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What You Readin’ For?: Melvins’ Buzz Osborne Recommended John Fante’s ‘Dreams From Bunker Hill’ to mr.phylzzz Frontman, Who Attests That It’s a Worthy Read

Posted in Features, What You Readin' For? with tags , , , , , , , , on 08/20/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

It’s been a minute since we’ve published an installment in our series What You Readin’ For, in which musicians discuss and recommend good reads to fans of their music and this website. The latest pick comes courtesy of Clinton Jacob, who handles vocals and guitars for self-described trashy grunge band mr.phylzzz from Chicago. The duo of Jacob and drummer Danny Sein are putting out their newest album, Fear the Lord, September 4 on Amphetamine Reptile, one of the most important noise-rock labels ever. (Fun fact: mr.phylzzz and Buzz Osborne‘s Melvins are the only two active bands left on Amphetamine Reptile’s roster.)

Get a taste of Fear the Lord in the video at the bottom of this post, but before you scroll down, read Jacob’s pitch for John Fante’s tragicomedy Dreams From Bunker Hill, available for purchase on HarperCollins’ website:

I read a lot, but if there’s one book this year that has held my attention more than doom-scrolling my life away, it’s Dreams from Bunker Hill by John Fante.

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Jesus Lizard Guitarist Duane Denison Ignites ‘Challenging’ New Jazz Trio With Ex-Silver Jews, Lambchop Members

Posted in News with tags , , , , , , , , , on 07/18/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

It’s unclear whether the Jesus Lizard are an active band to any degree at the moment – an ambiguous status level the noise-rock tricksters seem to enjoy as much as they do occasionally reuniting for an unexpected swing of shows or even a new record. But with vocalist David Yow having ditched the U.S. for Poland, the chances seem slimmer than usual for another reunion of any sort.

But that’s not to say the other band members – we’re looking at you, guitarist Duane Denison – are inclined to rest on their laurels. At the end of a 20-minute video conversation with Melvins main man Buzz Osborne that Consequence posted two days ago, Denison mentioned – almost as an aside – that he’s formed a new band in Nashville, where he currently resides. It’s called D2 Archipelago and features two other players: guitarist Matt Swanson and drummer Brian Kotzur, formerly of Lambchop (also based in Nashville) and Silver Jews, respectively.

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Buzz Osborne of Melvins Shows Soft, Fuzzy Side with His Dogs

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 04/17/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

“I have very precious feelings about dogs. I don’t want them to get hurt.” So says the gruff frontman of Melvins. Read my interview with Buzz Osborne for the 40th installment of New Noise‘s Pet Sounds series.

Pet Sounds #40: Dogs Helped Melvins’ Buzz Osborne See the Light

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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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Melvins’ Buzz Osborne On ‘The Most Unsettling Thing We’ve Done’

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 02/27/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Mainstream metal fans claim Ozzy Osbourne as their patron said. But fans of heavy music who dig into the underground have an arguably even more crazy “Osborne” all their own. Check out this never-before-published interview with King Buzzo on New Noise.

Interview: Melvins On ‘The Most Unsettling Thing We’ve Done’

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