Neurosis: Special Occasion JJ Koczan January 16, 2013 Goings-On On the East Coast for a rare couple of shows, heavy innovators and AQ cover veterans Neurosis will make stops at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on Jan. 19 and at Union Transfer in Philly on Jan. 20 in support of t...
The Top 10 Albums Of 2012, According To ‘The Aquarian Weekly’ Writers The Aquarian Weekly December 26, 2012 Columns 2 Mike Greenblatt 1. Bruce Springsteen/Wrecking Ball/Columbia 2. Leonard Cohen/Old Ideas/Columbia 3. Galactic/Carnivale Electricos/Anti- 4. Antibalas/Antibalas/Daptone 5. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy/R...
An Interview with Steve Von Till from Neurosis: Between Meditation And Obsession JJ Koczan November 5, 2012 Interviews 2 This week, the West Coast’s foremost heavy innovators, Neurosis, will release their 10th full-length, Honor Found In Decay, through their own Neurot Recordings imprint. It is the first record they’ve done i...
Interview with Mike Scheidt from YOB: The Union Of Selves JJ Koczan August 12, 2011 Interviews Theirs is among the most inimitable sounds in all of underground heavy music, and with the self-produced Atma, their second album for Profound Lore following 2009’s excellent The Great Cessation, Eugene, OR...
Record Store Day: A Guide To The Many Limited And New Releases Dejon Turner April 13, 2011 Columns Oh, Record Store Day, how I love thee as much as my wallet loathes thee. There is probably a holiday for just about everything one could want, gifts, uprisings, animals, Presidents and now a music holiday; ...
Wino: Why Yes JJ Koczan February 10, 2011 Goings-On 1 Scott “Wino” Weinrich, legendary guitarist, singer and principal figure behind such bands as The Obsessed, Saint Vitus (catch them on tour with Crowbar and Helmet in March), Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand, Shr...
Interview With Scott “Wino” Weinrich: The Prophet Of Doom JJ Koczan February 9, 2011 Interviews 3 In March, legendary singer and guitarist Scott “Wino” Weinrich will officially release the vinyl edition of his first-ever acoustic album, Adrift, via Volcom Entertainment (the CD is out on Exile On Mainstr...
The Heavy: Neurosis Reissue And Earth JJ Koczan January 26, 2011 Columns 1 Neurosis Souls At Zero (Reissue) Neurot Originally released by Alternative Tentacles in 1992 and subsequently reissued in 1999 at the launch of the band’s Neurot Recordings label, Neurosis’ third a...
Sleep: Climbing Holy Mountain JJ Koczan September 3, 2010 Goings-On Oakland’s gods of stoner metal return! The mighty Sleep will be hitting Brooklyn for two special performances at the Masonic Temple on Sept. 6 and 8, with a show in between in Philadelphia’s Starlight Ballroom....
Good Intentions: Five New Ones, Five Old Ones Patrick Slevin August 9, 2010 Columns Ever hear that everything comes in threes? Well, actually, that’s true. But there’s also a Law of Fives, but that only applies to Discordians. Either way, it doesn’t matter. I went until I hit my word count,...
