Trainwreck: Gass for dat Azz
Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by some guy in Music
Kyle Gass: the man, the myth, the legend. Mr. Gass, of Tenacious D fame, indeed has another group that may have slipped by our radar: Trainwreck. Currently out on the the road, Glass, aka Klip Calhoun, was kind enough to answer some questions for Synthesis regarding the band’s new album, The Wreckoning, the joys of live performance, and the chances of him becoming my new dad.
The English Beat
Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by some guy in Music
It started 30 years ago in Margret Thatcher’s England. The Cold War, threats of nuclear destruction and skyrocketing unemployment were stagnating youths. Times were ripe for unrest…
Enter the Mind of Danny Cohen
Posted on 10. Jan, 2010 by some guy in Music
…why haven’t you heard much about Danny Cohen? Well, because Danny doesn’t really care whether you pay attention to him or not. He plays intermittently, hype be damned. But it might be worth your while to check his latest release, The Fleas of a Thousand Dannys, which is held by many to be his finest solo work yet…
Pixies Live at The Fox
Posted on 09. Jan, 2010 by some guy in Music
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Pixies? Arguably the most influential rock ‘n’ roll outfit of the last 20 some-odd years, contending only with Fugazi and Nirvana, it really doesn’t matter how you want to classify them…
Helms Alee: Northwest Ferocity
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by some guy in Music
With a foot already in the door because of Verellen’s previous band, Harkonen, Hydra Head was willing to put out Helms Alee’s first EP (Lionize/Truly) and highly praised first full-length Night Terror…
DEVO: Are We Still Not Men?
Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by some guy in Music
…the reality is that DEVO, founded in 1972 by Mark Mothersbaugh, was a prominent group in the late-‘70s new-wave movement, endearing a legion of fans and inspiring minions of like-minded bands with electro/punk musings and a bizarre futuristic live act…
