Scott Morrow

ALARM’s Top 10 Albums of 2008

Our list of favorites from last year includes devastating dub metal, organ-fueled psychedelic grind, a re-released classic-rock gem from nearly…

Lymbyc Systym on Live Adaptation and Evolution

Before their beautiful full-length debut of Love Your Abuser on Mush Records, brothers Michael and Jared Bell of Lymbyc Systym…

The Top 10 Songs by Faith No More

Faith No More didn't revolutionize the rock landscape, but for much of its tenure, its members created some of the…

The Top 10 Lines from the Beastie Boys’ Hello Nasty

Named after the telephone greeting at PR company Nasty Little Man, Hello Nasty was the Beastie Boys' stellar follow-up to…

The Top 10 Record Label Names

Lord knows that there are thousands of record labels in the world. So how does one go about separating itself…

Q&A: Jerseyband on Lungcore and the Lives of Unsigned Artists

With a demolishing dose of horn-heavy chug metal, Jerseyband stands as the logical result of loose forerunners such as John…

Q&A: God of Shamisen

Led by Tsugaru-shamisen master Kevin Kmetz, Santa Cruz's God of Shamisen creates cultural collisions in the form of shredding, Japanese-infused…

The Top 10 Parts of The Shape of Punk to Come

Just prior to an acrimonious breakup in 1998, Swedish hardcore group Refused released its magnum opus, The Shape of Punk…

Lollapalooza Recap: Day 1

Despite a relatively tame lineup, the first day of this year's Lollapalooza had some legitimate highlights -- the heavy grooves of…