With summer in full festival mode, Alarm Magazine is proud to release its latest collection on modern rock-‘n’-roll culture.
Sage Francis: Copper Gone
King Buzzo: This Machine Kills Artists
Helms Alee / Young Widows: Split 12″
Fucked Up: Glass Boys
The Birds of Satan: s/t
Lilacs & Champagne: Midnight Features Vol. 1: Shower Scene
Fucked Up: Year of the Dragon EP
Pharoahe Monch: PTSD
Last month, ALARM contributing writer Mark Craig and photographer Eric Luc stowed away on the second annual Bruise Cruise, a three-day “tropical rock-‘n’-roll vacation” from Miami to the Bahamas. In advance of the pair’s print report, here’s a rundown and glimpse of the seaworthy action.
In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective talents and discharged its creations into the void. This list is but one fraction of those dedicated individuals who caught our ears with some serious jams.
Paul D’Elia, a Los Angeles-based screen-print poster artist, reviews work on Art4Punks.blogspot.com. “There is so much amazing visual eye candy out there in today’s fast-moving world,” he says. “My blog just seemed like a good way for me to pin down and focus in on what most impresses me.”
Begun by recruiting the least-harmonious group of members, Fucked Up talks about in-fighting, fascism, and “riding the crest” of its own unstable wave.
Though not inherently punk, Crystal Antlers‘ unique mix of psych fuzz and layered chaos channels a distinct DIY ethos.
Remember that lawsuit Fucked Up had against Rolling Stone / Camel cigarettes? Well, they lost.
We’ll see plenty of rock this weekend as our destinations treat us to punk, post-punk, metal, avant-garde rock, quirk rock, and funk. Click onward to read our four-day itinerary.
