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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: BLACK PUSSY/Sons of OTIS/Sierra @ Cherry Cola’s, June 18, 2016
I’ve always thought that Black Pussy was a dumb band name. When I first heard of them opening for Vista Chino a couple years back, I thought “Why would you call your band that!?”
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: WEEDEATER/Author & Punisher/Today is the Day @ Hard Luck Bar, May 20, 2016
As for Weedeater, I don’t think they’ve played here in about five years, and it seems their legend has grown since the last time I’ve seen ’em. There were all sorts of bearded weirdos in attendance that I’ve never seen before–and the crazy crowd made for a rather raucous performance!
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Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk
by John Doe with Tom DeSavia and friends (Da Capo Press) While the stories are (almost) never the same, it’s pretty surprising how consistently structured and formulaic most rock bios and scene expositions are; be it the story of one artist or the collected stories of many, the authors of such books often attempt to…
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Amon Amarth, O’Brian’s Event Centre, Saskatoon, SK, May 13, 2016
The Viking gimmick has always been a fun little part of heavy metal, dating back to Yngwie Malmsteen’s “I Am a Viking”, Manowar’s Into Glory Ride, Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”, and hell, all the way back to Wagner’s “Ride of the Valyries”. What metalhead doesn’t like the kind of bracing music that makes them feel…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: Napalm Death/Melvins/Melt Banana @ Opera House, April 19, 2016
This was a co-headlining gig, with Napalm going on last and both them and the Melvins playing for about an hour. But from my vantage point, I gotta say, the Melvins had a much more punishing pit!
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NOFX and Jeff Alulis – The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories NOFX and Jeff Alulis As “Fat” Mike Burkett says himself in the final chapter of NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, “I guess when a person tells one fucked-up story it sounds believable, but a series of fucked-up stories back to back sounds to weird to be…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: BONGZILLA, Black Cobra, Kings Destroy, Lo-Pan @ Mod Club, April 5, 2016
I was somewhat surprised to see Bongzilla headlining a concert-hall tour in 2016, but hey, with a four-band bill that brought it from start to finish, I’m certainly not one to complain!
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Let’s Go To Hell by James Burns
Whether it was because of the book’s great quality or simply because it was the first to address the merits of the bands which erupted out of the American underground music scene in the 1980s, Michael Azerrad’s Our Band Could Be Your Life truly did set a standard that any other book which intended to…
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Cradle of Filth, Butcher Babies, and Ne Obliviscaris bring an Inquisition to Charlotte
CRADLE OF FILTH: The Inquisitional Torture North American Tour w/ Butcher Babies, Ne Obliviscaris 31 January 2016 @ Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC The Inquisitional Torture tour ravaged Charlotte recently with English stalwarts Cradle of Filth leading the charge with the Butcher Babies as well as Australian outfit Ne Obliviscaris. The Australian tech-death maestro’s of…
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20 Years of Inertia Entertainment
It’s not everyday that a company like Inertia Entertainment celebrates a milestone like this. What better way to celebrate 20 years in the business than by putting on a massive show? Inertia is an important entertainment brand for Ontario – the heavy metal scene in particular – as Inertia brings music from all different genres, bands and countries…