Los Thuthanaka sounds like nothing else. It's joyous, jagged, and sounds like it's being blasted out of a broken Bluetooth speaker in your neighbor's backyard - it's glorious.
I think it probably started when I first made contact with Tom Clark. He was in England at graduate school and he asked me to be in a magazine he was starting. We somehow began talking about rock music and he subsequently sent me 45s by The Cream and Jimi Hendrix Experience, both groups being unknown to me.
With Portland sextet Abronia, you sort of have to listen past the spectacle. Forget about the overtly Jodorowsky-Morricone vibes, the tenor sax and the pedal steel guitar, the contralto vocals, the gigantic bass drum, the legend of co-founder Eric Crespo's desert vision. What's really going on here?
Stanley Simmons, a new duo comprised of singer-guitarist Evan Stanley and vocalist Nick Simmons - the sons of KISS legends Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons - have unveiled their debut single, "Body Down." Evan and Nick previously previewed the song, which they co-wrote with singer-guitarist Jacob Bunton (Steven Adler, Mars Electric, Lynam), with a stripped-down performance posted on Instagram way back in February. Now, the fully produced single is out, and available to stream below.
