By: Grant Kammer Wing Vilma’s debut album on the Detroit record label Young Heavy Souls, Safe by Night, is the antithesis to many preconceived notions of electronic music. Miles Coleman, arranger, [Read more...]
By Dylan Tarr Punk is stupid. Wait. Before you crucify me in Ian MacKaye’s front yard on a cross made of your original SST compilation releases, let me re-tell you a story you’ve heard a million [Read more...]
By: Jess Kwiatkowski When you think about North Carolina, you probably think about Charlotte, Asheville, and Raleigh. Some of you might even think about Charleston and Myrtle Beach, even though [Read more...]
By: Dylan Tarr Like breaking glass, Protomartyr crashed into the Pyramid Scheme Sunday March 18th all at once jagged, loud, and wildly fun. A lot has been said about frontman Joe Casey. [Read more...]
On March 16, Andrew Starr and Pansy released their collaborative record SandBath. For the physical versions of their release, they wanted to do something special; custom artwork for their first batch [Read more...]
Grand Rapids self described “trench-funk” veterans Sojii are about to embark on a 5-week coast-to-coast DIY tour of the United States. Talking to the band, the tour feels like a culmination of sorts; [Read more...]
If you've ever talked to the man most often behind the counter of Grand Rapids’ Vertigo Music, you may have found someone who’s friendly, affable, and extremely knowledgeable of music. This man, Herm [Read more...]
Written by Zac Abid SkipFiction is happy to premier Ape Not Kill Ape's new music video for the song "Flesh." Directed by Valerie Salerno of local band Sojii and filmed by Andy Miller of Orange Cap [Read more...]
To create this album Valerie, Danny, and Donnie of Sojii traveled to Chicago to record with Steve Albini of Big Black. What emerged was the soundtrack of the apocalypse. Most people are preparing [Read more...]