Wuss Music For Wuss People

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A while back I went to cover a metal show and my coverage was pretty superficial to be honest. A lot of fans got cheesed at me because I was lightly joking about the band’s stage set-up and it rubbed them the wrong way. (Apparently metal fans are a bit touchy about their music.) But [...]

September 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | 13 comments

now VULVECTOMY

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In 8th grade health class there was this kid who was in to all kinds of exotic metal, and he had the T-shirts to prove his love. One band I remember was called “Dismemberment Card.” I think. But I was trying to find it, and there’s no record on the Web. Not surprising. They [...]

June 26th, 2010 | Tags: | 4 comments

Finnish metal…for kids.

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Happily, I’m not joking.

 

The second video/song bears a striking resemblance to one of my youthful Kiss favorites:

April 10th, 2010 | Tags: , | 3 comments

Hard to Find

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So I’ve been jamming the latest from Them Crooked Vultures, and it’s got me a little bummed. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a super record. But why isn’t there more awesome hard rock mining the same wicked vein? I’m not talking about grunge or hardcore. Nor am I talking about metal. I’m talking:

AC [...]

November 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , | 32 comments