Music
Napalm Flesh: Burning up with Karma to Burn
If it’s your heart’s desire to soak in some great guitar riffing, bass pummeling and groovy rhythms, this is the week to do so. West Virginia’s long standing instrumental (and at times not-so-instrumental) band Karma to Burn are hitting Burt’s on Aug. 23. I had the chance to chat with bassist Rich Mullins for your reading pleasure. Also on tap for the blog are exclusive CD reviews of Moab, Powerwolf, Revocation and Squash Bowels. … read more
Erasure Tomorrow’s World: The Sound of the Future, Today
I was graciously given a review copy of their brand new album, entitled Tomorrow’s World. It has been an interesting juxtaposition to hear these early recordings compared to their brand new music for 2011 … read more
Negasonic Teenage Warblog – Ugly and Dirty: a few words...
SLUG’s weekly metal blog is proud to welcome our new blogger Dylan Chadwick with his debut interview with Cape Fear, NC sludge metal crew Sourvein. We’ve got a couple shows happening this week as well. Also on tap are CD reviews for Fleshgod Apocalypse, Pestilence, Today is the Day (amazing!), Toxic Holocaust and Vale of Pnath. … read more
A Perfect Circle, Red Bacteria Vacuum @ Kingsbury Hall 08.01
I don’t know why I’m always thrown off seeing a rock show in a venue such as Kingsbury Hall or the Capitol Theatre. Something about the glitz and glamour in contrast to the dingy concert tees and occasional bout of body odor throws my concert sensors off for some reason. … read more
Dead But Dreaming: Machine Head interview
The heat is on, darkhearts—summer is sweltering all around us, but your faithful hostess has braved the inferno to bring you news from the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. I was given the honor to sit down with Machine Head drummer Dave McClain and find out how they’ve kept their heads and fists held high during their twenty years. We also have our weekly event listings and some exclusive reviews. … read more
National CD Reviews – August 2011
New and recent releases from All Shall Perish, Big D & The Kids Table, City of Ships, Cults, Helms Alee, Jeff the Brotherhood, Larry and His Flask, Mariachi El Bronx, SBTRKT, They Might Be Giants, Today is the Day, Ty Segall, YACHT, Zomby and many more are reviewed. … read more
National CD Reviews
New and recent releases from All Shall Perish, Big D & The Kids Table, City of Ships, Cults, Helms Alee, Jeff the Brotherhood, Larry and His Flask, Mariachi El Bronx, SBTRKT, They Might Be Giants, Today is the Day, Ty Segall, YACHT, Zomby and many more are reviewed. … read more
All Out Ballz Out with Cerebral Ballzy
As Cerebral Ballzy eased into the intro of “On the Run” at Urban Lounge last June, you knew that front man Honor Titus was going to do justice to the Dead Boys back patch on his jean jacket. The normal, grooving, garage rock vibe that Urban usually hosts transmogrifies into a pissed, circle-pit hardcore show as Titus screams, “Catch me if you can! Catch me if you can! I don’t think you can! … read more
All Out Ballz Out with Cerebral Ballzy
As Cerebral Ballzy eased into the intro of “On the Run” at Urban Lounge last June, you knew that front man Honor Titus was going to do justice to the Dead Boys back patch on his jean jacket. The normal, grooving, garage rock vibe that Urban usually hosts transmogrifies into a pissed, circle-pit hardcore show as Titus screams, “Catch me if you can! Catch me if you can! I don’t think you can! … read more
Destroying Crowds One Bass Drum at a Time: An Interview...
Bass Drum of Death’s debut LP buzzes with lo-fi guitars, heavy drumbeats and a loose garage rock style. The album has such a cohesive sound that it’s hard to believe a relatively new band released it and that it was recorded in such a DIY fashion. The mastermind behind the project, John Barrett, played every instrument, wrote every song and recorded the entire thing solo. … read more
Destroying Crowds One Bass Drum at a Time: An Interview...
Bass Drum of Death’s debut LP buzzes with lo-fi guitars, heavy drumbeats and a loose garage rock style. The album has such a cohesive sound that it’s hard to believe a relatively new band released it and that it was recorded in such a DIY fashion. The mastermind behind the project, John Barrett, played every instrument, wrote every song and recorded the entire thing solo. … read more
CLC Band: The Mooks
Pop punk has always been a home for young, loud, snotty weirdos who don’t mind their rebel music being filtered through The Beach Boys, bubblegum, comic books and shitty horror movies. The Mooks have been doing their part to keep pop punk alive in Utah since 2008, and at Craft Lake City, they’ll unleash their firestorm of cuteness upon the masses. … read more
