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Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for February 5th, 2018
Exclusive interviews with Colin Moulding of XTC and Kristin Hersh as well as premieres fro Small Town Titans, Nova Flares, On The Wane, and Rum Thief.
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Colin Moulding (XTC,...
Jammerzine’s The Week In #Indie for 5/22/2017
Exclusive interview with #Indie legends Bettie Serveert. New videos by Blacktop Mojo, Traveller, Scott Swain, and Weinf. New albums by UK artist Rum Thief, Colour Colour and a new single by Caesaria. Plus the...
The Test Drive: Rum Thief – Time to Make a Move
Rum Thief is solo artist Jot Green with support from his band members Kieran Whitehouse on lead guitar, Gary Long on bass and Chris Hobbs on drums. Based in Chorlton, Manchester, the project began...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: The Prolific – 1000 Part 1
The Prolific are a band that absolutely cannot be pidgeon-holed into a genre. They are that good. One track after another of solid music from a solid band. Expect BIG things from The Prolific...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Radiodrone – The Truth Syndicate Diaries
Melding the perfect blend of heaviness and harmony is a tricky thing to accomplish. Believe me I know. But Radiodrone have no trouble with it whatsoever with their 2015 release "The Truth Syndicate Diaries"....
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Jack Hardy – Slipped
Jack Hardy impressed me right off the bat. With his "Wall of Sound" approach to recording and his "Mersey Sound" approach to songwriting it's easy to put his music in your stereo, hit play,...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Rum Thief – Reach For the Weatherman
Rum Thief is a master songwriter. The previews never lie. And what's more is that he has the lungs to back his music. I simply love his voice. He has the conviction as well...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Hackmonocut – The Sum of My Parts
Hackmonocut is an enigma if ever there was one. And that is a good thing because it ads a mystique to his already gorgeous music. Think 21st century Jim Morrison, not in style of...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Jasmine Cain – White Noise
Musically powerful and seductive is the best way to describe Jasmine Cain. A talented singer/songwriter/bassist/rockstar with a penchant for writing good music this is the new first lady of rock. Remember the name and mention...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Tits, Tats and Whiskers – Laugh, Dance,...
Three parts raucous, rebellious, and revolutionary is the best way to describe Japan based threesome Tits, Tats, and Whiskers and their 2015 release "Laugh, Dance, and Cry". They go all in when it comes...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Victory Kicks – High Wires
Seemlessly crafted is the best way to describe Victory Kick's 2015 album, "High Wires". This album puts up to shut up with a steady stream of indie hits and solid tracks. I would liken...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: The Train Set – Never California
With musical roots dating back to the eighties Manchester scene, The Train Set sounds fresh and new as ever with their 2015 release, "Never California". Being that they are, in fact, the very inspiration...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Bloodhounds On My Trail – Escape II
Bloodhounds On My Trail had a simply superb 2015 with the release of their album "Escape II". These Melbourne Shoegazers have a layered texture to their music that is as unparalleled as it is...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Silverbird – Pureland
Silverbird clearly had an awesome 2015 with the release of their album "Pureland". What we have here are nine rock anthems of different magnitude with one vision and that vision is to make the...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Elora – Cada día es así
"Cada día es así" is one of those albums that simply grabs you with it's opener and won't let go until the last track has had it's way with you. Elora scored big this...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Painted Fish – Painted Fish
"I really wish every single day was a beach day...", as one of the lyrics from "Beach Day Blues", is a perfect summation of Painted Fish's eponymous 2015 album. This band is a well...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: My Cruel Goro – My Cruel Goro
The aggressiveness is what is most contagious when it comes to My Cruel Goro's 2015 eponymous effort. While it may not arguably be an album due to it's length it counts none the less...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Northern Uproar – Hey Samurai!
Slick and persuasive as if a cross between a musical Einstein and poetic Casanova, Northern Uproar had to know that they were on to something when they were recording "Hey Samurai!". To change the...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: The Bros. Landreth – Let It Lie
This is the new face of modern alt.country. Meet Canadian outfit The Brothers Landreth and their phenomenal 2015 release "Let It Lie". Being a guitarist myself, I am simply in awe at this album...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Robert Taira Wilson – Nail And Hammer
Intimate, flowing, and beautiful is the best way I can describe the music of Robert Taira Wilson and his 2015 release, "Nail and Hammer". This album is the very definition of intimate. These are very...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Megan Landry – Stills
When I hear the music of Megan Landry I always say to myself "I f*@king love this girl!". Not in a romantic way or anything like that. I really love the fact that she...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Real Experts – The Trade Off
Our first entry from the Electronica front is Real Experts with "The Trade Off". To those musicians who say that Electronica, EDM, and the like are not music then consider this album a massive...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Aleks Grey – Souls
Pumping rhythms and infectious hooks are a light way to describe Aleks Grey and his unstoppable sounding album, "Souls". Songs sound best when they are written for a personal reason or purpose and you...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: The Deadline Shakes – Zealots
If Joe Symes and the Loving Kind are the heir apparent to The Beatles then The Deadline Shakes have most definitely picked up the torch from E.L.O., re-lit it, and took off like a symphonic...
The 25 Best Indie Albums of 2015: Bentley Jones – The Rebellion
Aside from being one of the coolest AND nicest people on the Indie scene, Bentley Jones can really crank out some music. I had the pleasure of interviewing him earlier this year and in...