Music
The Miserable Success of Tragic Black
Spring is drying up as the summer heat wave approaches; must be time for another three days of striking fashions, twisted poetry and music with a tilt towards the macabre as the annual Dark Arts Festival rears its beautiful head. We turn the spotlight on one prominent local artist: Tragic Black. … read more
Europeans Don’t Consume High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Tour Journal
Eighteen hours seemed like years as we touched down in Frankfurt, Germany. It was now February 2, and the members of Uzi and Ari were officially committed for the next six weeks to face extreme uncertainty in a very strange land. We were jet-lagged, dizzy and without a clue what this tour was going to
Childish Wisdom: An Interview with Billy Childish
Some people are just inexhaustibly creative. Billy Childish is one of those people. He is maybe the most prolific man in the history of rock music. Starting his career in the late 1970s with the Pop Rivits, Childish went on to play in several English bands, including Thee Headcoats, The Mighty Caesars, Thee Milkshakes and
SY/Boredoms Show Review
Leaned up against the balcony railing in the east VIP wing of Studio Coast—one of Tokyo’s premier venues that sits in the harbor of the Pacific across from a picture-perfect ferris wheel—I wait patiently, but anxiously for V∞redoms to drop sound. … read more
Against Me @ In the Venue 05.07.07
Against Me is a band I discovered early and that I haven’t been disappointed by yet. With every album they release, and show I’ve seen them play I just enjoy the band more and more. … read more
Time Again with Never Say Never
There is something to be said about a band whose performance is timed perfectly. Some bands play for far to long while others leave you wanting more. … read more