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The Jesus Lizard: A Racket of a Resurrection (Extended Version)

Posted in Interviews with tags , , , , , , on 10/10/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

It was a privilege to be able to write a lengthy feature for FLOOD on The Jesus Lizard, one of my top three favorite bands of all time, and for vocalist David Yow and guitarist Duane Denison to speak extensively with me about their reunion(s), wild moments from yesteryear and their new album, Rack. Due to space constraints, FLOOD published an abridged version of the feature that ran roughly 2,000 words. Because The Bad Penny isn’t bound by such limitations, we’re bringing you the “extended and unreleased” version, which runs almost 900 words longer. Enjoy.

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Crippled Black Phoenix Lap Up Lap Cats

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 10/10/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

In the first installment of Pet Sounds, a new series I’m helming for New Noise‘s website, enigmatic “macabre rock” band Crippled Black Phoenix reveal they love cozying up with their cats.

Pet Sounds #1: Crippled Black Phoenix Lap Up Lap Cats

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Insanity Alert, Scrunchies, Help, Necrofier Are Pros At Cutting Costs

Posted in Interviews with tags , , , on 10/07/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

In the fifth installment of our series on how bands don’t have to break the bank to break through, Insanity Alert, Scrunchies, Help and Necrofier espouse the craftiest and most amusing hacks we’ve culled so far. Go to New Noise to read the whole kit and kaboodle.

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Dale Crover Pulls Back the Curtain on His New Star-Studded Solo LP ‘Glossolalia’

Posted in Interviews with tags , , on 09/13/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

While Buzz Osborne usually does most of the talking for Melvins, I caught up with their drummer, Dave Crover—whose 40 years with the band is nothing to sneeze at—to discuss this third solo outing. Read my FLOOD feature to see what he has to say about each of the 11 songs on his newly released effort, which features contributions from Tom Waits, Ty Segall, Pinback’s Rob Crow and more.

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Cursive Touches Every Song On New ‘Devourer’ LP

Posted in Interviews with tags , , on 09/13/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Did my Music Connection story about Cursive signing to a new label leave you hungering for more about the indie-rock stalwarts? Then read what frontman Tim Kasher had to say about everyone song on their new LP, Devourer, which he related to me for FLOOD.

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Poison Arrows, Common Wounds, Alex Henry Foster, Bite The Hand Spill Money-Saving Secrets

Posted in Interviews with tags , , , on 09/11/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Are you a young musician worried about going broke while trying to break through? Heed this advice by veteran bands including Poison Arrows, Common Wounds, Alex Henry Foster and Bite the Hand. Read the fourth installment of our money-saving series via New Noise.

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An Epic Conversation With Australia’s Enigmatic Be’lakor

Posted in Interviews with tags on 09/10/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Five years in the waiting, take a seat and read a rare, in-depth conversation on New Noise with the best progressive melodic-death metal band Australia has ever produced: reclusive studio geniuses Be’lakor.

The Covid Chronicles #6: Australia’s Be’lakor

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Exclusive: Necrofier Eying Summer 2025 for Next LP Release

Posted in Interviews with tags on 09/10/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Melodic black-metal miscreants Necrofier are firing on all cylinders once again. The indefatigable Houston heathens just hit the road, but they’re already plotting a new record to be released in summer 2025. Go to New Noise to read the scoop straight from the horse’s mouth.

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Hippie Death Cult Rock Out To … Who?

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 09/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

With Portland psych-os Hippie Death Cult touring hard this summer, we bring you a previously unpublished interview in which the band revealed their surprising affection for a certain hip-hop collective.

Interview From the Vaults: Hippie Death Cult’s Two Greatest Loves? You Will Guess Wrong

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Mork Mastermind Recalls Bumping Into Megadeth Drummer In Vegas

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 09/08/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Late last month, Norwegian black-metal act Mork announced they’ve put the finishing touches on their seventh album, Syv (Peaceville), and that it’ll arrive on September 20. The occasion will be extra-sweet for project originator Thomas Eriksen, as this year marks two decades since he spawned his unsettling, corpse-paint-obsessed endeavor. Go to The Big Takeover to read my interview with Eriksen shortly before he brought Mork to the United States for the first time five years ago, and the chance encounter he had with Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren in Las Vegas.

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