Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Ken Andrews Interview: Failure frontman discusses band’s reunion, future and his diverse body of work. Failure were one of the great unsung bands of the 90’s. Fusing power-pop, alt-rock, space-rock and more, they were as unclassifiable as they were unforgettable. But lack of exposure, record label pressures, and internal band conflicts led to an early […]
Stream New Horrors Album ‘Luminous’; Listen to ‘Luminous’ in full before it’s May 5th release After hearing the excellent new singles ‘So Know You Know’ and ‘I See You’ Horrors fans have clamored for a chance to hear more off their new album ‘Luminous.’ And now they’re in luck; the band are streaming the entire […]
‘Mad World’ Book Review: New Wave fanatics will eat up all the nostalgic tidbits in ‘Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s’ [rating=4] Both obsessive and casual 1980’s New Wave fans will have much to enjoy with the new book ‘Mad World’ by 80’s veteran music journalists Lori Majewski and Jonathan […]
Albums Revisited: The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ Turns 30, a look back at one of the best albums of the 80’s (or any other decade). A timeless gothic masterpiece. On May 2nd, 1989, The Cure released their eighth album ‘Disintegration.‘ It’s now renown as a singular expression of heartache, introversion, solemn resolve and bleak beauty. It’s hard to fathom […]
Watch video of Portishead’s Beth Gibbons Black Sabbath covering Black Sabbath, aka ‘Black Sabbeth’ with UK metal band Gonga In totally out-of-left-field yet completely awesome news, Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbons has collaborated with metal band Gonga. They’ve done a cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Black Sabbath’ and it sounds sensually evil. Click here to see where […]
The 2014 ACL Fest lineup feels similar to other mega-festivals this year The 2014 Austin City Limits Festival has officially been announced, and has a similar roster akin to other festival lineups this year. It doesn’t quite ring my bell this time around, but I’ve felt a little meh on most festival lineups this year. […]
Prong ‘Ruining Lives’ Review: Tommy Victor returns with guns blazing for Prong’s latest release. [rating=4] When I interviewed Prong frontman Tommy Victor last year, he mentioned the next Prong album would draw upon the alternative industrial metal sound of albums like ‘Cleansing’ and underrated follow-up ‘Rude Awakening.’ Click here for Albums Revisited; Prong’s ‘Cleansing’ Turns […]
Albums Revisited: Pixies ‘Doolittle’ Turns 25; a look back at an album that shaped 90’s alternative rock. On April 18th, the Pixies album ‘Doolittle’ celebrates its 25th anniversary. While only a modest success upon its release in 1989, it has become legendary in indie and alternative rock circles for its influence on many iconic bands […]
Welcome back to Part 2 of the 30 Most underrated comic book characters. Listing those overlooked supervillians and superheroes who could use a movie makeover and an expanded presence in pop culture. Click here to read Part 1 (if you haven’t already) to see what’s been covered. I’ll have Amazon and other affiliate links for […]
Counting down the 30 Most Underrated Comic Book Characters Of All Time; those superheroes and supervillains who deserve a bigger share of the comic and movie spotlight. Recently I saw the excellent Captain America: The Winter Soldier (click here for my review). I was happy to see the inclusion of the Falcon, an awesome Marvel character who […]
