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Diablogato Contemplate the Current State of Affairs with the ‘Snake Oil Salvation’ EP
Diablogato Contemplate the Current State of Affairs with the ‘Snake Oil Salvation’ EP
It’s not hard to see that we’re living in turbulent times, and we’re all reminded of it on a regular basis. We live in a world where people…
Rob Duguay
Nov 7
Interview: Willow Nightingale Revisits Her Regional Roots at All Elite Wrestling’s ‘Collision’
Interview: Willow Nightingale Revisits Her Regional Roots at All El...
Throughout 2024, Willow Nightingale has had a lot of success in All Elite Wrestling. She won the TBS Championship, started The…
Rob Duguay
Nov 6
Live Review: Drive-By Truckers Revisit ‘Southern Rock Opera’, Two Decades On
Live Review: Drive-By Truckers Revisit ‘Southern Rock Opera’, Two D...
Twenty three years ago, Drive-By Truckers made the record that would prove to be a pivotal moment in the band’s history. With the working…
tim bugbee
Nov 5
Rob’s Album of The Week: Illiterate Light’s Arches
Rob’s Album of The Week: Illiterate Light’s Arches
They haven’t even been around for a decade, but Richmond, Virginia indie rock act Illiterate Light have already proven to be one of the…
Rob Duguay
Nov 4
Eclectic Electric Feel a Bit Frisky With ‘Little Black Cat’
Eclectic Electric Feel a Bit Frisky With ‘Little Black Cat’
It’s always a privilege to witness a band’s progression when it comes to their sound. This growth usually starts with a concrete vision and…
Rob Duguay
Oct 31
Lauren King Gets Introspective with New Single ‘The Knife’
Lauren King Gets Introspective with New Single ‘The Knife’
In these current times that we’re in, it’s important to stay resilient. There’s so much negativity in this world that it can be easy to…
Rob Duguay
Oct 31
Rob’s Album of The Week: Amyl and the Sniffers’ Cartoon Darkness
Rob’s Album of The Week: Amyl and the Sniffers’ Cartoon Darkness
For most of the 21st Century, punk rock has been in an interesting place. There are a select few bands that are still in the mainstream…
Rob Duguay
Oct 28
Roots Run Wild Harmoniously Coalesce with Self-Titled Debut Album
Roots Run Wild Harmoniously Coalesce with Self-Titled Debut Album
When it comes to vocal harmonies, it’s a quality within music that can never be understated. The feeling the senses get when multiple…
Rob Duguay
Oct 25
HEXPO Comes Back to Fuse Horror Fandom with Cannabis Culture
HEXPO Comes Back to Fuse Horror Fandom with Cannabis Culture
Within every culture, there are subcultures, and within every subculture there are niches. When it comes to New England, there’s an…
Rob Duguay
Oct 24
Rob’s Album of The Week: Japandroids’ Fate & Alcohol
Rob’s Album of The Week: Japandroids’ Fate & Alcohol
Eventually, all great things have to come to an end. It’s a fact of life and while the finality of existence can be a sobering feeling…
Rob Duguay
Oct 21
Burlesque n’ Roll Returns at a New Venue, But Same Wild Energy
Burlesque n’ Roll Returns at a New Venue, But Same Wild Energy
Over the past few years, there have been a few annual events that take place around Providence that they’ve become somewhat of a tradition…
Rob Duguay
Oct 18
Benjamin Booker Returns With ‘LWA In the Trailer Park’ & Announces New Album
Benjamin Booker Returns With ‘LWA In the Trailer Park’ & Announces ...
During the 2010s, there were a bunch of albums that I was absolutely hooked on. I loved the way the songs sequenced together, and I loved…
Rob Duguay
Oct 16
Rob’s Album of The Week: The Linda Lindas’ No Obligation
Rob’s Album of The Week: The Linda Lindas’ No Obligation
Talk to the average listener about punk rock, and the first thing that’ll probably come to their mind are intense guitar riffs and rapid…
Rob Duguay
Oct 14
Interview: Toronto’s Shapes The Band Come to Groove Fete Music Hall
Interview: Toronto’s Shapes The Band Come to Groove Fete Music Hall
While jam bands can be polarizing depending on who you talk to, there’s no denying that a lot of them can put on an exquisite live…
Rob Duguay
Oct 10
Rob’s Album of The Week: Drug Church’s Prude
Rob’s Album of The Week: Drug Church’s Prude
No matter the judgements people seem to put on it or the obstacles that effect its legitimacy on a mainstream scale, punk rock seems to be…
Rob Duguay
Oct 7
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