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The Heavy: Les Discrets – Remembering Forgotten Arias

April 9, 2012

Being a fan of the first Les Discrets album, 2010’s Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées, I was thrilled to find out the German label Prophecy Productions was releasing a follow-up early this year. The French... Read More...

The Atomic Bitchwax @ School Of Rock

JJ Koczan

March 2, 2012

Concerts

EASTON, PA—Oddly enough, when I found out my New Jerseyan hometown heroes The Atomic Bitchwax were doing a show at the School Of Rock in Easton, Pennsylvania, right across the border, I knew exactly where t... Read More...

The Heavy: Interview with Joey Toscano from Dwellers

JJ Koczan

February 23, 2012

Interviews

Salt Lake City trio Dwellers made their debut at the end of January in the form of Good Morning Harakiri (Small Stone), an album that takes its name from the Japanese suicide ritual—otherwise known as “sepp... Read More...

Interview with Blut: Drop Out And Kill

JJ Koczan

January 18, 2012

Interviews

Lo-fi British duo Blut make their home in fucked-up drone and doomed riffing, working hard to sound as inaccessible as possible at any given moment. This is completely on purpose. The band’s warped vision o... Read More...

The Heavy: New Year’s With Clutch

JJ Koczan

January 12, 2012

Columns

Clutch/Corrosion Of Conformity/Earthride The Trocadero December 31, 2011 PHILADELPHIA, PA—New Year’s Eve with Clutch, C.O.C. and Earthride—sometimes life just provides you with easy choices. I mean... Read More...

Interview With Eric Wagner: Doomed And Doomed Anew

JJ Koczan

January 6, 2012

Interviews

It was a shock when Trouble vocalist Eric Wagner split from the long-running and influential Chicago classic doom outfit. The band’s much-awaited album, Simple Mind Condition, had finally been released, and... Read More...

Black Cobra, Zoroaster, The Body @ St. Vitus Bar

JJ Koczan

December 21, 2011

Concerts

BROOKLYN, NY—Sunday inevitably rolled around after seeing Kyuss Lives! on Saturday and Cortez/Mighty High on Friday, and where one tour was ending, another was just getting started. This time it was Black C... Read More...

Interview with Scott Hill from Fu Manchu: Still Searching

JJ Koczan

November 9, 2011

Interviews

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SoCal fuzz rockers Fu Manchu released their landmark In Search Of… album in 1996, which—in case you’re reluctant to do the math because of how it relates to how long you’ve been out of high school—was a ful... Read More...

Interview with artist Joe Wardwell: Sunset Going Down

JJ Koczan

October 6, 2011

Interviews

The above headline, “Sunset Going Down” is a phrase taken out of context from my interview with Massachusetts-based painter Joe Wardwell. Wardwell, as it happens, uses a similar methodology in his work, pai... Read More...

Interview with Tony Aguilar from Totimoshi: Vengeance For The Curs

JJ Koczan

September 29, 2011

Interviews

Formed in Oakland in the late ‘90s and since relocated to Los Angeles, heavy rocking trio Totimoshi have been chipping away a niche for themselves all throughout their career. Their songs are among some of ... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

SEBASTIAN BACH WANTS TO GET RADICAL WITH YOU!

Good Bison On The Music He Was Always Meant to Make [Feature + Watch & Listen]

The Catholic Girls: Transcending Time Through Twists of Fate [Buzz + Listen]

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

The Five Star Read That Is “Do You Feel Like I Do?” [Review]

ROCK READS: A Holiday Gift Guide For the School of Rock Laureate

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Reality Check: TREASON, MOB RULES & THE FINAL DAYS OF DONALD TRUMP

Reality Check: LEGAL WEED NEW JERSEY

ROCK READS: A Holiday Gift Guide For the School of Rock Laureate

The Heavy: Les Discrets – Remembering Forgotten Arias

The Atomic Bitchwax @ School Of Rock

The Heavy: Interview with Joey Toscano from Dwellers

Interview with Blut: Drop Out And Kill

The Heavy: New Year’s With Clutch

Interview With Eric Wagner: Doomed And Doomed Anew

Black Cobra, Zoroaster, The Body @ St. Vitus Bar

Interview with Scott Hill from Fu Manchu: Still Searching

Interview with artist Joe Wardwell: Sunset Going Down

Interview with Tony Aguilar from Totimoshi: Vengeance For The Curs

#THROWBACK: DECEMBER 17, 1980 — IN MEMORIAM JOHN LENNON

SEBASTIAN BACH WANTS TO GET RADICAL WITH YOU!

Good Bison On The Music He Was Always Meant to Make [Feature + Watch & Listen]

Reality Check: TREASON, MOB RULES & THE FINAL DAYS OF DONALD TRUMP

The Catholic Girls: Transcending Time Through Twists of Fate [Buzz + Listen]

THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

SEBASTIAN BACH WANTS TO GET RADICAL WITH YOU!

Good Bison On The Music He Was Always Meant to Make [Feature + Watch & Listen]

Reality Check: TREASON, MOB RULES & THE FINAL DAYS OF DONALD TRUMP

The Catholic Girls: Transcending Time Through Twists of Fate [Buzz + Listen]

THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

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