New Orleans, Louisiana's Kindest Lines are a synth-driven pop group that recalls The Cure and Depeche Mode. Goth done right. They originally wanted something sort of Black Metal-looking to kind of go against the grain with their sound and I expanded on that. Click the image below to see the full-size design and other art for bands: … [Read more...]
2011. This year was a bit different for me, as I was in Afghanistan. Deployments always skew my music listening, as I need something more visceral. I listen to predominantly intense music as it is, but a deployment will bring it out of you. While I am over there, I have very few of my regular outlets so music becomes even more important. I … [Read more...]
Except for the free deck, I was not compensated for this review. The fine people at DLX in San Francisco, CA just sent me a Real skateboard featuring their new Low Pro technology. I am a big fan of anything put out my DLX and having just returned from Afghanistan and not being on a skateboard in a year, I was pretty excited to give this deck … [Read more...]
I love motorcycles and skateboards. I love everything to do with them. I love that both of them incorporate freedom and expression. Both activities are more of a lifestyle and a form of expression. I got into both because I am not really a team player. I mean, I do perfectly well working with others, but when it comes to my own forms of … [Read more...]
I don’t know if I would necessarily describe meeting or having a chance encounter with a celebrity “lucky,” but it certainly makes for nice stories. When I was really young, I lived right outside San Francisco, CA and I had a few encounters that I don’t remember very well due to my young age, but are nonetheless pretty cool. Then in high … [Read more...]
Baton Rouge, LA's Bryan Funck and Howling Mine are two examples of the DIY ethos. In a time when tangible media is dying, record sales are failing due to the onset of downloading and the consumer wanting instant, cheap gratification, Funck swims against the grain with both his label and his band Thou. He consistently puts out some of … [Read more...]
Kowloon Walled City - Turk Street [Rating:4] I like noise rock. I like it because, when done right, it effortlessly gives this nice, imperfect, visceral sound. Bands like Unsane, The Jesus Lizard, Hammerhead and Fudge Tunnel treated us to the best of these sounds in the early ‘90s. Sounds that begged to be heard live, sounds that made … [Read more...]
Fell Voices - Untitled [Rating:5] With bands like Wolves In The Throne Room, and any band that gets the word “Cascadian” or “atmospheric” attached to it, it’s guaranteed to reach a fan base. It seems to attract the people who perked up when they heard Aaron Turner of Isis was releasing black metal bands on his Hydrahead label. … [Read more...]
False - Untitled [Rating:5] Technology has stripped away a lot of the mystery that used to be attached to music in the past. Nowadays, you can type a band into Google and read their entire history like an encyclopedia entry. Hell, you can even do this for unsigned bands. With a few more keystrokes you can download their entire … [Read more...]
Chicago, Illinois-based band Weekend Nachos recently released their third album, Worthless. I recently interviewed John Hoffman, singer of Weekend Nachos about the album, his recent change in vocal styles and other projects in which he's involved. Photos courtesy of photographer Eldon Baldwin. Congratulations on releasing your latest album, … [Read more...]
