Musings on the past and present state of music, film, and pop culture. Get off my lawn.
The 15 Best Rock Albums of 2024: the best in alternative, metal and more from a year that sorely needed musical solace. 2024. What a year, huh? I’m personally worn out from it and dreading 2025, but I take my pleasures where I can find them, and music remains a source of solace for me […]
Episode 54: The Melvins’ Dale Crover Talks New Solo Album ‘Glossolalia’-SLIS Podcast: veteran drummer talks third solo effort, current European tour, Melvins’ activity and more in new interview. Today, we’re talking with legendary drummer Dale Crover, best known for his work with The Melvins. Their unique blend of metal, punk, and experimental music helped shape […]
The Melvins ‘Tarantula Heart’ Review: experimental metal pioneers go back to double drumming while exploring new sonic pathways. The Melvins are the metal band that never sleeps. Since forming in the late 80s, the sludge icons have pumped out 27 studio albums, setting a high bar for quantity and quality. Ever the musical mad scientists, […]
The Melvins ‘Five Legged Dog’ Review: sludge metal legends release mammoth 36 song, 4-LP collection of acoustic renditions of classic tracks, deep cuts, and covers. If there’s one sonic characteristic synonymous with the sound of the Melvins, it’s distortion. Big, syrupy, gelatinous overdriven riffs that emanate like lava, buttressed by relentless drumming and guitarist/singer Buzz […]
Concert Review: Melvins and Redd Kross at The Mohawk, Austin: two cult favorites that taste great together warm up a frigid Austin crowd. Not even a miserably cold and rainy tonight could keep away the Melvins faithful. Anticipation was high for yet another blowout set from the sludge/grunge progenitors, and this evening didn’t disappoint. Openers […]
Big Business ‘The Beast You Are’ Review: Seattle stoner metal duo bring bottom-heavy bliss on latest release. Big Business has been one of the best under-the-radar American rock acts ever since their formation in 2006, whether playing as a two-piece, or as a full-blown band. The act are back in power duo mode on their […]
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 […]
UPDATED 11/10/2017: I have just been informed that Chuck Mosley has died. As far as I know, this may be the last interview he participated in. I truly enjoyed chatting with him, and found him to be a gentle, kind soul who seemed to have turned a corner in his career. I’m deeply saddened to […]
Spotlights ‘Seismic’ Review: Married Brooklyn rockers craft a brutal yet beautiful noise. [rating=5] Spotlights (aka Brooklyn husband and wife Mario and Sarah Quintero) are a power duo in every sense of the word. On their sophomore album Seismic (out October 6 on Ipecac Recordings), they create a sound so massive, it’s hard to believe it […]
Tombstones in Their Eyes ‘Fear’ Review: space-psych L.A. trio conjure weird and wonderful textures on new EP. [rating=4] With their B-movie horror moniker and album artwork, one could be forgiven for thinking that L.A. trio Tombstones in Their Eyes were some type of doom or sludge metal group. But you’d be mistaken. Yes, the group are […]
