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The 20 Best ’90s American Grunge Bands of All Time
Posted in Lists, Videos with tags Alice in Chains, grunge, Mark Lanegan, Melvins, Mudhoney, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Sub Pop on 12/20/2025 by Kurt OrzeckBuzz Osborne of Melvins Shows Soft, Fuzzy Side with His Dogs
Posted in Interviews with tags Buzz Osborne, Melvins 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.
Kevin Rumantis: ‘Sometimes Something That You Love Making Isn’t Going to Be That Fun to Listen To’
Posted in Interviews with tags Cows, Gina Skwoz, Kevin Rumantis, Melvins, Tomahawk, Trevor Dunn on 03/18/2025 by Kurt OrzeckRead a rare interview with Kevin Rumantis of Melvins and Cows lore in which he and partner Gina Skwoz discuss their Lords and Lady Kevin project with Trevor Dunn of Tomahawk (and Melvins too!). New Noise has the piece.
Dale Crover Pulls Back the Curtain on His New Star-Studded Solo LP ‘Glossolalia’
Posted in Interviews with tags Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, Melvins 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.
Melvins’ Buzz Osborne On ‘The Most Unsettling Thing We’ve Done’
Posted in Interviews with tags Buzz Osborne, Melvins on 02/27/2024 by Kurt OrzeckMainstream 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.
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 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
Spencer Moody On Murder City Devils’ Breakup: ‘Everyone Was Ready For A Change’
Posted in Interviews with tags Big Business, Dead Low Tide, Enemymine, godheadSilo, Melvins, Murder City Devils, Rabbit Ears, Smoke and Smoke, Sparta, Spencer Moody, the Jesus Lizard, the John & Spencer Booze Explosion, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death on 02/03/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
After unearthing an ultra-hard-to-find interview with Dead Meadow yesterday, today it seemed fitting to trudge up an even rarer one with Dead Low Tide. This piece is so obscure, in fact, that only two eyeballs have seen it thus far: Shortly before it was due to run, Dead Low Tide bit the dust, and the article was scrapped. Continue reading
Best Albums Of 2002
Posted in Lists with tags Bill Hicks, David Cross, Fugazi, Interpol, Isis, Liars, Melvins, Pentagram, Queens of the Stone Age, Sparta, System of a Down, the Flaming Lips, the Icarus Line, the Reigning Sound on 02/03/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
GOLD
1. Queens of the Stone Age – Songs for the Deaf (Interscope)
2. Bill Hicks – Flying Saucer Tour Vol. 1 – Pittsburgh ’91 and Love, Laughter & Truth reissues (Rykodisc) Continue reading
Mike Patton And Duane Denison Talk Tomahawk ‘Downtime’
Posted in Interviews with tags Cows, Duane Denison, Faith No More, Fantômas, Hank Williams III, Lovage, Maldoror, Melvins, Mike Patton, Mott the Hoople, Mr. Bungle, Peeping Tom, Roxy Music, the Jesus Lizard, Tomahawk on 01/27/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
In light of the 1999 Duane Denison interview and Jesus Lizard trivia labyrinth that have recently been posted in these parts, here’s another vintage conversation with the guitarist, along with Tomahawk bandmate Mike Patton. Continue reading
Meet And Greet: Imaad Wasif Goes Into The Voidist
Posted in Features, Interviews, Meet And Greet with tags alaska!, Dale Crover, Dinosaur Jr., Dwarves, Imaad Wasif, Josh Homme, Kyuss, Lou Barlow, lowercase, Melvins, Minutemen, Red Sparowes, Sebadoh, Yeah Yeah Yeahs on 01/07/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Contrary to what ProTools fanatics might tell you, visionaries are hard to come by these days. During an era in which it’s incumbent upon artists to market and promote themselves. During an era in which selling out has become something of a moot point. Continue reading
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