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Louis C.K.’s ‘2017’ Special: Abortions, Beheadings And Lots Of Laughs

Posted in Comedy, Reviews with tags on 04/05/2017 by Kurt Orzeck

Louis C.K. brings the cringe on his new Netflix special, “2017”

Check out my review of Louis C.K.’s new Netflix special, “2017,” on Monsters and Critics.

Best Albums Of 2016: Cobalt, Ancst, Black Fast

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 12/20/2016 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. CobaltSlow Forever (Profound Lore)
2. AncstMoloch (Halo of Flies) Continue reading

Best Albums Of 2015: Tribulation, High On Fire

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off on 12/16/2015 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. TribulationChildren of the Night (Century Media)
2. High on FireLuminiferous (E1) Continue reading

Best Albums Of 2014: Nux Vomica, At The Gates, Harakiri For The Sky

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off on 12/20/2014 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. Nux VomicaNux Vomica (Relapse)
2. At the GatesAt 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 Kurt Orzeck

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1. AgrimoniaRites of Separation (Southern Lord)
2. ASGBlood Drive (Relapse)

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Best Albums Of 2012: Cloud Nothings, Woods of Ypres, Be’lakor

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off with tags , , , , , , , , , on 01/01/2013 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. Cloud NothingsAttack on Memory (Carpark)
2. Woods of YpresWoods 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 09/25/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

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 , on 09/25/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

Here 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.”

Jarrod Gorbel’s Devil’s Made A New Friend: Filter Album Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags , on 09/25/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

Here is my less-than-favorable Filter review of Devil’s Made a New Friend, the new album from singer/ songwriter/ ex-Honorary Title frontman Jarrod Gorbel.

FYF Fest 2010: Sleep Are Reawakened, Growlers Are Scary-Good, Titus Andronicus Prove Weak

Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 09/05/2010 by Kurt Orzeck

There’s no shortage of gripes being voiced in the aftermath of yesterday’s FYF Fest 2010 at Los Angeles’ Historic State Park. Continue reading