March 7, 2019 at 9:00 am
Holiday Sidewinder is pushing pop forward
Holiday Sidewinder is in control. A prime example of a uniquely feminine, multitiered power, Holiday is the real deal. As towering ...
March 4, 2019 at 9:00 am
Separating the stage persona from Samia
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
When sheer natural talent and the Spotify algorithm collided, ...
February 25, 2019 at 9:00 am
DITZ on their Brighton roots, new music, and why rock isn’t dead
DITZ is an addictive listen. The Brighton-based quintet’s ability to meld sharp, thoughtful lyrics with a type of sonic power that ...
February 21, 2019 at 9:00 am
Photography Files: Kristin Gallegos
Los Angeles based photographer, Kristin Gallegos has spent her life immersed in various creative pursuits — whether that was the ...
February 12, 2019 at 9:00 am
Shamir is indie rock’s newest chameleon
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
In the few short years since Shamir jumped onto our dance Spotify ...
February 7, 2019 at 9:00 am
Discourse on purpose with Daisybones
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
I play this game with myself all the time I like to call ...
January 25, 2019 at 9:00 am
Indoor Pets have a lot to be content about
Photo by Felicity Davies
Jamie of the UK based band Indoor Pets likes to be the center of attention, “but only for 5 ...
January 23, 2019 at 9:07 am
David Vassalotti built “Guitar Dream” from solitude and vulnerability
When you stop and really think about it, we spend far more time alone than we may account for. We are alone as we navigate through ...
January 18, 2019 at 10:02 am
Video: LA’s Feels talk about breakfast foods and their new record
Video and Interview by Molly Mary O’Brien, follow her on Instagram ...
December 21, 2018 at 9:00 am
BRONCHO’s super sweet in spite of ‘Bad Behavior’
Photos by Allen Ying. Black and white photos by Lauren Khalfayan. Polaroids by Grace Eire.
Hanging out at Elsewhere in Bushwick, Ryan ...
December 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Shooting the shit with Gnarcissists
Photos by Cheryl Georgette.
This October Gnarcissists (Matthew Orr, Matt Tillwick, Nazar Khamis, Jerome Peel, Eric Carney) released ...
November 30, 2018 at 11:00 am
Shouting over soundcheck with Pale Waves
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
I’ve heard a lot about Pale Waves over the past year ...
November 27, 2018 at 11:00 am
Ron Gallo on “Stardust Birthday Party” and the exploration of self
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
Directing your attention and accountability inward can be daunting ...
November 23, 2018 at 11:00 am
Bass Drum of Death doesn’t have time for abstract bullshit
After climbing up the four flights of stairs to the green room, John Barrett took a few paces around the space before noticing the ...
November 14, 2018 at 9:00 am
Death Valley Girls will hypnotize you
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
You could say Death Valley Girls abstain from creating new musical ...
November 9, 2018 at 9:00 am
Blondie’s Chris Stein on his new punk photo book “Point of View”
Guitarist and co-founder of Blondie, Chris Stein, recently released his photography book Point of View: Me, New York City, and the ...
November 8, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Visiting Gong Gong Gong’s visceral sonicscape
Feature and photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
Gong Gong Gong has seemingly come out of nowhere. A few ...
November 5, 2018 at 11:00 am
At home in space with Arthur Moon
Photos by Aricka Moultry-Davis.
Lora Faye Ashuvud, also known as Arthur Moon, seems convinced of her own strangeness. Upon first ...
November 2, 2018 at 8:46 am
At middle distance with Big Bliss
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
As someone who is fairly new to New York, I can attest that ...
October 24, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Ariana and the Rose wants to create a safe space for you to dance
Photos by Louis Browne
New York, for all its the-city-is-not-what-it-used-to-be detractors, remains one of the most ...
October 19, 2018 at 9:00 am
Photography files: Sacha Lecca
Rolling Stone’s Deputy Photo Editor Sacha Lecca’s photography has become a part of the greater music conversation for years ...
October 17, 2018 at 12:22 pm
Dispelling the tortured artist complex with Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser
Photo by Ben Trimble
We all know the type: The sad musician who sings about heartbreak, but is currently ghosting like three different ...
October 17, 2018 at 9:00 am
Sleeping with bed bugs and becoming mythic with The Damned
Artwork by Ava East.
Captain Sensible, co-founder of the legendary UK Punk band The Damned thinks that 11-12 albums in a 40 year ...
October 16, 2018 at 9:00 am
Basement squatting with Slaves
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Select photos by Daggers For Eyes
“TELL ME YOUR ...
October 10, 2018 at 9:00 am
Lunacre reflect on the making of their new single “Red Sky”
“You look tired like you’ve heard this all before,” frontman Ben de Vries sings on the pre-chorus of Lunacre’s new single ...
September 14, 2018 at 11:00 am
Issue 7: Julian Casablancas interviews The Voidz
We always kinda get asked the same things so I decided I’d interview the band and ask them questions that interested me ...
September 13, 2018 at 9:00 am
Talking community, identity, and synesthesia with MOURN
Photos by Nazar Khamis.
MOURN released their third album, Sopressa Familia, earlier this summer. Almost the entire album speaks to ...
September 5, 2018 at 9:00 am
GRLWood: Hopeful Music To Mosh To
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov.
Karen and Rej of the Kentucky based duo GRLWood don’t consider their music to be punk. On first ...
August 20, 2018 at 9:00 am
Entering the Void with MONSTERWATCH
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
On stage they’re a mass of shaking heads and flailing ...
August 16, 2018 at 9:00 am
Interview: CCTV and existentialism with Warmduscher
Jack Everett (ex-Fat White Family) was in town, so I jumped at the opportunity to meet him. We talked about the after Fat White ...
August 10, 2018 at 1:32 pm
Pre-order Issue 7 now
You can now pre-order this issue of the Alt Citizen zine with special guest editor Julian ...
August 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Drunk on nostalgia with Snuff Redux
Photos and feature by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here.
Snuff Redux exists in a permanent haze of youth and ...
July 24, 2018 at 1:41 pm
David Johansen and Leah Hennessey (of Hennessey) Interview Each Other
photo by Mara Hennessey
In anticipation of their show tomorrow night at Berlin (also the last night of CHILLEMI’s summer ...
July 23, 2018 at 9:00 am
In The Green Room with Post Animal
Text and interview by Lola Pistola. Photos by Lauren Khalfayan.
Oh, the electricity of sharing your music and promoting an album. ...
July 16, 2018 at 9:00 am
INTERVIEW: Amyl and the Sniffers’ first big whiff of punk fame
Photos by Kirs Thoen aka Daggers For Eyes.
Amyl and The Sniffers are ferocious. From the speakers, their EPs are sharp, fast, and ...
July 11, 2018 at 9:00 am
Interview: Rey Pila and the journey into no man’s land
Caught in a downpour during a bus ride to Philadelphia a few months ago, I wanted to take the storm in from the safety of my seat, to ...
June 28, 2018 at 9:00 am
Catching up with Margaret Glaspy at Le Poisson Rouge
Margaret Glaspy’s music puts the hard to say thoughts into words that otherwise can’t be found. Her debut, Emotions and Math, ...
June 25, 2018 at 9:00 am
To the pit and back with THICK
From Craigslist to California, Brooklyn’s own THICK just don’t know when to stop. And thank God they don’t! They’re joyous, ...
June 13, 2018 at 9:00 am
Interview: The emotional labyrinth of Exitmusic
Exitmusic’s latest release, The Recognitions, may very well be its last. The 12-year relationship and musical collaboration between ...
June 6, 2018 at 9:00 am
Photography Files: PJ Couture
Boston based photographer PJ Couture tells me that he’s a sucker for being put in strange situations with his camera. His mostly ...
May 31, 2018 at 2:08 pm
Man and Machine: An Interview with Sons of An Illustrious Father
Text and interview by Lauren Khalfayan. Photos by Luis Lucio
There are very few instances in which I’ve listened to an album ...
May 30, 2018 at 2:00 am
An interview with The Black Lips—America’s most dangerous country band
Find the Black Lips on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
In April The Black Angels and Black Lips rolled through Saint Petersburg, ...
May 25, 2018 at 11:20 am
The guttural pursuits of sonic terrorists: an interview with The Sediment Club
Interview by Tamim Alnuweiri. Photos by Luis Lucio at Nick van Woert’s studio.
Writing about The Sediment Club feels like a ...
May 23, 2018 at 9:00 am
Interview: Spitting blood with Starcrawler
Photos by Noelle Duquette at Elsewhere’s Loft, styling by Cait Durra for Worship. Interview by Amanda Lang.
Everything about ...
May 21, 2018 at 8:00 am
All headlines: An interview with The Dreebs
Text and interview by Tamim Alnuweiri. Photos by Lauren Khalfayan.
I read something on Pitchfork or some shit that called The ...
May 8, 2018 at 11:00 am
Interview: Numb.er
Interview and text by Tamim Alnuweiri. Gifs by Luis Lucio.
SXSW was kind of a mess and a blur and this one day it was hot as shit ...
May 3, 2018 at 8:00 am
Photography files: Zackery Michael
Fashion and portrait photographer Zackery Micheal’s images have a wistful quality to them that reveal a deep intimacy between ...
May 1, 2018 at 8:00 am
Lopsided language: A conversation with Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis
Sadie Dupuis has never been one to avoid making a point. Not in a chatty, incessant way—as a seasoned poet, she has a dark and witty ...
April 27, 2018 at 8:00 am
Interview: A Place to Bury Strangers
Interview and text by Tamim Alnuweiri. Photos by Luis Lucio.
Fifteen years on and A Place To Bury Strangers’ imprint on rock ...
April 21, 2018 at 8:00 am
Issue 6.5 is here!
For the few that care—at one point we were working on an issue 6. It actually featured these interviews with The Growlers, The ...