Review: The Soviet Machines – S/T January 19, 2021 Enlisting Jack Endino turned out to be a damn good decision for the Soviet Machines. The noted Seattle-based producer/grunge “godfather” lends a caught-lightning-in-a-bottle vitality… Continue Reading
Review: IE – “Aune” August 18, 2020 A good drone knows you, as you know a good drone. Swelling with tides of undulating sound over a persistent tonal hum, it brings… Continue Reading
Review: Magnetic Ghost – “Pixels” March 13, 2020 There are many spots where one can enter Pixels, the new LP from Magnetic Ghost, the nom de guerre of Minneapolis multi-instrumentalist Andy Larson. I… Continue Reading
Profile: Buildings/Bummer and Microwaves/TRVSS February 26, 2020 Noise-rock – NOUN – A type of rock music characterized by the use of dissonance or inharmonious noise, especially loud distorted guitar, amplifier noise, feedback, etc…. Continue Reading
REVIEW: IE – “Ark” July 13, 2017 Ark, the new two-song, 39-minute opus by IE, takes about nine minutes to get cooking. And, when it does, it generates enough heat that… Continue Reading
REVIEW: STNNNG – “Veterans of Pleasure” March 31, 2017 STNNNG simply has outdone itself with Veterans of Pleasure, its fifth full-length record, out tomorrow on vinyl, CD and digital platforms via Modern Radio… Continue Reading