I enjoy learning about the meaning behind the names of new K-pop acts — especially the stranger ones. As expected, “CrazAngel” is a combination of “crazy” and “angel,” which is quite funny on its own when taken literally. It also means “Craze on Stage, Angel… Read More »Song Review: CrazAngel – I’m Just Me
A.C.E’s Kang Yuchan signed with from20 and Hello Gloom’s Way Better agency, joining a boutique line-up of solo male artists. It’s been fun watching this agency grow, though they have not been without their missteps. A set of ill-advised teaser photos for this very track… Read More »Song Review: Kang Yuchan (A.C.E) – Champagne Poppin
Not a lot is known about Blood Brain Barrier. They’re a two-piece consisting of vocalist Isabelle Tazbir and multi-instrumentalist Mrudul Kamble hailing from somewhere in Canada that plays blackened sludgy, doom metal. But Canada is a big place and a lot of bands are playing… Read More »EP Premiere: Opening the Curtains to Blood Brain Barrier’s Windows Drenched in Red
Two years ago, Los Angeles based photographer Joe Calixto (otherwise known as shutterhappyjose) shared that he was putting together a […] The post Interview: Joe Calixto appeared first on The Alternative.
Oklahoma industrial metal outfit Black Magnet didn’t originate in the Rust Belt, but their sound harkens back to the genre’s Chicago roots. On new single, “Night Tripping,” you get the perfect electronic/metallic mash-up, complete with mechanical percussion, distorted vocals and robotic tribal rhythms, a la Ministry… Read More »Track Premiere: Black Magnet – “Night Tripping”