Musings on the past and present state of music, film, and pop culture. Get off my lawn.
Episode 53: Pulsars’ Dave Trumfio Talks 1997 Self-Titled Album Reissue-SLIS Podcast In this week’s episode, I interview Dave Trumfio, the songwriter and vocalist for the synth-pop duo Pulsars. The Chicago-based Pulsars, which also featured Trumfio’s brother and multi-instrumentalist Harry Trumfio, were one of the first bands to bring back an 80s retro sound on their […]
Albums Revisited: The Cult’s Dreamtime (40th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue): in honor of Beggar’s Basement reissue, we look back at The Cult’s propulsive post-punk debut album four decades on. The Cult are celebrating their 40th anniversary in style. In late 2023 they reunited as Death Cult, the moniker they used in the early 80’s before shortening […]
RIP Killing Joke’s Geordie Walker: An Influential Yet Underrated Guitarist Who Helped to Shape Post-Punk, Alternative Rock and Metal For discerning fans of heavy music, a seismic loss has occurred. Kevin “Geordie” Walker, guitarist for UK post-punk icons Killing Joke has died at the age of 65. The band posted the bad news on Facebook: […]
Episode 44: Royal Thunder’s Mlny Parsonz Talks New Album ‘Rebuilding The Mountain’-SLIS Podcast Royal Thunder are back with Rebuilding The Mountain, their first album in 5 years, out June 16th via Spinefarm. Like past efforts including Wick and Crooked Doors, it sees the group continue their unique marriage of classic rock and 90’s alternative with […]
Best Rock Albums of 2022: 10 awesome rock albums from another crazy year, featuring releases from Placebo, Suede, Dead Cross, The Cult and more. As 2022 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect. The pandemic has become more manageable, but is still with us, and on a global scale most things still feel out of […]
The Cult ‘Under The Midnight Sun’ Review: veteran UK rockers honor their past and explore their future on new album. “Forget what you know.” That murmured line from ‘Mirror,’ kicks off The Cult’s new album ‘Under The Midnight Sun‘, their first album since 2016’s ‘Hidden City‘. And in many ways that lyric encapsulates the 8-song […]
Concert Review: The Cult at Stubb’s, Austin. UK alt-rock veterans return to Austin for blistering set. There was a sense of legacy surrounding The Cult’s performance this past Sunday at Stubb’s Amphitheater. After a strong-set from doom metal outfit King Woman, the pre-show music was chock full of the post-punk acts The Cult emerged with in […]
Ministry ‘Moral Hygiene’ Review: Al Jourgensen and co. expertly target our dystopian present while offering sonic catharsis on new album. How concerned are you? That’s the sampled repeated question on Alert Level, the ominous churning opener to Moral Hygiene, the latest album from Ministry (October 1st, Nuclear Blast). Over seismic beats and scalding power chords, […]
Coloursound ‘Coloursound II’ Review: musical superduo of The Alarm’s Mike Peters and The Cult’s Billy Duffy bring the goods on first album since 1999 debut. Coloursound were an under-the-radar ‘super group’ that never got their full due. That’s largely because the duo, comprised of The Alarm frontman Mike Peters and The Cult lead guitarist Billy […]
Episode 36: The Mission UK’s Wayne Hussey Discusses Charity Single ‘TOS2020’ Featuring All Your Favorite Musicians: Mission frontman assembles a dream team of alt-rock greats for a worthy cause. Wayne Hussey is goth-rock royalty. Between his tenure as guitarist in The Sisters of Mercy to founding the The Mission UK, the frontman/guitarist has created some […]
