Sepultura vs Dimmu Borgir

Digging this new truck violence record. Unhinged, sludgy, dynamic noise-rock/post-punk from Montreal that kinda reminds me of a more adventurous Chat Pile. It rips. tidal.com/album/510424...

I wrote about the sad Trump Country Fair thing and the very specific and hilariously shitty vision of America that it expresses. The war on metaphor continues apace. defector.com/dead-country...

This Bad Religion classic. Early man walked away as modern man took control Their minds weren't all the same, to conquer was his goal So he built his great empire and he slaughtered his own kind Then he died a confused man killed himself with his own mind We're only gonna die from our own arrogance

Pochettino looks like an unkempt Jim Adkins from Jimmy Eat World.

[standing in front of the TV clapping during the Hydration Break] Hell, yeah! Moisten those boys up! We need ‘em damp! Sopping!

[standing in front of the TV clapping during the Hydration Break] Hell, yeah! Moisten those boys up! We need ‘em damp! Sopping!

Can’t help but see all these Brazilian soccer fans and wonder how many times each of them has responded with “COME TO BRAZIL 🇧🇷” in the comments of a band’s social media posts.

“Hi, I’m Johnny Knoxville and this is Groaning Every Time You Get Out of A Chair."

The new Slift record has been in heavy rotation over the past couple weeks. Really, really good, dynamic, spacey, heavy stoner/pysch-rock from Toulouse. Kinda sits somewhere in between Elder, Jupiter-era Cave In, and All Them Witches. Well worth a spin if that’s your thing. youtu.be/YzXPkWf_jLw?...

AMPS IN THE ROOM ep4 is Oakland Wipers-enjoyers STRANGELIGHT Making these videos has been cool and we plan to continue making them

This PNEU record from last year is nuts. Twisted, heavy, shreddy French instrumental spazz-rock that sounds like it’s the mutant child of Hella, Yowie, Lightning Bolt, and Young Widows on fistfuls of trucker speed. It’s a wild one. music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Starting a clothing brand called Child Dad.

The war on metaphor is over and we lost. defector.com/promises-mad...

Begging music producers to stop doing the sample-ridden, heavily auto-tuned, mega-gridded, heavy rock/metal music. It’s so fucking tired.

Metallico Metallicas Metallica Metallican Metallicamos

Happy Genghis Tron Day to all who celebrate. Been looking forward to Signal Fire for a while, as Dream Weapon was one of my favorite records of 2021 and is still in heavy rotation. RIYL: a dreamier, spacier version of Nine Inch Nails with even crazier drumming. tidal.com/album/496632...

Finally gave Converge’s (second) new record a spin today and holy shit does it slay. I thought I loved Love Is Not Enough, but Hum Of Hurt is next-level. Might be tied with Axe To Fall as my favorite record of theirs since Jane Doe. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

This record crushes. Greg from Car Bomb doing absurdly heavy, severely drop-tuned, mathy, chuggy, pitch bendy, pew pew-laden instrumental metal. It’s so good. Highly recommended if you dig Meshuggah, Frontierer, Weston Super Maim, headbanging, and math. youtu.be/GgkhFfh0y58?...

Such a stacked release day today. New Converge, new Hammok (Norwegian post-punk/hardcore), new Slift (French stoner/prog/psych-rock), and a new Coilguns single (Swiss post-everything heaviness). And I just realized a Sun Guts LP (car Bomb side project) came out in February and I totally missed it.

It's incredibly bizarre to live at the pinnacle of human scientific knowledge only to see a few hundred super rich dudes push the entire planet backwards because they are incurious insecure dickwads

The California governor ballot is the CVS receipt of ballots.

Wishing a very Happy Elder Day to @robdelaney.bsky.social and all else who celebrate. tidal.com/album/504932...

everyone's talking about some guy. who cares.

Been obsessed with this new Naná Rizinni record for a few weeks now. Jazz meets electro meets post-rock driven by modular synths, saxophone, and some absolutely phenomenal drum tones. It's hypnotizing and I can't get enough of it. Thanks to @gse.bsky.social for the heads up. youtu.be/-3k_VSXTEPY?...

Can confirm. They really do rip.

Starting a clothing brand called Child Dad.

The new Rhododendron record is so damn good. Insane musicianship, nutso prog/post-everything shreddage from some incredibly talented young rippers from Portland. Kinda dips into Russian Circles, Elder, Cancer Conspiracy vibes at times. Well worth a spin if that's your bag. youtu.be/q1LQEofO8dk?...

Good morning. I profiled Amy Wallace, the only sibling of David Foster Wallace. I don't think you need to know much about David (or his work) to understand how his sister saw him — and how he loved her.

This tummyache record from last year is ridiculously good. If you like OK Computer or In Rainbows-style Radiohead it’ll absolutely hit the spot. It’s phenomenal. tidal.com/album/443297...

My favorite record of 2026 (thus far) came out in 2024. Revisited this beast yesterday and I’m happy to report it still slays, and now it’s all I’ll be listening to for weeks (again).

Don't forget to fill your sink with mayonnaise today.

Can’t see Graham Platner without thinking I’m watching Kyle Kinane do a bit.

HELL YEAH, DUCKS!!!

Big gigs this fall. Very excited to blow the roof off some sheds.

This new Portrayal Of Guilt record is so wild and so heavy — the mix, the hairpin genre shifts, the drumming. It’s all pretty batshit crazy, but it all works. Definitely a grower. I’m digging it more every time I spin it. tidal.com/album/496039...

Been digging this new Chalk Hands record lately. If you’re a fan of Touché Amoré, La Dispute, Birds In Row, and other bands of the dynamic, emotive post-hardcore ilk you’ll love this. tidal.com/album/504440...

It is Meshuggah Monday. Please celebrate accordingly. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Horrible news. A true Halos legend.

Revisited this 2021 release from Genghis Tron today, which is about as perfect as a record can get. Also came to the realization that it’s one of my favorite drum performances of all-time. Nick Yacyshyn is a monster. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Do you guys know how many bands there are?

Downward remains undefeated. These two new bummer jams absolutely slay. Goddamn. tidal.com/album/512970...

They threw the bus in reverse and floored it at the end of March, but they’re headed back to the playoffs for the first time since 2018! Let’s go!

Hopelessly addicted to this new Poison Ruin record. Dark, super hooky, black metal tinged punk rock that reminds me of Misfits, Killing Joke, Social D, Ramones, and all sorts of other legends. I spin it daily. It's so good. tidal.com/album/488214...

This piece by @albertburneko.bsky.social is so damn good. It's specifically about creative or journalistic writing, but it's absolutely about music writing too. Felt this in a big way. It's a must-read.

Revisiting this absolute banger of a Capsule record from 2011. A surplus of bonkers riffage, ripping drums, punk energy, and more feel changes per minute than you can count on all your fingers and toes. Band kicks so much ass. youtu.be/Tid2IaNswhE?...