The world is on fire, and it’s got us feeling sentimental for a time where we could go a goddamned day without mass shootings, state-sanctioned murder, massive terror attacks, or a good old-fashioned military coup. Continue reading…
Dustin Lothspeich is a musical chameleon.
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EP download: Spaceships – Spaceships
Spaceships may have a name that’s out of this world, but their music is unmistakably down-to-earth. Continue reading…
Last Saturday night, after an intense (and dimly lit) opening set by The Black Heart Procession, J Mascis took the stage alone. With only an acoustic guitar and a small half-circle of monitors and amps – which seemed paltry compared to his customary wall of Marshall stacks – he performed songs off his new record, Several Shades of Why, as well as a few Dinosaur Jr. tunes. As he effortlessly bent the strings of his acoustic guitar during one solo after another, he also proceeded to show the crowd that he was a better at guitar than any of us could ever hope to be. Continue reading…
San Diego’s Hotel St. George recently premiered the excellent video for their song “Little Children’s Bones.” The video features a robot battling a wizard in Russian roulette, a dog with a cape, and various other serious things. It’s definitely in your best interest to check it out.
To enhance the viewing of their latest musical movie film, band members Matt Binder and Eric Visnyak provided us with their Poetic Memory. Watch the video above, and read their list of influences below. Continue reading…