Harvey Milk on why their records suck and why Leonard Cohen doesn’t

18May10

I did a little reading beyond the recent/surprising NPR story on one of my favorite bands, Harvey Milk.  I won’t bore you by waxing poetic about their merits.  Here’s a couple of articles where they speak for themselves.  They’re funnier than I am. First is their hysterical review of their own back-catalog.  Even if you’re [...]

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Tags: creston spiers, decibel magazine, harvey milk, leonard cohen, npr

Pig Destroyer proves that microphones are for the weak

02Feb10

The microphone is broken by ~20 seconds in, but vocalist J.R. Hayes keeps going.  That he can still be heard above the fray is stunning.  Pig Destroyer doesn’t work at moderate volume. Check the official video for “Loathsome” from their album “Phantom Limb“:

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Tags: gravedancer, grindcore, J.R. Hayes, live, loathsome, metal, microphone, phantom limb, pig destroyer, relapse records, vocalists

Muppet Death Metal

10Sep09

Muppet death metal is more dark and twisted than you can possibly imagine. That was cold, Beaker.

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Tags: beaker, burt and ernie, death metal, jim henson, muppets, youtube