Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Bryan Ferry ‘Avonmore’ Review: former Roxy Music frontman’s assured suave sounds remain perfectly intact. [rating=4] Roxy Music may (once again) be no more, but frontman Bryan Ferry isn’t waiting around. Next week comes the release of Avonmore, his 14th studio album, and his first since 2010’s Olympia. And from opener Loop Di Li, it’s clear we’re in […]
Preview Smashing Pumpkins ‘Monuments to an Elegy’: band gives snippets detailing the nine tracks on upcoming album. UPDATED: Click here for my Monuments review and click here to stream in full on iTunes. Billy Corgan has released a YouTube clip featuring 30 second snippets of upcoming Smashing Pumpkins album Monuments to an Elegy which you […]
Album Review: Sonny Vincent and Spite ‘Spiteful’: garage-punk supergroup blows the doors off with new album. [rating=5] What do you get when you mix members of The Stooges, The Damned, The Sex Pistols and The Testors together? If your answer is a badass punk rock supergroup, well that’s a given. But supergroups can often come […]
Hear Five New Songs from Bryan Ferry Album ‘Avonmore’: singer debuts new songs in an NPR interview Bryan Ferry’s new album ‘Avonmore‘ is due for release on November 17th, and the British crooner (and former Roxy Music frontman) recently sat down with NPR’s Bob Bollen and Robin Hinton. He debuted five new tracks from the new […]
Today the Smashing Pumpkins released One and All, from their upcoming album Monuments to an Elegy. This follows last month’s release of new track Being Beige. The track premiered on the Huffington Post. Frontman and sole original member Billy Corgan told the media outlet that “I basically sang the whole song the first time I wrote it. […]
John Carpenter Releases ‘Vortex’ From ‘Lost Themes’ Album: horror director and composer teases fans with new track from forthcoming Lost Themes Album Earlier this month, director/composer John Carpenter appeared at L.A.’s Beyond Festival, where he and Jamie Lee Curtis hosted a screening of his influential horror classic Halloween. Afterwards, the duo did an audience Q&A, […]
Housecore Fest Concert Review: Danzig/Samhain at Emo’s: moody metal frontman closes Housecore Horror Fest in style: The 2014 Housecore Horror Fest came to a close at Emo’s on Sunday in suitable fashion: after the old-school thrash of Dallas’s Warbeast and the sloppy sludge of Eyehategod, it was time for Danzig. Click here for my exclusive 2014 […]
Glenn Danzig Interview: Housecore, Samhain and a Busy 2015. The veteran rocker discusses his upcoming HHF set and busy musical plans for next year. Glenn Danzig has a reputation for being a difficult interview, but he was friendly and approachable when I spoke with him about his upcoming Danzig/Samhain performance at Austin’s 2014 Housecore Horror Film Festival. […]
Listen To New Smashing Pumpkins Song ‘Being Beige’: Alternative rock outfit release first song off new album Monuments To An Elegy. The Smashing Pumpkins released their first single off forthcoming album Monuments To An Elegy. The track, entitled Being Beige (World’s On Fire), features Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee on drums. You can listen to it […]
Steve Stevens Talks New Billy Idol Album ‘Kings and Queens of the Underground: Veteran guitarist discusses duo’s new 2014 album, their long-standing creative partnership, his signature guitar line and more in our exclusive interview. Rebel Yell, White Wedding, Eyes Without A Face. Hearing any of these tracks, takes one back to the 1980’s, when Billy Idol became a staple […]
