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...]
Kaliya is putting the finishing touches on their album Annihilator and they have a new shirt that will be sold at their shows featuring my art from the upcoming album cover. I'll be sure to post the final t-shirt when it becomes available. Keep an eye out and … [Read more...]
Upcoming shirt for Normal, Illinois-based record label, The Path Less Traveled Records. Very cool label that supports very cool bands. Keep an eye on them for Kaliya's upcoming album Annihilator, featuring my art as well! … [Read more...]
Invisible Oranges is a pretty cool metal-oriented music website that I have followed for a few years. Sean Crook of The Path Less Traveled Records and Ben Cooper of Dallas, TX grind band Kaliya have been doing an ongoing series about the release of a record. The record in question just so happens to be Kaliya's upcoming album Annihilator. The third … [Read more...]
This is a new upload of an older tattoo design I did. The diver's helmet and blue crab tattoo was inked by Amy Bug in Kansas City, MO. This is a cover up of a tattoo of "Circle IV" by MC Escher that I had done in greys and just paled next to all my color. Original art by myself, but Amy decided that the helmet looked better at a 3/4 view and I … [Read more...]
The Robocop "Maine Is The Bastard" shirts are out and shipping! The shirts turned out excellent and we are very happy to get them out there. The shirts are still available to order as well, so feel free to order and attempt to look somewhere close to as cool as my dad does. Buy a Maine is the Bastard T-shirt Here … [Read more...]
Barghest - Self-Titled EP [Rating:4.5] I am currently deployed in Afghanistan. My base is approximately 7,200 feet above sea level, I am surrounded by people who combine hatred and religion (sometimes this combination comes from both sides) and snowcapped mountains. I work at night and only see an hour or two of sunlight a day. My … [Read more...]
