CKY holds a special place in my heart. Like many an early ’00’s band, CKY was introduced to me during the beginnings my record store retail dayz. I’d hear certain albums incessantly and either have them forever seep into my musical consciousness (Like At The Drive-In and Cave In) or [...]
Hearing a band you’ve enjoyed from the beginning progress over the years is a glorious thing sometimes. Take MA’s Harborlights, for example. Post-rock, post-metal, post-whatever. They’re killing it and their latest offerings are even more proof of why you should all be paying attention.
The only downside of Ryan Patterson’s debut EP under the Fotocrime moniker is that with only three tracks, it’ll inevitably leave listeners wanting, no, yearning for more music from this new outfit.
I get a lot of press releases and album advances and unfortunately, I can’t review everything that comes across my desk. Do I feel bad when I get multiple requests on an album that I simply don’t have time to review? Of course I do! I’m (sorta) human after all. [...]
I’ll be honest. I was never into Jawbreaker, Superchunk or Weezer so when promos come across my desk with new bands compared to that trio of outfits then I inadvertently roll my eyes. My alt ’90’s were made up of grunge, discovering industrial metal and thrash so not having a [...]
Mark Lanegan has had a stellar and diverse career. Whether he was fronting Screaming Trees, being an unofficial Queens Of The Stone Age member, lending his iconic pipes to UNKLE, or duetting with Greg Dulli, Lanegan has managed to become something of a musical chameleon. On Gargoyle, Lanegan combines all [...]
