Wait Until They See What’s In My Trench Coat (Ghostemane, Portland Show)
I run on a very sweet spot of punk time. For class, this means coming in about ten minutes late with the proverbial venti latte. For the booty club, this […]
Tag Archives: Thirsty Thursday
Punk Goes Crunk: The Quiet Clairvoyant
Like with all good stories, this one starts in 2008. In that glorious fall one decade ago, I was a shy string bean with big dreams of studying writing in […]
My Wig is in Orbit: Stellar Descent ‘s Single Track Album The Future is Dark
Every so often, there’s a one-track album that sends the wig formed by the collective shower drains of the metal community into orbit. Of course, the hallmark example is […]
Call U: The Latest Gospel According to Everyone’s Hometown Hero, Hot Leather
Hello friends. A year ago, we sat down with the meme lord Clyde Webb, aka Hot Leather aka @kornfan420 aka the spiritual embodiment of drinking in a parking lot. Since […]
Identifying with Underground Music without Engaging in a Local Scene: The Why’s and How’s
Like with all juicy topics, this one started with a conversation with my therapist. Bearing in mind that I’m new in town, she was curious about what measures I’ve taken […]
A Tale of Two Valefors
Given the thematic crossover among metal bands, duplicates in the name game are inevitable. There’s nothing quite like the shock and terror of searching for your new favorite funeral doom […]
Victim Narratives Are Being Obscured: Dahvie Vanity, the Online Horror Community, and Beyond
When it comes to discussion of abuse of any kind, the abuser oftentimes tries to absolve themselves of blame by saying that their victim is telling stories. While this accusation […]
Rock and Roll Might Be Dying, But Its Spirit Lives on in Post-Metal
Chronically tardy to the party, the jimmy-rustling headlines of rock being dead is one I’ve just gotten around to consciously acknowledging. Before I even knew this was a widely-identified topic, […]