Zu: Plumbing the Depths of Sludge Jazz
On its 2009 album, Carboniferous, Italian sludge-jazz trio Zu manages to get even heavier with piles of effect pedals and…
14 years ago
Zu
Morrow vs. Hajduch: Seven That Spells’ Future Retro Spasm
Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…
14 years ago
Mike Patton: Anomalous Vocalist Tackles Italian Orch-Pop
Given identifiable credits such as Faith No More, Tomahawk, and Mr. Bungle, the words “Patton” and “incognito” don’t seem to…
14 years ago
50 Unheralded Albums from 2009
ALARM leaves no genre unloved in our round-up of 50 albums that didn't receive enough attention in 2009.
15 years ago
Weekly Music News Roundup
Details emerge about new albums from Isis, Tortoise, Akron/Family, and Stinking Lizaveta; Zu announces some dates for a world tour…
16 years ago
18 Albums on our Radar in 2009
This year promises to be a great one for music. Isis, The Bad Plus, Mastodon, Dan Deacon, Coalesce, Jerseyband, Converge,…
16 years ago
Zu: Modern Genius or Noisy Rubbish?
We've had a bit of that debate in the office of late, with online editor Scott Morrow weighing in on…
16 years ago
What We’re Doing This Weekend
Halloween is nearly here, and may we recommend a celebration that involves seeing GWAR and getting covered in fake blood?…
16 years ago