The Horrors are a skinny, gothly clad bunch living inside of a late night radio flashback to the alternative side of the 70’s and 80’s- and don’t we all want to slip into that dark little world once again?! Frontman Faris Badwan answered a few questions for newly converted fan Jen Cray.

Shelton Hull looks back at the works of Django on electric guitar, along the way wondering why this material hasn’t been collected in a boxed set and what Charlie Parker would have thought of it.

After a decade of bad feelings, Max Cavalera and his brother Igor reunited onstage and performed some Sepultura classics, thus whetting death metal fans’ already-rabid appetite worldwide for the reunion they said would never happen. Jen Cray spoke with Max in the midst of a tour with his current project, Soulfly to inquire about such possibilities.

My Socks Never Match (Self-Released). Review by Brittany Sturges.

Shelton Hull is smitten with the absolute excellence of a newly-reissued live set of music recorded in Tokyo, circa 1963, from the underrated Jezebel of Jazz.

Shelton Hull attempt to offer some words of comfort to the people of Virginia, in the wake of tragedy.

How can a band record one of the most influential tunes in rock history, perform for 47 straight years, sell at least 75 million albums and not be in Cleveland’s Hall of Fame? Lifelong fan Steve Stav examines this baffling rock ‘n’ roll mystery in his essay on the legendary Ventures.

Broken Little Songs (Self-Released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Speaking with vocalist Vice Cooler and guitarist Steve Touchstone of the undefinable trio of XBXRX , Jen Cray got them to talk about the brilliance of Kill Rock Stars, recording with Ian Mackaye and Steve Albini and how their live shows have resulted in permanent scarring.

Shelton Hull is captivated by Norman Mailer’s latest novel, a study of Hitler’s early life or more succinctly, the evolution of evil within the human soul.

Pennsylvania’s best-kept secret, a little band called Illinois , is about to go out on a large-scale U.S. tour with The Kooks. Their EP is one of Jen Cray’s latest mailbox treasures, so she called up singer/songwriter Chris Archibald for a chat.

Everybody Else (The Militia Group). Review by Jen Cray.

Wolfmother (Interscope). Review by Michael Crown.

The Dark Third (Red Ink). Review by Michael Crown.

Straight from a music school in Brighton to the top of the charts in England, The Kooks are the United Kingdom’s answer to The Strokes. Jen Cray spoke with their charming frontman Luke Pritchard about making it in the States.

Huge In Japan (Self-Released). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Kyrby Raine chats with Michael Fitzgerald, the openly homosexual lead singer of the Washington, D.C. indie band Mesmers , who have critics praising their Doors-meets-Ramones sound and gay men guessing wrong who is actually gay in the group.

It matters not that Billy Joel released his first album in 1971, when the Piano Man tours, he sells venues out. Jen Cray was among the 16,000 inside Orlando’s Amway Arena who spent an evening with the Pop legend.

The Dears’ mighty guitarist Patrick Krief has stepped up to the plate to write, perform and produce his very first solo effort. Just a week before the release of his debut solo work, and while still on the road with his band, he took the time to talk with Jen Cray.

Shelton Hull has the final word on recently deceased hardcore wrestler Mike Awesome. And truly, he was.