The all too familiar air raid siren of “War Pigs” signaled the beginning of the end. The beginning of Black Sabbath’s set at this year’s Ozzfest—the end of one of the most amazing days of music I’ve been privileged to witness. A cloud of fog surrounded the amphitheater for the entire day giving it an […]
Before you even pop this CD in your player, take a look on the back and inside of the CD cover. You’ll see a flurry of bodies in motion, most likely taken in the recording studio given the CD’s title. A picture tells a thousand words, or in the case of 25% Toby, a thousand […]
This renowned French electronic music troupe is the first group with a release on Amsterdamn’s new Dutchi Records, which is building their reputation as a source for “groove and sooth” music. This the second release for the group, the first being Code Eternity in 2000 on Ultimae Records.
An acquaintance of mine said recently, “Punk’s not dead, but it’s definitely middle-aged.” Someone forgot to tell The Briggs, though. Brothers Jason and Joey LaRocca and drummer Chris X have turned out an EP of music that hearkens back to the good old days. Produced by Joe Gittelman (of Avoid One Thing and the Mighty […]
When a press release uses the word “emotive,” you know what you’re in for. Those first three letters that have taken on such a life of their own–either making you cry happy tears (because really, isn’t that what emo kids do?) or making you want to run the other way.
Local band updates DJ Vajra (Platter Pirates) performed his six minute DMC routine on 1190’s Basementalism crew this past week, and then DJ Low Key (Radio Bums) came in to finish up the show. You can check it out online at http://basementalism.com/realaudio/073104.rm. DJ Vajra will be heading out this weekend to hit up L.A. for […]
I’ve been through this CD four times waiting for something to catch. I’ll be honest, I’m more excited by the prospect of never having to listen to this CD again than I am of finding some gem of a riff or vocal phrase that I missed the first three (!!) times through. Uninspired is a […]
So there’s this thing called “boy music.” “Boy music” is music that very few girls like, but boys flock to in droves because it has that angry, testosterone-filled feeling of scary emotion inside its sound. Tool, Ministry, and Helmet come to mind when I think of such music. Not that I believe girls can’t feel […]
The latest release in Fat Wreck Chords’ Live in a Dive series, the Swingin’ Utters left me with two questions. One: How do they get the sound to be so much better than any dive-bar punk-rock show I’ve ever been to? Two: Why does every band that picks up an accordion end up sounding like […]
