Nick Latona

Gilbert band Consumer exposes your dirty suburban secrets

By Nick Latona

Consumer breaks the Gilbert music model with surf-punk vibes.  

December 1, 2015

Holy Fawn's synth-pop, post-rock eloquence destroys disgusting indie-rock festival vibe

By Nick Latona

When you hear Holy Fawn, you’ll probably muster an image of what the members look like. But these ...

November 24, 2015

Barely old enough to smoke, Captain Samurai is teenage punk music way ahead of its years

By Nick Latona

Local Arizona band Captain Samurai releases its debut album "Hey Thanks Goodbye"

November 17, 2015

Diamonds in the Dust: The Beta Band's forgotten ingenuity

By Nick Latona

The Beta Band epitomizes the meaning of “Diamonds in the Dust” and is a facet of the many egregious ...

November 9, 2015

Diamonds in the Dust: Forgotten Greenwich folk-heroes in the shadow of Bob Dylan

By Nick Latona

In the '60s Greenwich folk scene, giant acts like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell overshadowed some ...

October 27, 2015

Diamonds in the Dust: Refused's crusade on punk rock conventionalism

By Nick Latona

"The Shape of Punk to Come" is an innovative and endlessly influential work of punk rock reformation. ...

October 22, 2015

Diamonds in the Dust: Pioneers of all-girl rock bands, Ace of Cups and Fanny

By Nick Latona

The all-girl rock bands popularized in the mid to late '70s had predecessors earlier than you think. ...

October 18, 2015

Diamonds in the Dust—Brian Jonestown Massacre

Diamonds in the Dust: Looking at the stripped down genius of Galaxie 500 and The Brian Jonestown Massacre

By Nick Latona

A short-lived indie outfit and a perennial psychedelic group both had immense influence on their successors.  ...

October 8, 2015

Albert Hammond Jr. performs at the Valley Bar in Phoenix on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015.

The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. talks mushrooms, marriage, 'Momentary Masters'

By Nick Latona

Rock 'n' roll has a strange tendency of shining its sinful spotlight on artists that are far too young ...

October 6, 2015

Deafheaven's 'New Bermuda' is a stunning reminder of how to mature an innovative sound

By Nick Latona

"New Bermuda” is a voyage through gorgeously hellish landscapes with rolling hills half burnt and ...

October 3, 2015

Gilbert band Consumer exposes your dirty suburban secrets

Holy Fawn's synth-pop, post-rock eloquence destroys disgusting indie-rock festival vibe

Barely old enough to smoke, Captain Samurai is teenage punk music way ahead of its years

Diamonds in the Dust: The Beta Band's forgotten ingenuity

Diamonds in the Dust: Forgotten Greenwich folk-heroes in the shadow of Bob Dylan

Diamonds in the Dust: Refused's crusade on punk rock conventionalism

Diamonds in the Dust: Pioneers of all-girl rock bands, Ace of Cups and Fanny

Diamonds in the Dust: Looking at the stripped down genius of Galaxie 500 and The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. talks mushrooms, marriage, 'Momentary Masters'

Deafheaven's 'New Bermuda' is a stunning reminder of how to mature an innovative sound

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