I recently interviewed Ben Schneider about his rock band Lord Huron for the July cover of Music Connection. Check out the full article here.
Cover Story: Thirty Seconds To Mars
Posted in Features, Interviews, Sound Off with tags Ben Schneider, Lord Huron on 06/11/2018 by Kurt Orzeck
I recently interviewed Jared Leto about his rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars for the April cover of Music Connection. Check out the full article here.
Best Albums Of 2017: War On Drugs, Queens Of The Stone Age
Posted in Lists, Sound Off with tags Cannibal Corpse, cloud nothings, Mastodon, Ne Obliviscaris, Oneohtrix Point Never, Pallbearer, Power Trip, Queens of the Stone Age, War On Drugs, Woe on 06/10/2018 by Kurt Orzeck
1. War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding (Atlantic)
2. Queens of the Stone Age – Villains (Matador) Continue reading
Guided by Voices’ August by Cake: FLOOD Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Guided by Voices on 04/29/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
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.”
The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 6, 4.26.17
Posted in MP3s, The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags Ancient Ascendant, Artificial Brain, Farsot, Game Over, Ghost Bath, Iconoclasm, Karma to Burn, Les Discrets, Mortiis, Nick Walker’s Acid Guide Service, Nothing Left, Tehom, The Obsessed, Vampire, Vomit Remnants on 04/29/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
Farsot’s Fail-lure album cover
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 sixth installment featured new cuts by Farsot, Ancient Ascendant, Artificial Brain, Nothing Left and Vampire.
The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 5, 4.19.17
Posted in MP3s, The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags All Hell, Coltsblood, Dragonforce, Enterprise Earth, Epi-Demic, Hellwell, Karma to Burn, Katakomb, Loathe, Mastodon, Nathorg, Naudiz, Necrowretch, Nightbringer, Novembers Doom, Oceans Are Zeroes, Pyriphlegethon, Rotting Christ, Shores of Null, Suffocation, Tombs, Varg on 04/29/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
Varg’s Götterdämmerung album cover
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 fifth installment featured new cuts by Varg, Necrowretch, All Hell, Tombs, Suffocation and Coltsblood.
Royal 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 Kurt OrzeckBrant 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
The Violent Sleep Of Reason Episode 4, 4.12.17
Posted in MP3s, The Violent Sleep of Reason with tags Alazka, Bear, Despite, Doomsday Kingdom, Ecstatic Vision, Extremity, Fight, Fluoride, Fuoco Fatuo, Harlott, Hideous Divinity., Krokus, Royal Thunder, Russian Circles, Silence Equals Death, Tankard, The Obsessed, Trial, Valborg, Wear Your Wounds, Wending Tide on 04/12/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
Wear Your Wounds’ WYW album cover
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 fourth installment featured new cuts by The Obsessed, Royal Thunder and Wear Your Wounds.
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 Kurt Orzeck
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.
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 Orzeck
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.
