Louis C.K. jokes about goat sex during his stint hosting last night’s “SNL”
Check out my review of Louis C.K.’s monologue from last night’s “Saturday Night Live” on Monsters and Critics.
Louis C.K. Jokes About Having Bestiality Sex with a Goat on ‘SNL’
Posted in Comedy, Reviews with tags Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live, SNL on 04/09/2017 by Kurt OrzeckThe Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 3, 4.5.17
Posted in The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags 1476, Amon Amarth, Bereft, Blame God, Dargar, Demon Hunter, Falls of Rauros, Gruesome, Mantar, Mastodon, Narcotic Wasteland, Novembers Doom, Piss Angel, The Royal, Troubled Horse, Vanum, Warbringer, Windswept, Wormwitch on 04/05/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
Mastodon’s “Emperor of Sand”
The Bad Penny’s new program through Radio Free America, “The Violent Sleep of Reason,” focuses on new and upcoming heavy-metal releases. The show’s third installment featured new cuts by Mastodon, Warbringer and Falls of Rauros.
Louis C.K.’s ‘2017’ Special: Abortions, Beheadings And Lots Of Laughs
Posted in Comedy, Reviews with tags Louis CK 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.
The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 2, 3.29.17
Posted in The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags 1476, All Hell, Arkaik, Cut Up, Dead Meadow, Deafheaven, Ecstatic Vision, Ghost Bath, Gridfailure, Heaven Shall Burn, Ingrown, Isenordal, Loathe, Memoriam, Oathbreaker, Orm, Pallbearer, Slugdge, Today Is the Day, Valborg, Wicked City on 04/02/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
Orm’s “Orm”
The Bad Penny’s new program through Radio Free America, “The Violent Sleep of Reason,” focuses on new and upcoming heavy-metal releases. The show’s second installment featured new cuts by ORM, Cut Up and Isenordal.
The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 1, 3.22.17
Posted in The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags Ascended Dead, Ashen Horde, Crimson Throne, Deafheaven, Deletere, Dodecahedron, Ghost Bath, Khemmis, King of Asgard, Meshuggah, Obituary, Pallbearer, Telekinetic Yeti, The Moon and the Nightspirit, This Will Destroy You, Warbringer, Without Waves, Woe on 04/02/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
Meshuggah’s “The Violent Sleep of Reason”
The premiere episode of The Bad Penny’s “The Violent Sleep of Reason” radio show featured the song after which the show was named, as well as new cuts by King of Asgard, Woe and Dodecahedron.
The Bad Penny Has A New Metal Radio Show!
Posted in The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags Radio Boise, Radio Free America on 04/02/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
The Bad Penny recently launched a new program through Radio Free America that cherry-picks from the best new and upcoming heavy-metal releases.
The Radio Boise/KRBX show is called “The Violent Sleep of Reason,” named after one of the best albums of last year (h/t Meshuggah). It airs terrestrially on Wednesday mornings from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. Mountain Time in the U.S., and also airs live online here.
Listen to and check out the playlists for the first two editions of “The Violent Sleep of Reason” here and here.
The show spotlights the best metal tracks released during the previous week, songs from highly anticipated upcoming albums, and cuts by bands with recent or upcoming shows in Boise. The show also highlights one Boise-area metal band each week, right around 2 a.m.
Interested in getting played on “The Violent Sleep of Reason”? Email korzeck at gmail dot com.
Best Albums Of 2016: Cobalt, Ancst, Black Fast
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off 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 Kurt Orzeck
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, Sound Off on 12/16/2015 by Kurt Orzeck
1. Tribulation – Children of the Night (Century Media)
2. High on Fire – Luminiferous (E1) Continue reading
Ufomammut’s ‘Ecate’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Ufomammut on 03/03/2015 by Kurt Orzeck
Like their sludgy psych brethren in Neurosis, whose members founded Neurot Recordings, Ufomammut delve deep into metal’s mossy underbelly, making bands like Tool look like camp counselors. That said, the Italian trio’s seventh album could be their catchiest yet—to the extent that 10-minute tracks wholly devoid of verse-chorus-verse structure could qualify as catchy. Read my full review courtesy of Music Connection.
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
1. Nux Vomica – Nux Vomica (Relapse)
2. At the Gates – At War With Reality (Century Media)
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