Big Mother Gig “Obliterate” Someone said “Rock is dead”. What crap. They never heard Big Mother Gig. Reforming after their break-up in the 90’s after the tragedy at Parkland, FL, BMG brings back that killer 90’s sound (think Dinosaur, Jr.) … Continue Reading
Posts Tagged: grunge
Dirty Rock: In The Whale – “Highways”
In The Whale “Highways” Dopamine This is a great song from a great band. “Dirty, fun and caked in garage grime, the songs are unconcerned with trends.”-Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune I had to quote that, because it describes the sound … Continue Reading
Art Grunge: Slothrust – “Peach”
Slothrust “Peach” The Pact As my loyal readers should have guess by now, Slothrust is one of my all-time favorite bands. They have another album coming out in September, and seriously, that made my day. As their bio says: Slothrust is … Continue Reading
Feral Beauty: Wolf Alice – “Space & Time”
Wolf Alice “Space & Time” Visions Of A Life “Space & Time” is the new single by UK band, Wolf Alice, a band that describes itself as “the love child of folk and grunge”, which is really a good description … Continue Reading
They’re BACK: L7 – “I Came Back To Bitch”
L7 “I Came Back To Bitch” WOW, it’s all of ours very lucky year. First The Breeders, then Juliana Hatfield, then Belly, and now L7. Thank God. They released their first new music in 18 years. And what a great … Continue Reading
New Rock: Noiseheads – “’72”
Noiseheads “’72” Sitcoms For Aliens What a great band. These guys have got it. Coming from Florida, these guys get ass. Comprised of Nick Gray – Vocals/Guitar, Greg Nicholas – Drums/Vocals, and Joe Gray – Bass/Vocals, these guys are raising a whole bunch … Continue Reading
Cow Punksters: Wood Chickens – “Surf Holocaust”
Wood Chickens “Surf Holocaust” Live Coming from the cow fields of Madison, WI, is the best, grungiest, most fun Cowpunk/Surf Punk band to come around for a long time. God, these guys rock like hell. They released Live, recorded … Continue Reading
Grunge Revival, Better Than Before: Dinosaur Pile-Up – “Grim Valentine”
Dinosaur Pile-Up “Grim Valentine” Eleven Eleven Coming from Leeds, this heavy trio smashes all your preconceptions of the Grunge revival by coming across heavier than the originals. This is what Nirvana should have sounded like. More like the Deftones, who … Continue Reading
Brazilian Hard Rock: Gabriel Flag – “Murder Class”
Gabriel Flag “Murder Class” Gabriel Flag, from Porto Alegre, Brazil, has just released one of the most ass-kicking songs I have heard for a long time. This Singer/songwriter/guitarist has a hell of a voice, and rifts that any hard rock … Continue Reading
The Huntress: Deaf Poets – “Celestine”
Deaf Poets “Celestine” Lost In Magic City What a great song; actually frightful. “Celestine”, to me, is the incarnation of Artemis, or Anya from Buffy (without the human), that vengeance demon who chases those men who have used women for … Continue Reading
Music For The Soundtrack Of Your Life: Senator – “April Moon”
Senator “April Moon” Tiny Monsters Senator is the brainchild of Howard Baker, born in PA, raised in TX and MI in an atmosphere of music. Senator’s music is very atmospheric, but it’s more than that. Think of the soundtrack for … Continue Reading
Emotion With A Side Of Ass Kicking: The Pleading – “Why”
The Pleading “Why” Decay Can you be emotional and still kick ass? The Pleading say, HELL YES. This band from East Nashville/Clarksville, Tennessee, are emo as all get out and heavier than most bands out there. Comprised of J.Cease Owens … Continue Reading
Art Grunge: Slothrust – “Rotten Pumpkins”
Slothrust “Rotten Pumpkins” Everyone Else How bands have even one great song on their album? Well, Slothrust is amazing. They have released the third single, “Rotten Pumpkins”, from their third album, Everyone Else, which will be release October 28th, and it is … Continue Reading
Kick Ass Self-Reflection: Extra Medium Pony – “Further Along”
Extra Medium Pony “Further Along” Meaninglessness With braided themes of isolation, depression, introversion and self-consciousness, Extra Medium Pony circles around songwriter Rick Spitalsky, who solely wrote and recorded the forthcoming album, Meaninglessness, due out in September 2016. He also played all the … Continue Reading
Grunge/Punk: Sleepwalker – “Get Hot”
Sleepwalker “Get Hot” Holy Hell There is absolutely nothing more I can say about my band. Yeah, these guys are MY band. There is not one thing about Sleepwalker that I would change. I love them. Live they have to … Continue Reading
Beautiful Grunge: Skyler Cocco – “Ordinary Life”
Skyler Cocco “Ordinary Life” See how innocent Skyler Cocco looks? Don’t buy it. She isn’t as innocent as she looks. Actually, she kicks ass. She has this Chrissy Hynde sound going for her. Unbelievable. She is so wonderful. I love … Continue Reading
SEE: The Naturalists – “Potions”
The Naturalists “Potions” Home Honey, I’m Hi Besides absolutely loving the EP title, The Naturalists also show what should have been THE grunge sound, before the media got their greedy hands on it and screwed it up. The Naturalists are … Continue Reading
Interview – Grayces
Grayces’ bio 1. How long have you guys been playing together? Where did you meet? In our current form, about 2 and a half years. We all met in person for the first time at our favorite bar in Nashville, … Continue Reading
Hear – Bugs in the Dark – “Red Lines”
Bugs in the Dark “Red Lines” Cross My Heart Little Death Thank god for NYC. Another great punk/no wave band has come out of the entrails of the city to push their music on an unsuspecting world. This … Continue Reading
See – The Grayces – “Do It to Me”
The Grayces “Do It To Me” Westing My God, what a band. This band kicks. It’s like Ozzy and Joan Jett spawned a grunge band that is original and ass-kicking at the same time. This is the music you want … Continue Reading