J. Robbins

Q&A: Coliseum on melody vs. melancholy, modern music videos, and occult imagery

Coliseum has spent a decade of existence wedged within a punk-rock Venn diagram, falling in the overlap of punk, hardcore,…

Screaming feelings: Have Mercy’s “Ancient West”

Honest, soul-baring rock is in short supply these days, but Have Mercy has the sound pinned down with new track…

Hear Coliseum’s punk anthem “Doing Time,” help support J. Robbins’s son

Coliseum has debuted another high-energy single, "Doing Time," from upcoming album Sister Faith, produced by J. Robbins (Jawbox) and out 4/30…

The Sword to record fourth album with J. Robbins

Later this month, stoner-metal quartet The Sword will record its fourth album, Apocryphon, with über-engineer J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines).…

Adebisi Shank: Spasmodic, Electronic, Riotous Rock

Irish trio Adebisi Shank makes its US debut with its second full-length album, which features dynamic undulations, nuanced production, and…

Q&A: The Bakerton Group and Clutch Drummer on Musical Duality

In the 1990s, eccentric heavy-rock four-piece Clutch created a side project and "alter-ego" blues/jam band called The Bakerton Group.

Paint it Black: making hardcore personal again

Other than their insane and angsty lyrics, Paint It Black embraces true punk values by emphasizing DIY and getting in…