Interview: Swans crafts “total experience” on double album The Seer
The Seer, the new double album that follows Swans’ productive 2010 reunion and studio return, is a space in which…
12 years ago
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Review: Six Organs of Admittance’s Ascent
An undulating, tripped-out space opera, Ascent is the latest from guitarist Ben Chasny’s psych-folk project Six Organs of Admittance —…
12 years ago
Interview: Maynard James Keenan’s desert adventures — in winemaking
While the world’s been caught up with his musical prowess, Maynard James Keenan — the essential vocalist for Tool and…
12 years ago
Review: Lungfish’s ACR 1999
With a stripped-down production style, ACR 1999 — a recording session from ’99 at Baltimore’s ACR Studios — is a…
13 years ago
Killing Joke: Honoring the Fire
Reunited with its original lineup for the first time since 1982, Killing Joke is back with more than just muscular…
14 years ago
Swans: An Art-Rock Ensemble’s Raw Return to Form
With My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky, songwriter Michael Gira and his influential, experimental Swans…
14 years ago
The Tango Saloon: Transforming Tango in the 21st Century
Led by multi-instrumentalist Julian Curwin and buoyed by a healthy sense of humor, The Tango Saloon is a Western-, Gypsy-,…
14 years ago