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Zodiacs 'Stranger' Single

DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Members of Blank Dogs, Soft Metals and Thieves Like Us Team Up on New Zodiacs Track, “Stranger”

As first reported on Ad Hoc earlier today, Mike Sniper’s Zodiacs project has returned with a new single called “Stranger.” Rounded out by fellow front people Patricia Hall (Soft Metals) and Andy Grier (Thieves Like Us), is a delicate but dark synth-pop number that sounds like a natural progression from Sniper’s Blank Dogs work. Expect […]
Mark McGuire

THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Mark McGuire of Emeralds

Interview by Andrew Parks We’ve encountered two versions of Mark McGuire in the past year: the shy guy who barely said a word during the interview we moderated between his Kraut-rock-y band Emeralds and legendary film composer Alan Howarth, and the Cleveland native who attacks our stack of email questions like a SoCal surfer or […]
(L to R: Mark McGuire and Spencer Clark of Inner Tube)

NEEDLE EXCHANGE 097: An Exclusive Mix By … Mark McGuire

Inspired by the surfer dude spirit of his new Inner Tube project (featuring Spencer Clark of the Skaters), we asked Emeralds guitarist Mark McGuire to share an exclusive summertime mix under his DJ Road Chief guise. He fired back a two-hour tape that includes “Beach Blanket” edits, experimental flourishes (Cindytalk, Coil, Suzanne Ciani) and enough […]