GWAR co-founder Chuck Varga is dying. Facing mortality is one thing, but doing it after a career where staged death and fake blood are part of the job description is something else entirely. Although Varga’s name isn’t as well known as that of the late… Read More »“I Thought I Was Going To Ride Out the Apocalypse:” GWAR Co-Founder Chuck Varga On His Terminal Cancer Battle
Growing up in the Philippines, the first thing that stood out to me in Canada was how intertwined life and nature is here. I noticed how camping, hiking, fishing, and any activities out in nature are quite common with Canadians. By doing these activities with… Read More »Lakbay Kalikasan: Connecting Filipino Youth with Nature in Canada
Grungy hardcore duo SWAMPFOOT keep the Caps Lock on in their new video for the track “AIM LOW.” In fact, the emphatic New Yorkers are an all-caps, all-the-time kind of band and that spirit carries through in their new video. The pair—Cliff Hodson (vocals/bass) and Jordan… Read More »Video Premiere: SWAMPFOOT – “AIM LOW”
There are bands that flirt with darkness, and then there are bands like Wailin Storms, who sound like they were born somewhere in the smoke between the burned-down church, the bad stretch of highway and the house at the end of the street nobody walks… Read More »Full Album Stream: Wailin Storms — The Arsonist
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »KEY: A Career In Song Ratings