We’re excited to premiere All That Is And What Ain’t, the brand new album from Philadelphia alt-country trio Bug Martin & Co. The follow up to last year’s Gutterball feels moodier and more reflective of our current times with songs…
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Voice of Doom – Saint Blaise (Pyrrhic Victory) "They’re flat out pulverizing."
Formed in 1986 by guitarists John Steele and Frankie Fender (of The Systum and Nasty Ammunition; Steele also drums for The 65’s), this New Jersey horror-punk quintet released the now-rare, Steele-sung Faith is Torn EP in 1987, split in 1989…
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New Noise - Video Premiere: Tired Radio – ‘Send For A Hospital’
Tired Radio is Anthony Truzzolino, and Anthony Truzzolino is Tired Radio. The band and the man are inseparable, as each, in some part, defines the other. But, Tired Radio is far more than a simple, one-man band, and it isn’t…
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The 65's return with new single/video "Keep the Lights On" - Blood Makes Noise
I was excited to receive yet another 65's song to review. They're often atmospheric and melodic while usually hard-hitting and this one is no exception; although this single sounds a bit more commercial than previous releases. The lyrics for "Keep…
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Philly Hillbilly Bug Martin returns with incredible new single "Just for the Hell of It" - Blood Makes Noise
Philly hillbilly Bug Martin has been active since 2014 and has self released multiple EPs, 2 full lengths, and even a Christmas record. His 3rd full length "Gutterball" was released last year via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings and received great press…
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The 65’s – Never Say Never EP (Mint 400/Pyrrhic Victory)
"The 65’s are equal parts catchy and crushing."
Since their 2011 debut LP Strike Hard!, this Lyndhurst, NJ foursome has released four EPs, plus a cover of The New York Dolls’ 1973 classic “Personality Crisis,” and each one has been…
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Rebel Noise Video Premier - Scary Hours "Cost of Living"
North Jersey musician Ryan Struck, as Scary Hours, returns to his punk roots on an explosive and socio-economically relevant track and video.
Hailing from Northern New Jersey, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Struck started out playing in various punk and hardcore…
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PREMIERE | THE 65’S SAY ‘NEVER SAY NEVER’
"A sliding-down-the-hill breakdown shifts the musical flow, followed by deliciously shimmering guitars infusing the tune with polished colors. Pugsley’s low-slung rasping voice injects the lyrics with feisty impudence."
Made up of Joe Pugsley (vocals, guitar), John Steele (drums), Ryan Struck…
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GALANOS return with "Three Songs" EP - Big Takeover premier!
Kingston, New York-based art rock/postpunk band Galanos return with three songs about death,(figurative) wolves, and work on their new Three Songs EP, which releases soon via Pyrrhic Victory Recordings and Mint 400 Records.
The members of Galanos (Netochka Nezvanova (vocals)…
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Vinyl District review/feature of Bug Martin's GUTTERBALL
Philadelphia-based roots man Bug Martin’s twangy alt-folk stylings put a modern twist on classic dust bowl Americana. His tales of hapless love and drunken wisdom pour out like smooth whiskey around the campfire, warming ones bones by the sheer authenticity…
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Voice of Doom review/feature at Rebel Noise
"The album is a dark, dirty (as in grimy), and a dynamic blast of aggressive emotion."
Hackensack, NJ-based punk/metal hybrid band Voice of Doom actually formed way back in the ‘80s out of the remnants of experimental act The Systum…
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New Jersey rock veterans The 65’s have released some raucous tunes this year, and we’re only halfway through this tumultuous 2020
New Jersey rock veterans The 65’s have released some raucous tunes this year, and we’re only halfway through this tumultuous 2020. Never Say Never, their latest EP, is roughly 10 minutes of mind-melting riffs and their cover of the New…
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The 65's return again with the "vivid and driving" single/video "Keep the Lights On"
North Jersey-based quartet The 65’s have always embraced their high-stress, chaotic environment, allowing the steam of the concrete jungle to inform their aggressive blend of punk-influenced rock and power-pop. Theirs is a lean, mean sound that exudes integrity, sitting somewhere…
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Northern New Jersey-based Scary Hours returns...No acoustic guitar is in sight these days as Struck watches the world around him burn…
Northern New Jersey-based anti-folk singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ryan Struck has returned to his punk/hardcore roots with his ongoing music project Scary Hours. It’s a timely move that was precipitated by unsettling cultural/global events, from the proliferation of gun violence, rampant police brutality…
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Pens Eye View Interviews Bug Martin
"his style pulls in elements from all segments of his background, from punk and rock to country and blues"
We’re not going to pretend that our method for describing singer/songwriter Bug Martin’s music is the best way – his style…
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"His wonderful Hank and Woody style dustbowl tunes evoke existential and confessional themes, often with tongue planted firmly in cheek." - Mad Mackerel
Philadelphia based roots man Bug Martin is a storyteller.
Born in the basement of New Jersey, he is a singer-songwriter who creates moody, twangy alt-Country Americana. His wonderful Hank and Woody style dustbowl tunes evoke existential and confessional themes, often…
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"If you dig songs straight from the heart then you’ll wanna check out Bug Martin." - Dagger Zine
Wha? You’ve never heard of Bug Martin?! Get on the ball, man! Seriously though Martin a Philly-via-Baltimore singer/songwriter who’s been on the scene for several years but this is the first I’d heard of him. For a guy playing bluesy/folky/country…
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"Martin sings in a haunting twang, an afterthought of a voice from another time." - Post To Wire
Bug Martin is a Philadelphia-based songwriter who has just released his new album Gutterballvia Pyrrhic Recordings. Here’s one of the tracks, ‘Bartender’, an ode to many a person’s saviour and/or downfall. Over sparse acoustic guitar, banjo and pedal steel Martin…
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"Good thing this CD doesn't come with razor blades" - Blood Makes Noise
Okay, I’m calling it. “Best Record of the Year” thus far. There, I said it. You can probably imagine, we here at BMN, receive a lot of requests for reviews, and the truth is, my team and I, are a…
Read moreNorth Jersey indie Pyrrhic Victory are keeping busy producing bands and their shows. The label has three new releases out. Scary Hours, the one-man project name of singer-songwriter Ryan Struck, recently released a PVR single, “Live to Serve/Serve to Live.” Scary Hours will play with label mates The 65’s on August 18 at Harp N Bard, Clifton. The Components and Summer Husbands will share the bill.
In support of their self-titled debut LP, Philly synthwave band Retroglyphs will play August 3 at Mill Hill Basement, Trenton, with Bar/None recording act Overlake and goodnight/goodluck. PVR recently reissued the 1987 single, “Faith Is Torn,” of Voice of Doom, featuring members of Samhain and Dag Nasty. Voice of Doom will reunite to play a show PVR is presenting with fellow North Jersey indie labels Mint 400 Records and Sniffling Indie Kids on September 18 at Pet Shop Bar, Jersey City, also with The Components and John Cozz.
The aforementioned 65’s have a tasty show coming up Aug. 30 at John and Peters, New Hope, Pa., with Mr. Payday and Secretary Legs. Due in the fall from PVR will be the latest record by the rootsy two-piece Hidden Cabins.
Galanos Deceiver Receiver Review - Chronogram Magazine - 5.14.18
"Half punk, half surf, all despair." Without digging too deep into the expanse of darkness and the lust for shadows their crushing pieces yield, this is how Kingston-based foursome Galanos describe themselves. Lead singers Gregory Jaw (who also plays guitar) and Netochka Nezvanova alternate between solo voices on some tunes and a gloomy interwoven mist on others. The opener, "Loneliest of Men," is despairingly savage and reminiscent of the Cramps' punk/gothabilly sound, which in an interview the band bleakly described as thus: "We rotate in a frozen, violent, self-defeating space. The altar is full of self-sacrifice and we destroy ourselves for nothing." "Flashbomb" is shockingly evocative of early Nick Cave, both vocally and musically, and heavily bass-and-drum-driven with a bit of Pixies guitar thrown in. Stay on the lookout for this album, if desolation is your draw.
Galanos Deceiver Receiver Review - NEW YORK MUSIC DAILY
"Let’s cut to the chase: this is one of the best albums of the year."
