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Fury is a hardcore band from Orange County, California consisting of singer Jeremy Stith, lead guitarist Madison Woodward, rhythm guitarist Alfredo Guiterrez, bassist Daniel Samayoa, and drummer Alex Samayoa. Forming in 2014, they established themselves quickly, releasing both a demo on Washington, DC’s Mosher Delight Records and the Kingdom Come EP on Boston’s Triple B Records in the same calendar year. They built on the melodic legacy of Orange County by way of heavy, rhythmic, start-stop guitars and Stith’s wordy and referential lyrics. Then, in 2016, came their debut LP on Triple B Records, Paramount, which was met with respect from the hardcore community and praise from outsider critics.
Now, Fury releases Failed Entertainment, their sophomore LP and debut with Boston-based Run For Cover Records. As with their previous records, “Failed Entertainment” was recorded by Colin Knight and their own guitarist Madison Woodward at Paradise Records, in Anaheim. This time, though, the band also sought new surroundings and outside expertise, collaborating with engineer Andrew Oswald at Secret Bathroom Studios, as well as mixing engineer Jack Endino (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Seaweed).

Jeremy Stith

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Fury Finds Inspiration in Wim Wenders and Sam Shepard

Michael Venutolo-Mantovani is a writer, musician, and record label owner living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Southern Living, Catapult, and on bandcamp.com, amongst others. He&#8217;s released records under the name Michael VM and with his longtime band, The Everymen. A veteran of the record industry, Michael spent many years working at The Beggars Group and Matador Records, and recently started his own label, Suah Sounds, with his father Ray. An expatriated New Yorker, he misses the city almost every day. But not in the summer. You can read more of his work at therealmichaelvm.com or find him complaining about the New York Giants on Twitter at @christglider

Michael Venutolo-Mantovani

On American Pop, in All Its Grotesque Beauty

Francine Thirteen landed from Venus in Dallas, TX, where she began her earthly life. She is a proud Libra/Scorpio who creates in a genre/aesthetic she calls &#8220;Ritual Pop.&#8221; She really likes making soup and baking gluten-free bread.

Francine Thirteen

Francine Thirteen Stands as Priestess

Mackenzie Howe is one of the singers, songwriters, and guitarists of The Wild Reeds. The Los Angeles band released their third studio album, Cheers, on March 8th via Dualtone Records. The band will be touring throughout the U.S. this spring. Check out dates <a href="http://thewildreedsmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

Mackenzie Howe

Queen of the In-Betweens

Alt-rock godfather and Chainsaw Kittens frontman, Tyson Meade, is back yet again with another fabulous new album, Robbing the Nuclear Family. Like his critically-acclaimed 2014 solo release Tomorrow in Progress, which included fantastic contributions from Smashing Pumpkins’ Jimmy Chamberlin, Other Lives’ Jesse Tabish, and The Flaming Lips’ Derek Brown, Robbing features contributions from elder statesmen of the Beijing rock scene PK 14, Shanghai violinist Haffijy, The Flaming Lips’ Matt Duckworth, and Grammy-award winning drummer Rob Martin. Robbing also has the heavy imprint of multi-instrumentalist David “Immy” Immerglück of alternative rock greats Counting Crows, Camper Van Beethoven, and the Monks of Doom.
Through the years, Meade has toured with Iggy Pop, Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction, the Meat Puppets, and many others. Butch Vig and John Agnello have produced his albums, and Spike Jonze, George Salisbury, and Phil Harder have directed his videos.

Tyson Meade

A Billion Dollar Baby on the Desolate Plains

Leah Capelle is a pop/rock singer-songwriter from Chicago and is currently based in Los Angeles pursuing a B.S. in Music Business at USC Thornton School of Music. Earlier this year, Capelle released a visual for “Settle Down,” a dauntless feminist ballad exploring identity, acceptance, and empowerment. We see Capelle completely vulnerable and exposed while also carrying a weight on her — a myriad of paint colors symbolizing societal projections and expectations placed mainly on women. The single — produced by Grammy-winning Jeff Bova (Eric Clapton, Celine Dion, Cyndi Lauper, Yoko Ono, Billy Joel, and many more) — dropped ahead of the new year along with Capelle’s Giants EP.
(Photo Credit: Ryan Saradjola)

Leah Capelle

Every Songwriter Is More Than Just a Voice

Morgan Enos is a musician, essayist and music journalist specializing in classic rock. He records and performs as <a href="https://finalhouse.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://finalhouse.bandcamp.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567703426703000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE969PQS5H6jwcQaH3Zb_8LZ4WVew">Other Houses</a> and has bylines in Billboard, HuffPost, the Recording Academy, Vinyl Me, Please, TIDAL and more. He is also the co-founder and editor of <a href="https://northoftheinternet.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://northoftheinternet.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567703426703000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGi0xmSRKyGPRseoPZ41v4L7WkbQw">North of the Internet</a>, a series of conversations with creative people. He can be found at <a href="https://www.morganenos.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.morganenos.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1567703426703000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG79-8vfghEO9sl4msNRI9Ts-3rdQ">his website</a>.
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Morgan Enos

John Coltrane Was the Most Important Homework Assignment I Ever Had

Composer, songwriter, performer Mark Mallman has spent the last 20 years releasing albums, touring, and becoming a Minneapolis music legend. His expansive catalog of infinitely catchy and masterfully orchestrated songs has rocked the airwaves worldwide from MTV to NPR. He reached a new level of creativity and intimacy with his debut book The Happiness Playlist, a memoir written about the six months he spent listening exclusively to uplifting songs as an experiment to make his way through varying bouts of grief brought on by the death of his mother, the end of a relationship and winter in the frozen city of Minneapolis. His latest album, The End Is Not The End, was released in 2016. The Happiness Playlist is his first book.

Mark Mallman

Let Mark Mallman Add Some Music To Your Day

Since the project’s inception, The End Of The Ocean have been the subject of great expectations. Upon the release of their 2011 full-length debut, Pacific-Atlantic, the Columbus, Ohio band was immediately christened a torch-bearer in the second wave of American post-rock. Their new album &#8211;aire was released in January of 2019 on Equal Vision Records.

The End Of The Ocean

Quarter Life Crisis

Jolie Holland is a bandleader and multi-instrumentalist who lives out of suitcases. She writes non-fiction and music, and she makes a very mean heart tartare. Her band is based out of New York City. You can follow her on <a href="http://twitter.com/JolieHolland" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jolieholland" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and her website is <a href="http://www.joliehollandmusic.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.

Jolie Holland

How Do You Know You’ve Been Slimed?

Izzy True (they/them pronouns) is a musician and artist living in Chicago, IL.
(Photo Credit: Andi Carbaugh)

Izzy True

SXSW Season Can Be a Weird and Sad Time

Years before he hit the road as one half of the Americana duo HONEYHONEY, Ben Jaffe 
kickstarted his career as a solo artist. He was a young Massachusetts native living in Los 
Angeles, rolling his sharp songwriting, multi-instrumental chops and vocals into songs that were 
honest and experimental. A decade later, Jaffe returns to that career with Oh, Wild Ocean of 
Love, his first full-length release as a solo artist.
Jaffe continues to broaden his career beyond the confines of the recording studio 
and the stage. He composed, recorded, and produced the lm score for Joy Joy Nails, a short 
film that screened at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, building on a resume in TV and Film that 
includes work on the cartoon Spongebob Squarepants and various other shows and films.

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