Turnstile is a lesson in ‘how its done’. Formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010, the band has relentlessly toured, played shows, wrote music, and generally embraced the hardcore ethos of the edgy, core, punk-laced scene that surrounded them. What…
(originally printed in Modern Fix Magazine issue #3) by michael bushman In 1997 I went to my first OzzFest in Las Vegas. I got a coupon for a double OzzFest CD for only a couple bucks, so I wisely invested.…
This is the Los Angeles based heavy metal band Butcher Babies. Let’s just get the obvious out of the way so we can focus on the music. Or not. The band features two beyond hot sex-pots as dual-vocalists that go by…
This is Rotting Out. The singer is this crazy person. That’s Walter Delgado. He used to be their bass player but moved to vocal duties in 2011 with the release of their album, “Street Prowl”. The band hails from the San…
“Awwww honey… You just love me for my riffs.” This is the band ’68. They are a noise punk duo from Atlanta, Georgia. They have a ridiculous name. They tear rock a new ass. Singer/guitarist/madman Josh Scogin explodes with tension…
This is Amyl and the Sniffers. Clever name if you get it. But in case some of you skipped chemistry and never were big on the club scene… Isoamyl nitrite is one of a group of alkyl nitrites, commonly known…
That was Kyuss in 1992. While the world cast their eyes northwestward towards Seattle, the wastelands around Palm Desert. CA were breeding their own fuzzed out and sun-baked brand of so-called ‘stoner rock’. Lables and sub-genres are often trite and can…
This is Maid of Ace. . They are from Hastings on the south coast of England. They are all sisters. And they rock. Formed in 2005, they have two full lengths out. 2014’s self-titled “Maid of Ace“, and 2016’s “Maid…
This is Devo. Yeah, they were the guys with the flower pots on their heads. But they also were musical geniuses far ahead of their time. They were doing electronic music before people even realized you could make music that…
This is the Zig Zags. They are a ripping garage speed punk band that sounds like Motorhead and Black Sabbath had sex with Zeke (awesome speed punk band) and the nwobhm (new wave of british heavy metal – that is…