Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
If you were a metal fan in the 80s then you were quite familiar with “The Big Four”. “The Big Four” meaning Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. My older brother introduced me to Metallica’s Master of Puppets and Megadeth’s Peach Sells…But Who’s Buying? the same summer, summer of 1987. I knew of them, but had […]
Read More “Paranoia time”Edena Gardens is the post-rock/psych rock/apocalypse soundtrack trio of guitarist Nicklas Sørensen, bass/baritone guitarist Martin Rude, and drummer extraordinaire Jakob Skøtt. These Danish musicians have been blowing minds as Edena Gardens for the past few years now; as well as playing in bands like Papir, Causa Sui, London Odense Ensemble, and Sun River respectively. But […]
Read More Edena Gardens Returns With Double LP ‘Quintessence’, Out In August; Listen To Single “Earth Blemish”I’ve always had very memorable dreams. And I’ve been lucky(most of the time) to wake up and remember them. Even as a kid I was an avid dreamer, somehow mixing The Little Rascals, bowling, and The Muppet Show into one hallucinogenic experience in my pre-teen brain. There are still dreams that I had when I […]
Read More DreamsOne label has remained steadfast with their mission to open eyes, open ears, and blow minds with music that delves into the Gothic, the heady, and frizzle-fried psych freakouts. Library of the Occult and it’s proprietor/head spell binder Tom McDowell has been laying out otherworldly records since 2019. Artists reimagining the eerie and hazy sights […]
Read More Fortune Teller : The EmpressThe good old days. That can mean a million things to a million people. What were the good old days? Were they when you were in your 20s and going to concerts every weekend? Partying with friends and getting home in the wee hours? Or was it when you were a kid playing with Star […]
Read More The Good Old Days?The Norwegian musical ensemble Fra Det Onde(translation…”From Evil”) live in their very own musical universe. Their sound is anything but ordinary, yet they lock into the freedom of free jazz, psych rock, and progressive as if it comes second nature. The band -which consists of jazz drummer Olaf Olsen(Needlepoint, Motorpsycho, Bigbang and others), bassist Rune […]
Read More Fra Det Onde : Smilet Er En Flyktig TilstandMartin Jenkins has built a steady career out of making slow-building, electronic-based music that feels cryptic, eerie, dread-inducing. Pye Corner Audio is the essence of hauntology; music inspired by synth-based scores and low-key techno beats that are as hypnotic as they are cinematic. Albums like Sleep Games, Black Mills Tapes, Prowler, and The Endless Echo […]
Read More Pye Corner Audio : More Songs About The Sun4th of July was always a holiday as a kid where I wasn’t quite sure what I was celebrating. We didn’t put out decorations, or have some special family meal where the grandparents came over and we carved a bird. There was no religious connotations with the 4th. We weren’t celebrating veterans like Memorial Day, […]
Read More “How great to be American and something else as well”It’s been a busy week. Tuesday I had an early doctor appointment in Fort Wayne to have a CTA, which is a CT scan of my heart. They run a contrast dye into my blood, which is the weirdest sensation as you feel this warmth go over your whole body. It only lasts about a […]
Read More Keeping A Family Tradition AliveThe L.A. musical quintet known as SML have had a couple incredibly productive years. The band -which includes Josh Johnson(sax), Anna Butterss(bass), Jeremiah Chiu(electronics), Booker Stardrum(drums), and Gregory Uhlmann(guitar)- have given new spark and excitement to the world of improvisational music. Their 2024 debut, Small Medium Large, was built with these jumpy, kinetic tracks that […]
Read More SML : Spontaneous Music Live