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TiCKLES Master An Odd Amalgamation Of Noise That Works Really, REALLY Well Across Sugar & Plastic Plates

The intense spoken word-esque delivery that IDLES and TV Priest both have mastered alongside their combined penchant for quirkiness with the fierceness of Ohms once they ramp up, TiCKLES is an odd amalgamation of noise for sure but one that works incredibly well as we’re sure you’ll attest to once you hear the sounds birthed […]

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Take a trip Once More ‘Round The Sun with Mastodon!

Sometimes I think it’s great that Mastodon is free from the shackles of the concept album, having completed their “Elemental” 4-album stint with 2009’s Crack The Skye. Other times I am not so sure because albums like The Hunter come about. While The Hunter is a great album, it’s still [...]

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Jokes! Episode 5: DL Hughley, Clear

I had forgotten how much I loved DL Hughley’s stand up. The stand out of The Original Kings Of Comedy is back with his first new special since 2012’s Reset. Recorded at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, Hughley delivers yet again. Did you ever wonder about his appearance on [...]

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Corrosion Of Conformity in peak form on IX!

Do I miss Pepper Keenan? Sure do! My Corrosion of Conformity education began with 1994’s Deliverance but I understand why things are the way they are now. Making it easier to swallow is the fact that Mike Dean, Reed Mullin, and Woody Weatherman are still putting out some of their [...]

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What’s In A Name? Ravioli Me Away premiere video for “Cat Call”!

To really experience Ravioli Me Away you need to ignore whatever it is I’m blathering on about right now and click on the video for “Cat Call” now. Has it been three and a half minutes yet? Were you sucked in by the “choreography”? The video’s insane, right? But special. [...]

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Speak deliver sophomore album Pedals, musical heavens explode!

Listening through Speak’s sophomore album and I’m immediately transported to that scene in Back to the Future in which Marvin Berry is on the phone with his cousin shouting excitedly: “Chuck! Chuck, it’s Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Berry! You know that new sound you’e looking for? Well, listen to this!” [...]

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Bright Light Bright Light up the ante once again on Life Is Easy.

Rod Thomas is back at it again as Bright Light Bright Light and inspired by some new friends (Sir Elton John, in particular, who appeared on the I Wish We Were Leaving EP earlier this year) on his sophomore stunner Life Is Easy. Expanding the Bright Light Bright Light sound [...]

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