A Tribute to Slayer Arts Weekly November 6, 2019 Features, Interviews 1 “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...
Manhattan Beat – Greta Van Fleet, John Prine, & More! Everynight Charley Crespo December 19, 2018 Columns, Manhattan Beat 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...
Ministry: Taking Baby Steps Towards the Future Nick Perkel December 5, 2018 Features, Interviews 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...
New Dark Age Doktor John May 16, 2018 Columns, 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...
Ministry: From the Twilight Zone to the Outer Limits Nick Perkel April 18, 2018 Features, Interviews 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...
An Interview with Sin Quirin from Ministry: Bottoms Up For The Beers To Eternity Nick Perkel January 1, 2014 Interviews 1 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...
Revolting Cocks: Sex-O Olympic-O Josh Frank November 26, 2008 Albums 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...
Interview: The Whole Shithouse Goes Up In Flames: Saying Goodbye To Ministry Patrick Slevin April 2, 2008 Interviews 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...
Ministry: Interview with Al Jourgensen Patrick Slevin June 14, 2006 Interviews 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...
