Month: July 2008

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Screen Reviews

A group of Iraqi youths learn English from Metallica and Slayer and form a head-banging band in the middle of a war. Carl F Gauze doesn’t need a translator for the universal language of metal.

Wolfkin

Music Reviews

Brand New Pants (Crunchy Frog). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Sarandon

Music Reviews

Kill Twee Pop! (Slumberland). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Door of No Return

Screen Reviews

A serviceable documentary of a working band in creative transition, Door of No Return misses an opportunity to explore the history of one of the most intriguing reggae bands of all time, Steel Pulse.

Less than Jake

Event Reviews

Philly fans braced the heat to catch their favorite Gainesville rockers, Less than Jake. Brittany Sturges sees what the fuss is about.

Heavy Metal Painkillers

Print Reviews

Scott Adams finds that his leather chaps-wearing inner metal fan is satisfied by this new heavily illustrated tribute to the British metal gods. Need research fodder to debate the relative merits of British Steel over Screaming for Vengeance? This book is for you!

Putois

Music Reviews

The Problem is Not a Problem Anymore (99 Hours of Secrets/Cerebral Cliff Records). Review by Jen Cray.

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Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.