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Something witchy this way comes: Psychic Temple’s “Seventh House” video

Following his original Psychic Temple creation, composer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Schlarb has united another outrageous selection of talent for Psychic…

Doug Stanhope on subversive comedy, NFL aesthetics, and music snobbery

Few comedians are as inspired by sociologist James Loewen as by abortion jokes. But Doug Stanhope, in case you haven’t…

Primus: Back on the Bike, Going “Green”

With its first full-length album in a dozen years, oddball rock trio Primus displays a new-found vigor thanks to newly…

Moses Supposes: Major labels brace themselves for loss of their most popular catalog in 2013

Moses Avalon is one of the nation’s leading music-business consultants and artists’-rights advocates and is the author of a top-selling…

God God Dammit Dammit: An Australian Punk-Funk Ensemble

God God Dammit Dammit boasts a makeup of some of Adelaide, Australia's most distinguished hardcore, experimental, and punk musicians. The…

Guest Spot: Dosh on the alchemy of instrumental music

Dosh: Tommy (Anticon, 4/13/10) Dosh: "Subtractions" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dosh-subtractions.mp3|titles=Dosh: "Subtractions"] Percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Martin Dosh, better known as simply Dosh, is known both…

Guest Spot: Gutbucket explains how to argue about food

Gutbucket: Flock (Cuneiform, 2/22/11) Gutbucket: “4 9 8” [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/03-4-9-8.mp3|titles=Gutbucket: "4 9 8"] Brooklyn-based jazz-rock quartet Gutbucket released its fifth album,…

Q&A: Jono El Grande

Jono El Grande: Phantom Stimulance (Rune Grammofon, 2/1/11) Jono El Grande: "Borrelia Boogie" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Jono_El_Grande_Borrelia_Boogie.mp3|titles=Jono El Grande: "Borrelia Boogie"] The off-kilter…

Q&A: Seven That Spells

Seven That Spells: Future Retro Spasm (Beta-Lactam Ring, 5/20/10) Seven That Spells: "Olympos" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Seven_That_Spells_Olympos.mp3|titles=Seven That Spells: "Olympos"] Croatian space-rock outfit…

Bob Log III: Perfectly Demented Country Blues

With a trophy for "Strangest Band in Tokyo" under his belt, Bob Log III maintains an energetic and unpredictable air…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…

Lazer Sword: Five artists ahead of their time

Lazer Sword: "Batman" (s/t, Innovative Leisure, 11/2/10) Lazer Sword: "Batman" Lazer Sword is the DJ duo of Lando Kal (Antaeus…