Tag: Buzz Osborne

  • Introducing the Melvins’ Grand New Evolution

    Introducing the Melvins’ Grand New Evolution

    King Buzzo and Dale Crover are joined by Butthole Surfers alumni Paul Leary and Jeff Pinkus to present a great new kind of weirdness. Buzz Osborne is excited. Actually, just saying that the Melvins singer/guitarist is excited undercuts the tone in his voice. He is buzzing with energy and anticipation because, with the release of…

  • The Melvins – Hold It In

    The Melvins – Hold It In

    The problem which tends to spring up whenever two bands team up and pool their creative energy for an album is that neither band wants to be outshone and be seen as “the group who bent to [insert the name of other contributing act here].” It’s not exactly an ego trip, just that nobody wants…

  • Throttle Down The Buzzsaws – Buzz Osborne Turns Down The Volume And Finds Another Voice

    Throttle Down The Buzzsaws – Buzz Osborne Turns Down The Volume And Finds Another Voice

    Buzz “King Buzzo” Osborne loves what he does. Since founding Melvins in 1983, the singer/guitarist has regularly reinvented the band to challenge fans and keep them guessing, making sure nothing about the group’s sound or direction becomes stale from album to album. He works incredibly hard at it, but he wouldn’t have it any other…

  • The Melvins – Tres Cabrones

    The Melvins – Tres Cabrones

    By Bill Adams It might be a little late in the game to try and call what The Melvins have done on Tres Cabrones a mid-life crisis. The average age of the band’s members is around fifty – no one tries to call that mid-life with a straight face – but there’s no denying that…