MUSIC

We love southern everything, hiphop included. We had an article recently about Atlanta's hiphop scene, and now perhaps Charlotte, NC is on the rise? From Stranger Day's website: This Charlotte, NC native is a Whiskey swiggin party starter known for sipping on the...

When I recently noticed a review for a new Amebix album, the band’s first in twenty-three years, I was immediately hit with an almost completely balanced combination of both trepidation and excitement. While Amebix is one of my favorite bands of all time, bands who...

A couple of simple rules for seeing Old Crow Medicine Show: Whiskey is your friend. See them outdoors, if you can. Remember to hoot and holler. And for the love of god, sing along, as loud as you can. Friday night at Maymont! A couple of simple rules for seeing Old...

Yakuza - Of Seismic Consequence (Profound Lore) This epic progressive metal group combines so many influences that they sound like nobody else. Heavy, technically complex riffing connects to dark melodies and portentious ambient passages. Best of all, the singer plays...

It was hotter than hell, so loud you couldn’t hear yourself scream, and so crowded you felt like a sardine in a can, but given the lineup, none of this came as any surprise. It was Tough Luck, Dead End Path, Stick Together, Back Track, Daylight, Fire and Ice, and...

Das Racist - Shut Up Dude (Greedhead/Mishka) Hip-hop for stoner college dropouts who take jokes so far that they stop being funny, then even farther until they're funny again. If that's you, Das Racist is on your wavelength, but even if not, this record is worth...

Integrity – We Are The End (Magic Bullet) Integrity fans, who likely will already own a copy of this by the time they read the review, should rejoice both for the fact that this EP exists and that it is not the only thing the band has released lately. It’s undoubtedly...

There’s two kinds of garage bands: those who’s musical endeavors are limited to practicing in their parent’s basement between rounds of bagel bites, and those that take firm grasp of the loud, fuzzy, rawness of the pre-digital era and channel it into the kind of rock...