Thank Christ for the Bong

O Lawdy, I hath seen thee Light! That is, I’ve come to the realization that writing long screeds about artists of the renown of those featured below is an exercise in futility. Anybody who surfs their way in here looking for this stuff most likely has a pretty good idea what they’s all about– and [...]

DARKTHRONE: The Early Demos

The black metal franchise known as Darkthrone have had a lotta potshots taken at ‘em as of late. Cries of “sell-outs!” and “creatively washed up!” aren’t hard to find all over the intrawebs. I guess that’s bound to happen when your career has reached its second decade, but I still find it a little unfair. [...]

SONNY SHARROCK – Guitar

I am no fan of Bill Laswell. His NYC hipster bullshit more often than not contributes about as much to “art” as John Wayne Gacy’s portraits of himself dressed as Pogo the Clown. And who gave the OK for him to desecrate some of Miles Davis’ most sublime creations on that blasphemous remix album? That [...]

JOHN’S CHILDREN – Jagged Time Lapse

“This is the worst band I’ve ever seen in my life!” — Simon Napier-Bell, Yardbirds Svengali and soon-to-be manager of John’s Children
Nestled high atop Thee 60’s Anglophile Collector Scum Want List dwells the original recordings of John’s Children. Why is anybody’s guess, but undoubtedly Marc Bolan’s brief membership has plenty to do with it. [...]

ANGEL ROT – Unlistenable Hymns of Indulgent Damnage

It seems like 100 years ago that White Zombie were a viable musical entity– I mean, you see Rob Zombie butchering Ramones tunes or living out his Wes Craven fantasies, and it’s easy to forget that his former band were once an underground sensation. Unlike the MTV-readymade, Ministry-worshippin’ tripe featured on “La Sexorcisto,” in their [...]