Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Albums Revisited: Alice In Chains ‘Jar Of Flies’ Turns 20: A look back at one of the biggest selling E.P’s of all time. I feel quite old today, because tomorrow Alice In Chain’s ‘Jar of Flies’ celebrates its 20th anniversary. Wasn’t I just in college, moping around to the sullen yet gorgeous acoustic driven tunes […]
Albums Revisited: Prong’s Cleansing Turns 20. Looking back at an underrated, yet influential masterpiece. This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of Cleansing, Prong’s 1994 metal masterwork. Prong are a band I’ve covered on several occasions (click here for my interview with band leader Tommy Victor). They’re a band that deserved to be huge, yet never […]
Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails and QOTSA To Perform Grammy Finale. Supergroup to be rounded out by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsay Buckingham. I’ve bemoaned the lack of heavy rock groups at the Grammy’s for years now. But the 2014 Grammy ceremonies have a silver lining; Dave Grohl will lead a supergroup of alternative veterans, including […]
Mogwai ‘Rave Tapes’ Review: Scottish post-rockers stick to their formula, but it still sounds fresh. [rating=4] On Rave Tapes, Mogwai’s eight full-length album, they stick to what they do best; down tempo, hypnotic swirls of melancholy, with only scant vocals throughout. But don’t mistake Rave Tapes as by-the-numbers stuff; it’s their strongest effort since 2002’s Happy Songs For […]
Upside Down The Creation Records Story Review. Rock doc revisits the Shoegaze, Acid-house and Britpop scenes through the prism of the record label that broke them all. [rating=4] I really couldn’t understand what he was saying but he was clearly enthusiastic. So says Post-punk icon Bob Mould while discussing Alan McGee, the drug crazed, often […]
Mogwai Stream New Album ‘Rave Tapes’: Scottish Post-Rock Icons Offer Free Streaming Of New Album Prior To Official Release Noise rock legends Mogwai will be releasing their new album Rave Tapes on January 20th, but fans don’t have to wait that long to listen. The band are streaming the album in full on Soundcloud for a […]
9 Most Awful Hair Metal Videos Ever Made aka Cock Rock at it’s most flaccid. A long while back, I did a list of Worst Music Videos. But I’ve discovered several more worthy entries from the 80’s hair metal/cock rock/hard rock scene. These clownish relics are prime examples of how this musical sub-genre quickly lapsed […]
The Coachella 2014 Music Festival Lineup has been announced. AND IT’S AMAZING. Every year Coachella offers an odd, yet winning mix of alternative music, past and present, and this year is no exception. As was earlier predicted across the web, Outkast will be reuniting for the event, and will be headlining both weekends, along […]
20 Best Movie Car Chase Scenes Of All Time: Counting down the coolest, non-CGI, hair-raising car chases in film history. After numerous setbacks, Mad Max 4: Fury Road has a 2014 release date. Given such a troubled gestation, one can wonder about the quality of the film. I wonder if Fury Road will be neutered by director George Miller’s […]
Listen To New Silversun Pickups Song ‘Cannibal’: Band announces new track off upcoming greatest hits album. Future of the band appears uncertain. 90’s alt-rock revivalists Silversun Pickups have just released a new song called ‘Cannibal.‘ The track will be featured on their upcoming greatest hits collection, entitled ‘The Singles Collection’, which will be released Februrary […]
