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Shoegaze Meets Hip-Hop, Againnew

Apollo Heights' decades-long mission to combine seemingly disparate genres.

New York Press | Saby Reyes-Kulkarni | 02-16-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

The Runaways’ Cherie Currie Gave Up Rock ‘n’ Roll to Swing Around a Chainsawnew

Cherie Currie was just a Bowie-obsessed 15-year-old smoking a cigarette at the Sugar Shack, an under-21 club in North Hollywood, when she was spotted by producer Kim Fowley. A Svengali, visionary and predator, he was cruising the underage clubs.

New York Press | Sheila McClear | 03-18-2010 | Music

Tags: Joan Jett, The Runaways, Cherie Currie, Hollywood

Shellshag, the Duo You Just Can’t Knock Downnew

Shellshag is Johnny Shell and Jen Shag. He sings and plays guitar and she sings and plays drums. For years they lived in San Francisco and ran Starcleaners, a record label and public arts space. They were in bands together and apart, but all that matters now is that they are Shellshag.

New York Press | Adam Wisnieski | 02-04-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jen Shag, Johnny Shell, Shellshag, Starcleaners

Kim Deal Talks About the Pixies' 'Doolittle' Anniversary Tournew

"I like albums and I’m kind of a geek anyway, so starting something from the beginning and then doing every song in order is appealing to me."

New York Press | Adam Rathe | 11-19-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Doolittle, indie rock, Pixies

Brooklyn's Grooms Have a New Album and a Distinctive Take on Today's Soundnew

The band doesn't quite fit in with the current, decidedly '60s and '70s signifiers of indie rock cool. "Sometimes people will listen to our music and say, 'It’s kind of '90s, and it reminds me of Pavement,' and I really don't think it does. We sometimes worry that we're out of step with the trend."

New York Press | Adam Rathe | 10-15-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Rejoicer, indie rock, Grooms

A Night Inside NYC's Amateur Music Scenenew

For the most part, the acts playing every night at venues like The Red Lion, Pianos and Arlene's Grocery aren't doing this just for fun. But does this bar scene offer a step up the ladder, or is it just a way for the management to make money?

New York Press | James Mulcahy | 09-24-2009 | Music

Tags: struggling musicians, live music, New York City

Diet Kong Fizzes With Fun and Ominous Undertonesnew

Countless bands can trace their beginnings to one or maybe two significant and serendipitously accidental meetings, but Diet Kong, the collaborative effort between the Brooklyn-based, husband-and-wife team of Keith Gladysz and Jenn Penn is highly unusual and touching, even for the most cynical music fan.

New York Press | William Ruben Helms | 08-28-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: art rock, Diet Kong

Forget Bushwick: NYC's Next Big Band, The Beets, Hails From Queensnew

Just over a year old, the band plays so many shows that it barely has time to practice. That kind of effort, along with a recent stint in a TV ad for clothing designer Cynthia Rowley's Fall 2009 line, consistent buzz from all the right press and recent dates supporting Oxford Collapse has put The Beets at the top of several lists of bands to watch.

New York Press | Andrea Bussell | 08-20-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Spit in The Face of People Who Don't Want to Be Cool, The Beets, indie rock

Bypassing Record Labels, Jill Sobule's New Album is Funded by Fansnew

Sobule has had a hard time with record companies. The singer/songwriter has been dropped by MCA and Atlantic, not to mention the two indie labels she recorded for are now defunct. Naturally, Sobule was hesitant about shopping her latest album to another label; but without any money of her own, other options were few and far between.

New York Press | David Chiu | 05-14-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: California Years, Jill Sobule, music industry, record labels

There Is No Black Metal Scene in New Yorknew

New York is home to more than 20 bands that are known to be black metal. And yet, unlike the indie scene you can follow on Brooklyn Vegan or OhMyRockness, there is no sense of community in what could be the biggest black metal scene in the country.

New York Press | Adam Wisnieski | 04-23-2009 | Music

Tags: New York, black metal

Obits Serve a Death Notice to Indie-Rock Clichesnew

On the band's debut, I Blame You, myriad shades of punk, post-punk, new wave and even '80s pop begin to materialize from amidst the sheen of guitar reverb.

New York Press | Saby Reyes-Kulkarni | 03-19-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: indie rock, I Blame You, Obits