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]

If you reference the words France and noise-rock to me, some great bands come to mind: the punky hoodlums A.H. Kraken from Metz, experimental groovians The Snobs from Milly-la-Forêt and heavy psych ramblers Gunslingers from Grenoble. It’s not as if … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Psychotic Monks

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]