Blood Makes Noise

A while back there was an article in the NY Times discussing JD Beck and Domi and it begged the question what are these kids doing to jazz? Well meet Boston band Clamb who are as well taking a sledge…

My wife is out so I’m hittin’ the sauce. And I’m glad to see another email from Shore Dive Records because they always have something interesting going on. All of a sudden I’m…

All the way from France comes Pam Risourié with a sweet indie pop EP that has been labeled shoegaze but I kind of disagree with that label for this. This sounds like pop…

The first audible line of the first musical track is saying something about “Fuck Donald Trump” so I’m pretty much sold on the vibe and the message. The recording is…

Drone in the Woods & Electro/Magnetic's freshman collaborative effort, Lymphae, features 8 tracks of luscious, synthetic sounds, droning, wooing, and occasionally thumping its' way through more casual fare. This dynamic album, the brainchild…

A playful and happy psychedelic song with a succinct message and a groovy video.  If you're looking for the perfect song to play to feel instant happiness, "You and Me" is it.  Mod-Pop has never been so catchy…

So full disclosure I run a record label and I’ve come to an agreement with Blood Makes Noise to let me promote releases every week. The idea is every week I will present a playlist with some new Mint 400…

Back in the 90’s there was this MTV show called Liquid Television and on that was a segment called “Dogboy” by one of my favorite comic book artists Charles Burns. UgLi takes the style of that show and puts it…

For once I don’t have a quick band I can reference that Honest Mechanik sounds like. Indie Pop from Boston with a slightly funky but jangly Fender sounding guitar and voice that at times has kind…

More ethereal dreampop from Shore Dive Records, who don’t stray from their preferred sounds, and are quite consistent with delivering the goods. This release however, is a reissue…

A nice mix of heavy and mellow in a way that kind of reminds me of if the Deftones did more radio friendly poppy tunes. Take all the bark out the vocal and replace it with something…

The track opens with a noise out of a horror movie, almost a Nirvana noise sample from In Utero and then it bursts into an indie rock gem. Distorted vocals in the vein of The…

The 22nd annual Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival will be pushing through in the city of Las Vegas this September. Prepare for three days of mayhem as over 40 punk, rock, indie, and ska acts duke it out in…

Gothy and sparse is my first thoughts until the slow pounding floor tom comes in along with a dreamy female vocal. The voice immediately catches your ear because it’s so haunting and ethereal. For a moment it sounds like a…

This band has a strong resemblance to Max Bemis and Say Anything on the first track “Engines” although a slightly less charismatic lead vocal. This is one of those bands, that I personally refer to as “bar rock”…