Mark Lanegan

Ipecac and Black Pudding? Meaty treats from front-man Mark Lanegan and guitarist Duke Garwood

Mark Lanegan, former Screaming Trees vocalist turned bluesman, is teaming up with the multi-talented Duke Garwood for an album called…

Interview: English production duo Soulsavers captures an intimate, evolving Dave Gahan

On its fourth full-length album, English production duo Soulsavers moves further away from its electronica origins -- crafting a lush,…

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

This Week’s Best Single: Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s There Is No God 10″

Bonnie "Prince" Billy: There is No God 10" EP (Drag City, 6/21/11) Bonnie "Prince" Billy: "There is No God" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/01-There-Is-No-God.mp3|titles=Bonnie…

Q&A: Maggie Björklund

Maggie Björklund: Coming Home (Bloodshot, 3/22/11) Maggie Björklund: "The Anchor Song" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Maggie_Bjorklund_The_Anchor_Song.mp3|titles=Maggie Björklund: "The Anchor Song"] Coming Home, the debut…

Tim Barry: Manchester

With the growing list of punk-turned-roots acts (see Greg Graffin of Bad Religion's excellent 2006 effort, Cold as the Clay,…

The Gutter Twins: An Element of Truth

The Gutter Twins was first created out of a collaborative joke, but blossomed naturally into a serious gig. Now, with…