I bought my first issue of Maximum Rocknroll sometime in either ‘92 or ‘93. Having just moved from the subcultural isolation of small town Hawaii, it blew my mind that there…
The skill level of my bandmates isn’t really something I spend much time thinking about. Even in low-key projects like Roy where everyone was playing an unfamiliar instrument, technical shortcomings proved to be less of an obstacle and more of…
Every Record I Own - Day 338: Drab Majesty Careless
I first met Andrew when he played drums in the heavy atmospheric rock trio Marriages. In his downtime, he tinkered with guitars and drum machines to make echo-drenched pop music…
Every Record I Own - Day 337: Miles Davis On the Corner
Like the Darkthrone album from my previous post, this Miles Davis album is a recent purchase during a hectic year. But unlike The Underground Resistance, this…
Every Record I Own - Day 336: Darkthrone The Underground Resistance
This 2013 album finds Darkthrone shedding almost all of their black metal traits for more traditional metal styles, but even their most campy NWOBHM moments here rage with such…
Every Record I Own - Day 335: Darkthrone Under A Funeral Moon
Along with A Blaze in the Northern Sky and Transylvanian Hunger, Under a Funeral Moon belongs to Darkthrone’s “unholy trinity” of formative early second wave black metal…
Every Record I Own - Day 333: Doomriders Darkness Comes Alive
One of the great things about getting older is that you feel more confident in who you are and what you like. You’re less susceptible to peer pressure and…