MOODY MICHELLE by Lenz

from Under Neon (buy)

Andy Jordan has been roaming around the Bay Area music scene for over a decade and in that time he's been making his mark in perfecting a glamfully punk sound in projects such as The Cuts and The Time Flys. His initial venture into a solo

[on repeat] DEVOUR THE JUNGLE DEER by The Barbaras

The Barbaras are a band out of Memphis that began to stir up quite the scene in the late 2000s.  Their live shows were unforgettable and they released the 'Summertime Blues' 7" in 2008 on Goner Records.  Anticipation for a full-length ensued and never happened, but it wasn't for any failing to attempt.  Jay Reatard recorded them as best he could between his

NO by The Bidons

The Bidons are a 5-piece rock band out of Salerno, Italy that are another part of the crop of current great bands channeling the energy and excitement of 60's garage rock.  Their debut release, Granma Killer, was released in April 2012, from the Italian label Area Pirata.  The release is available to stream and purchase digitally at their Bandcamp.  If you like the feel

GOTITAS by Ave Negra

One of the great things about music is its ability to cross over any and all language, ethnic, and bullshit barriers.  There was an extremely fine example of this last week in Crooked Bangs, the Austin, TX trio that bounces their lyrics around from french to english without batting an eye or skipping a beat. Ave Negra aren't introducing a language foreign to their

EVERYDAY by Thee Vicars

Today we're treated to some classic 60's garage rock courtesy of Thee Vicars out of England.  The three piece inject an energetic blend of R 'n B into their vintage sound and have a handful of singles and four LPs between a variety of different band members since 2007.  Their latest full-length,  I Wanna Be Your Vicar, was released earlier this year from Dirty Water

SHAKE YOUR BRAIN by Nones

The latest batch of HoZac Records' Hookup Klub Round 3 was sent out a few weeks ago and it included the local Chicago noise punk band Nones.  This four piece rings true to HoZac's legacy of introducing us to  the best of the loud, scuzzy, destructive side of new music.  All three tracks are an assault on the auditory senses in the most provoking way.  The A-side, 'Shake Your Brains,' is the most accessible of

[on repeat] WASTED DAY by Plateaus

(previously on CWR)

We've been treated to three of the funnest garage rock singles since 2011 from San Diego's Plateaus and now have more new tunes in the form of their debut self-titled LP that comes out October 30 from Art Fag Records.  You may recall the pop-punk, joyous 7" nuggets of 'Beach Coma,' 'Do It For You,' and 'Open Skies' released from Art Fag and Hozac record

[on repeat] BLOOD CASTLE by Crooked Bangs

(buy)

The 'holy shit' reaction I get when listening to new music is very few and far between these days given the incredible access to a vast number of bands via the internet (that's not a complaint).  Well, it happened to me a couple weeks ago... the new self-titled Crooked Bangs LP is a mind blowing

FEED THE HUNGRY CHILDREN by Slow Walker

Slow Walker are a rocking 3-piece out of Milwaukee that released their debut album on cassette last year titled Good For Business.  In February of this year they visited Milwaukee's freeform radio station WMSE 91.7, which is licensed to the Milwaukee School of Engineering, to record a live session that was released as a collection of 7 songs

HE'S IN STOCK by Twerps

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Melbourne, Australia's Twerps have treated us to a new 7" to follow up their fantastic debut self-titled LP from last year.  The 7" is billed as a triple A-side and was released digitally on September 18 from Underwater Peoples and Chapter Music and will see a vinyl release on October 23 (buy).  The 7" features three tracks including the driving B-side 'He's In

SCENE FROM A MARRIAGE by Total Control

(buy)

Total Control's 2011 LP Henge Beat was not only one of the best albums to come out that year, but also one of the most impressionable albums to come out in quite some time.  The band continues the practice of Aussie band members dabbling in multiple bands and is led by Daniel Stewart (Straightjacket

UNDER THE STAIRS by Magic Shadows

(buy)

Magic Shadows are a grainy, saw-buzzing garage punk band out of Hamilton, Canada (that's Ontario).  The guitars come in full force for their debut 7" for 'Sunburned Mind' released in June.  After a few cassette releases since 2010, their dark and dirty blend of hazy garage punk cuts through you leaving

PSYCHEDELIC DAYS by Snow Wite

Snow Wite are out of L.A. and are a glitzy, glam affair that are sure to interest the ears of any fan of Ariel Pink.  It's a groovy, spacey set of tunes that will overload you and pull you in like a child with some sweet, sugary electronics and ample guitar hooks sprinkled throughout to really make sure you don't go anywhere.  A few singles were released on

WOULD YOU BE MY LOVE by Ty Segall

from Twins (buy)

from I Hate The Kids 7"

There isn't much else to say about Ty Segall these days.  He's venturing into his umpteenth release in a short four years as a solo artist, collaborative effort, and split releases with too many artists and too many labels to mention (again).

[split] WAIT LETS GO by Thee Oh Sees/OVER AND UNDER by The Mallard

(buy)

It's no secret the Bay Area is burgeoning with music talent these days and not only two of the best, but two of the most disparate in terms of seniority are together as part of the most recent release from Famous Class Records' 7" split-single series called Less Artists More Condos (LAMC).  The series

[interview/guest mix] Wax Idols

Photo: Hayden Shiebler

from Schadenfreude 7" (buy)

from NO FUTURE (buy)

Hether Fortune is the person who runs the show we fondly know as Wax Idols.  Her and her band have just finished recording Wax Idols' second, as yet untitled to the general public, LP.  It seemed a fitting time to try to catch up with her about what we can expect from the follow up to the much loved NO FUTURE, and hear about what types of shit she loved in the past, what types of shit she loves at the moment, but not necessarily anything about love in general.  And, she was gracious enough to take part and enlighten us a bit more about the person you probably think you already know, but really don't.   

Hether also curated a captivating YouTube playlist that she's called RIGOR & RELEVANCE and it's sprinkled through the interview below.  You can get yourself an audio copy of the playlist right here.

Interview and videos after the jump.

IMPOSSIBLE THINGS by Bare Wires

Last year's SXSW festival resulted in one casualty that was the demise of San Francisco's 70's rockers Bare Wires.  After one of their shows, the band's front man Matthew Melton stormed out of the venue and declared the Bare Wires era as officially being over.  Luckily for fans of the band, there's one final LP, Idle Dreams (pre-order), that was recorded by Bare