Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Honky (1997) “So, we got dropped from Atlantic, put out the Honky record about a month later, hit the road, and toured for the next year,” guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne recalled. … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Melvins (or; How To Leave Town Before the Gold Rush) [Part 6 of 11]

Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Prick (1994) / Stoner Witch (1994) When the time came for the band to record the follow up to Houdini, they were already disillusioned with the major label system. “I have no … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Melvins (or; How To Leave Town Before the Gold Rush) [Part 5 of 11]

Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Houdini (1993) By 1992, Pearl Jam’s Ten, Nirvana’s Nevermind, Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger, and Alice In Chains’ Facelift and Dirt had sold tons. All of which, if they hadn’t already gone platinum, they would eventually. The … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Melvins (or; How To Leave Town Before the Gold Rush) [Part 4 of 11]

Part 1. Part 2. King Buzzo / Dale Crover / Joe Preston (1992) Melvins guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne said to Flipside in 1991 regarding the KISS solo albums, “I think it was a good idea, but it didn’t work. Those posters … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Melvins (or; How To Leave Town Before the Gold Rush) [Part 3 of 11]

Artist Spotlight: Melvins (or; How To Leave Town Before the Gold Rush) [Part 2 of 11] Part 1. Ozma (1989) “She was always a weirdo, which is what attracted me to her,” guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne said. “I knew, within the … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Melvins (or; How To Leave Town Before the Gold Rush) [Part 2 of 11]

Artist Spotlight: Melvins (or; How To Leave Town Before the Gold Rush) [Part 1 of 11] Look, I know. You’re thinking, “What in the actual fuck? How am I going to read 11 articles of this shit?” Really, though, Melvins … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Melvins (or; How To Leave Town Before the Gold Rush) [Part 1 of 11]

Linnéa Olsson began life as a baby, when she was born (see, this makes her relatable to everyone) somewhere in Sweden. “I’ve felt spiritually connected to all types of wild music ever since I was a child,” Olsson said. “I … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Maggot Heart (or; Switch Blade Women Take Back The City)

Did you come from a household with a lot of music? I did, but next to Santi White, I feel like I squandered the potential. White’s father was big into music, and took her to concerts all the time. One … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Santigold (or, 99¢ Is a Fair Price For a Life’s Work)

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Part 5 here. Part 6 here. Part 7 here. Part 8 here. Part 9 here. Surgical Meth Machine – Surgical Meth Machine (2016) After the death of Mike … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 10 of 10]

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Part 5 here. Part 6 here. Part 7 here. Part 8 here. 33 & 1/3 Wax Trax! Retrospectacle On January 10, 2011, there was an announcement for an … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 9 of 10]

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Part 5 here. Part 6 here. Part 7 here. Revolting Cocks – Cocked & Loaded (2006) / Ministry – Rio Grande Blood (2006) Over the course of 2004-05, … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 8 of 10]

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Part 5 here. Part 6 here. Ministry – Dark Side of the Spoon (1999) Over the course of 1998 through 1999, Ministry was back in the studio with … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 7 of 10]

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Part 5 here. Revolting Cocks – Linger Ficken’ Good… and Other Barnyard Oddities (1993) There had been a lot of changes at Wax Trax! over the last two … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 6 of 10]

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Pigface – Gub (1991) After the tour for The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste was completed, drummers Martin Atkins and Bill Rieflin started a new project … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 5 of 10]

Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Ministry – The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989) Prior to starting work on the next Ministry album, Al Jourgensen had gone to Vancouver to produce Skinny Puppy’s Rabies … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 4 of 10]

Part 1 here, Part 2 here. Ministry – The Land of Rape and Honey (1988) / 1000 Homo DJs – Apathy (1988) Ministry was full on doing batch recording over the past few years, then they would sort and decide … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 3 of 10]

Part 1 here. Ministry – Over the Shoulder (1985) / Revolting Cocks – Big Sexy Land (1985) Al Jourgensen went to London to record Twitch, with parts already done in Chicago, and then onto Brussels to record parts of Revolting … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 2 of 10]

Look, I realize this is absolutely insane. How am I going to write a piece on a legend who has been a recording artist for 64 years? I’m going to leave a lot of shit out, that’s how. You already … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Willie Nelson (or; Vote ‘Em Out!)

I know, you’re thinking, “Ten parts?! What in the actual fuck?” But it’s over fifteen “bands”, and over 70 musicians (and three Hollywood directors). This was a huge undertaking, but before reading please know these three things: 1.) Al Jourgensen … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jourgensen / Barker / Connelly / Rieflin (or; The Ministry Industrial Complex) [Part 1 of 10]

For a while now, I’ve been reviewing my Release Radar on Spotify over in the weekly music thread. If you don’t know, Release Radar is an auto generated playlist based on your listening habits. I use it to find new … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Deth Crux (or; Do You Want To Live In Fear?)