Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Canada’s Japandroids were, at one time in the early 2010s, the saviors of rock n roll. While Williamsburg was the hub of all things indie – which included bands like Grizzly Bear, The National, and Dirty Projectors – Vancouver’s Japandroids(which included guitarist/vocalist Brian King and drummer/vocalist David Prowse) arrived in 2009 with Post-Nothing. That album […]
Read More Japandroids : Fate & AlcoholAnother weekend come and gone. It’s like it never happened, sadly. That’s the story with most weekends, you’re so excited on Friday afternoon that you don’t take the time to stop and smell the roses so to speak. Saturday morning you may pull back on the brakes a bit, but then you get caught up […]
Read More Monday’s Back…With A VengeanceColorado’s Blood Incantation have taken Death Metal to a whole new level. Sure, there’s the growling vocals and the breakneck drumming. As well as the chugging rhythm guitars and lightning fast guitar solos to boot. But guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Paul Riedl sees more in this musical world than who can play the fastest and belch up vocals […]
Read More Blood Incantation : Absolute ElsewhereLast we heard from James McKeown, aka Hawksmoor, was last year’s excellent Telepathic Heights. This was the UK electronic artist’s debut with the legendary record label Soul Jazz Records. If you’re not familiar with Soul Jazz Records, you need to get out from under whatever rock you’re currently residing under and get acquainted. Their compilations […]
Read More Hawksmoor : OneironauticsListening to Antoni Maiovvi’s brand new album Psychonaut is a visceral experience. It seems to embody all those darkly perfect musical twists and turns we’ve come to love from the horror score/Giallo Disco/imagined soundtrack provocateur. Ominous ambient pieces, sweaty disco synth, and beautifully built synth pop all wrapped up in an all-encompassing musical journey. Maiovvi […]
Read More Antoni Maiovvi : PsychonautI’ve really been feeling that creaking of time. How it slips through the cracks, slips out the window in the middle of the night, and generally leaves without saying goodbye. One minute I was kind of struggling to stay afloat with three little kids in the evenings while my wife worked second shift; cooking, cleaning, […]
Read More Really Feeling Time Pass LatelyIt’s been a pretty solid weekend. Honestly, the last two or three weekends have been what I would call solid time spent outside of work. Lots of record spinning, lots of walks, quality time with my wife…I guess what I’m saying is I can’t complain. But knowing me I will soon stumble upon some reason […]
Read More Welcome To The Future…And The Past : A Curmudgeon’s WeekendWe’ve made it to yet another Friday. The work week has finally come to an end, so rejoice and make the most of those two days off. If you have to work the weekend, my apologies. I’m firmly in the throes of autumn clean-up at my house. It’s pine needle dropping season, so I hook […]
Read More Friday, Pine Needles, New Laptop, New(Old) turntable, General Weekend GratefulnessFall is upon us. It’s the time of year where everything seems to slow to quiet contemplation as the leaves turn and die. Slow motion diving as their brittle remains dust the forest floors and residential lawns in a last act of authority and condemnation. Fall brings chilled walks in the mornings and evenings while […]
Read More Jonas Munk : Mirror PhaseI think the majority of folks coming across the new music project The Hard Quartet would scoff at it being called a “supergroup”. But those with their heads in the world of early 90s college/alternative rock would think the label apropos. The band – which consists of Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus, Chavez and Superwolve’s Matt Sweeney, […]
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