I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the things that unite us. When I say “us” I don’t mean the global or universal us but the us of those close to me, those in my small circle (a circle that’s both grown smaller and closer lately). There’s a lot of shared landmarks among those I MORE…
I have wanted this tattoo since I was 15 years old. I’d always put it off for one reason or another, but now, it needed to be done. The first encounter I can remember with Gabe was while I was pissing in the Che Cafe bathroom. He came up behind me and asked me and MORE…
Haunted Horses is an industrial-punk duo hailing from Seattle, WA. Their sound is thunderous and chaotic, utilizing wall of noise techniques through an onslaught of keys, guitars and drums. Myke Pelly’s off kilter drumming and Colin Dawson’s architectural noise structures create jittery post-punk that is both upbeat and gloomy. Most recently, the band enlisted Seattle-based MORE…
People are coughing in the San Jose airport. You sit and listen long enough and you hear a cough—a shallow, dry one or something wet and deep in the lungs. I hold my breath each time I hear a cough even though I’m in a mask and even though I know it does no good. MORE…
Haunted Horses is an industrial-punk duo hailing from Seattle, WA. Their sound is thunderous and chaotic, utilizing wall of noise techniques through an onslaught of keys, guitars and drums. Myke Pelly’s off kilter drumming and Colin Dawson’s architectural noise structures create jittery post-punk that is both upbeat and gloomy. Most recently, the band enlisted Seattle-based MORE…
Gabe, I will remember you like a live electric wire sparking untamed in the middle of a dark highway. I will remember you like a UFO visiting us briefly, leaving a trail of beautiful light sprayed across the sky like gems. I will remember you standing on stage sharing a mic with Bobby, both of MORE…
2005 saw the Ipecac Recordings/Radio Surgery release of The Locust’s “Safety Second, Body Last,” the follow-up EP to their acclaimed album, “Plague Soundscapes.” The concept for SSBL has been explained as one 10-minute song split into two tracks, each of which is further dissected into separate movements. The result is a timeless sci-fi onslaught described MORE…
The power of Queen is one of the few things that people across political and social boundaries can agree upon. Songs like “We Are the Champions,” “Under Pressure,” and “Bicycle Race” are fucking decimators. They would be hits on any planet you can dream of, in any universe worth a damn. Dynamite with a Laser MORE…