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Navigating Romance as Both Path and Place — An Interview with Fontaines D.C.
Illustration by Taya Welter Love is a sacred feeling, perhaps the most sacred of all, a complex, multifaceted force that requires not...
Tonitruale Live - Thurston Moore is New in Town and Looking to Set Up Shop
The legendary Thurston Moore dials in to chat about everything you need to know about his upcoming album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."
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...
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...
So Horny I’m Bending Time: Indie Sleaze and the Collapse of Culture
Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
The More Detailed A Story, The More Universal: An Interview with Eliza Niemi
Illustration by Taya Welter / Photo by Ben Mike Upon first listening to the songs of Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter,...
Helen Howard
Mar 219 min read
Dog Race: A Band to Watch
A quick look at the exciting gothic rock outfit emerging out of the UK.
David Feigelson
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Tonitruale Live - Being Dead is a Flight Risk at Best (and Your Favorite Band at Worst)
Being Dead's Falcon Bitch and Smoofy take a break from developing a new clean energy source to tell us all about their new album, "EELS."
Rob Lucchesi
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Tonitruale Live - Willem Smit Could Be Your Personal Trainer (If You Can Be His Innovator)
Frontman and founder of Dutch indie rock band Personal Trainer, Willem Smit, sneaks onto the show to chat about the band's upcoming...
Rob Lucchesi
Jul 31, 20241 min read
Tonitruale Live - Do You Know Where Your Friends Are Tonight? Monobloc Can Help.
Monobloc's Tim Waldron, Michael "Mop" Silverglade and Ben Scofield chat their new single, "Where Is My Garden."
Rob Lucchesi
Jul 24, 20241 min read
From My Guts, With Lots of Love: Dirtsa Cuts Down to the Nerve on Cathartic New Single
"These four walls" is one of those dime-a-dozen phrases you've no doubt heard a time or two in your life. There have been a number of...
Rob Lucchesi
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Cardinals' Music isn't for You (It's for Them)
Photos by Emily Cardona As those that know me personally will attest (and as I'm sure our readers have probably gathered from my profane...
Rob Lucchesi
Feb 20, 20243 min read
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...
Rob Lucchesi
Jan 24, 20242 min read
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...
Rob Lucchesi
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Can We Talk About You Instead? Liam Sheaffer's Latest Single Reminds Us that Growth is Always Near
Hindsight, as they say, is always 20/20. As one reflects, regardless of their years, they'll look back on events and pivotal happenings...
Rob Lucchesi
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Is This for Real or Just an Act? Tate McRae's THINK LATER Fails to Impress
The tricky thing about music criticism, and really the medium of art criticism as a whole is that the loudest and more circulatory...
Rob Lucchesi
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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...
Rob Lucchesi
Nov 16, 20232 min read
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