I stumbled upon Still Life entirely by accident. I was going to the Coconut Teaszer to check out a few bands that I normally try to support as often as possible. What I discovered upon walking in was an unexpected surprise in the form of this five-piece, amazing band from the East coast. Prior to …
Ever heard of a band called Simon Says? Well, if you had, you would pick up this CD, put it in, and instantaneously think you had mistakenly bought one of their early releases. Don’t get me wrong; it isn’t the first time I’ve heard a band sound like another one. That actually seems to be …
At first sight, I was stunned by Helen 55‘s performance. Stunned, pleased, and surprised all at once. I saw them at a time when I was deep into Far and the Deftones and bands of that genre that just can’t be pigeonholed, and they end up in some weird “I don’t know what I’m in …
WOW!!!!!!!! Yes, they were THAT good. Ken Andrews and his extremely talented bandmates completely blew my mind last night at the Troubadour. I frequent the OneLineDrawing.com message board, and I just so happened to catch this ‘secret show’ and the first live performance ever by On thanks to a posting sent for me by a …
1.28.00 On this particular January night, inside various rooms of the Coconut Teaszer in Hollywood, I was fortunate enough to be able to interview all five of the guys in Chapter 23 prior to their usual kick ass show. I began talking with Jerry (vocals), Louie (guitar), and Christian (guitar); Mark (drums/percussion) and Beto (bass) …
2.20.00 As friendly as I have been fortunate enough to become with the members of this band; things are still new between Agrokulcher, and myself and there is much to be learned about the individuals and their personalities. Matt (vocals), Gordon (drums), Jesse (guitar), Bill (bass/vocals), and manager Ken Kiefer were kind enough to powwow …
2.9.00 After what some would call an ‘electrifying’ and perhaps even ‘shocking’ performance at the Troubadour; I met with four, very cool guys from Chicago who just so happened to be the members of Disturbed. The four of them impressed the packed house of “industry-ites” and then mingled with guests and did the shmoozing thing. …
2.10.00 After a few mishaps, scheduling conflicts, and the bands travels from the UK to Los Angeles and back again, I finally connected with J.S. Clayden (vocals/programming) of Pitchshifter and asked him about the latest with the band. ‘J’ gets my vote for the ‘Most Enthusiastic Answers’ award. If you’re a true Pitchshifter fan, I …
Take a look at a few of the artists on this bombshell: Monster Magnet, KMFDM, Pantera, Insane Clown Posse, System Of A Down, Machine Head, Full Devil Jacket, Hate Dept. Puya, Apartment 26, and Coal Chamber. Oh, but wait, there’s more. There are 18 tracks on the new ‘Heavy Metal FAKK2 Soundtrack’ (Restless Records) and …
Step Kings have been at it for a few years now. The band put out an EP a while back that was well-recieved, then eventually captured the attention of Roadrunner Records, and have officially arrived with “Let’s Get it On” which is scheduled for a Spring 2000 release. The 12-song debut from this 3-piece band …