Pist Idiots: “Love songs are 100% underrated“
EN: I couldn’t be more wrong. I thought Pist Idiots were bad guys, angry, maybe even bitter. But they’re not. They’re true gentlemen who care about having a good time and, most importantly, giving you one. Here is my interview with them, in which we discuss their latest album, Idle
Metdog, “Mega lizard rock energy” (the interview)
EN: Metdog is one of the top 3 most exciting new bands around. His songs rain down like comets on Mars. His music is Martian, reptilian, garage, punk, and, also, weirdly danceable. The interview is logically just as “what the fuck” as the man behind these songs made for 👽🐕👽. FR:
SIZ: “I don’t care if I’m grunge or not”
EN: SIZ is the King of French (non)-grunge. His album Liquid (2019) was the soundtrack of a California obsessed with Beverly Hills. These days, he is coming back with more hazy songs, the opportunity for me to ask a few questions to a genuinely exceptional artist. And what an interview! FR: SIZ
Meat Wave: ‘A punk band trying to not always be a punk band’
EN: No contemporary band sounds like Meat Wave. The Chicago-based band just delivered a sensational EP (“Volcano Park”), a deep-dive into the Polvo and Slint scene that deserves all the credit for 2021. So… I had some nineties questions for him. I took the opportunity to talk about Ch
Waste Man: ‘Rock & roll is not a joke, but it is very funny’
EN: Waste Man is a band from New Orleans (Louisiana) that recently dropped a huge missile on the independent scene. With One Day It’ll All Be You, Waste Man confirmed its status as heroes of gore, fun, brutal, salacious, and sometimes post-skate rock’n’roll. This LP is a real
Pardoner: ‘El Duce wacked Kurt Cobain’
EN: Pardoner is one of the jewels of the American scene. As it prepares to release a new LP that is about to kill 2021, I sat down with the band’s members—Trey Flanigan (guitar/vocals), Max Freeland (guitar/vocals), Colin Burris (bass), and River van den Berghe (drums)—to talk about t
Paul Jacobs: ‘I remember gatekeepers of the skate scene not liking me’
EN: Never before have I interviewed the same artist three times. Paul Jacobs is a pillar of the underground scene, a legend in the making. His new album will be released in a few days; I took the opportunity to discuss his evolution through the years. Paul, thank you so very much for everything
Feel It Records: ‘All-inclusive world based around creativity, quality, fun, and friendships’
(© Julie Ferguson) EN: Feel It Records is the future! The label’s creator is a scholar of the underground scene who spends his evenings scanning the web to find which bands to bring out of obscurity. Feel It has released several of the best albums of the last few months; I had to talk to
Los Scallywaggs: ‘Simple but loud as fuck music’
EN: Los Scallywaggs is an Australian band that, since 2013, has the mission to embellish the slacker scene. In the last few years, he has played bogan music, punk, pop… and he now wants to be the soundtrack of our long road trips. His latest EP, We’re All Mad Here, is among the best
Modulator II: ‘Full blast, no rules’
EN: Modulator II is patient zero. The band’s noisy & psychedelic garage rock is the best in the world, it’s both primitive and incredibly composite. Its first album literally blew up in 2020, and that’s just the beginning. Modulator II will kill the entire decade. That’s