Interviewed by: Kristyn Potter “Clearly with a name like [Whiskey Bitches] there is a little bit of an image to keep up and all of that started as a fun joke band to me and I didn’t think it was something I could keep up.”  On a very hungover Sunday about a month ago to the day, I ventured out of my bed (a feat I must say) and headed to a fancy hotel bar for brunch with the Brooklyn babes // badasses TREADS. I showed up late as usual (train delays, blah blah excuse) but they were more than...

I'm so high off life right now thanks to this new post-punk / noise rock band from DC, Taciturn. They are speaking to some hardcore aggression I've been housing, with a nice beat that also simultaneously makes everything feel better. Ironically (or maybe its intentional) the EP title is This Will Make You Happy. They don't lie.  Their EP was just released and all four tracks are very different from each other—but still speaking some real post punk truth. It's too much for one sitting, but make sure your speakers work. Turn them up.   This Will Make You Happy...

Pics or it didn’t happen, right? Here's a few of the records we just finished! 

Hey guys, happy weekend! So we got this new compilation on our radar and wanted to share it, to help them get the word out and because a few New Jersey artists that we dig are on the mix.    You’ve got 55 artists to discover on The Co-Op Communique Volume 4, across a range of genres. I've heard some folk, punk, 80's inspired indie pop, etc. And it's a free download, which, nothing beats free.   "The primary conceptual driver of the Co-Op project is the notion a rising tide lifts all boats. We intentionally went farther than ever...

We are thrilled to have partnered with the math rock blog Fecking Bahamas for the May Ear Buds Cassette Mixtape. We had a nice little chat with Nikk, one of the founders of the site, and discussed how the blog got its start, why they picked the bands they did for the cassette, and all-things math rock. This interview also covers a lot of ground, amazing links for your next rabbit hole, and some math rock blogs and YouTube pages as well.  Let's start at the beginning, how did Fecking Bahamas get its start? Fecking Bahamas started when my wife Kat and...