As I mentioned back in December, the time I have available to dedicate to this blog has become less than years past. A new job and other real-life responsibilities have taken precedence over my daily ingest of music and pop culture. I have been working long (full) days for the past few months, and although...
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Here we are. 2013 is upon us and the Earth still orbits the sun from a distance of about 100 million miles. The end of the world as we knew it has come and gone (again), yet nothing feels much different. With the exception of the millions who died (as happens every year), we...
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Music festivals usually end up being something less than the sum of their parts. Whether it be a hot summer day in a park or a week long event spread across multiple venues throughout a city, the anticipation and planning is usually a lot more fun than the reality — a reality that consists...
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With the exception of a quick recap of the Cold Specks performance at Feeërieën 2012, this is not a music post. This is more along the lines of a personal travel blog, so maybe it doesn’t belong on this site, but it’s my site and I can do whatever I want with it. And I...
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In 2002 I took the train from Amsterdam to Brussels for the day. The World Cup was happening in Japan. Belgium had just beat Russia 3-2, sending them on to the Round of 16. They would be beat 2-0 by Brazil three days later, but on this particular day, there wasn't...
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1970 – 2012 Tony Sly, the lead singer for Bay Area punk band No Use For A Name, has passed away at the age of 41. Details have yet to be released, but Fat Wreck Chords announced his death earlier today. No Use For A Name were among an assortment of bands who ruled...
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Having been a huge advocate for the Fun Fun Fun Fest ever since I discovered it in 2009, I will say I’m a little disappointed in the line-up this year. I really, really wanted to see At The Drive-In! That being said, it always takes a little time to fully comprehend the list every...
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Portland, OR’s Agalloch are streaming their latest opus, the 20+ minute two-part track, “Faustian Echoes”, on their bandcamp page. It’ll come as no surprise to anyone who follows this blog that I am extremely excited for new material from the Pacific Northwest’s masters of dark folk metal. This EP, containing the single longest track...
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Over the past few years Profound Lore has solidified itself as a primary tastemaker in the underground of extreme music. 2011 proved to be a banner year for the one-man Canadian label, and 2012 shows no signs of slowing down. Not long after we posted our in-depth profile on the label, Profound Lore teamed...
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1928 – 2012 Maurice Sendak, author of Where The Wild Things Are, died this morning due to complications of a stroke. He was 83 years old. Looking back on his life’s work, I realize I only knew him for Where The Wild Things Are, which serves as quite a testament to how strong of...
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1964 – 2012 Adam Yauch has died. He was 47 years old. The man known as MCA was diagnosed with cancer back in 2009 and today he succumbed to the disease. Yauch was one third of the Beastie Boys — the group who started out punk before enraging parents in suburbs all over the...
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