Fringe Festival continues through the end of this weekend. One of the more musical performances is Bill Murray's Cousin , the premise of which is a guy who is Bill Murray's cousin trying to contact Bill Murray via a seance.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Hell's Angels long had global ambitions. From their humble beginnings in 1948 as a pack of thrillseeking and hellraising ex-airmen out of Fontana, California to near mythic ,and certainly iconic, status under the leadership of Sonny Barger out of Oakland less than 20 years later with chapters all over the United States. Today The [...]

Vulcan – Meet Your Ghost Some lost treasures just resurface at the right time and after years of preparation in fuzzed psych acceptance; from Wooden Shjips to Purling Hiss and back through Afflicted Man and a whole catalog of Acid Mothers Temple, it seems its about time for Vulcan to shine through. With a serious affinity for Hendrix apparent from the opening strains of the "Prelude" which takes notes from "EXP"-style psych, preparing listeners for an explosion of homespun fuzz and guitar acrobatics. The recent reissue rounds up Vulcan's full 70's album [...]
The Star Trek reboot has been an unqualified success. Everyone loves it, everyone's going to see it! Star Trek is cool again! This entire week there's always been some discussion brewing regarding the movie: the lens flares , the s cience of the movie , the annoying quality of Kirk and his rapid ascent to becoming a captain , Tyler Perry, the significance of young Kirk driving a 1966 C2 Corvette over a cliff, etc. It's been all Star Trek all the time this past week for some people. And [...]

B.S.O.M. have been good friends of mine for years. They're putting out their first 7 inch which is a 4 way split with Vulcan , Lethal Aggression, and Mental Funeral. I'm stoked about this. You should be too. Yeah I know this is a hip hop blog but I support my friends in whatever they do. Wait til you hear my other buddy's polka group.

I really appreciate a band that can do more than one sound. No, I don't mean the " hey, we have a couple of slow songs" or the " lookout, we found a key-tar at a thrift store." I mean really have a bunch of style. And Wild Sweet Orange, hailing from Birmingham, AL, home of Vulcan , falls squarely into that category. The album, We Have Cause To Be Uneasy, has moments that could be on a mix tape with David Grey, others that seem [...]