In the spirit of Providence, Rhode Island’s penchant for odd musical offspring, The Chinese Stars were Eric Paul, Craig Kureck, V. Von Ricci (who took over for Richard Pelletier), and Paul Vieira. Made up of members from acts such as Arab on Radar, Athletic Automaton, Mahi Mahi, and Six Finger Satellite, this band took their MORE…
Cult and Culture returns, having mutated into its first full-length form at Penguin Studios in collaboration with Luke Henshaw. Episode one of the newly structured podcast features local booking legend Tim Mays, owner of The World Famous Casbah and music promoter of over 30 years. Topics ranging from skinheads to fabric stores are covered in MORE…
DEAD CROSS RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ON AUG. 4 VIA IPECAC RECORDINGS and THREE ONE G. PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE HERE. Dead Cross, the SoCal band featuring Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk), Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox, Head Wound City) and Michael Crain (Retox, Festival of Dead Deer, Kill the Capulets) MORE…
Invisibl Skratch Piklz and Planet B have teamed up to release this free split 7”. The legendary turntablists, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, is a DJ crew currently made up of the incredibly influential artists D-Styles, Shortkut, and DJ Qbert. The trio recently released their LP, The 13th Floor, which features one of the tracks off of MORE…
SONNY KAY is a graphic artist and illustrator, punk rock vocalist (Angel Hair, The VSS, Year Future), record label founder (Gold Standard Laboratories), and underground music icon. Beginning in the early nineties, his cut-and-paste flyer making gradually evolved into designing album covers, and by 2007 he was mastering a graphic technique all his own, crafting MORE…
Death Eyes first came to be in January of 2014, a merging of members from San Diego bands Rats Eyes and Death Crisis (hence the name) in order to form what was described by Maximum RNR as, “erratic hardcore with serious swagger and no fucks given.” Amid the angry breakdowns and evil fits of rhythmic MORE…
Beginning with a music career in San Diego which included titles of distinction such as cross-dressing dancer for Optiganally Yours, drummer for Thingy and Aspects of Physics, guitar in Goblin Cock, bass for Alpha Males and, simply, “everything” in schlag-schlag, Brent Asbury has experience in most musical areas and genres. Since his time in California, MORE…