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CONCERT REVIEW: Spacehog – EMF – Ecce Shnak Live at The Observatory

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Spacehog is one of those bands that you either get or you don’t. Like Kula Shaker, the band are somehow catchy and obtuse in equal measure, sassy then serious the next minute. They might be mostly known for “In The Meantime”, one of the best rock songs of the nineties (or any decade), but they have killer tunes sprinkled through every album. Led by poetic David Bowie disciple Royston Langdon, The Resident Aliens coasted into Santa Ana with their nineties grunge-lite meets glam boots on along with some amazing support from dance indie Platinum-sellers Epsom Mad Funkers (EMF) and New York genre-defying upstarts Ecce Shnak. It was an eventful night, to say the least.Continue reading →


Walking Bombs Streams Their New Album “Blessings Bestrewn Part 1” In Full – Out This Week

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Blessings Bestrewn Part 1, the first in a two-part album sequence by California-based Walking Bombs, is now streaming exclusively at IDIOTEQ alongside a track-by-track breakdown of the record ahead of its release this Friday. The album features guest appearances from members of Chrome Waves, Geezer, Cycle Sluts From Hell, Globelamp, Gridfailure, and more. Stream Walking Bombs’ Blessings Bestrewn Part 1 here:

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Ana Armengod of De Rodillas on Punk Rock, Activism, Politics, and The Privilege of Making Music

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Ana Armengod is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist who captivates with breathtaking works of pointillism, powerful poetry with many layers of meaning, and a fierce roar while fronting the East Coast/Pittsburgh area, no-holds-barred punk band De Rodillas. There is an intricate thread of realness, grace, and humanism to her work, even when at her most fierce. She truly comes off as a Punk Rock polymath.Continue reading →


FEATURE: Morgan Y. Evans of Walking Bombs Talks Seven Influential Protest Songs  

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Morgan Y. Evans is a nonbinary musician, activist, and writer from Woodstock, NY who has been in the scene since 1993. They live in SoCal now and record as Walking Bombs, an ongoing musical project based on solo songs and/or collaborations which has included team-ups with folx as varied as Garry Brents of Gonemage, industrial pop duo VOWWS, Lis from Filth Is Eternal, Gridfailure, and Jørgen Munkeby of Shining/Emperor (to name a few). Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Aki McCullough Talks New Album Directions, Nu House Studios, Allyship, and More

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Aki McCullough is known as one of the most talented and colorful musicians and engineers in the extreme and experimental punk/metal underground. Having played with acts like Dreamwell, A Constant Knowledge Of Death, Necroplanet and guesting on multiple acclaimed albums (including Jisei, Victory Over The Sun and more) to running East Coast cult and very pro lgbtq studio Nu House, McCullough is often a blur of activity, determination and inventiveness. Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Mark Scondotto of Shutdown Talks About Their New “By Your Side” EP

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I’ll never forget hearing Shutdown for the first time many years ago and being blown away by the high energy and sense of purpose in the then-young upstart band’s fiery brand of driven NYHC. In very exciting news, the band continue their hot streak with Equal Vision Records and a new EP By Your Side! Learning from the ups and downs in life and building community is what this band has always been about. It was a lot of fun to catch up with singer Mark Scondotto about Shutdown these days.Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Morgan Y. Evans Interviews Leila Abdul-Rauf (Solo, Vastum, The Bastard Noise)

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As much as I love speeding and blasting The Haunted around SoCal, sometimes you need something more heady and all-encompassing. Leila Abdul-Rauf is known for a wide array of brilliant solo and group works within the underground and remains one of the music world’s most uninhibited creative thinkers. Calls From A Seething Edge is her latest solo endeavor, a remarkable heartfelt journey of mourning polycrisis whilst still holding space for dreams of a better world. It is a must-hear 2024 haunting release that will seep into your pores and remain with you for a long time, body music for the head and soul.Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Emasculator’s Mallika Sundaramurthy on “The Disfigured and The Divine”

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Death Metal, for all the brute force associated with it, actually has some deep thinkers and nuanced creatives amongst the genre’s bloodied ranks. One of the most genuine talents in the field is Mallika Sundaramurthy (ex-Abnormality, Unfathomable Ruination). She is a brilliant and brave writer, a commanding artist, and a peak-level Death Metal vocalist. 

Emasculator is a reclamation for Sundaramurthy of her chosen path, a self-realization and sonic achievement based on moving through the shadowwork of negative experiences of the past into a vehicle that suits her vision and ethics the best. 

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INTERVIEW: Mat and Liz of Castle Talk About Their New Album “Evil Remains”

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When it comes to craving metal with commanding vocal interplay, Trad Heavy Metal, Doom, and even a touch of Motörhead worthy Rock N Roll influences, Castle will really scratch your frickin’ itch. Even if you are a hairy-ass werewolf under a mind-melting moon, this band has enough brooding yet triumphant riffs, psychedelia, and sheer talent to sate your ravenous hunger like no other. Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Keith Holuk of Hyeena Talks About Their New Album “Proxima” 

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One of the heaviest, grooviest, hookiest, and more casually profound records you don’t want to slip under your radar dropped recently from Massachusetts groove-core/alt metal rockers Hyeena. Guitarist/vocalist Keith Holuk (ex-Ligeia), bassist Mike Verlizzo, and drummer Julian Fernandez have dropped one of the more memorable ragers in Proxima, capable of inspiring fanbases ranging from Bane to Bury Your Dead to more melodic stuff like 36 Crazyfists and Deftones. Each song feels alive with intent, fortitude and from the heart, capture the moment live sounding urgency. “Limelight” needs to be in your ears just as much as this band deserves the limelight right now. Continue reading →