Month: March 2005
The Bellrays
Do Not Obey: The Bellrays Bust Boundaries with their One-of-a-Kind Rock n’ Soul When talked about in larger publications The BellRays usually get lumped in with the so-called “garage rock revival.” Not only have The BellRays been playing their patented brand of maximum rock n’ soul for much longer than that stupid tag has been
Localized: The Happies
THE HAPPIES Miles Biddulph: Guitar Ki: Guitar Elledge IV: Drums and Keys Linwood Biddulph: Keys and Drums Nate Biddulph: Bass To find The Happies, I went down a narrow and silent alleyway to a little house with few lights on inside. There, I found The Happies and we proceeded to have a muted conversation.
Big Black Monsoon: Yyrkoon Unleashes a New Storm With Occult...
[Yyrkoon]Coming from France’s Osmose Productions as well as Salt Lake City’s The End Records is French metal thrashers Yyrkoon. After humble beginnings in 1995, the band released their debut full-length album, Oniric Transition, in 1998 and Dying Sun in 2002. Progressing to a different sound, the band’s third release, Occult Medicine, is a steamroller of
Pinch Me: SLUG’s Adventures at SXSW 2005
Free BBQ, show highlights, and interview with Billy Idol, Joey Castillo from Queens of the Stone Age and Bad Brad Wheeler from the Legendary Porch Pounders! … read more
Localized: Nate Padley
Localized this month is lovely and has a clean complexion. Localized talks to you in a whisper before tucking you in with a glass of water. Nate Padley and The Happies will play on the second Friday of March at the Urban Lounge, a private club for members only. NATE PADLEY Nate Padley: Guitar and
Hunter S. Thompson
Tragic Happenings in This Foul Year of the Cock, 2005 Woody Creek, Colorado, 02/20/05: I turned on the news today and saw that Hunter S. Thompson had died, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. My first reaction was that it couldn’t be true. I thought it must be some kind of publicity stunt; why would
Grant Nelson
City Swingin’ with Grant Nelson Across the drink and through the countryside, British native Grant Nelson can not only claim his rightful place as a patriarch of the house community, but this award-winning international DJ/producer has flourished along with wife (Kate Ross) as co-owners of the10-year-old house music label, Swing City. In a SLUG
Whip it Good: Prepare to be Dominated by the Coachwhips
When I called to schedule this interview, I got an answering machine, which, in the spirit of George Castanza’s answering machine on Seinfeld, is a reworking of a famous pop tune (only in this case, the message is about “walking on down to K-Mart to buy some shoes” set to the music of “Electric Ave.”)
Edie Sedgwick
Pastiche Panoply: Jason Moyer of Edie Sedgwick Chats Celebrityism, Post-Modernism, Pop-Art “One day five years ago I was watching America’s Scariest Police Chases and it was hosted by this insane sheriff from somewhere with really white teeth, this tough dude. And I thought, ‘What if somebody wrote a novel from this dude’s perspective? What would
Low
How Low Can You Go: High Times with Alan Sparhawk of Low. [Alan Sparkhawk of Low] “I don’t know if that’s specifically the new direction. Going out on a limb was definitely a positive experience, and I think we’re going to do that more.” Moses spoke with G-d, George Bush held private council
