Review: Melvins – “Five-Legged Dog” October 14, 2021 The Melvins, God bless them, always have been an act eager to revisit their canon, to dive deep into the discography, and see what new… Continue Reading
Review: T-Tops – “Staring At A Static Screen” June 1, 2021 Few records this month or maybe even this year will reach the vintage of their street dates as locked and loaded as T-Tops’ Staring… Continue Reading
Feature: Revisit “Hostile Ambient Takeover” May 25, 2021 Twenty years ago, the Melvins seemed unstoppable. The already legendary Gods of Thunder – a trio that’s one part Buzz Osborne, one part Dale… Continue Reading
Review: Melvins 1983 – “Working With God” February 26, 2021 Melvins 1983, for those of you just joining the nearly 40-year-long narrative, is the latest iteration of everyone’s favorite Gods of Thunder, marching toward… Continue Reading
Review: Dale Crover – “Rat-A-Tat-Tat!” January 26, 2021 Passing listeners could be forgiven for missing the little cues on the opening and closing of Dale Crover’s third solo LP, Rat-A-Tat-Tat!, out now via… Continue Reading
Concert Review: Melvins (2019) October 8, 2019 Melvins know no years. They’re just too fucking good to be bothered with them. So, seeing the trio, now nearing its fifth (!) decade… Continue Reading
Review: Mark Deutrom – “The Blue Bird” January 1, 2019 If most of Mark Deutrom’s new LP — The Blue Bird, kicking off 2019 Friday via Seasons of Mist — is any indication, the… Continue Reading
Review: Melvins – “Pinkus Abortion Technician” April 18, 2018 Ugh. The new Melvins record, I am sad to report, dear reader, is a bit of a trainwreck. It’s not that Pinkus Abortion Technician, out… Continue Reading
Profile: Mark Deutrom (2018) February 9, 2018 Every 10 years, Mark Deutrom goes through some fresh hell. Take 1998, a couple of hells ago. Deutrom was recording his first solo record… Continue Reading
REVIEW: Primitive Race – “Soul Pretender” November 1, 2017 It’s hard not to view Primitive Race’s sophomore outing, Soul Pretender, as the next chapter in Chuck Mosley’s epic comeback story. On the record,… Continue Reading