Music
Review: Brian Evanson with Xingu Hill & Tamarin – Altmann’s...
The spoken word project with Xingu Hill, Tamarin and author Brian Evanson has been in the works for quite some time now. … read more
Review: S. Sturgis – In a Haze
The artist’s name alone tells you this album is excellent. In eight years, Scott Sturgis has already shown that he can do gritty industrial with Pain Station, pounding rhythm noise with Converter and experimental ambiance with Notime. … read more
Review: :Wumpscut: – Evoke
The more I listen to this, the more I love it. It seems this happens with every :Wumpscut: album that has come out in the last eight years.
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Review: VNV Nation – Matter+Form
VNV Nation fans have waited two years for Matter+Form and will delight in the latest efforts of Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson. … read more
Review: Phazm – Hate at First Seed
Phazm are a French band that sound more like Amebix than any of their death metal contemporaries. This came across during the first listen as kind of plain. … read more
Review: Origin – Echoes of Decimation
Clocking in with nine tracks (no intros!) in just under half an hour, you might suspect that Origin’s newest release in well over five years is fast. … read more
Review: Aborted – The Archaic Abattoir
The gore vocals are in the mix, but … do these styles mix? NO! Stop the madness!!! Remember the dead, Aborted! Seek out Carcass. … read more
Never Sweat a Show Until You Hit the Dancefloor: Fiery...
My buddy Scott, my girlfriend and I sauntered into the safety of the crowd as Dios Malos was finishing up their set but concluded that a beeline to the bar and cheap well drinks were far more in order than standing and watching a band that wasn’t rocking that hard anyway. … 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
The Struggles, Troubles, Steadfast and Momentum of Smoke or Fire
There once was a band called Jericho … actually, there were two bands called Jericho. One was an aging Christian rock group trying to groove their way into heaven; the other was a punk band in Boston. One will embark on a reunion tour of the Bible Belt this summer after their drummer recovers from
