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God of Shamisen: Metal Makeovers of Japanese Folk Traditions

Growing up on a US military base in Japan, Kevin Kmetz overcame his gaijin status to become a master of…

14 years ago

Led by multi-instrumentalist Julian Curwin and buoyed by a healthy sense of humor, The Tango Saloon is a Western-, Gypsy-,…

14 years ago

Scott Morrow is ALARM's music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

14 years ago

ALARM leaves no genre unloved in our round-up of 50 albums that didn't receive enough attention in 2009.

15 years ago

This picture is horrible. Absolutely horrible. But the Kayo Dot crew is pretty rad, so we'll let it pass.…

15 years ago

With a history that has spanned Indian, Persian, surf, metal, spaghetti western, and electronic music -- and so much more…

16 years ago

Over the past week, we caught news of a mini Soundgarden/TAD live jam, a new Kayo Dot album, a new/streaming…

16 years ago

Begrudgingly, online editor Scott Morrow has joined this decade with the purchase (not by him, mind you) of his first…

16 years ago

As the season's wintry punishment eases (it cracked 50 in Chicago this weekend), more and more artists are getting back…

16 years ago

This week's news recap includes pre-order info for the Secret Chiefs 3 live DVD, details for new albums from Cursive…

16 years ago

Announcements are made for new albums from Irepress, Karl Sanders, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and Staff Benda Bilili -- a…

16 years ago

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

16 years ago