In this new interview for New Noise, outspoken Local H main man Scott Lucas recalls his last interactions with fellow sardonic Chicago music legend Steve Albini and much more as the band announces a 30th anniversary reissue of its debut record, Ham Fisted.
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Local H Doesn’t ‘Give a Shit About the Rock ‘n’ Roll Industry’
Posted in Interviews with tags Local H, Scott Lucas on 01/29/2025 by Kurt OrzeckHarakiri for the Sky Scream to the Heavens as the World Burns
Posted in Interviews with tags Harakiri for the Sky on 01/28/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
“Everything’s changed for the worse,” Harakiri for the Sky cofounder and vocalist Michael “JJ” V. Wahntraum says. “I don’t think that the world takes a good turn for now.”
Read those and more uplifting prognostications from Austria’s best band in this immersive and intense feature on Knotfest.com.
Misanthropic Aggression Start Second LP, Freak Out About Technology
Posted in Interviews with tags Misanthropic Aggression on 01/27/2025 by Kurt Orzeck“Technology is running away from us, and we aren’t talking to each other about the implications.” Read those and many more words of wisdom from Chris T. Hammer, frontman of Atlanta metal band Misanthropic Aggression, in this revelatory interview via New Noise.
Don Aaron Mixon Mixes It Up with Adopted Dogs
Posted in Interviews with tags Don Aaron Mixon on 01/27/2025 by Kurt OrzeckWe’ve encountered dozens of animal lovers who are also musicians over the course of our Pet Sounds series for New Noise. But in this latest edition, you’ll discover that few featured artists in our program have as deep-rooted a love for his dogs as Atlanta-via-Pensacola Americana singer/songwriter Don Aaron Mixon.
Bite the Hand: ‘We Make the Music We Love Without Compromise’
Posted in Interviews with tags Bite the Hand, Wiretap Records on 01/24/2025 by Kurt OrzeckRead my Music Connection interview with East Bay hardcore heavyweights Bite the Hand about their signing to esteemed punk label Wiretap Records in the latest print edition of the magazine or online here.
Primal Code Don’t Want You to Hate Them
Posted in Interviews with tags Primal Code on 01/24/2025 by Kurt OrzeckC’mon, they really aren’t that bad—aren’t they?
Crippled Black Phoenix, in Rare Interview, Reveal Challenges Finding Metal Community Acceptance
Posted in Interviews with tags Crippled Black Phoenix on 01/23/2025 by Kurt OrzeckMetal is mainstream, no doubt about it. But along with the genre expanding its tent, it naturally follows that some artists attracted to the sound find themselves to be square pegs trying to fit into round holes, community-wise. There may be no better example than hyper-talented collective Crippled Black Phoenix from the United Kingdom. Read what they had to say about fitting in, in this candid interview for New Noise.
Unto Others Frontman Brushes Off ‘Goth’ Comparisons
Posted in Interviews with tags Gabriel Franco, Unto Others on 01/22/2025 by Kurt OrzeckRead my New Noise feature on dark-rock daredevils Unto Others, in which the band’s frontman insists he’s not “a goth guy” despite his spot-on stage persona.
Illinois’ Molder Explain Exactly What Makes Them So Ill
Posted in Interviews with tags Molder, Prosthetic on 01/22/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
As it so happens, some of the better angeIs among us still beIieve it’s hip to be humbIe in 2025. Get converted by reading my profiIe on death-metaI squad MoIder on Knotfest’s website.
Sleepless Bassist’s Mental-Health Advice: ‘Stuff We Create in Our Minds Makes Everything Worse’
Posted in Interviews on 01/22/2025 by Kurt OrzeckStruggling as your mind regurgitates thoughts you’d rather avoid dwelling upon, especially during the second Trump regime? Get out of your head as best you can, the bassist for Portland thrash band Sleepless advises. Read my piece on the band courtesy of New Noise.
The Bad Penny (beta) 