It's about time someone finally brought heavy metal and sex toys -- a match made in heaven -- together in one package. And Swedish heavy metallers Ghost (also known as Ghost B.C.) was just the band to do it. Known for their eccentric on-stage presence -- five of the members (known as "Nameless Ghou ... More >>
Witch Mountain @ Yucca Tap Room|11/12/12I've always felt troubled by the psychological exercise of word association, that each response would reveal some flawed abnormality about my character. If you were to say doom metal in such an exercise, my response would most likely be "relaxation" or "easy ... More >>
There's always been a connection between horror flicks and heavy metal, so it comes as sort of a surprise that it's taken Corey Taylor and Shawn M. Crahan of Slipknot this long to start a Living Breathing Films, a film and television production company aimed at creating "psychological dramas." Th ... More >>
End your Labor Day weekend with Blue Oyster Cult on Monday.Oh, Labor Day weekend. Don't know about you guys, but I'm ready for it. There's plenty of stuff going on this weekend, and we've tried to cover the gamut. Tonight you can catch Sade at US Airwaves and Gucci Mane at Celebrity Theatre, tomo ... More >>
James SierraSynthesizing machine Corey Busboom holds a homemade musical contraptionThis week's music feature is on Corey Busboom, a local who makes quirky instruments and one-of-a-kind synthesizers. He never thought he'd get a call from Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo. Mothersbaugh was enamored with Bu ... More >>
Let's face facts: You're never going to play that old saxophone again.Sure, you think about it every few months, but your skills are too far gone and your heart's not totally in it. Honestly, it's more or less mocking you from the bottom of closet.Why not give it to a kid who still has a chance o ... More >>
A picture of Canadian rock band NickelbackI remember it like it was yesterday: it was the summer of 2002 and I was in super-humid Milwaukee for Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. We were in the parking lot of Miller Park, enjoying the pre-game festivities, eating and drinking all of the ... More >>
It's been a pretty solid year to be a Yo La Tengo fan. The Hoboken-based indie-rock institution (25 years and running) didn't just release one new album this year, they released two. Their latest, Popular Songs finds the band exploring their entire stylistic breadth, indulging in the or ... More >>
www.shinytoyguns.comShiny Toy GunsLeave it to Shiny Toy Guns to transform a Blue Oyster Cult classic track into an electro pop flavor of the week. This new track follows STG's cover of "Major Tom" by Peter Schilling a few months back. Both covers were recorded by the band for a current Lincoln Ca ... More >>
Touch Me
(self-released)
It's never been easier to start your own (fake) band
Fire Up the Blades
(Roadrunner Records)
Make it quick and painless -- but not short
Thelema (Sub Pop)
St.Ceilia: The Elektra Recordings (Rhino Handmade),Blue Öyster Cult Tranny and Mutation Secret Treaties Agents of Fortune (Columbia/Legacy), Curse of the Hidden Mirror (CMC International)
Aussie rockers Radio Birdman beat the boots -- and strike a chord with the punk 'n' roll youth today -- with a new authorized collection from Sub Pop
In Name and Blood (Sub Pop)
Is the Clash still the only band that matters?
