The ColourfliesHoneydripperGrindEthos Record8/10The Colourflies hit me up about a review a couple months back, but I was busy flying high on prescription n... Read More...
Photo by Clara Balzary
There are not a whole lot of hills I’m willing to die on, but I have a few:
600-person venues are the ideal size.Band names should... Read More...
Last December, I lost a dear friend and I couldn’t even say goodbye. That friend? The Chain Reaction. An all ages venues whose website was literally allages.co... Read More...
Steve Poltz has been around the proverbial block and has the stories to prove it. From dicking off when he was supposed to be writing a six-figure jingle to ch... Read More...
Taking the dress code seriously as a CTO.
Like most hardcore and metal record labels, knifetwister records isn’t quite your normal record label. Founded by ... Read More...
Last year I read Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing and loved it. Then I read Iron Flame. Then I read Onyx Storm.
I didn’t necessarily read Fourth Wing because... Read More...
My wife and I have this technique with our son whenever we wander into a toy aisle — we tell him, “We’re not buying anything today, but we can take picture... Read More...
So, at the ripe old age of forty fucking four, I had a hip replacement. Two days into being a cyborg, I can tell you two things: - Modern hip replacement surge... Read More...
The internet has lots of weird shit to offer, but also includes amazing music sessions like NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, Triple J's Like a Version, and BBC Radio ... Read More...
An Interview with Craig Wedren of Shudder to Think
Photo by Diona Mavis
I have spent decades in the music industry, both writing about it and as a concer... Read More...
After interviewing Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, Norah Spades of The Vaudevillian reached out and wanted in on that hot Racket interview style. We shot the... Read More...
I went to this show for Lucero, a band I’ve loved for over two decades. I didn’t even realize there was an opener, but when The Builders and the Butchers hit t... Read More...
The WOW Hall in Eugene was packed to the rafters for Mon Rovia’s sold-out show — and somehow, the staff never missed a beat. After 26 years of concert-going, I... Read More...
In 2011, I reviewed Cats & Dogs for Vice Magazine. The second solo release from Evidence — the gravel-voiced wordsmith and producer best known for his... Read More...
Every few years, GWAR does something so perfectly GWAR that the pearl-clutchers come crawling out of their Facebook groups to feign moral outrage. This time it... Read More...
On Sept 20, 2025, I hit up McMenamins Edgefield for the first time. What a fucking introduction. First off, a met up with a rad photographer from Polyjam... Read More...
