If you haven’t heard, I’ve got news for you. DICE, the indie rock group from Perth, Western Australia, released their second album, I Thought The Altitude Would Make It Worth The View, at the end of July to celebrate my birthday month. Actually the release date has nothing to do with my birthday month. IContinue reading “DICE on Finding Connection Through I Thought the Altitude Would Make It Worth the View”
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Making Space for the Unexpected: A Conversation with XBYRDX
By Indi Tejeda – July 28th, 2026 Creative breakthroughs rarely announce themselves. More often, they begin with a question, a frustration, or the quiet realization that the old way of doing things no longer fits. For XBYRDX, Anthems for the End Times began with exactly that kind of realization. What started as a response toContinue reading “Making Space for the Unexpected: A Conversation with XBYRDX”
The Backfires on Stardust, Storytelling, and Building a World Beyond the Song
By Indi Tejeda – July 14th, 2026 The Backfires have always approached music as something larger than a collection of individual songs. With their upcoming second album, Stardust, the NYC-based rock band, consisting of frontman Alex Gomez, lead guitarist Harry Ruprecht, bassist Matt Walter, and drummer Dylan Spiro, expands that idea into a full world built around storytelling, atmosphere, andContinue reading “The Backfires on Stardust, Storytelling, and Building a World Beyond the Song”
Don’t worry, Moon Darling is Releasing an Album – INTERVIEW
Moon Darling isn’t just a cool name. When I look up Moon Darling, I get links to the font or type face, and various Moon Festivals around the world. But it is also the name for a Los-Angeles based band, birthed in Seattle and led by vocalist-guitarist Michael Julian and bassist Eliza Karpel. Their newContinue reading “Don’t worry, Moon Darling is Releasing an Album – INTERVIEW”