Kerry King : From Hell I Rise

In 2019 the speed/thrash metal world mourned the retirement of one of the best bands to come out of the California metal scene of the 80s, Slayer. With the passing of songwriter/guitarist Jeff Hanneman in 2013 and the band parting ways permanently with original drummer Dave Lombardo, guitarist Kerry King and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya were […]

Pye Corner Audio : The Endless Echo

Pye Corner Audio opened a whole new world of electronic music for me. It’s one I’ve tried putting a label on ever since I first heard The Black Mills Tapes; then Sleep Games, Stasis, Hollow Earth, and Entangled Routes. It’s the label I’m still attempting to come up with right now listening to Martin Jenkins, […]

Pale Endless : Pale Endless

Pale Endless, which consists of Jason(drums) and Lea(bass/keys) Bledsoe, were formally the heavy and atmospheric duo Noise-A-Tron. Distorted bass lines coalesced with feedback walls and drums that would have sounded at home on a Godflesh album. With their evolution from Noise-A-Tron to Pale Endless the band takes on a far more ambient and sinister atmosphere. […]

Mother’s Day, Birthday, Three Day Weekend, Burn Out

This was one of those rare three-day weekend situations where I am ready to go back to work. Don’t get me wrong, it was a decent three day weekend, but I feel pretty burnt out right now. Our oldest came home late Saturday afternoon. They were off work from Sunday thru Tuesday, and their birthday […]

John Carpenter : Lost Themes IV : Noir

John Carpenter, the Master of Horror, hasn’t made a film in 14 years. After 2010 he became mostly interested in playing video games and the dropping occasional hot take about Hollywood(and his own classic films.) It seemed as if he would fade into the sunset with a game controller in one hand and flipping the […]

The Black Keys : Ohio Players

The Black Keys are an American music institution. They’ve been making their own brand of Midwest duo delta blues now for just a little over 20 years, starting with 2002s The Big Come Up. The duo of Dan Auerbach(guitar, vocals) and drummer Patrick Carney(drums) started out recording their albums in a basement with concrete walls, […]

St. Vincent : All Born Screaming

If ever there was a proper heir to the throne of our beloved David Bowie it would be Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent. From the Texas native’s beginnings as a member of the Polyphonic Spree to a stint in Sufjan Steven’s band to her debut album Marry Me in 2007, Clark has shown a need […]

SOMAFREE INSTITUTE : Exit Signal

SOMAFREE INSTITUTE, the heavy synth trio of Andrew Crawshaw(keys), Justin Thomas Kleine(keys), and Tim Call(drums) have been honing their skills as songwriters and musicians for a few years now. Combining the sonic explorations of 70s electronic titans Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and Vangelis with the more modern sound worlds of Zombi and Sinoia Caves. Over […]

The Grateful Dad

My wife and I were driving this weekend and I looked down at the tops of my hands. I was shocked by how old they looked. Or maybe not so much shocked by how old they looked, but by the fact they looked like my dad’s hands. The hands that I’d see on weekends when […]

Morph Stereo : Here We Are

Keith Canisius returns once again as Morph Stereo for another round of hazy, ambient modular cosmic trips. This time with the 3-song EP Here we are. A blend of Krautrock and early 80s experimental electronic music, Canisius blends all of of the vibes of his other musical projects(Rumskib/Astral TV/Shortwave Broadcaster) into one immersive experience as […]