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Category Archives: Features
1970-1979 Hard ‘n’ Heavy ‘n’ Loud + Krautrock, Arty, Noisy, Weird, Funky, Punky Albums
I’m revisiting a few albums to promote the 1970-1979 WTF – The Hard ‘n’ Heavy ‘n’ Loud + Krautrock, Arty, Noisy, Weird, Funky, Punky Shit – Albums Poll! – Closes Mar 8th 11.59 PM UK Time – All ILXORS/LURKERS WELCOME. Most … Continue reading
The Greatest Post-Punk Bands You Never Heard
Interest in post-punk seems to ebb and flow in roughly decade-long cycles since its initial heyday of 1978-84. A fair number of bands emerged in 2001-04 that were influenced by the likes of Joy Division, The Chameleons and Comsat Angels, … Continue reading
Fester’s Lucky 13: 2012 Year-End Summary
Top 100 Albums of 2012 | 2012 Breakdown: Genre Lists | Shows, Videos | Movies, Television, Books, Comics, Beer & Bourbon Every year is similar in that I get excited when the first year-end lists start coming out the week of Thanksgiving. But by mid-December, I’m … Continue reading
Most Anticipated Releases – Fall 2012
Summertime is usually kind of slow for new releases, leaving me time to look forward to what’s coming in the fall. That isn’t quite the case this year, with often several great albums coming out nearly every week. In fact, … Continue reading
Metal Sirens
In a span of less than two months, over a dozen new releases are going to help evolve the perception that not only are bands lead by women just as good as some of the best metal bands out there … Continue reading
Best Heavy Rock of 2011
Best Stoner/Doom/Psych/Metal/Sludge/ Retro/Hardcore/Heavy Rock of 2011 Graveyard – Hisingen Blues (Nuclear Blast) Elder – Dead Roots Stirring (MeteorCity) Been Obscene – Night O’ Mine (Elektrohasch) | Bandcamp At Devil Dirt (Corvus Discos) | Bandcamp (FREE!) Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats – Blood Lust … Continue reading
Fester’s Thirteen Days Of Xmas: 2011 Year-End Summary
Top 100 Albums of 2011 | 2011 Breakdown: Top 13 Genre Lists | Shows | Movies, Television, Books, Comics, Music Coverage
Stoner Rock Primer
There’s often confusion when a musical sub-genre is made up to describe bands that had already been around for several years. The term “stoner rock” started to become widely used in the late 90s, after Roadrunner Records released the compilation, Burn … Continue reading
Retromania: Can Fetishizing the Past Ruin the Future?
As a fan of Simon Reynolds’ writing, I was excited enough for his new book,Retromania: Pop Culture’s Addiction to Its Own Past (2011) to order a fairly expensive copy from Amazon.co.uk a couple months before its U.S. release date. I thought … Continue reading
Ditch the Fisher Price Speakers and Do Your Music Some Justice
How to rehabilitate your lossy life by getting better sound from your digital audio files without breaking the bank. In his piece, “Sailing By Ear,” novelist and music fiend Michael Chabon (his Pulitzer Prize winning 2000 book, The Amazing Adventures of … Continue reading