A Tribute to Slayer
“It was the road warrior himself, Lemmy Kilmister, who had this to say in Sounds magazine in 1975, describing his legendary group Motorhead: ‘If you moved in next door , your lawn would die.’ By that... Read More...
Manhattan Beat – Greta Van Fleet, John Prine, & More!
Greta Van Fleet/Terminal 5/Nov. 27, 2018
Barely a few years ago, vocalist Joshua Kiszka starred in high school plays in his home town of Frankenmuth, Mich.; he aimed to be a film maker. His twin broth... Read More...
Ministry: Taking Baby Steps Towards the Future
Ministry was formed in 1981 and is still helmed by lead singer Al Jourgensen. I inquired about parallels he sees with 1968 and this year’s midterm elections, as well as if he was focusing on any particul... Read More...
New Dark Age
Club Scene
Covenant at QXT’s
Newark, NJ
April 13, 2018
This world famous electronic group performed to a packed house at QXT’s -- the local venue with an international following -- on Friday, April... Read More...
Ministry: From the Twilight Zone to the Outer Limits
I had the opportunity to speak with Ministry guitarist, Sin Quirin, who has been a part of Ministry since 2006. Ministry’s newest album, AmeriKKKant, was released on March 9 via Nuclear Blast... Read More...
An Interview with Sin Quirin from Ministry: Bottoms Up For The Beers To Eternity
Sin Quirin is an industrial metal guitarist for Ministry as well as Revolting Cocks and The Great AmeriCon. A few months ago, Ministry released From Beers To Eternity, dubbed the swansong of Ministry due to... Read More...
Revolting Cocks: Sex-O Olympic-O
Halfway between metal and house music, Revolting Cocks shares both genres’ preoccupation with sex and sleaze. Given Al Jourgensen’s history and love for shock, this isn’t exactly surprising. But after the abrup... Read More...
Interview: The Whole Shithouse Goes Up In Flames: Saying Goodbye To Ministry
It’s a rare thing these days for a band to just say, “Fuck it. I’m done.” With dinosaur touring acts whose schedules you could set a watch to and a torrent of reunion announcements choking the news wire, it’s i... Read More...
Ministry: Interview with Al Jourgensen
Few bands can retain an aggressive, mad-as-hell stance for a quarter-century. Despite a career of stylistic experimentation, lineup changes, vacillating critical support and drug abuse, Ministry have remained—s... Read More...
