Music
Napalm Flesh – Gigan: Thrash in Space!
It’s been a while since Napalm Flesh entered the internet but I’m sure this is a long-awaited return for the loyal readers (sarcasm switch ON!). I have an interview with Tampa, Florida’s Gigan bassist/guitarist Eric Hersemann. Also included is your usual weekly rundown of local and national shows coming to town and reviews of the new Morbid Angel and Engineer albums as well as a review of a re-issue from Death Strike. … read more
Beauty And The Beat At 30: Go-Go’s Jane Wiedlin Interview
I recently chatted with Jane about the tour and the anniversary of one of the finest and most legendary debuts in pop history. It was the first album completely written and performed by an all-female band to top the Billboard charts, where it remained for an astounding consecutive six-week reign. A feat, incidentally, never reached before or since. … read more
Title Fight @ Kilby Court 06.13
I’ve never been to a show at Kilby that had this insane of crowd—the amount of moshing and swinging from shit on the ceiling was so high that it was almost impossible to see Title Fight play. Regardless, Title Fight is super good live. They’re excellent at executing the right amount of pop-punk and hardcore music with Saves The Day-esque vocals. This is also why I’m not surprised they were the headlining band. … read more
Iron and Wine with The Head and the Heart @...
Having seen Iron and Wine previously at the Twilight Concert Series, I expected a night of slow, sugary folk music and a lot of Mormon girls getting wet in the pants for Mr. Sam Beam––the man behind the magic. … read more
Bitter and Then Some: Touche Amore Interview
Welcome to the first edition of Bitter and Then Some, the latest in a series of weekly metal blogs brought to you by SLUG. This week we have an interview with Touche Amore, whose second album was released on June 7th via Deathwish and who will be in town on June 13th. Also included are a rundown of this busy week full of events, blog exclusive reviews, relevant videos and links to streaming music. … read more
Foundation with Throwing Bricks, Steadfast, Dead In The Dirt, Stick...
The prospect of seeing one moderately decent hardcore band in Provo’s cultural vacuum is enough to give me goose-pimples and a fluttering heart. The prospect of seeing four of them? Well, it’s enough to send me into full-blown histrionics … … read more
Transcendental/Transcontinental: An Interview With Tara Jane O’Neil
Tara Jane O’Neil is an underground musical powerhouse. She’s known and highly respected for her work on multiple projects, never resting in any particular niche. … read more
National CD Reviews
New and recent releases from Beer Corpse, Boris, Cass McCombs, Foundation, Fucked Up, Joan of Arc, Mia Doi Todd, Nick 13, Panda Bear, Swingin’ Utters, Title Fight, Weekend Nachos and more are reviewed. … read more
National CD Reviews – June 2011
New and recent releases from Beer Corpse, Boris, Cass McCombs, Foundation, Fucked Up, Joan of Arc, Mia Doi Todd, Nick 13, Panda Bear, Swingin’ Utters, Title Fight, Weekend Nachos and more are reviewed. … read more
Cooked With Love: The Black Lips Release Arabia Mountain
It was a windy afternoon in Austin, Texas during SXSW when I found myself sitting poolside at a swanky hotel with Cole Alexander and Ian Saint Pé of Black Lips in a cabana that was clearly marked as being reserved for someone else. “We like to come in and improvise. See, this was reserved,” Alexander says as he picks up the sign. “This was reserved for us.” … read more