tubafresh Shares “Say No”
Photo by Andrew Piccone tubafresh is the solo project of Chanell Crichlow, who for the last 6 years has been the sousaphonist, MC, and manager for New York’s PitchBlak Brass Band. PitchBlak dubs...
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Tom Harjo’s Photo Journal of #NoDAPL Protests
All photos by Tom Harjo #NoDAPL (No North Dakota Access Pipeline) is a movement to block the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a project that would violate sovereign indigenous lands,...
View ArticleTry the Pie Releases “Thomas” Video
But it’s all the same / when goodness and evil intertwine / we know of the past and / still repeat it all the time – Try the Pie, “Thomas” San Jose, CA native Bean Kaloni Tupou is a longtime creator...
View ArticleLoone Share “River’s Our Blood” Video
Loone began as the solo folk work of Noel’le Longhaul in 2013, and has since grown into a collaborative project between the “all-trans quartet” of Longhaul, Nick Berger, Alyssa Kai, and Ruby Opal....
View ArticleWatch Sister Mantos’ Latest Brown Futurist Video “QUEMAME”
Sister Mantos self-describe as “disco punk experimental funk performance art freak ass band from Los Angeles via Central America,” which might sound like a lot of descriptors but it all makes...
View ArticleArtists Demand SXSW Drop Deportation Threats
UPDATE 3/7/2017: SXSW conceded to artists’ demands and have apologized, promised not to work with immigration authorities, and sworn to change their language for new year’s contract. This is a big win....
View ArticleLittler Premiere “Running Hot” Video
Photo by Emily Burtner Philadelphia based Littler’s latest EP Bad Hand is largely an expression of how to cope with coming of age in the economic and political anxieties of our time. Whereas their...
View ArticleCool Moon, “Splitting Hairs”
Photo by Jay Littleton Cool Moon are a relatively new trio from Houston, TX who over the past year have put out a string of dangerously catchy demos and singles ahead of their debut LP out June 30,...
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Big Huge, “Cruel World”
Photos by Taryne Messer Formed in 2012 in Brooklyn, Big Huge’s earlier material focused heavily on the rock concerns of partying and the search for meaning through pleasure and desperate strivings for...
View ArticleTotal Leatherette, “Work Harder”
Photo by Gemma Dagger The perfectly-named Glasgow duo Total Leatherette make sexy, spooky, esoteric industrial dance with a strong social critique. That’s not a combination we see enough in the music...
View ArticleLight Beams, “Feeling Good”
Photo by Alicia Moyer Light Beams is the latest project of Justin Moyer – also of D.C. dance hybrid groups E.D. Sedgwick, Puff Pieces, and others – and Sam Lavine, the longtime drummer in hip-hop...
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Spark Mag Selected Articles Vol. 1
We printed some of our favorite pieces from the past year into a full color zine! 24 pages printed on heavy stock. All money goes back into sustaining the site. Help support independent culture....
View ArticleShopping, “Wild Child” Video Premiere
Photo by CJ Monk UK minimal dance punks Shopping have been delivering infectious, groove-heavy ready hits since 2013’s Consumer Complaints, and they’re back to save us yet again with a new LP, The...
View ArticleGreat Weights, “Morning Sickness”
Photo by Carolyn Haynes Philadelphia’s Great Weights are on a mission to liberate their genre. The band was formed as a “weaponized version of their disillusionment” with post-hardcore, and they say...
View Articletubafresh, “Extra Syrup”
tubafresh is the solo work of Chanell Crichlow, also known as the leader of PitchBlak Brass Band, which dubs itself “Brooklyn’s Hip Hop Brass Band.” PitchBlak – currently on hiatus – blends a horn...
View ArticleRed Alert to Save Net Neutrality
We’ll be back to posting music soon, but we’re part of Demand Progress and lately it’s been all hands on deck in the final fight to save net neutrality. While the FCC did already vote to gut net...
View ArticleIris Creamer, ‘Minute-Man’
Since the release of her 2017 EP DENIM, Iris Creamer has quickly established herself as Providence’s foremost DIY MC and producer. Rhode Island’s capital can seem isolated from the bigger scenes with...
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