Album Alternative Rock Music Review

Dr. Octagon ‘Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation’ Review

Dr. Octagon ‘Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation’ Review: acclaimed, experimental hip-hop [rating=5] It’s been 22 years since 1996’s Dr. Octagonecologyst, the début album featuring Kool Keith’s extraterrestrial gynecologist persona Dr. Octagon. It was an instant bizarro-hip-hop classic, mixing sci-fi and pornographic imagery, garnering critical acclaim and a devoted cult following in the process. While Keith […]

Album Albums Revisited Alternative Rock Music

40 Alternative Rock Albums Turning 20 in 2018-Best Albums of 1998

40 Alternative Rock Albums Turning 20 in 2018-Best Albums of 1998: SLIS and contributor Peter Marks look back at landmark albums hitting the two decade mark this year. As the 90s began to wane, there was a cultural shift. Alternative rock, be it grunge or Britpop was winding down. Electronica never really reached past it’s […]

Album Alternative Rock Music Review

Failure ‘In The Future’ EP Review

Failure ‘In The Future’ EP Review: space rock trio release 1st of four EP’s (to be compiled for full-length album). For any Failure fans worried that the band’s highly anticipated reunion would be short-lived, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Four years after their critically acclaimed comeback album The Heart is a Monster, the […]

Album Interviews Music

Episode 3: Dave Wyndorf Talks New Monster Magnet Album Mindfu**er-SLIS Podcast

Episode 3: Dave Wyndorf discusses group’s stripped-down politically fuelled album on this week’s podcast. This week on the SLIS podcast we’re talking to a very special guest: Dave Wyndorf, the founding member and frontman of stoner rock icons Monster Magnet. I spoke to Wyndorf about the group’s new album Mindfucker (click here for my review), […]

Album Music Review

Monster Magnet ‘Mindfucker’ Review

Monster Magnet ‘Mindfucker’ Review: Dave Wyndorf makes a party record to help survive the Trump era. [rating=4] I had this idea in my head that this would be kind of a “good time” record…But with a real Detroit edge to it….Why not? I’d never done that before. When writing an album of songs, I always […]

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Episode 2: Dean Ween Talks New Album Rock2-SLIS Podcast

Episode 2: Dean Ween Talks New Album Rock2-SLIS Podcast–co-founding member of iconic alternative act discusses his sophomore solo release with The Dean Ween band in lively interview. This week our guest is none other than Dean Ween, a founding member of the cult favorite, multi-genre duo/band Ween. Ween (the alias of Michael Melchiondo Jr.) is […]

Comic Books Review

Book Review: DC Comics ‘My Girl Power Journal’

Book Review: DC Comics ‘My Girl Power Journal’: Downtown Bookworks new interactive journal helps empower young girls inner superhero.  [rating=5] Downtown Bookworks have been on a roll with their excellent series of D.C. Comics related books for young children–in particular, those focused on young girls, which is both timely and extremely important. And their latest […]

Album Alternative Rock Music Review

The Dean Ween Group ‘Rock2’ Review

The Dean Ween Group ‘Rock2’ Review: sophomore solo release from Dean Ween (aka Mickey Melchiondo) is a funky, quirky delight. It was just 2 years ago that Dean Ween released The Deaner Album, the début release from The Dean Ween Group. His work ethic shows no signs of slowing down: in addition to touring both with […]

Alternative Rock Interviews Music

Episode 1: Kevin Haskins Talks New Book Bauhaus-Undead-SLIS Podcast

Episode 1: Kevin Haskins Talks New Book Bauhaus-Undead-SLIS Podcast founding member and drummer discusses revisiting his Goth roots with his deluxe coffee table book and much more. Very exciting news here at Smells Like Infinite Sadness: we’ve finally launched a podcast! I know, I know. It’s taken awhile for me to get going on this, […]

Album Alternative Rock Music Review

Ministry ‘AmeriKKKant’ Review

Ministry ‘AmeriKKKant’ Review: Al Jourgensen wages musical war against Donald Trump on band’s most unusual album to date. [rating=3] Al Jourgensen’s creativity has always thrived during Republican presidencies. It’s his muse, fueling all the best albums from his industrial juggernaut Ministry. The band’s 1992 magnum opus Psalm 69 pilloried George HW Bush’s singular term, and […]