As an amateur cultural observer (critic would sound too pretentious) I have to notice that Free Jazz, Punk, and Underground Hip-Hop face similar situations. But first, Punk… is quite dead. in fact it was pretty close to being dead 20 years ago, though in the strange way that forms of cultural rebellion do retain some […]
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Review: Roxana Shirazi’s The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage
[ed. If anyone screams misogyny at this review I am going to scream and pull out half my beard, just read the bloody book; it’s tedious to anyone with an adult attention span. Also if anyone screams hypocritical prudery, I’ll tear out the rest of my beard and fling it at them. I’m not a […]
Godflesh – In All Languages DVD
I just picked up a rather old release from Earache Records, a DVD compilation of early 1990s Godflesh videos. Titled, In All Languages, the disk was composed of 5 Songs, all simply crushing. The videos are well choreographed, and the music well mastered. Each piece was visually interesting, while the sonic effect of the music […]
Nelson Slater, of Lou Reed and Wild Angel fame, coming out with a new record
Underground rock aficionados know the name Nelson Slater. Born in Canada, and an integral part of Cincinnati’s music scene, Nelson has played with a number of Rock’s most innovative artists. Decades ago Slater was a close friend of Lou Reed, and the two collaborated not only in studio on Reed’s material, but the two also […]