by Bram Teitelman | Aug 23, 2017 | Video
Queens of the Stone Age have had a sly sense of humor since they emerged with their self-titled album 19 years ago. The band have generally underplayed how funny they can be, but song titles and lyrics have an acerbic wit about them. The run-up to Villians, their...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 22, 2017 | New Music
Yesterday, Quicksand teased the fact that not only did they have their first full length album since 1995 coming out soon, but they’d signed to Epitaph to release it. Interiors will be coming at some point this year, and while the brief snippet of music...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 22, 2017 | Get Well Soon
While details are unclear at this time, last night’s Los Angeles show from Dead Cross was cancelled after Mike Patton was involved in an accident. The sold-out crowd at the El Rey sat through openers Secret Chiefs 3, then waited until 10:45, when the...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 21, 2017 | New Music, What A Tease
A few years back, ’90s band Quicksand reunited for a 2012 tour. The band, equal parts metal, hardcore and emo, featured Gorilla Biscuits guitarist Walter Schriefels and were a formative influence on their peers like Deftones, which bassist Sergio Vega...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 21, 2017 | News, Touring
Last year, Misfits reunited, with Glenn Danzig joining Jerry Only and Wolfgang Dolye von Frankenstein for the first time in 33 years. The two shows at Riot Fest Chicago and Denver were seen as an overwhelming success, but that didn’t mean that all of a sudden...