I Liked Them Before They Became Popular
When I was thirteen, I was initiated into what people online called "real music." My cousin encouraged me to listen to the Red Hot Chili...
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Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Kevin Abstract is Still a Gays Only Event
Photo by Anna Downs “It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...” There are very few artists that could open their set...
Charli XCX Revisits Her Roots and Redefines The "Pop Star" Title on BRAT
"Wondering about whether I think I deserve commercial success, it's running through my mind. Sometimes, I really think it would be cool...
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Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...
It's Pronounced Mc-Gee: Two Star & The Dream Police Review
As I'm sure our readers are well aware of now, I'm a sucker for some sappy shit. Give me an album with three instruments and a souped-up...
Rob Lucchesi
- Feb 17
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Tonitruale Live: Prize Horse's Jake Beitel on "Under Sound," Playing First Avenue, and Prince Impersonators
Since the supposed "death of grunge" signaled by the oversaturation of the genre during the early 2000's, it has become near impossible...
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- Feb 14
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Ruby Haunt's Path to Musical Profundity
Listening to Ruby Haunt is like watching a Terrence Malick movie. It makes you want to look up in mere curiousity to see if the leaves...
Kora Elms Fleming
- Feb 13
- 5 min
Is it a Musically Inclined Frankenstein or Chicago Band Lonnie?
The Empty Bottle, soft blue light, two guitars, one bass, drums, piano, and the band Lonnie–acting as a jazzy Frankenstein monster, their...
jadesham500
- Feb 6
- 4 min
Meet the Band Rocking Belgium: An Interview with Meltheads
When you hit play on a Meltheads track, you're likely to be met with frontman Sieste Willem's powerful voice---a guttural growl that...
Rob Lucchesi
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Tonitruale Live: World Tours, “Precious Dreams,” and Being Mom’s Favorite w/ Hot Garbage’s Juliana Carlevaris
In between chasing fairies in the enchanted forest and scaring passersby at the neighborhood playground, it does one well to find...
allyflygare
- Jan 3
- 9 min
"Closing the Gap Between What I Hear in My Head Versus What I Can Create with My Hands" - An Interview with Chromatics' Darling Adam Miller
My first encounter with beloved synth-pop powerhouse Chromatics was their 2014 Cherry (Deluxe) album. The album’s namesake track,...
David Feigelson
- Dec 23, 2023
- 33 min
Blue Lake's Jason Dungan Reflects on His Musical Journey So Far
The Dallas native discusses music in Scandinavia, zithers and philosophy.
Rob Lucchesi
- Dec 21, 2023
- 2 min
TONITRUALE LIVE: Relationships, Rebounds and All Things Punk Rock w/ Waylin Flaza
Genre, as is the case with all things, is a needless construct. Too often do we find ourselves unwittingly confining ourselves to our...
Janset Yasar
- Dec 18, 2023
- 1 min
A Conversation with Dustin Payseur of Beach Fossils on Touring, Nostalgia and "Bunny"
From their humble beginnings, navigating the challenges of tour life in a van that almost didn't function, to achieving household name...
Anaïs Turiello
- Dec 8, 2023
- 6 min
"It Definitely Feels Like the Opening of a New Era": Paris Paloma Talks New Single 'Drywall' & More!
Paris Paloma was a name that spread like wildfire earlier this year, thanks to breakout single, 'labour' which echoed and called upon the...
Rob Lucchesi
- Nov 16, 2023
- 2 min
TONITRUALE LIVE: Jaakko Eino Kalevi's "Chaos Magic"
Finnish experimental pop sensation Jaakko Eino Kalevi has reemerged after a brief hibernation to premiere his first full-length release...
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- Nov 13, 2023
- 4 min
Introducing Tessa Fleur
In the realm of Brisbane's music scene, Tessa Fleur, the ethereal singer/songwriter, has recently released her debut EP, Trial, on...