INTERVIEWS
KIRA ROESSLER
An interview with Kira Roessler—celebrated dialogue editor, punk pioneer, and bassist extraordinaire of Black Flag, dos with Mike Watt of The Minutemen, and Twisted Roots with her brother Paul (The Screamers) and Pat Smear (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Germs, Adolescents, 45 Grave)—about her respective journeys in music and the entertainment industry, her new solo record Enigma, and more!
REALITY DENIED
The band's past, present, and future, Canadian Big Four of Hardcore, and more with Southern Ontario’s Reality Denied.
BALKAN HARDCORE COLLECTIVE
An interview with Balkan Hardcore Collective founder Alen Polanec about the collective, the Balkan hardcore scene, upcoming projects, and more.
PROBLEM ADDICT
An interview with Al Dente from Problem Addict about the band’s new record Live from the Emergency Room, scrap metal, New Haven pizza, and more.
CAPTAIN MANTELL
An interview with Tommaso Mantelli, aka Captain Mantell of Captain Mantell, about the band’s seventh album Human or Not and artificial intelligence.
n0trixx
A brutally frank interview with alternative metal artist and producer n0trixx. Forced to flee her homeland of Russia, n0trixx arrived in Turkey, not knowing anyone or the language, before ultimately landing in the UK. Living with dissociative identity disorder, n0trixx is the creative expression of one personality and her debut record A Catalogue of Madness and Melancholia at once a grievous catalogue of mental illness and abuse and an exercise in healing and empathy.
DR. SHAYNA MASKELL
An interview with George Mason University professor Dr. Shayna Maskell on her book Politics as Sound: The Washington, DC Hardcore Scene, 1978-1983, the DC hardcore arena and how it constructs and complicates intersectional identities, and her other research on punk and hardcore, intersectionality and identity, subcultures and social movements, and popular culture.
TRIPLE LUTZ
An interview with Asher Weinbaum of Portland, Oregon’s own (and only) Tonya Harding-core band Triple Lutz.
NANCY BARILE
An interview with decorated educator, central figure in the early Philadelphia punk and hardcore scene, and author of I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-all Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion and How Much Art Can You Take? Nancy Barile!
MINDGAZE
An interview with Danny Nguyen and Jay Kucera of Prague melodic hardcore/metalcore hybrid Mindgaze on their exceptional Manifest No Destiny EP, upcoming shows, and more!
KOH
On the eve of the release of their Golden Death EP, an interview with Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia’s KOH!
MICHAELA MARTELL
An interview with Maine photographer Michaela Martell covering kit, the pit, and much more!
SHAWN ROBBINS
From the basement to the arena: an interview with Maine-based photographer Shawn Robbins!
CHRIS WRENN (FOUNDER OF BRIDGE NINE RECORDS; AUTHOR OF FENWAY PUNK)
An interview with seminal hardcore label Bridge Nine Records founder Chris Wrenn on his new book Fenway Punk: How a Boston Indie Label Scored Big on Baseball's Greatest Rivalry, Tied Down Detroit, and more!
AYYCHEM
An interview with AyyChem on September’s upcoming LP, the origin story of his Biddeford, Maine venue/alternative hub Rumors, its uncertain future, and more.
WEALTHY WOMEN
An interview of guitarist and lead singer Peter Sisk of San Francisco-based alt-noise band Wealthy Women on their backstory, upcoming LP, the perilous times we live in, and more.
SATIATE
An interview with vocalist Max Calkins of Maine auditory chaos practitioners Satiate!
MORTAR
An interview with vocalist Noah Collette of Maine mosh merchants Mortar!
ENDURE
A full-band interview with emerging Southern Maine hardcore band Endure!
SHARP TONGUES
An interview with Carl Häger, vocalist for Gothenburg melodic hardcore band Sharp Tongues!