At this time 15 years ago, At the Gates were in the middle of putting to tape one of the most critical chapters in all of melodic death metal: Slaughter of the Soul. Continue reading
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Wordle’d: At The Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity Albums
Posted in Features, Wordle'd with tags At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames on 06/18/2010 by Kurt OrzeckCrossword Puzzle: James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
Posted in Features, Fun And Games, What You Readin' For? on 06/16/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Warning: You won’t find any music-related content in this post. But in observance of Bloomsday, let’s momentarily stray from convention. Continue reading
Memento: Geronimo! And Baby Jingles
Posted in Features, Mementos with tags Geronimo! on 06/14/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Memo to Cheap Trick: You’re not the only worthy band from Rockford, Illinois. In fact, sooner than later, you might have some serious competition. Continue reading
Memento: Research Society’s ‘2001’ Obsession, Lego’d
Posted in Features, Mementos with tags Research Society on 02/12/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
While modern indie-rockers Research Society are still green around the ears, having formed only a few years ago, they were born and bred on ’90s music. Founders Namky and G Mann bonded over their love of guitar-based bands like Soundgarden and Blur, and incepted a project that would also incorporate electronic elements, hip-hop and beyond. Continue reading
Berkfinger (Of Philadelphia Grand Jury) And Rob Bell: Doppelgängers
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Berkfinger, MC Bad Genius, Philadelphia Grand Jury on 02/09/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Philadelphia Grand Jury’s Berkfinger already has a partner in MC Bad Genius, his childhood friend who makes up the other half of the pop duo. But from a visual standpoint, Berkfinger seems to have more in common with an unlikely personality: Christian motivational speaker Rob Bell. Continue reading
Axl Rose And GW Bush: Doppelgängers
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Axl Rose, Guns N' Roses, Living Colour on 02/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
After Obama’s rather unanimous KO of the GOP during that already-legendary Q+A on Friday, it’s easy to forget that just a little over a year ago, someone else was occupying his seat in the Oval Office. Continue reading
Anti-Death-Penalty Hangman
Posted in Features, Fun And Games with tags Iron Maiden on 02/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Play this game as you would regular Hangman, choosing one letter at a time and consulting the bottom of the page to see how many times each one appears. Continue reading
Memento: A Card From Wanda Jackson – And A Matchbook Too
Posted in Features, Mementos with tags Wanda Jackson on 01/30/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
As you can probably tell from this Wanda Jackson story and this Wanda Jackson interview, she’s as sweet as she is legendary. Above is a handwritten card she sent me, followed me the envelope that contained it; plus a promotional matchbook her label, CMT, made around the time of 2003’s Heart Trouble. Continue reading
Los Campesinos! Drop Not-So-Boring LP; Gareth Holds Out Hope For Covers EP
Posted in Features, Interviews, Meet And Greet with tags Belle & Sebastian, Bikini Kill, bis, Black Flag, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Cat Power, Deerhoof, Gareth Campesinos!, Girls, Huggy Bear, Los Campesinos!, Manic Street Preachers, No Age, Pavement, the Smiths, Times New Viking on 01/28/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Los Campesinos! consist of seven musicians. But they are more than a band. Los Campesinos! are flying up the totem pole of indie stardom because of their spectacular concerts. But they are more than a spectacle. Los Campesinos! evoke joy, celebration and fun in the purest sense. But they are more than a feeling. Continue reading
Inside The Label: Queer Control Records
Posted in Features, Inside The Label, Interviews with tags Box Squad, Jasten King, Le Tigre, Marlene Melendez, Nancy Fullforce, Once a Pawn, Pariah Piranha, Pere Ubu, Shenandoah Davis on 01/27/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Despite the never-ending apocalypse that has consumed the music industry, record labels seem to be as multitudinous as ever. Sure, some of the flagship indies have died off – cough, Touch and Go, cough – but they’ve been replaced by a fleet of champing-at-the-bit music lovers and/or entrepreneurs who are happy to do the steering. Continue reading
The Bad Penny (beta) 