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Life is funny. Sometimes you go out of your way to know about as many obscure and awesome bands as possible, and a song comes over the speaker when you’re getting vegetarian chili at a local grocery store, and you … Continue reading →

I was introduced, about a month ago, to the streaming music program Spotify. It’s an interesting little program that allows you to pick out songs from the company’s online library. Their library is severely lacking in several places, but it’s … Continue reading →

Dear Madam, It’s difficult for me to quantify Japanese culture. Being American, the history, vales, even metaphysics of that are generally understood in Japan are essentially alien to me. I’ve never even set foot in your lovely country. To that … Continue reading →

In recent months, George Michael has been suffering pneumonia and been forced to cancel his tour due to what seems to be unceasing health issues. His website issued a statement on Nov. 30th, noting that a pneumonia infection was the … Continue reading →

I’m not sure what I ought to say about Mister Heavenly. They’re a supergroup, comprised of members of Man Man, The Unicorns, and Modest Mouse, and Michael Cera toured with them on bass. They’re signed to Sub Pop and they … Continue reading →

Wikipedia can sometimes be a sort of ‘great equalizer’ when it comes to underground music. The Wikipedia entry for Satanic Warmaster is about the same length as the entry for Girlicious. That’s great news for folks who like relatively obscure … Continue reading →

I’m not sure I’ve ever come across a stoner metal band that I didn’t really enjoy, however, Orange Goblin is a stoner metal band that I really really enjoy. I don’t know anything about the band, but man do they … Continue reading →

Roky Erickson ought to be an individual who needs no post on a music blog. He ought to be a household name. Coca-Cola, Tubberware, Roky Erickson. Given the distinctive, groundbreaking, yet inspirational musical resume he has, he ought to be … Continue reading →

It was but a short time ago, Ve reported on the unfortunite illness of Behemoth frontman Nergal. Now, apparently much healthier, Nergal has gotten back in the news as his stage antics have earned him criticism from the Catholic church. … Continue reading →

First, the boring explanation: about a year ago, I burned a bunch of CDs of music I was listening to for a friend. It was mostly death metal, with little bits of grindcore thrown in. I found the stack of … Continue reading →