Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Yob ‘Our Raw Heart’ Review [rating=5]: Oregon doom metal trio create a masterpiece born of pain and rebirth. It’s like when your hard drive crashes—sometimes only parts of it are retrievable. That’s how it was for me. Some things just didn’t come back. Others came back in completely different ways. Others are still there but my […]
Episode 8: Spotlights’ Mario Quintero Talks New EP ‘Hanging By Faith’-SLIS Podcast: Guitarist and vocalist of alternative metal act discusses new experimental remix EP. Spotlights are one of the most compelling new metal bands in recent memory, comprised of the husband and wife duo of Mario Quintero (vocals, guitars, keyboards) and Sarah Quintero (bass, guitar, […]
This Wilderness ‘Sorry About Tomorrow’ Review: new industrial duo marry blues, beat poetry and industrial angst in powerful debut. [rating=4] This Wilderness are a new NYC based project featuring vocalist Robert O. Leaver and Jim Coleman, an experimental electronic artist best known for his work with defunct industrial noise-rockers Cop Shoot Cop. They’re making their musical début […]
Episode 7: Praga Khan Talks New Lords of Acid Album ‘Pretty in Kink’ -SLIS Podcast: Lords of Acid mastermind details first release since 2012’s ‘Deep Chills.’ Maurice Joseph Francois Engelen, best known by his alias Praga Khan, is one of the most influential figures in electronic music. Engelen’s pioneering work in the New Beat scene […]
Concert Review: The Darkness at Emo’s, Austin: UK rockers brought riffs, falsettos and wisecracks with bombastic set off their Tour De Prance tour. [rating=5] If you regularly peruse entertainment sites, you’ll read a lot of naysayers speaking of rock and roll being on the decline. But no one who was at Emo’s last night would […]
The Melvins ‘Pinkus Abortion Technician’ Review: The masters of heavy get heavier by doubling down on their bottom end. [rating=3.5] In 2016, The Melvins released Basses Loaded, an album featuring every bassist that has graced their lineup over the years, giving each their chance to shine. Their latest album, Pinkus Abortion Technician, takes a new […]
Episode 6: Tyson Todd Meade Talks Congressional Campaign and New Solo Album-SLIS Podcast: Chainsaw Kittens vocalist discusses his new political campaign, along with his new album Robbing The Nuclear Family. This week’s guest on the SLIS Podcast is Tyson Todd Meade, the frontman for underrated alternative rockers Chainsaw Kittens. While they were never a household […]
Episode 5: James Stevenson Talks New Solo Album 40 Years In The Rock and Roll Wilderness-SLIS Podcast: veteran guitarist discusses his new double album featuring choice cuts from his impressive body of work. This week, we have a very special guest: guitarist James Stevenson. Stevenson has lent his guitar talents to a host of classic 80’s […]
Concert Review: Sponge at Come And Take It Live: Detroit rockers give an arena worthy set at local club. [rating=5] Detroit alt-rockers Sponge rolled into the state capital last Sunday evening. And while it was technically April 15, 2018, you could be forgiven for thinking it was sometime in the mid-90’s. The group kicked things […]
A Perfect Circle ‘Eat The Elephant’ Review: APC defy expectations with understated, reflective comeback album. [rating=4] The last time A Perfect Circle released an album, it was 2004’s Emotive, a political protest album (featuring unorthodox cover songs), railing against an unpopular republican president and a divided electorate. The group return 14 years later with Eat The […]