Charles Stepczyk

Charles Stepczyk

From Southern California, Los Angeles area.

Japandroids: Young Hearts Spark Fire

Japandroids (JPNDRDS) is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC. This ‘band’ started in 2006 as a creative outlet for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intending to be a trio, the boys decided to forgo…

AMPed New Music Weekly: Show #205

AMPed: Show #205 This week’s host: George Smyth from Eclectic Mix Show: Eclectic Mix Song: Cold_World (Rochelle House) Show: Journey Inside My Mind Podcast Song: Dodging Buses (Derek K. Miller) Show: Ourobouros Podcast Song: We Are Your Diversity (Belladonna) Show:…

The Mother Hips: White Falcon Fuzz

A new album from the Mother Hips?!? We couldn’t think of any better companion than the vocals of Tim Bluhm in complimenting our road trip down the California coastline this weekend. The Mother Hips have flown under the radar as…

Molice: White Vertigo

Formed in 2007, Molice is a Japanese quartet with a sound that’s difficult to pin down; elements of ’70s punk energy, ’80s new wave sensibility, and ’90s college radio guitar all get mashed in there, topped with gutsy female vocals.…

Visqueen: Hand Me Down

Message To Garcia is a collection of Visqueen songs that represents a rock and roll epitaph to front woman Rachel Flotard’s father. After garnering countless fans, reviews, and playing shows with everyone from Guided By Voices, to Cheap Trick, Visqueen…