Nepalese Grindcore, Pocket-Busting Free Jazz, Boot-To-Throat Punk
“Tough to stay present when the present feels wrong.” — Shannen MoserFew recent songs cut into our real-life Groundhog Day as “World’s Best Magician.” Philly...
Shredded Fusion, Burnt Screamo, A Sonic Anaconda
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” (KJV, Ecclesiastes 1:9)“It’s a wild...
Slimy Garage-Rock, Cornholio Grind, Anime Noise
The room was already dark, with someone hunched over portable cassette players, effects pedals and a tangle of patch cords. I handed the door person $10 and...
Annihilation Jazz, Buchla Pop, Atmospheric Pedal Steel
“We must become an unrelenting blast furnace.”Not every musician knows how to talk about their music. That’s understandable: so much of the creative process...
Viking's Choice Guide To Bandcamp Day
Y’all, two weeks in and we already have a special edition. I mentioned in the previous newsletter that today, May 1, Bandcamp is waiving all of its revenue...
Stargate Drone, Snotty Punk, Black Metal Romance
Hi. This is how I use Bandcamp: Bandcamp, one of the few don't-call-it-a-streaming-services that actually cares about the well-being of the musicians who use...
Improvised Punk, Liberation Noise, Bummer Doom
Hi. If you’re getting this newsletter, it’s because I like you. (Not like you-like you, but you know.) You filled out an extremely informal survey on what...
