Music
Off to See the Wizard: Ozzfest’s Bury Your Dead and...
After 10 years of avoiding Salt Lake City, Ozzfest finally brings its extravagant headbanging musical tour to Utah. … read more
Tough Resin: The Epoxies Glue Together the Weird and the...
Upon finishing the Y2K-scare of phone conversations, I understood that The Epoxies are a band that will continue to do what they love because they love it. … read more
Papa Don’t Preach: A Conversation with David Pajo
David Pajo is busy. He finished the highly successful, cult-approved Slint reunion tour, released his 6th solo album and is working on a Slint reunion tour DVD. … read more
Waking Up with Jimmy La Valle: The Album Leaf’s New-Dawn...
La Valle has been creating music for over ten years, beginning with Locust, where he served as their first keyboard player at the ripe old age of sixteen. … read more
THE COUNTERCULTURE WILL BE TELEVISED: A Story About the Vans...
There will always be music for the masses, and music for people who actually love music. … read more
Out of the Coffin: Kim Nekroman Resurrects the Nekromantix
Kim Nekroman, with his homemade coffin bass, stayed at the forefront of the European psychobilly scene for 16 years, until the band relocated to L.A. … read more
Sample Jack: An Interview with Meat Beat Manifesto
It was around 1990 when I was staying up late on Sunday nights to watch 120 Minutes on MTV when Meat Beat Manifesto first grabbed my attention. … read more
When You Wish Upon A Star: An Interview with Ethan...
While researching Comets on Fire interviews in preparation, I came across a word several times that I think adequately describes the aesthetic of this band: organic. … read more
Versified Street Life Reinventing Bar Rock Hype: Interview with The...
I was doing a lot of drugs when I first heard the Hold Steady’s debut release, Almost Killed Me, in January 2004, and I was enraptured. … read more
Hardcore Realists: Death from Above 1979 Sneer at Glory
My impression of Canadian two-piece Death from Above 1979 pre-interview was that they don’t suffer a fool. … read more
Analogical Resurrection: An Interview with Erasure
When Erasure set out to promote Other People’s Songs album, they hadn’t toured in four years; neither Vince Clark nor Andy Bell were sure if the fans would still be there. … read more
Tiny Horses in a Big, Big World: An Interview with...
There is hope, however, in this world full of forgotten dreams and empty stables. Enter The Ponys, the four-piece responsible for making the most exciting music in years. … read more
