Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
We are pleased to offer Blow The Scene readers around the world and exclusive interview with Philadelphia's rising noise rock practitioners, Ladder Devils. The band, who feature ex-members of The Minor Times, recently dropped a new full-length record on hometown label, Brutal Panda Records, who collected three new songs and an out-of-print 7-inch, to bring music fans the 9-track Nowhere Plans LP. The band has been creating a groundswell of notoriety with grip of online song premieres by leading music outlets BrooklynVegan, Lambgoat, Alternative Press, and of course, Blow The Scene. With a live show that punctuates the band's energetic ...
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Philadelphia's Brutal Panda Records hosted a series of showcase performances this month that featured several band's on their current roster including renowned Pacific Northwest rock crew Harkonen who reunited to play three shows in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia with The Atlas Moth and Whores. These reunion dates also featured a special guest on each bill including Zozobra, Ladder Devils and Fight Amp. We caught up with this showcase series at Philadelphia's Kung Fu Necktie venue as Ladder Devils broke off a feature performance.
Harkonen guitarist/vocalist Ben Verellen had this to say about the band's first East Cost shows in almost a decade:
“The last time Harkonen was ...
Monday, June 25th, 2012
We at Blow The Scene are very excited to offer our readers around the world an exclusive track premiere from a band in our backyard!
Philadelphia's leading sons of noise rock, Ladder Devils (featuring members of The Minor Times), will be releasing their debut full-length, Nowhere Plans, on Brutal Panda Records tomorrow (June 26) on limited vinyl pressings and as a digital download.
The band recently premiered another exclusive track at the mighty BrooklynVegan.com and has been creating a groundswell with these infectious tunes.
Limited to 500 ...