I’m not going to pretend that I’m intimately familiar with all the names mentioned on the list of influences when Anthers cracks off with “Gilla Band, Metz, Bjork, Mandy Indiana, Psychotic Monks, Geneviève Castrée, Holy Fuck, DJ Alice, At the Drive-In, Exotica, Carpenter Brut, The… Read More »Video Premiere: Seattle Noise-Niks Anthers Create Visual Chaos with “Mabel”
Photos by Alex Ramirez It pays to be a good hang – that’s the mantra DIY Superbowl openers armbite live […] The post DIY Superbowl Underdogs and the Ethos of the Philly Scene appeared first on The Alternative.
Fire is an important and long-used management tool to maintain fire-dependent ecosystems such as alvar, including on Pelee Island. Both naturally occurring (e.g. by lightning strikes) and intentionally set, traditional and prescribed burns have been used to revitalize alvar habitat, keeping it open and free… Read More »A Prescribed Burn to Restore Habitat at Stone Road Alvar Nature Reserve
This is a story with a happy ending. Roughly two years ago, Decibel premiered the debut song from an unknown Arkansas sludge/doom band called Mammoth Caravan. It quickly found an audience, and the band got a nice Internet bump from the metal community. Things got… Read More »Full Album Stream: Mammoth Caravan’s ‘Frostbitten Galaxy’
Sometimes a new band’s members’ résumés are just too long and confusing to sort out. Let’s just stay that new crusty hardcore quartet Life Abuse—Mark Telfian (vocals/guitar), Sean Doody (bass), Nate Wilson (guitar), Dan Barker (drums)—are lifers. And if you want a sample of their… Read More »Full Album Stream: Life Abuse –Systemization