Turning a gimlet eye to the American Primitive guitar style, Sir Richard Bishop's new album Hillbilly Ragas runs through histories both known and unknown to nail down Rick's take on "primitive" acoustic sounds. As the mad dash towards Hillbilly Ragas continues, another single tumbles down the ol' mountain today — listen to "Pass the Juggernaut" and check out Richard's new music video too, why dontcha?

"Pass the Juggernaut" renders the colonies’ mutated musical inheritance with brooding aggression — the sound of... (read more)

Didja see? Our friend and yours, Fred Armisen, stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night to talk about his new album, 100 Sound Effects! The crowd enjoyed a preview of Fred's new sound bank, including tracks like “Music Venue Employee Kicking Everyone Out While Throwing Away Bottles” and “Car Door Closing Car Rental.”

100 Sound Effects is an album that can be used as a library, an industrial tool for your own entertainment projects, or simply for brain-stimulating deep... (read more)

Major Stars have reliably delivered the serious heavy guitar goods for over 27 years! And we are reliably stoked to announce their new album, More Colors of Sound, out October 24! The first single, “Blackout,” is out today with a new visualizer to match.

Wayne Rogers and Kate Biggar have been crossing necks dating back to the 80s, with Crystallized Movements’ screaming psych-punk hybrids. Tom Leonard, Major Stars’ current third axeman, has been in the mix almost as long, playing with... (read more)

Drag City is pleased to announce the reissue of hypnotic syncretic guitar duo Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker’s 2015 recorded debut, Land of Plenty — just in time for its 10th anniversary! Today, Billand Ryleyshare a new music video by Simon Russell for the title track. Land of Plenty returns to vinyl form on September 26. 

Now, who remembers where they were in January 2015? Bill and Ryley don’t need to, they’ve got Land of Plenty to remind ‘em. At their first... (read more)