“The zine has a life of its own, so as the time for it approaches, I start pulling together my own story and the stories of others, and that’s the most rewarding thing — building community, reaching out, making friends.”
That’s how zinester/blogger Tom Moniz describes the uniquely organic process of creating his zines, which cover topics like trans and queer fatherhood and the anarcho-punk lifestyle. His works describe not just the parenting styles of its subjects but their lives and passions.
Prefix Magazine has premiered “The Best of Times,” a single from rapper/poet Sage Francis‘ forthcoming album, Li(f)e. The track, whose lyrical content is a revealing and personal reflection, is built on a neoclassical composition by Yann Tiersen, best known for his work on the Amelie soundtrack.
Though he’s been hailed as a twelve-string-guitar virtuoso for the better part of five years, James Blackshaw didn’t really graduate to the Jedi class of contemporary instrumental artists until the spring of 2009, when he made his much anticipated debut on Michael Gira’s Young God Records.
Is there anything that apartheid didn’t fuck up? The disgusting policy of extreme segregation seeped through every aspect of South African life, even the music scene.
When white politicians started sensing “trouble” (as in blacks having concerts), they passed a series of laws that kept blacks from playing shows in concert halls in white Johannesburg. This meant that any black musician had to play shows in the Soweto Township, a poor and segregated neighborhood next to the city’s mining district.
Mind Raft is a trip into the ether of Angel Deradoorian’s mind — by turns spacey and beautiful, eerie and unsettling.
Though not inherently punk, Crystal Antlers‘ unique mix of psych fuzz and layered chaos channels a distinct DIY ethos.
Strip down, way down, the layers of the moody energy of Brooklyn post-rock metal trio Dysrhythmia’s fifth album, Psychic Maps, and you can hear an indication of the agility responsible for the band’s deep intensity.
Netherlands-based artist Mara Piccione explores love, childhood, nightmares, sadness, mental illness, and the “beauty of it all” in her silk-screened, music-centered work.
In addition to her themes of of human/animal hybrids, this blend of features depicts expressions that “make is possible for a character to be sweet, sad, and weird at the same time.”
After four full-length albums, psychedelic sludge-punk quintet Kylesa has signed to French avant-metal label Season of Mist. The Savannah band made a splash last year with the release of Static Tensions, its best recording to date.
In 1998, Swedish hardcore quartet Refused released a magnum opus, combining explosive riffage with assorted elements of punk, electronica, and jazz. That album, The Shape of Punk to Come, doubled as a swan song and left the world wanting more.
Presented by All Tomorrow’s Parties as part of its Don’t Look Back series, illustrious composer Ennio Morricone leads a 100-piece orchestra and a 100-person choir tomorrow night to perform some of his most famous film scores at London’s Prince Albert Hall.
On April 24, the Scion Installation LA gallery will completely transform into a hodgepodge ranch displaying creatively arranged rooms from eight unique artists.