Sentenced: Five to a Once-in-a-Lifetime Interview with Scott Ian of Anthrax

Sentenced: Five to a Once-in-a-Lifetime Interview with Scott Ian of...

Undisputedly fast and heavy, Anthrax are considered to be part of the “Holy Trinity” of thrash-metal, which also includes Metallica and Megadeth. Things have been busy for this mainstay metal band, recently reuniting with their original singer Joey Belladona and original guitarist Dan Spitz, along with founding members Scott Ian, Frank Bello and Charlie Benante. They

Mark E. Smith: Talking about The Fall

Mark E. Smith: Talking about The Fall
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Mark E. Smith is The Fall. There’s been more than 30 band members over the years, but he has been the constant in the release of nearly an album a year since 1979. Many of them are brilliant, including the recent Fall Heads Roll, which seems to hearken back to the rawness of the band’s

Deathpunk, Dizaster, and Rockets of the Ass: An Interview with Turbonegro

Deathpunk, Dizaster, and Rockets of the Ass: An Interview with...
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They’re coming again this year. They’ll be hurtling around our spacious skies and waves of grain in a grand procession of apocalyptic dudes and denim-clad new-wave hooker girls. Haven’t seen ‘em? Haven’t heard of ‘em? Well, get on the St. Pauli liner and take note, folks, this death-punk train stops for no man! Salt Lake

Picking Up the Pieces with The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up

Picking Up the Pieces with The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
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Picks Us Apart, the new album from The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, serves as a memoir for Paul Gonzenbach (lead singer/songwriter) and his summer 2003 bout with severe mental illness. The songs have cold, disturbing lyrics painted beautifully on the canvas of intelligent pop music. The messages of grief and despair are unpretentiously laid out before

Off to See the Wizard: Ozzfest’s Bury Your Dead and Trivium Gear Up to Spellbind

Off to See the Wizard: Ozzfest’s Bury Your Dead and...
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After 10 years of avoiding Salt Lake City, Ozzfest finally brings its extravagant headbanging musical tour to Utah. The USANA Ampitheatre will turn into an all-out heavy metal circus Aug.16. One of the nation’s biggest touring festivals features mainstage bands that include Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, In Flames and Shadows Fall. There are 14 on

Localized: Carphax Files

Localized: Carphax Files
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Suggestion is a powerful force. Thinking about lemons makes you pucker, and seeing someone else yawn will nearly force you to yawn in response. It follows quite logically that given the season of heat and despotic, constant sunlight, one would want to experience something both chilly and dark. The music of Carphax Files, Redemption, and

Papa Don’t Preach: A Conversation with David Pajo

Papa Don’t Preach: A Conversation with David Pajo
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David Pajo is a busy man. In March, he finished the highly successful and cult-approved Slint reunion tour, released his sixth solo album in June and is currently working on a Slint reunion tour DVD and writing new material for yet another record. Pajo, who travels back and forth from his home in Louisville to

Waking Up with Jimmy La Valle: The Album Leaf’s New-Dawn Instrumentalism

Waking Up with Jimmy La Valle: The Album Leaf’s New-Dawn...
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Jimmy La Valle is The Album Leaf. His music is about sonic textures—not sonic fads. He creates fantastic instrumental compositions with depth and honesty while leaving room for the listener to interpret his work as they listen. It’s so well thought out and crafted with a spirit of progression (instead of the spirit of pretension) that it is easy to state that his music is among the best out in the indie world today. … read more