Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 1, 2017
While Psycho Las Vegas is only in it’s second year (five if you count Psycho California), it’s quickly become a destination festival for those not just on the West Coast. And their latest additions to the lineup suggest that it just keeps getting better. With King Diamond performing Abigail, Abbath, a set from Slo-Burn (John Garcia’s […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on August 3, 2015
Ruby the Hatchet and Ecstatic Vision are going on a road trip with their creepy Uncle Acid. What we’re trying to say is that the two Philly bands will be the openers for Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats’ tour that kicks off next month.
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 3, 2015
It’s always great when a corporate company just gets it. Car company Scion is one of them, and so is Converse. For the past four years, the sneaker company has been offering musicians the opportunity to record original music for free via their Converse Rubber Tracks program. They have a brick and mortar studio in Brooklyn, and […]
Posted by Chip McCabe on February 20, 2015
There was a time when rock was king and metal was but a fleeting glint in the eyes of a certain brand of musician ballsy enough to challenge the parameters of what rock music was and could be. When the proverbial rain fell, lightening cracked, and Tony Iommi set in motion 45 years of metal […]
Posted by Metal Insider on September 12, 2014
Inviting you to win passes to a festival called Uninvited is an oxymoron, but that’s exactly what we’re doing! We wrote about Uninvited, a metal and art festival coming to Brooklyn next week, a few days ago. A four day festival with that aims to do for doom and stoner rock what the Maryland Deathfest does for […]
Posted by Metal Insider on September 10, 2014
There are already a handful of high-profile metal festivals that take place every year – Maryland Deathfest, New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, Heavy Montreal, all the way up to Roadburn and Wacken overseas, to name a few. But despite having a vibrant metal culture that supports countless bands, music venues, and heavy metal spin classes, Brooklyn […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 3, 2014
Right now, downtown Austin is bracing itself for the calm before the storm. In just four days (7), annual music, interactive and film mega-convention South by SouthWest (SXSW) will begin, and won’t let up until the following Sunday (16). Spring break for the music industry, place where bands go to get signed, or place where […]
