Texas Music Stalwarts Reunite In Collaborative Project Slow Pulse; Listen To New Single “Cries From The Half-World”

Nicolas Nadeau and Justin Sweatt have made their mark on the Texas electronic/shoegaze/post-punk scene over the last 15 years. Nadeau has fronted shoegaze outfit Single Lash since 2009, as well as playing guitar in the Komisch-heavy Future Museums. While Sweatt has made a name for himself as a premier electronic composer with his dark synth […]

Just a Check-in

Hi ho, everyone. Popping in here to say howdy do and that things have been going well. Last weekend we went down to Indianapolis to visit with our son and his girlfriend. Hadn’t seen my son since he came to see me in the hospital, so it was good to see him fluid-less and not […]

The Lemon Twigs : Look For Your Mind!

The Lemon Twigs, aka Long Island-bred brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario, have made a musical career out of mining the best of twee power pop from the 60s and early 70s. Borrowing from The Zombies to The Beatles to The Raspberries and The Association, they have a gift for melodic turns and twists while perfecting […]

AE Paterra : VCO 025 :: Alone In Your Dark

AE Paterra is the drummer extraordinaire of the electro synth prog duo Zombi, along with Steve Moore on bass and synths. They’ve carved a niche for themselves over the last 20+ years(debuting in 2004 with Cosmos). The band tows the line between prog rockers and classic 70s/80s horror film scores, somehow bringing the worlds of […]

The Black Keys : Peaches!

I’m sure you’ve been sitting around waiting for your favorite corporate, Bud Light-sponsored blues rockers The Black Keys to drop a brand new by-the-books blues-infused record. Filled with competent Delta, Country, and boozy Midwest blues rock that will surely pepper your rock radio fumblings on the way to the next Coliseum gun and knife show. […]

Better Living Through Chemistry( and Pharmacy)

I had some trepidation about getting put on medications. Not while in the hospital, or sitting in the ER. At that point I was ready to swallow whatever pills they were willing to toss down my gullet. But before I knew what was going on, and even before that. Prior to the blood pressure situation, […]

Corrosion of Conformity : Good God/Baad Man

Corrosion of Conformity started out in the 80s as pretty much a punk band, with Blind giving them serious cred in the hardcore and metal community. But with 1994’s Deliverance the sound and vibe shifted with the addition of vocalist/guitarist Pepper Keenan. Keenan brought a heavy 70s hard rock vibe, along with Sabbath vibes to […]

Toadies : The Charmer

Toadies roared out of Texas in the mid-90s with a sound that combined post/punk, grunge, and jagged alt rock that saved Gen X ears from the likes of 3 Doors Down, Tonic, and Semisonic overtaking alt rock radio. Their debut Rubberneck was an angry collection of guitar-driven rock and punk. Their biggest hit “Possum Kingdom” […]

Weird Nightmare : Hoopla

Alex Edkins was the guitarist and vocalist for Canadian post/punk band METZ for well over a decade. When the noisy trio decided to go on hiatus a couple years back Edkins side project Weird Nightmare became his main gig. METZ was loud, abrasive, and savored the dissonance of guitar squall, fuzzy bass lines, and brash […]

I lost a quarter of the man I used to be…

It’s a crazy thing to lose lots of weight over the course of a few months, or even a couple years. You look back at old photos of yourself and think, “Wow. I never realized how big I was.” You gradually collect boxes of clothes you can’t wear anymore and replace them with a size […]

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