Guided by Voices’ August by Cake album cover
Here is my album review of Guided by Voices’ terrific August by Cake — the 100th release by frontman Bob Pollard. “By the time its 71 minutes are up, ‘August by Cake’ leaves a resin-free aftertaste.”
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Guided by Voices’ August by Cake: FLOOD Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Guided by Voices on 04/29/2017 by kurtorzeckRoyal Thunder’s ‘Wick’-ed Awesome Gig: Two Cent Review
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Black Sabbath, Black Wizard, Brant Bjork, Fatso Jetson, Fu Manchu, Kyuss, Nick Walker’s Acid Guide Service, Royal Thunder on 04/15/2017 by kurtorzeckBrant Bjork, Royal Thunder, Black Wizard and Nick Walker’s Acid Guide Service at the Shredder in Boise, ID, 4.14.17
Royal Thunder frontwoman Miny Parsons, doing her best Kurt Cobain impression at the Shredder.
With sweat dripping off their faces and their bodies thoroughly spent, Royal Thunder huddled together onstage at the Shredder on Friday night after a blistering show, powwowing about their latest concert victory. Continue reading
Treefort 2017: The Ultimate, Gorilla-Size Review
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Deafheaven, Doug Martsch, Grouper, Magic Sword, This Will Destroy You, Treefort on 04/12/2017 by kurtorzeck
Treefort 2017 delivered Deafheaven, Mac DeMarco, Grouper, Doug Marsch — and set a gorilla on the loose.
Check out my exhaustive concert review of Boise’s five-day indie-rock festival, Treefort — starring Deafheaven, Grouper, This Will Destroy You, Doug Martsch, Magic Sword and more — on Drowned in Sound.
Best Albums Of 2016: Cobalt, Ancst, Black Fast
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Uncategorized with tags Ancst, Bhavachakra, Black Fast, Cobalt, Cult of Luna, Dark Tranquillity, Germ, Julie Christmas, Khemmis, Mantar, Martyrdöd, Meshuggah, Oranssi Pazuzu, Sumac, Vredehammer, Wode on 12/20/2016 by kurtorzeck
1. Cobalt – Slow Forever (Profound Lore)
2. Ancst – Moloch (Halo of Flies) Continue reading
Best Albums Of 2015: Tribulation, High On Fire
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Uncategorized on 12/16/2015 by kurtorzeck
1. Tribulation – Children of the Night (Century Media)
2. High on Fire – Luminiferous (E1) Continue reading
Best Albums Of 2014: Nux Vomica, At The Gates, Harakiri For The Sky
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Uncategorized on 12/20/2014 by kurtorzeck
1. Nux Vomica – Nux Vomica (Relapse)
2. At the Gates – At War With Reality (Century Media)
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Best Albums Of 2013: Agrimonia, ASG, Beneath The Tides
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews on 12/30/2013 by kurtorzeck
Best Albums Of 2012: Cloud Nothings, Woods of Ypres, Be’lakor
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Uncategorized with tags belakor, Black Breath, cloud nothings, Converge, demonical, goatwhore, Gojira, High on Fire, metz, Woods of Ypres on 01/01/2013 by kurtorzeck
1. Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory (Carpark)
2. Woods of Ypres – Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light (Earache)
• “Woods Of Ypres’ David Gold And Crash Test Dummies’ Brad Roberts: Doppelgängers”
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Best Metal Albums Of 2010: Black Anvil, Black Breath, Withered, Down, Howl, More
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews with tags Aeternam, As I Lay Dying, Barn Burner, Black Anvil, Black Breath, Black Tusk, Chambers, Down, East of the Wall, Hail of Bullets, High on Fire, Howl, King of Asgard, Lamb of God, Melvins, Meshuggah, Orphaned Land, Powerglove, Priestess, Shining, Sweet Cobra, The Ocean, the Secret, Unearthly Trance, Withered on 09/25/2010 by kurtorzeck
With a handful of this year’s best metal releases dropping Tuesday, the timing feels apt for the Bad Penny to round up its favorite 2010 LPs – at least so far. Continue reading
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan’s Hawk: Filter Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Isobel Campbell, Mark Lanegan on 09/25/2010 by kurtorzeckHere is another not-terribly positive album review I recently wrote for Filter. This one criticizes Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan’s Hawk – a record that should instead be attributed to “Campbell and Friends” or simply “Campbell.”
