Tag: Poetry

I was recently made aware of Radium88, in part because of my recent Song of the Day entry for 80s/90s new wave band The Free Zone from Liverpool. Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Tim Thwaites is making music from Nottingham nowadays with Jema Davies as Radium88, and Bad Faith is a brand-new collection of 4 songs. Turns out they’ve been creating together since the 1990s, but I only found out about them in recent months. While there are similarities to The Free Zone (electronic-based alternative music), the new project doesn’t sound anything like the former.… Continued →

British-born poet/artist/performer Steve Scott has been involved in or connected with Christian alternative music since 1983, having emerged from Croydon (South London) via the Bowery (New York City) before winding up in Sacramento, CA with the Exit Records scene there (Seventy Sevens, Charlie Peacock, etc.) where his debut album Love in the Western World was produced by Steven Soles (of Alpha Band fame). His solo work was a gleefully artistic take on new wave and/or post-punk with literate lyrics that pointed to his art school upbringing.… Continued →

InVogue Records will release the new album from Hotel Books on November 1st. The album is titled “Equivalency II: Everything We Left Out” and will feature a fair mix of both spoken word and that Hotel Books sound. Read the press release below and pre-order now right here.… Continued →

Chris Bernstorf is the poetic equivalent to a bowl of jelly beans. Well, unless you study those jelly bean guides, but that’s beside the point. Opening track “Swing” lives up to its name, offering a dizzying array of topics from water parks, to The Mentalist, to online classes, all pointing to the theme of overcoming personal vices. That probably sounds random – which it is – but that’s precisely what works for It’s All Joy: the negative “without rhyme or reason” is turned into a positive.… Continued →

Minneapolis alt rock/emo band Weathered and Chris Bernstorf are heading out on a two week tour of the eastern United States. Flyer posted below. Check out Weathered on Bandcamp here and Chris Bernstorf here. Definitely check out the music of alt-rock/emo band Weathered and poet Christ Bernstorf.… Continued →

Check out the brand new Chris Bernstorf poem titled “Unfold”, below. Check out all of Chris’s cool merch offerings right here including some lathe cut vinyl and other custom items.… Continued →

Press Release: Spoken word poet Chris Bernstorf has released a short-film, titled 152.42, which is centered around his poem of the same name. To coincide with the film’s release, Bernstorf has launched a handful of limited edition merch items, including books, lathe-cut vinyl and posters. … Continued →

Check out the spoken word inspired alt rock of The Giant & The Tailor with their brand new track “SYNTHETIC” of which you can hear below. I’m getting a Coheed and Cambria meets mewithoutYou meets Mae vibe here. Good stuff. … Continued →

Levi the Poet is like Edgar Allen Poe minus the mustache, raven, and overall grimness. Basically, they both write poems. Here is a review of Levi's latest spoken word/music mashup.

Hotel Books released a video for the track “Nicole” and you can watch below. The song appears on the band’s latest double EP, titled I’m Almost Happy Here, But I Never Feel At Home,… Continued →

Hotel Books have released a new music video for the track “Cult Leader”. Check it out below. The band will be releasing their double EP, titled I’m Almost Happy Here But I Never Feel At Home, on July 1, 2014 via InVogue Records. Pre-order here.… Continued →

Mike Young!, a spoken word poet, has teamed up with One Voice Family to release his debut album. The album, titled Canvases, featuring his poetry backed by original instrumention from OVF. Check out a lyric video for the title track & also download another single from Noisetrade below.… Continued →

Another intense release from the beloved Levi Macallister, vividly depicting the ups and downs of transitioning from the loss of a father to the acceptance of a Father.

Check out the latest review of Chris Bernstorf's Move