Music
Review: Sunn O))) & Ulver
Sunn O))) & Ulver = Bohren & Der Club of Gore + Godspeed You! Black Emperor + Angelo Badalamenti … read more
Review: Kevorkian Death Cycle – Distorted Religion
California’s Kevorkian Death Cycle seem to be releasing music on a regular basis again, and nothing could please me more. The God Am I release was one of my favorites last year. Although releasing a single may be more profitable, it can be such a tease. … read more
Review: Blush Response – The Drift
Those who have an appreciation for elite electronic music and how it works will enjoy this one. As for this release, it’s mechanical, organized and precise music that falls into the noise genre. … read more
Review: Pallbearer – Foundations of Burden
Pallbearer = Cathedral + Alice In Chains + Europe (“The Final Countdown”) … read more
Review: Young Widows – Easy Pain
Young Widows = Pissed Jeans + Death From Above 1979 … read more
Review: il Sogno del Marinaio – Canto Secondo
Italian for “the sailor’s dream,” il Sogno del Marinaio is a post-punk trio featuring legendary bass player Mike Watt—celebrated for his work with the Minutemen and for his recent stint in the reformed Iggy Pop and the Stooges. … read more
Review: Old Man Markley – Stupid Today
Old Man Markley = Old Crow Medicine Show + No Use For and Name + Devil Makes Three + Nerf Herder … read more
Review: Gold-Bears – Dalliance
Dalliance, Gold-Bears’ follow-up to 2011’s Are You Falling in Love? on the incomparable indie label, Slumberland, exudes a shiny indie-pop presence under a fuzzy, folk punk veneer. … read more
Review: Noura Mint Seymali – Tzenni
Noura Mint Seymali = Traditional West African griot vocals + The Doors … read more
Review: Wo Fat – The Conjuring
Wo Fat = Orange Goblin + Kung Pao … read more
Review: Kult Of Red Pyramid – Broken Mirror
While I was listening to this enormous release, I wondered if Kult Of Red Pyramid had to schedule time away from their obligations to hear it in its entirety. … read more
Review: Wildest Dreams – S/T
Wildest Dreams = Obscured by Clouds–era Pink Floyd + Dungen + Circle … read more