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Levitation 2016 Announces Official Lineup: the festival formerly known as Austin Psych Fest announces a sterling lineup for 2016. Today the organizers behind Austin, Texas Levitation Festival announced its official 2016 lineup, and its a impressive mix of classic psychedelia , shoegaze, drone metal and more. Headlining the bill will be Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson who will be performing […]
Leo Abrahams ‘Daylight’ Review (Lo Recordings): producer/guitarist fifth album is elegant and sleek electronica featuring contributions from Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa and ambient music icon Brian Eno. [rating=4] Leo Abrahams isn’t a household name, but fans of alternative, ambient and electronic music have surely heard his work. the producer/guitarist has lent his touch to artists as varied as Pulp, […]
RIP Scott Weiland: His 25 Best Songs: remembering the late singer and lyricist with this ultimate playlist of songs from Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and his solo material. On December 4th, the news broke that former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland died in his sleep at the age of 48. The saddest part of this announcement to […]
Danzig ‘Skeletons’ Review: Some diamonds in the rough amidst a few misfires. [rating=3] Punk/Metal icon Glenn Danzig has been teasing the release of his covers album Skeletons for years, and now it’s finally here. It’s a curious album: many tracks show songs which obviously influenced the frontman’s formative years (Black Sabbath’s N.I.B, Elvis Presley’s Let Yourself Go), while […]
The SLIS 2015 Geek Holiday Gift Guide UPDATED with Cyber Monday Deals!! Welcome to the third and final installment of the SLIS 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Geek Gift Edition! There’s a lot of amazing, geek-tastic Christmas offerings this year, and I’ve handpicked the best in sci-fi, superheroes and other nerdy holiday offerings from Amazon, Thinkgeek, Modcloth and Entertainment […]
SLIS Holiday Gift Guide: Best 2015 Blu-ray and DVD Box Sets: the must-have home movie and TV special edition X-mas presents. UPDATED: New Cyber Monday deals highlighted in red!! Hello and welcome to the second installment of the 2015 SLIS Holiday Gift Guide (click here for our music box set edition). Here I’ve assembled a list of […]
The Melvins ‘Across The USA in 51 Days: The Movie!’ Review: Sludge-lords document their (almost) record-breaking American tour. [rating=4] Back in 2012, Sludge-metal icons The Melvins attempted a Guinness World Record: to play 50 states in 51 days (+Washington DC). While the title apparently belongs to George Thorogood (who claims he did it first, others cite singer Kevin Montgomery), the group […]
SLIS Holiday Gift Guide: Best Music Box Sets of 2015-our picks for this year’s coolest music box sets and rock music specialty items. UPDATED: Cyber Monday deals highlighted in red! The holiday season is officially upon us, and there is no shortage of awesome gift choices for the rock music fan in our life. I’ve […]
Albums Revisited: Adam Ant’s ‘Wonderful’ at 20: Peter Marks celebrates the brief career revival of the New Wave icon. By: Peter Marks When people think of Adam Ant invariably one of two albums are brought up: ‘Friend or Foe’ and ‘Strip’. It is easy to forget how many other releases he has out (especially the […]
The Jesus and Mary Chain Albums Ranked Worst To Best: Sure ‘Psychocandy’ is a classic, and deserves its 30th anniversary celebration. But does it unfairly overshadow the rest of their discography? Here’s our definitive JAMC ranking. November 18, 2015 marks the 30th anniversary for Psychocandy, the highly influential 1985 début album from The Jesus and Mary […]
