A few years back, SXSW was just as much of a taste-making music megalopolis as it is in 2007. This year’s trip, however, injected me with a whole new philosophy about how to attack a four-day rock binge whose sheen of exclusivity rivals the unshiny layer of grime it offers during the harsh daylight. On […]
SXSW Day 2: Second day in. I can’t see so clearly in the morning but at least the rain is gone. Thank God. The morning starts off with a breezy walk to the Mayor’s Office. Yep. The Mayor’s Office. I’m not sure how, but we were invited to join a number of other media folks […]
When they were just adolescent sasquatches, The Melvins made music for all the right reasons. They were bored in a small town and nothing goes better with beer, weed and wayward adolescence than rock guitar played really fucking fast. In Washington State, these guys were legend material from the get go, stomping around with the […]
The MelvinsTuesday, September 1, 2004The Gothic, Denver Seeing a Melvins show is something any fan of rock music should do at least once in their life. Whether you are familiar with the albums or not, it will certainly remain a unique feather in your show-going cap, and you will likely never see or hear any […]
