by Sean Passmore | Apr 20, 2018 | Album of the Week
Austin, Texas quartet The Sword (not to be confused with their 1980s heavy metal counterpart The Sword from Quebec, Canada) have suffered the slings and arrows of numerous tags and labels in the 15 years since their inception in 2003. For better or worse certain heavy...
by Sean Passmore | Apr 13, 2018 | Album of the Week
Sharing a title with its 2010 predecessor, the most recent of back-to-back eponymously titled Stone Temple Pilots records is as much a spirited new beginning as its predecessor was a final definitive end. The reenergized DeLeo brothers (guitarist Dean DeLeo and...
by Sean Passmore | Apr 4, 2018 | Album of the Week
The story behind Insecure Men’s debut record began with Saul Adamczewski teaming up with old school chum Ben Romans-Hopcraft (of the band Childhood) to form the duo after being asked to temporarily depart from his primary occupation as guitarist and main songwriter...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 26, 2018 | Album of the Week
The Decemberists are a whimsical shapeshifting eclectic roots rock band formed in Portland, Oregon at the turn of the century. Since their 2002 debut album Castaways and Cutouts they have released a total of eight albums including their most recent I’ll Be Your Girl...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 19, 2018 | Album of the Week
Bassist Shannon Shaw and guitar player Cody Blanchard formed Shannon and the Clams along with drummer Ian Amberson in the late 2000’s while attending art school in Oakland, California. Soon the trio were playing shows in and around the city and within a short period...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 9, 2018 | Album of the Week
Black Label Society founding member Zakk Wylde first came to prominence in the late ’80s at the tender age of 21 when he was chosen by heavy metal legend turned reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne to be his writing partner and lead guitarist. After a decade spent in...
