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]

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?)

Part 3 of 3 Part One Here. Part Two Here. In the Arms of God (2005) In 2005, Corrosion of Conformity was finally ready to re-enter the studio. That is, after singer/guitarist Pepper Keenan was finished with his diversions playing … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Corrosion of Conformity (or; Banned In N.C.) [Part 3 of 3]

Part 2 of 3 Part One Here. Blind (1991) By 1989, drummer Dean Mullin and guitarist Woody Weatherman was unsure if they would continue as Corrosion of Conformity, they were unsure if they would continue at all. Fortunately (obviously), they … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Corrosion of Conformity (or; Banned In N.C.) [Part 2 of 3]

“People were just like, this band is coming from North Carolina, and they’re a hardcore band. Just crazy, a hardcore band from North Carolina. That’s a stupid country place. How could it be a hardcore band?” -Mike Dean, Corrosion of … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Corrosion of Conformity (or; Banned In N.C.) [Part 1 of 3]

I estimate that I have written close to 480,000 words on Faith No More in various comment sections of this site alone. What’s 12,000 more? Part 7 of 7 Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Faith No More (or; I Won’t Forget You When I’m In Hell) [Part 7 of 7]

I estimate that I have written close to 480,000 words on Faith No More in various comment sections of this site alone. What’s 12,000 more? Part 6 of 7 Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Faith No More (or; I Won’t Forget You When I’m In Hell) [Part 6 of 7]

I estimate that I have written close to 480,000 words on Faith No More in various comment sections of this site alone. What’s 12,000 more? Part 5 of 7 Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Faith No More (or; I Won’t Forget You When I’m In Hell) [Part 5 of 7]