Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Bassist/vocalist/songwriter Chris Wyse is having a busy 2015. The former Cult bassist has a new gig playing with Kiss guitar legend Ace Frehley, and Wyse’s power trio Owl will be releasing their new album Things You Can’t See on July 28th. I recently interviewed Wyse regarding the creative process behind Owl’s new release, why he left The Cult, and what it’s like […]
Failure’s Greg Edwards Talks New Album The Heart Is A Monster: The lyricist/guitarist/bassist discusses the concept and execution of band’s first album since 1996’s Fantastic Planet. One of the most eagerly anticipated rock albums of 2015 is The Heart Is A Monster (out June 30th via INgrooves) from iconic L.A. space-rockers Failure, who reunited last year for the successful […]
Happy Birthday Glenn Danzig: Celebrating 60 Evil Years: a look at 60 devilish years in the life of the metal/punk icon. Rocker Glenn Danzig turns 60 on June 23rd, 2015. And he shows no signs of mellowing with age, with a summer tour and three new albums in the works. Click here for my 2014 Glenn Danzig interview […]
‘Inside We Are The Same’ Review: the third collaborative effort of The Church’s Steve Kilbey and All India Radio’s Martin Kennedy continues their winning brand of dreamy atmospheric song craft. [rating=5] Church frontman Steve Kilbey and All India Radio mastermind Martin Kennedy are back again to weave more of their mystical musical spell on their […]
Failure ‘The Heart Is A Monster’ Review: reunited space-rockers create an immersive effort that demands your full attention. [rating=5] Failure were a band ahead of their time: ambitious alt-rockers whose immersive soundscapes and unconventional song structures proved too challenging for those lost in grunge or Britpop in the mid-90’s. They fell through the cracks due to record […]
Eagles of Death Metal Release New Song ‘Complexity’: John Homme marks return to side project with new track ‘Complexity’. Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme surprised Eagles of Death Metal fans by popping up onstage at a gig in Paris last week. And now his return to his side project is complete: today the group […]
The Melvins with Le Butcherettes at The Mohawk Review: a grand evening of syrupy thick riffs and rhythmic whiplash on their Chaos As Usual tour. [rating=5] Those who like it loud, heavy and weird were in heaven at Austin’s The Mohawk last night. Sludge metal titans The Melvins’ heady, trippy riffage felt perfectly in tune […]
Flesh For Lulu’s Nick Marsh dead at 53: underrated rocker dies after cancer battle. Nick Marsh, frontman for 80’s new wave group Flesh For Lulu and world music group The Urban Voodoo Machine, passed away from a long bout with cancer on Friday. He was 53 years old. Marsh wasn’t a household name, but he […]
Queens Of The Stone Age ‘Rated R’ Turns 15- looking back on a a feel-good summer hit on its 15th anniversary. June 6, 2015 marks the 15th anniversary of QOTSA’s sophomore album Rated R, a disc that broke the band worldwide, and made them the première rock act for those of discerning tastes. Co-produced by frontman […]
Faith No More Albums Ranked From Worst To Best: the ultimate ranking of an “epic” discography. Has there ever been a band as hard to categorize as Faith No More? While they’re best known for their rap-rock hit Epic, that song doesn’t even begin to cover all their other musical tastes. The band have mixed and matched […]
