Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Review: AMC’s “The Killing” makes another stab at relevancy with the Season 3 Premiere. [rating=4] SPOILER ALERT: I’m discussing key plot reveals in this review. With declining ratings and a polarized viewership, it seemed like AMC’s The Killing was DOA. So it was a big surprise that it was renewed for a third season, given […]
An intoxicating work that defies expectations, ‘Like Clockwork’ is the feel weird hit of the summer, showcasing Queens Of The Stone Age band leader Josh Homme’s dark side. [rating=4] When Dave Grohl confirmed his drumming on the new Queens Of The Stone Age album, fans got excited. But he tempered expectations: The Queens record’s pretty great, man. […]
Review: Alice In Chains “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here.” A solid (if slightly homogenous) effort from the veteran Seattle band, but it falls short from “Black Gives Way To Blue.” [rating=3] When Alice In Chains reformed in 2005, it inspired skepticism. The loss of vocalist Layne Staley seemed insurmountable, and his shoes seemed impossible to fill. […]
When Trent Reznor announced earlier this year that he was resurrecting Nine Inch Nails for a series of shows, fans were also hoping new music would follow. And now there’s confirmation from Reznor himself that new material is on the way. **UPDATED: Click here for my Hesitation Marks review. The news came via the band’s […]
Queens Of The Stone Age Stream ‘Like Clockwork’ before its release next week via Mammoth Records. UPDATED: Click here for my “…Like Clockwork”Review. Today Queens Of The Stone Age announced they’ll be streaming their new album “Like Clockwork,” in full on iTunes one week before it’s release on June Fourth. The stream will begin tomorrow, May 28th. Love Queens Of […]
The SLIS Best Alternative Rock Summer Playlist: We’ve compiled the best summer jams from classic alternative, punk, new wave, electronica, 70’s glam and more! Folks my age don’t get the same kick out of summer like we used to. Gone are (what seemed like) the endless summers of our high school and college years. But, […]
RIP Ray Manzarek; Enjoy in remembrance our mix of some of his best tracks with The Doors, his solo work, collaborations, and covers. In a year that’s already seen many musical titans pass, we’ve lost another legend, and that’s the late Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who passed away from cancer on May 20th at 74 […]
Concert Review: ArnoCorps Blaze Through A Rocking Set At The Fireside Lounge in Alameda, CA. [rating=5] If you’ve wondered why I haven’t posted in a bit, it’s because I just came back from a trip in San Francisco, one of my favorite places to take a trip. One of many vacation highlights included a blistering […]
MAJOR SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read until you’ve seen ‘Iron Man 3’. I recently saw “Iron Man 3.” I wasn’t looking forward to it in particular. I loved the original but thought the sequel was an afterthought, merely serving as a set-up to The Avengers. But “Iron Man 3” was quite enjoyable, and that’s in large […]
Album Review: Steve Kilbey and Martin Kennedy make chilled-out bliss with “You Are Everything” [rating=5] When I interviewed Steve Kilbey earlier this year he was quite candid about the recent shakiness with his long-running band The Church, and had this to say about his new album “You Are Everything” with Martin Kennedy: “Don’t wait for the […]
