Hey dude. So here's my mixtape that's been 12 months in the making. Sorry it's taken a while, but reality often moves at the same molten pace as a couple of the bands culled here. While the new folksters get accolades for their freaky psychedelic tendencies, there are plenty of heavy rockers that will also […]
Comets On Fire
Lullabies for the Deranged
Hey dude. So here's my mixtape that's been 12months in the making. Sorry it's taken a while, but reality often moves at the same molten pace as a couple of the bands culled here. While the new folksters get accolades for their freaky psychedelic tendencies, there are plenty of heavy rockers that will also make […]
CD Review
Ben Chasny is a bit of an enigma. The man behind Six Organs of Admittance rarely steps out into the limelight: as guitar player for Bay Area mind-erasers Comets on Fire, he's usually in the shadows furiously firing away, and with Six Organs, he again lets his guitar playing do the talking. “Torn by Wolves” […]
Scourging: the Only Word
THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 Interrupt to report: beloved local DJ Scotty Coats is recovering nicely after a nasty 30-foot fall a few backs back, but due to a crippling lack of insurance, his credit rating may not recover. A website for donations to help is up at scottycoats.com: please visit and click, since this country is […]
Comets On Fire
FILE UNDER: HARD ROCK, ACID CRUD SPACE OPERA Comets On Fire Blue Cathedral Sub Pop Comets On Fire have matured into a sleeker, leaner machine since 2002's Field Recordings From the Sun, growing from raw and grainy garage into a band polished enough to sound like Harvest Records-era Pink Floyd one moment and able to […]