PIERCE THE VEIL

PIERCE THE VEIL “‘Pass the Nirvana’ is about the many horrible traumas that the youth of America have endured over the past few years,” says frontman Vic Fuentes about the song’s powerful, relatable, and topical subject matter. “COVID, no proms, no graduations, an insurrection, school shootings. The list goes on. Their lives have been tossed around […]

VIAGRA BOYS

VIAGRA BOYS On their upcoming third album, Cave World (due July 8th via YEAR0001), Viagra Boys weaponize absurdity, tossing firecrackers into the middle of the room and standing around to see the reaction. “I just love when things get lost in translation,” vocalist Sebastian Murphy says. “The whole world is going backwards, and I’m not […]

RUN THE JEWELS

RUN THE JEWELS El-P and Killer Mike, two of the most distinctive and celebrated names in rap, might have seemed like an unlikely pairing on paper, but the duo subverted and pulverized all expectations with their critically lauded Run The Jewels collaborative LP. Tapping into the creative synergy they’d discovered in 2012 on Mike’s R.A.P. […]

MISS MAY I

MISS MAY I THE SOUND AND FURY OF MISS MAY I IS DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF A LEGION OF FANS. THESE ARE PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, OF DIFFERENT AGES, WITH DIVERSE LIFE EXPERIENCE, WHO ALL COME TOGETHER AND CONNECT WITH MISS MAY I’S COMBINATION OF BRUTAL PROFICIENCY AND IMPASSIONED DELIVERY. THE […]

THE INTERRUPTERS

THE INTERRUPTERS When considering Los Angeles outfit The Interrupters, take a moment to kindly forget jargon like “SoCal punk rock” or “next wave ska” or whatever perimeter you want to secure around them. A typical Interrupters gig feels like going to church where all the religious iconography is taken out and replaced with mirrors so the […]

WIDOW7

WIDOW7 Widow7 took the music industry head on in early 2021. Seeing an empty spotlight caused by a global pandemic; the band sat poised and ready to hit the ground running when the time was right. From the bands’ debut sold out show in April 2021; they quickly accelerated to garnering national attention. In June […]