Photographs by Sean Chin. It’s it! What is it? The call and response segment of Faith No More‘s hit Epic sounds like their meeting that brought the band together. Someone somewhere must have had a…
Photographs by Sarah Rix. Jim Reid and William Reid go together like peanut butter and jelly. Rich vocals and explosive guitar lines have pushed The Jesus and Mary Chain to the top of many “best…
K.I.D. (Kids in Despair)
April 24, 2015
Final Rating: 6.6/10 If anything, this release sounds less to do with despair than it does the celebration of freedom. K.I.D. (Kids in Despair) is comprised of societal runaways Kara Lane and Bobby Lo. The…
Cherry Bomb - Tyler, the Creator
April 18, 2015
Final rating: 5.4/10 Odd Future certainly has had just that. They were one of the tightest rap collectives in years. Wolf gang and its acronym Golf wang were stitched into every snap back. At a…
At The Gates and Converge at The Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 12, 2015
Metal is arguably a cult genre with a devoted fan base. When it comes to the stronger groups of fans within an already defined aggregate of people, they will stick out significantly. They will wear the shirts,…
The Air Conditioned Nightmare - Doldrums
April 9, 2015
Final Rating: 7.8/10 Airick Woodhead has made quite a name for himself. He tossed out the ambient abstract chiller Lesser Evil early in 2013, and this new artist known as Doldrums became a sleeper hit…
Final Rating: 8.8/10 Look at the sheep. They graze under the bright light while the ominous shadows lurk above them. The image is repeated twice on the cover of Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. The…
Jenny Death - Death Grips
March 25, 2015
Final Rating: 7.4/10 The second half of The Powers that B is finally here. This is the “final” album that Death Grips has promised us since their supposed break up. It is the second part…
Carrie and Lowell - Sufjan Stevens
March 24, 2015
Final Rating: 9.6/10 It’s spring time. The sun is out and all of the snow has melted. Life has gone on with the lingering stench of winter still behind us. The land is still mucky,…