Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Albums Revisited: Depeche Mode’s Violator Turns 25: a look at back the 25th anniversary of an album that turned a synth-pop group into an arena rock band. Depeche Mode’s Violator celebrates its 25th anniversary on March 19th. And to fully understand that 1990 album’s definitive impact, one has to rewind the clock back to 1988. The […]
Well time flies when you’re having fun they say…which is why it seems crazy that Smells Like Infinite Sadness celebrates its third birthday today! This blog has been a labor of love, a bit of trial and error, and a sounding board for all my pop culture obsessions…and it appears to be paying off. When […]
SXSW 2015 is almost upon us, and like always, it can be a bit hectic planning out your music schedule. How to choose between new buzz bands, revered veteran acts and cult oddities? Well I’m here to help, with a list focused on pleasing lovers of alternative rock, metal and psychedelia. So without further ado, here […]
Torche’s Steve Brooks Talks New Album ‘Restarter’: Torche frontman discusses intense new album and 2015 tour in our exclusive interview. One of the beautiful aspects of Torche is their lack of easy classification. Sure they’re heavy, but they’re not exactly metal. Yes they’re catchy, but in quirky hard to define ways. It’s this indefinable quality that has […]
Albums Revisited: Radiohead’s The Bends Turns 20: a look back at one of the most revered sophomore albums of all time. On March 13th, Radiohead’s sophomore album The Bends will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Besides making me feel ancient, it’s also a time to reflect on that album’s legacy, and how it stacks up against Radiohead’s […]
The Grassy Knoll’s Nolan Green Talks New Album Electric Verdeland Vol. 1 The Grassy Knoll were one of the most unique electronica acts of the 90’s, forging a connective tissue between trip-hop beats, 70’s arena rock and jazz textures. But the project, led by the Austin, TX based producer/multi-instrumentalist Nolan Green has kept a low profile as […]
Faith No More are set to release their new single Superhero this month on vinyl and digital. And the band just debuted the track via YouTube. Check it out below: Bassist Billy Gould discussed the new track’s meaning on Marvel Comics official website: “Superhero” actually just started from the sound of the song, where it has […]
The Grassy Knoll ‘Electric Verdeland, Vol. 1’ Review: Austin based electronica project makes for an immersive and hallucinatory listen. [rating=4] It’s been 12 years since Trip-hop-jazz-rockers The Grassy Knoll’s last album, but they’ve returned with the intriguing Electric Verdeland, Vol. 1. The Grassy Knoll is the musical alter-ego of one-man-band Bob Nolan Green, and past efforts have […]
Listen to Thom Yorke’s UK Gold Soundtrack featuring Massive Attack and Elbow: film chronicles British tax evasion scandal. UK Gold is a controversial film diving into the hot button issue of tax evasion in Great Britain. And it has a vocal advocate: Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, who has scored the project with assistance from Massive Attack’s […]
Torche ‘Restarter’ Review: band takes their sweet, stoner sound to new heights. [rating=5] When describing the sound of Miami metallers Torche, the main conceit is that the band varies effortlessly between sugary upbeat rockers and stoner sludge anthems, sounding at times like two different bands with competing approaches. But as the band’s sound has evolved, those two […]
