jh0st talks: sun*load darkstars EP
It wasn’t until 30 years had passed that we would have the chance to sit down and create some tunes. The result is a powerful concoction of sounds that blend the goth and post-rock…
new-wave
jh0st talks: Luscious-235: End.Game.
I finally sat down with Luscious-235 for a rare interview where they revealed 11 secret and urgent points. That the lost decade of…
16:16 an imaginary intersection
Some of these songs go too deep into ’90’s New Wave territory, but like a rescued cat, I love them anyway. I don’t know if it’s possible to write tunes like this today without being retro, ironic, or both. But back then they were honest New Wave. When Erik Carlson (aka Area C) and I […]
16:16
16:16 is a collaborative EP by area C X jh0st originally released in 1991. It is also a place in time. As a shared address it housed a cadre of…
being judged
Ever been in a relationship where you constantly felt like you were being judged? The great thing about 90’s new wave is that it can get all emo and go there! Although the vignette captured in this little tune could very well be about one’s boy/girlfriend it’s actually a scene I witnessed between mother and […]
#ThrowbackThursday: New Waves
Whether you’re 15 or 50, New Wave is always about adolescence. Adolescence in its most raw, awkward, and optimistic state. New Wave is also a moving target (otherwise it wouldn’t be new). It’s the transitional moment before a band goes ‘pop,’ the shiny day before you graduate from high school, college, your job… and the […]