An unorganized, partial list of some of the non-work-related books I read (but weren’t released) this year.
The first time I met drummer Bill Stevenson (the Descendents, Black Flag) in the mid-’90s, he swore that I would love Charles Bukowski. It has taken me over a decade, but I’ve finally read him, and I liked it. I read Post Office
Blue Note announces another list of catalogue deletions; Akron/Family and High on Fire sign to new labels; Trent Reznor comments on Nine Inch Nails‘ music being used in the torture of overseas detainees. Keep reading…
Yes, I just spent almost 7 minutes watching Ace smoke a bong and talk about building a shitty homemade robot. The internet is a huge waste of fucking time.
The solo spin-off of Tristeza guitarist Jimmy LaVelle will be hitting Bear Creek studios this February to record a new album, scheduled for release in late fall 2009.
Dayton, Ohio’s Third Street: home to the local porn store, church supply outlet and The Dayton Dirt Collective. If horror make-up workshops, intimate musical performances and community service opportunities are not reason enough to visit the collective, then the neighboring establishments might be.
Why bother going to bed at a respectable hour? Stay up late with some of us on Sunday as we head to the Hungry Brain, a local bar that hosts a weekly avant-jazz series.
This week’s installment features a makeshift ensemble that includes Tortoise drummer John Herndon, members of jazzy post-rockers Algernon, the trombonist from jazz quintet Herculaneum, the bassist from experimental indie-jazz outfit Isotope 217, and more.
Our plans for Saturday night include seeing the seemingly ELO-inspired pop epics of Everthus the Deadbeats and the frenetic Afrobeat of the Chicago Afrobeat Project. Check out the lowdown and audio/video below.
There is no screaming, skulls, or lyrics about destruction on Anavan‘s new record, Cover Story (Slanty Shanty). It’s super dance-y. And fun. Listen to the MP3s below and keep an eye out for an upcoming ALARM story on the band.
We’ve had a bit of that debate in the office of late, with online editor Scott Morrow weighing in on the side of genius. For those unfamiliar, Zu is an experimental Italian trio that combines sludgy alt-metal with complex rhythms and free-jazz freakouts.