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RAT WARS (Loma Vista Recordings). Review by Steven Cruse.
RAT WARS (Loma Vista Recordings). Review by Steven Cruse.
Atari Teenage Riot came to Firestone Live to pound out the techno into a modern political landscape where the people rise above totalitarian and authoritarian control. It’s the kind of futuristic idealism that local scribe Eric Donath can’t miss, and to ice that cake is Otto von Schirach, a bass-heavy freak with street-cred like a rap-sheet symphony.
Fall Of Man (Trouble and Bass). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Penetration (Metal Mind/MVD). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Delerium brings its spacey warmth to the 9:30 Club in this 2008 concert film. Carl F. Gauze knew he was saving those glowsticks for something…
100mNYC (100m Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
An Epiphanic Vomiting of Blood (Crucial Blast). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Judgement (Metropolis Records). Review by Jorge C. Galban.
The Masterba_Tour_ is the Al Jourgensen show. Headlined by Ministry and also featuring Jourgensen’s longtime side project, Revolting Cocks, it’s an evening of industrial, experimental metal, and mayhem. Jen Cray finds herself front and center.
Hey, Heartland America! Where’s the heart? In Go Ask Ogre, Jolene Siana welds a Skinny Puppy obsession into her painful Middle American adolescence. But Tom “Tearaway” Schulte assures us happy valleys await on the other side of the early ’90s, Midwest goth scene.
October (Transparent). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Whispering Wall (ROIR). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Error (Epitaph). Review by Addam Donnelly.
Jorge Galban reviews Skinny Puppy on their Greater Wrong of The Right US Tour.
WWIII Live 2003 (Sanctuary). Review by Jen Cray.
The Horror of Amusement ((self-released)). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Houses of The Mole (Sanctuary). Review by Jorge C. Galban.
Sunnypsyop (Spitfire Records ). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Kali Yuga Bizarre (World War III Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Spend an hour with Al Jourgensen and you’re guaranteed to get a lot of dirt. But probably not quality dirt, like Gail Worley digs up. Reissues, the parting of ways with Paul Barker, and the dreaded Curse of Seattle – get a fresh pack and pour the wine for this one.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.
Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.