In the late 1960s a group named Iron Butterfly released an album titled IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA. On the vinyl version the title track was something like 16 minutes long and took up one side of the disc. It featured a extended (very extended) instrumental break which included a drum solo that seemed...

Post 9.11 Western xenophobia could make acceptance of this album unlikely without first taking the masses of asses back to first grade like we did with MLK in the 1960's. If tracks like "Scientism" didn't alienate you in the nineties they certainly can today as you visualize United Airlines Flight...

“A Passage in Time” is the debut album from Mesa, AZ natives Authority Zero. Released on Lava Records in September of 2002, it was produced by Dave Jerden (The Offspring, Alice in Chains, Jane’s Addiction, Anthrax, Social Distortion); It’s an internationally flavored eclectic mix of many sounds that show a...

Here to save us all… from this sad state of affairs that is the Popular music culture in 2003? And how exactly to do that… free passes aboard the intergalactic fantasy flyer double timing down the deserted highway of indeterminacy and relive another 1978? Okay, I'll take the ride, but...

So, Benzino has made another solo album. Should he have? No. I mean he sucked when he was with the Made Men but now he sucks even more now that he's alone. I'll admit that he has one or two good songs but that's about it, one or two. I...

Before embarking on a long winded introduction to this mountainous undertaking spotlighting the storied career of a then and again Rock legend, I thought it best to begin with some "Concluding Observations" as presented on the 512th and final page of the volume as adapted and edited from The Blondie...

During the formative years of American Hardcore few bands stand out as much as D.R.I. They, of the knee raising, elbow flapping imprint, set the pace for the flood of Skater Punk types in the early '80s that served as the starchy alternative to mainstream Metal.  If you need a...

There are a couple of Eric Thompsons floating around northern California. This in itself wouldn't be unusual --- Eric Thompson is not exactly an unusual name --- but it's just a tad confusing, as they are both musicians, and dabble in similar genres. The older Eric Thompson has been kicking...

Lou Barlow is one of those guys who has been around for awhile and is in the somewhat unenviable position of having been one of those artists who is better known than heard, and who at the same time has probably influenced people who have never heard of him. He...

The merging of rock and rap is becoming more and more accepted among listeners today. It brings two worlds together and combined them to make a parent's worst nightmare, some of the most powerful music you have ever heard. Even though some are afraid to venture down this road, Grade...