by It was the heart of spooky season, and I’d just finished watching Netflix’s latest animated hit Haunted Hotel when I stumbled across a band whose name instantly sparked a memory of the show’s possessed child, Abaddon. But Voltaire’s Ghost wasn’t here to scare me — they were here to haunt…
by There’s a certain kind of artist who doesn’t follow the noise — they shape it. For Shai Pelled, the mind behind Basement Alchemy, that shaping began in a tiny basement flat in Camden, London. What started as a necessity — a place to create without distraction — became both the…
by RECKLESS GIANTS rose from the ashes of a past project, carrying the lessons and scars that only come from starting over. The North Florida trio — Jeremy, John, and Coty — built their sound on instinct, chemistry, and the freedom to make whatever feels right. Blending pop-punk urgency with alt-rock…
by Kissing Thieves is the musical moniker of Stefanie Fields, a Bellingham, Washington songwriter who turns weather, unrest, and emotion into melody. Rooted in the moody rhythm of the Pacific Northwest, Kissing Thieves builds songs that shimmer with honesty and cinematic depth — from the fire of protest anthem “Old Ass…
by At SONIQLOOX, we spend a lot of time exploring stories that connect sound and emotion. So when I came across a video about a Kickstarter campaign for a new TV show pulling back the curtain on Broadway life, I stopped doom-scrolling. It could’ve been just another afternoon—or maybe the middle…
by Moonlight Social is an Nashville-based pop-rock duo made up of best friends Jeremy Burchard and Jennica Scott, whose chemistry was forged in the University of Texas marching band and refined on the road. Blending big hooks with honest storytelling, they’ve built a sound that dances between genres — pop, folk,…
by An emo kid turned anxious alt storyteller, Emily Gray turns overthinking into art — carving beauty out of chaos and finding peace in the very thing that once held her back. As I sat down for final edits, I hit play on Kaleidoscope one more time — and I’m glad…
by Bad Mary is proof that punk never dies—it just finds new ways to live loud. Fronted by the electrifying Amanda Mac, with her husband Mike on bass, her father Bill behind the kit, and her college professor David on guitar, this family affair rips through stages with raw energy and…
by Fans of Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys will feel right at home—the Paddyhats carry Irish folk-punk into their own wild territory. There’s something about Irish punk rock—the stomp of boots, the crash of fiddles, the roar of a chorus—that always pulls me in. Bands like Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys…
by Feel Good is a five-piece out of Omaha, Nebraska sparked by siblings Mary on vocals and Mack on keys, who first came together writing emo-leaning ballads before cranking up the energy and leaning into pop-punk fire. With Mark tearing on guitar, Drew driving the drums, and Tanner holding down bass…
