of; I could feel myself changing, and I needed to release them before moving on," the emerging Brooklyn-based alt-indie singer/songwriter JULESY told me about her debut LP, Flip The Bed. At just eight tracks and under half an hour, Flip The Bed offers a glimpse into an artist in metamorphosis. Her first EP, The Current Self, was aptly named—recorded as JULESY was

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Oct 166 min read


Seriously, She's Fine. Ariana And The Rose Talks Breakups, Bad Dates, And The Comedy In Dating
By: Josh Kitchen / October 10, 2025 Photo Credit: Lara Callahan “Everything’s perfectly all right now. We’re fine. We’re all fine here...

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Oct 108 min read


Dave Alvin: Blaster, Guilty Man, & King of California
By: Josh Kitchen / October 3, 2025 Photo credit: Steven Dewall Perhaps no lyric better captures Dave Alvin’s personal and musical ethos...

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Oct 311 min read


Creativity Is Stronger Than Destruction
Automatic on Their Stunning New Album Is It Now?

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Sep 248 min read


Willin’: Lauren Lovelle Brings a Breath of Fresh Air to Country Music
By: Josh Kitchen / September 8, 2025 Photo by: Deanie Chen "I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow / I'm drunk and dirty, don't...

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Sep 85 min read


Kiss And Tell With garbagebarbie
By: Josh Kitchen / August 28, 2025 From left: Anson, Fletcher, Daniell, Braedon - Photo by: Josh Deangelis garbagebarbie are a good...

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Aug 285 min read


Purity Ring Drop Breezy New Single: “imanocean”
The pioneering electronic duo will release their self-titled fourth album in September By: Josh Kitchen / August 21, 2025 Photo by:...

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Aug 218 min read


All in a Jobber’s Day’s Work: Booked to Lose, Built to Last
By: Josh Kitchen / August 18, 2025 Photo by: Natalie Piserchio In 2023, Stereogum released their 40 Best New Bands of 2023 list. Looking...

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Aug 1811 min read


Escapism in Overdrive: Nova May’s Neon Manifesto
By: Josh Kitchen / August 4, 2025 All photos by: Clementine Morri s Styled by Nadia Martin NOVA MAY doesn’t just work hard—she builds...

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Aug 46 min read


On the Shoulders of Giants: Dagger Polyester Emerges
By: Josh Kitchen / August 1, 2025 Photo by: Richie Lee Davis Dagger Polyester is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Imagine Kate...

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Aug 16 min read


Kennedy Shaw Is Pulling Out of Here To Win
By: Josh Kitchen / July 31, 2025 Photo by: Jordan Fiordaliso Fifty years ago - next month, Bruce Springsteen released Born to Run , and...

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Jul 316 min read


Blu DeTiger on Brian Wilson, Carol Kaye, and Why Geniuses Play Bass
By: Josh Kitchen / June 20, 2025 Photo by: Lucas Creighton Blu DeTiger is a genre-blurring bassist, singer, and songwriter whose...

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Jun 205 min read


Sail On, Sailor - Matthew Sweet Remembers Brian Wilson
By: Josh Kitchen / June 18, 2025 Matthew Sweet performs at the Tribute to Brian Wilson in March, 2001, in New York, NY. (Paul...

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Jun 183 min read


Sad As A Guy Can Be – Storefront Church Reflects on Brian Wilson
Photo by: Silken Weinberg By: Josh Kitchen / June 17, 2025 Last year, during our conversation about his outstanding 2024 album, Ink &...

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Jun 174 min read


Sloppy Jane’s Haley Dahl on The Beach Boys Album That Rewired Her Brain
By: Josh Kitchen / June 16, 2025 Brian Wilson passed away less than a week ago, and since then there has been an outpouring of messages...

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Jun 166 min read


AV Club Talks Dreading And Shredding Ahead Of Her Stellar Debut Single
By: Josh Kitchen / June 6, 2025 Photo by: Phebe Wickham Aly Velasco is stepping into the spotlight as AV Club —her solo project blending...

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Jun 63 min read
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