An interview w/ Worcester’s SAPLING
Photo credit: Coleman Rogers Sapling have been one of my favorite Massachusetts bands for about 5 years. Although I have played many…
BOSTON/NE BANDS
Kuebiko – 4 Minute Warning
If the world ever needs a musical alternative to blood-doping, Kuebiko has it covered. On their new project, 4 Minute Warning,…
ZURICH CLOUD MOTORS. Interviewed!
I played a show at the Flywheel in Easthampton with Zurich Cloud Motors just before the shit hit the fans. I was…
“You can create the life you want to live:” A Spiritual Odyssey with Springfield...
I’ve lived 10 minutes from Springfield for all but four years of my life, and every time I drive by the hovering…
Behold: Hassle Plague Tape 2021…out now!
deeeeeeeep Hassle compilation tape compiled by n. malte collins exists in the world forreal
Neemz- Awake
At 23 years old, Tusneem Abuhasan, also known as Neemz, has released her latest single, “Awake.” From Boston herself, she has risen…
Leah Wellbaum Talks to Boston Hassle About Parallel Timeline, Growing Up in Boston’s DIY...
Photo credit: Adam Stone & Michelle Kwong When I asked Leah Wellbaum, singer-songwriter and bandleader of Slothrust, what she meant when she…
Nilserver – Kill for Christ
I’ve never fully listened to a full-on noise assault in my life. I attempted to listen to Merzbow’s Pulse Demon once and…
Check out the re-digitized version of the 2016 Hassle SPF420 compilation
Rescued (and re-digitized) from the dustbins of history. What the hell is re-digitizing? Literally: There was no digital record of this compilation…
Grace Ward – TEARS FOR THE TIME KEEPER
It’s a funny little trick to make the best 3 songs (imo) on your album the last 3 songs on your album. …
DEPARTMENT OF TELEPORTATION are a cacophonous oral history of sound and fury and so...
photo credit: Mark Lapriore The term “supergroup” gets tossed around a lot these days. So does salad but enough about me! Department…
Purple Toothpaste – We Bury Our Faces in Gravel and Schmonkityweedityweedityschmonk
the perfect album for all the music journalists with a word count
