Hobo Johnson reflects on his loss, all the while managing to throw out other wild-card topics such as the effects of capitalism. … read more
Review: Hobo Johnson – FLOOD THE EARTH AGAIN/JANSPORT
Local Review: Zodiac Killer – Bonded by Morbid Brutality
All in all, Bonded By Morbid Brutality stands up to, and even higher than, Zodiac Killer’s other releases. … read more
Local Review: Sunny Day Soap Opera – Me & The Mountain
Sunny Day Soap Opera’s newest release is swelling, orchestral, full-bodied and builds a feeling of melancholic rage. … read more
Local Review: Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions – Never Give Up
Gary Dranow’s Never Give Up is an album… that’s it. Trust me, I really wanted this to be more engaging than your run-of-the-mill Americana album. … read more
Knapsack: Trying to Kick the World’s Ass: July 1995
Right about when we ran into Eddie Vedder if we were doing it for money we probably would have hung up the towel. … read more
Wētā’s Phillip Leonhardt on The Evolution of Apes and VFX
Leonardt has worked on all four of installments of the modern Planet of the Apes series, starting with the 2011 release Rise of the Planet of the Apes, followed by Dawn of The Planet of the Apes in 2014 and War for the Planet of Apes in 2017. … read more
Zappa Behind the Sneer: June 1995
Doing a story on Frank Zappa’s contribution to music would take up every page in this magazine, every month, for twenty years. … read more
Written in Blood: Hard Music for a Hard World
This, as with any good eulogy, will reflect on the greatness of a life. The life being one of the greatest bands that ever existed. … read more
Steel Pole Bathtub: “Scars From Montana”
There aren’t many bands doing what Steel Pole Bath Tub is doing, be it popular or not. … read more
Interview with Paul Stanley: June 1995
We got the KISStory the book and we got the motorcycle jackels that look like they’re 100 years old. KISS army motorcycle jackets. All that kind of stuff. … read more
WHY? THINGS BURN
Make no mistake faithful followers, I only use the interview as a vehicle just to talk with some of the coolest and talented people in the music business today. … read more
‘Gritty Bits’ from ‘the Russ Meyer Interview’: June 1995
Despite his claim that he hates “goddamn interviews” and he was sick of yacking after his road trip, Meyer seemed eager to talk about his movies. … read more
