KISS To Release Sloan Tribute Album

written by: Craig Bechtel on April 1, 2014

Pop’stache has learned exclusively from anonymous sources that fresh on the heels of the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the band’s appearance on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone, KISS plan on releasing its first ever tribute album. While numerous people have recorded KISS covers and tributes (and […]

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The Besnard Lakes at Empty Bottle on November 6, 2013

written by: Craig Bechtel on November 8, 2013

A UFO sighting may or may not have been “imperceptible” on Wednesday night at Chicago’s Empty Bottle, but The Besnard Lakes definitely provided a close encounter of some kind. Especially handicapped against new wave stars Sparks playing the same night across town at Lincoln Hall, many would agree with that The Besnard Lakes show was […]

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The Octopus Project: Music Is Their Inkblot

written by: Craig Bechtel on August 19, 2013

“It drives me nuts to be labeled post-rock or EDM or whatever the phrase of the moment is. It’s just annoying, so that drives us to try something new every time.”

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The Time Is Now For Hemmingbirds

written by: Craig Bechtel on July 3, 2013

The title for The Vines of Age was taken from the song “Vineyards,” and Yoo Soo Kim says “it encompasses the album pretty well.”

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