Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
SLIS 2013 Ultimate Halloween Party Playlist: Impress your party guests with this Halloween Playlist of frighteningly great tunes. When I made last year’s Halloween playlist, I figured I’d covered it all. I had alternative, punk, goth, metal , soundtracks, and classic rock dark and creepy classics that offer a perfect soundtrack to a music lover’s Halloween […]
Albums Revisited: Radiohead’s ‘Pablo Honey’ Turns 25. The band disowned it, and their fans ignore it. It’s their loss, because ‘Pablo Honey’ in an underrated gem. *This post was originally published in 2013. It has been updated. I recently saw Thom York and Flea perform on The Daily Show with their new band Atoms For Peace. […]
An Interview With Phil Anselmo: Metal Frontman Discusses Upcoming Housecore Horror Film Festival, His Love of Horror, Musical Projects, And More. Phil Anselmo is a man who doesn’t like to sit still. He’s been involved in numerous musical projects since his work with Pantera. And he’s a lifelong horror movie fan. Now his two passions will […]
Moby ‘Innocents’ Review: Moby collaborates with guest vocalists and new producer on ‘Innocents’. But his stylistic template remains largely unchanged. [rating=3] Moby has had one interesting career path. He started off as a 90’s techno pioneer. But then he broke formula, releasing two albums that merged electronica, punk rock and metal (Everything Is Wrong, Animal Rights.) […]
Albums Revisited: Depeche Mode ‘Ultra’ Turns 20. Depeche Mode’s 1997 album has been maligned as one of their weaker releases. It’s time to set the record straight for its 20th anniversary. I saw Depeche Mode in concert last week. The set list was varied (pulling largely from new album Delta Machine) and it was nice to […]
Dexter Season 8 Finale Review: SPOILER ALERT: Watch the finale before reading, spoilers abound… [rating=3] Well folks, Dexter is officially over. So was the series finale ‘Remember The Monsters’ a satisfying conclusion to a season that has skidded off the rails, or does it end in the same haphazard fashion? According to Dexter’s producers, the […]
Sean Yseult Interview: Former White Zombie Bassist talks her new band playing Housecore Horror Film Festival, and other creative projects. Since leaving White Zombie, bassist Sean Yseult hasn’t slowed down one bit. She’s created a clothing line, wrote a book, and is currently playing with Star & Dagger, which trades in White Zombie’s industrial groove […]
Concert Review: Depeche Mode at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion; Veteran synth-pop act plays a triumphant set to the welcoming Houston crowd. [rating=5] Depeche Mode played to a sold out crowd at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion this Wednesday in Houston, TX (aka The Woodlands). And while both Depeche Mode and the Houston audience were largely middle-aged (myself included) […]
CHVRCHES ‘The Bones Of What You Believe’ Album Review: Excellent debut for Scottish electronic trio. [rating=5] CHVRCHES (pronounced churches) have had a strong musical ascent for a band who, up until now, haven’t made a full-length release. 2012 singles Lies and The Mother We Share were both shiny, melodic gems, as was 2013’s Recover. So one wondered what the hold up […]
Placebo ‘Loud Like Love’ Review; it ain’t broke so don’t bother fixing it. Placebo does exactly what you expect them too, and it sounds just fine. [rating=4] If there’s ever a band that can comfort Gen-Exers as we muddle through middle-age, it’s Placebo. They’re the musical equivalent of Matthew McConaughey’s quote from Dazed And Confused: One thing […]
