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Joanna Gruesome at the girls are

It’s been a year since the release of Joanna Gruesome’s debut full length, Weird Sister, and the impression it left remains unfading. While critically praised from both sides of the Atlantic, it’s perhaps one of the most unsung records of recent times; reflecting the age of its creators, its glorious and abrasive petulance only heightens with age. It’s… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome at the girls are

Joanna Gruesome at SeeSound

An excellent double hander from whippersnappers Trust Fund and slightly older whippersnappers Joanna Gruesome that I can whole-heartedly recommend. There’s a melodic trio of tracks from JG, Jerome (Liar) is almost Go-Go’s, seemingly upbeat and a perfectly brief piece of indie pop. J&MC feedback accompanied slow-burn Satan could have been written by Malory Knox (the… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome at SeeSound

Muuy Biien at Shiny Grey Monotone

Somewhere along the line, Muuy Biien traded in their Black Flag records for Wire records, and consequently their sound has more of a post punk jitter to it than the slashing hardcore aggression of the older records. It actually harkens back to the San Diego bands circa 1998 or so, after thespazzy grindcore noise had been superseded by arty, asymmetrical… Continue reading Muuy Biien at Shiny Grey Monotone

Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund at Big Takeover

Now gaining momentum after the success of their debut album, Cardiff, Wales-based Joanna Gruesome return with three new songs backed by some friends from Brighton, Trust Fund. “Jerome (Liar)” opens the Gruesome side with a punch. Aberrantly noisy within a spunky melodicism, it’s a quick bit of punk to get things rolling. An alternate version… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund at Big Takeover

Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund at The Le Sigh

My eye was initially caught by Joanna Gruesome a year or two ago. Snagged by the the witty wordplay of the name, I scrolled past their bandcamp page and immediately sputtered out something along the lines of: “Joanna Newsom? Joanna GRUESOME!” with a slap on my thigh and my head chucked back. “Ha! With a… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund at The Le Sigh

Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund Video Release at Impose

In September, U.K. indie pop pals Joanna Gruesome and Trust Fund teamed up for a six-song split, released via Reeks of Effort (UK) and HHBTM (US). We’ve already shared the hooky mid-tempo call-out cut “Jerome (Liar)”. Now we are excited to now premiere a video for the song, plus a video for Trust Fund’s “Reading the Wrappers”. The part-animated, part-filmed videos were created by London artist… Continue reading Joanna Gruesome/Trust Fund Video Release at Impose

Tunabunny at Fear and Loathing in Long Beach

I love your latest record Kingdom Technology. In my opinion, it’s a primal garage scream of electronica, erotica, and neurotic impulse. What impact did you seek with the compositions and accompanying album artwork? Our friends Chris Nelms and Jason Matherly did the artwork, and aside from thinking they’re wildly talented we’re big fans of each… Continue reading Tunabunny at Fear and Loathing in Long Beach

Throwing Muses at das klienicum

im letzten jahr erschien ein neues album namens “purgatory/paradise”, beigelegt ein buch mit artwork, lyrics, essays. die allgemeine reflexion war sehr positiv. happy happy birthday to me hat sich jetzt entschlossen, das album neuerlich aufzulegen, diesmal in einer vinyl- bzw. kassettenedition. kristin hersh dominiert(e) die geschicke von throwing muses. aktuell wird sie unterstützt von dave narcizo und dem… Continue reading Throwing Muses at das klienicum

Throwing Muses at Austin Town Hall

Purgatory/Paradise saw a limited CD release last year, which earned Throwing Muses some incredible press.  But, with the CD medium not always reaching all the corners of the world,HHBTM Records has opted to release the full length via vinyl and cassette.  The song below is one of the main singles from the band, so why not revisit for a… Continue reading Throwing Muses at Austin Town Hall