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Radio Phoenix Broadcast: Robbie Pfeffer of Playboy Manbaby

December 29, 2018 Carly Schorman Featured Articles Garrett Bowers Mark Anderson Radio Phoenix

Robbie Pfeffer is a swell dude who makes some cool music. The front man of Playboy Manbaby, the band released two albums in 2018 and we had him on The YabYum Hour just after the release of their latest effort, Boundless Vanity. Along with some new PBMB tunes, we wanted to play some of the artists that have recently shared a bill with Playboy Manbaby…

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Josué Kinter Fuses Bandit Country, Gothic Americana, and Western Jazz on ‘Summertime Demos’

December 4, 2018 album review Album Reviews Featured Articles Interview Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen Punk

by Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen

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When I last caught up with Josué Kinter, it was under more awkward pretenses as I covered the slightly bombastic Endless Bummer 3, hosted by Bloody Basin. In the review, I not only mischaracterized certain roles within the band, but there were moments when my mind was overwhelmed with condensing absolutely everything I saw. Since his band Hex Wave happened to be second-to-last on the lineup, I’m sure there was some degree of disconnect in my mind after spending a considerable amount of time in the late summer heat…

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For the Record: ‘Adversary’ by The Blood Feud Family Singers

November 26, 2018 album review Album Reviews Carly Schorman Featured Articles For The Record Interview

by Carly Schorman

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I’m rather partial to the Noir Americana of The Blood Feud Family Singers. Maybe it’s because I lean toward pensive and melancholy by my very nature. Or maybe it’s because life’s handed me a shit run of luck once or twice so I’ve definitely had a good look at the underside over other people’s shoes. Or maybe it’s just because The Blood Feud Family Singers features some of the finest songwriting I’ve heard this side of the Rio Grande. Adversary, the new album from the BFFS, is so good you don’t really need to justify the fandom. You just have to hit play…

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