Mondlicht in Manhattan — Xmal Deutschland’s Anja Huwe Opens Her First North American Tour in Forty Years
Anja Huwe walked onto the stage at Le Poisson Rouge on Bleecker Street in Manhattan looking like she had just stepped out of some glamourous midnight ambush: fluffy black jacket,…
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The Veil is Lifted — Greek Gothic Rockers Reflection Black Ignite the Dark With “Burning Obsidian Star”
Beacon of foul light carry us forth into the great beyond The veil is lifted, black light spilling Burning obsidian star Athens has always seemed like the sort of city…
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Dreampop Duo Odd Little Thrills Drift Through a Half-Remembered Reverie in Video for “Happy Together”
Born oceans apart and now based in Prague, Kaan and Mindolé have made the sort of record that feels designed for twilight hours and private reveries. Odd Little Thrills work…
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“Oh, The Years Burn” — Italian Gothic Rockers Corvin Share Video for Cover of The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Disarm”
Oh, the years burn I used to be a little boy There’s a peculiar weight to songs from 1993—the kind that settles in the bones differently now than it did…
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Bettina Köster of Mania D. and Malaria! Has Passed Away at 66
Bettina Köster, formidable and trailblazing vocalist, songwriter, saxophonist, actress, and producer, has passed away on March 16th at age 66. Köster began her music career in 1978, playing saxophone for…
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A Long Intermission — Lost ’80s Post-Punk Band Entracte Unearthed for “Imbalance” Full-Length
History has a way of arriving late, wearing a better coat than expected, speaking more clearly than it ever did the first time around. Post-punk had to persist through an…
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Electronic Body Building Music — Valisia Odell Gets Physical in Video for “Breaths”
Vermin’s attack Choking me up Breaking my teeth Bottomless pit Put yourself in a moment that exists just before panic fully picks the lock when the body still tries to…
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Swiss Industrial Body Metal Act Susurration Celebrates Power and Submission in Video for “Break Me Down”
Susurration comes charging out of the speakers like a basement full of bad ideas, finally finding the right voltage. On Break Me Down, the Swiss outfit takes the cold command of EBM,…
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Recursive Romance — UK Post-Punk Duo Peak Flow Circle Relationship Rancor in Video for “Repetition”
Tension fuels apprehension Unanswered questions Over and over and over again Channel receptors to block out the pain It’s the kind of relationship that keeps dragging its busted carcass back…
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LA Post-Punk Trio Scimitar Turn Romantic Ruin Into Lonely Procession With Video for “Razors”
Scimitar’s latest single, Razors, comes with the kind of bruised glamour that made the dark side of post-punk worth chasing in the first place – back when a band could…
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