Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Guns N’ Roses Classic Lineup to Reunite For Coachella: majority of iconic 80’s group to headline Indio, California festival, along with stadium dates. Well it appears (almost) official: according to Billboard.com, the classic lineup of G N’R appear to be joining forces for a 2016 tour, namely as headliners for next year’s Coachella Music Festival. This […]
SLIS’s Best TV Shows of 2015: this year’s most compelling television series of various genres. With 2015 about to come to a close we continue are yearly best of lists (click here for best songs, and click here for best albums), with a look at all that was weird, wild and wonderful in the world of […]
SLIS’s 15 Best Rock Albums of 2015: the best metal and alternative rock albums of the year. Last week I covered the 25 best rock songs of 2015, and now it’s time to celebrate the best albums of the year. As always I pride myself on sticking to rock oriented releases in a sea of pop nonsense, […]
SLIS’s 25 Best Rock Songs of 2015: counting down the most rocking tunes of the year. It’s just a few weeks until we say goodbye to 2015 (really?), so that means its time to break our best-of lists, starting off with the best rock tracks of the year. Here’s my favorite 25 from the worlds of alternative, […]
Baroness ‘Purple’ Review: Band reemerge three years after a harrowing bus crash, renewed with a razor-sharp focus. [rating=5] Back in 2012, Baroness were ready to take on the world thanks to their acclaimed double album Yellow and Green. But their promotional tour was derailed by a near fatal bus crash. The injuries took their toll: drummer […]
Levitation 2016 Announces Official Lineup: the festival formerly known as Austin Psych Fest announces a sterling lineup for 2016. Today the organizers behind Austin, Texas Levitation Festival announced its official 2016 lineup, and its a impressive mix of classic psychedelia , shoegaze, drone metal and more. Headlining the bill will be Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson who will be performing […]
Leo Abrahams ‘Daylight’ Review (Lo Recordings): producer/guitarist fifth album is elegant and sleek electronica featuring contributions from Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa and ambient music icon Brian Eno. [rating=4] Leo Abrahams isn’t a household name, but fans of alternative, ambient and electronic music have surely heard his work. the producer/guitarist has lent his touch to artists as varied as Pulp, […]
RIP Scott Weiland: His 25 Best Songs: remembering the late singer and lyricist with this ultimate playlist of songs from Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and his solo material. On December 4th, the news broke that former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland died in his sleep at the age of 48. The saddest part of this announcement to […]
Danzig ‘Skeletons’ Review: Some diamonds in the rough amidst a few misfires. [rating=3] Punk/Metal icon Glenn Danzig has been teasing the release of his covers album Skeletons for years, and now it’s finally here. It’s a curious album: many tracks show songs which obviously influenced the frontman’s formative years (Black Sabbath’s N.I.B, Elvis Presley’s Let Yourself Go), while […]
The SLIS 2015 Geek Holiday Gift Guide UPDATED with Cyber Monday Deals!! Welcome to the third and final installment of the SLIS 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Geek Gift Edition! There’s a lot of amazing, geek-tastic Christmas offerings this year, and I’ve handpicked the best in sci-fi, superheroes and other nerdy holiday offerings from Amazon, Thinkgeek, Modcloth and Entertainment […]
