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Primus and the Chocolate Factory

In the summer of 1971, Primus' Les Claypool was a couple months shy of his eighth birthday when David L. Wolper's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory debuted in movie theaters; based on the Roald Dahl book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Like many people of a certain age and temperament, ...

Reviews: Monster Magnet & Thurston Moore Band

Monster Magnet -Milking The Stars: ARe-Imagining of the Last PatrolNapalm RecordsIn 2013 Monster Magnet released 'The Last Patrol' which received largely favorable critical acclaim. Its inherently classic sound (unfortunate cliched adjectives like throwback, retro, nostalgic) stood out really ...

Highwayman’s son paves his own road

Shooter Jennings, son of country legend Waylon Jennings, has proven he's not content to sit idly by as the son of country royalty. Jennings has proven a prolific artist by releasing either a single, download, or album just about every year or every other year since the early 2000s."I'm always ...

A chat with Pixies’ guitarist as ‘Doolittle’ turns 25

The Pixies didn't get to experience the fabled rock 'n' roll lifestyle back in the 1980s when they were releasing highly influential albums like Surfer Rosa and Doolittle. The acknowledgement of their work didn't start really start to stick with the general public until well into the new ...

Reverend Horton Heat … still on fire

You kinda have to lend an ear to a band when Lemmy from Motorhead says, " Reverend Horton Heat - he's great and plays the music he believes in and nothing else. Go see him or I'll kill you!"For over 25 years, the trio of Reverend Horton Heat, the name a nod to country singer Johnny Horton, has ...

A conversation with The Vaselines’ Eugene Kelly

Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, Frances McKee and Eugene Kelly, also known as the Vaselines, have inspired musicians, artists, groups, and other creative types with their distinct brand of ear-catching 'Euro-pop'. Among those influenced and inspired, was Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. As a matter of ...

Illusionary Field Unit a band on the verge

In the Oak Hill/Beckley area of West Virginia, there exists a group of friends known collectively as Illusionary Field Unit. Together, they've been writing and recording music for the better part of five years now. After writing and performing around the area for some time, the band finally ...

Raveonettes’ ‘Pe’ahi’ – waves of emotion & garage-pop sound

The Raveonettes-Pe'ahiBeat Dies RecordsOn July 22, 2014, it was announced that the Raveonettes had a brand new full-length studio album coming out, and it was to be released that same day-July 22. 'Pe'ahi' marks the duo's seventh studio album. Sharin and Sune have been taking in the atmosphere ...

Malfunkshun: Blast from the Seattle past

In the Seattle area, before the rise of 'grunge' and the decade that introduced it, two brothers put their creative ideas together and started a rock 'n' roll band based on a mutual love of glitzy costumes and loud music. This would be the beginning of what would come to be known as 'Love Rock' ...

Music review: GOAT offers up enigmatic tunes on ‘Commune’

GOAT-CommuneSub PopThe mysterious Swedish collective known as GOAT has been steadily working and gaining more and more exposure in North America by participating at 2014's Coachella and other mass gatherings throughout. They've remained such an enigma that it's not clear as to exactly when GOAT ...