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Founded circa 2002 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, by brothers Jake and Pete Adams -- both on guitar/vocals -- the ban [...]Valkyrie have been a band in waiting for a long time. We've got the all-knowing JJ Koczan of The Obelisk in the house today, in part one of a two-parter because our cipher doesn't know when to stop ordering Southwe... st chicken rolls. Album is out Aug. 21 on Septaphonic Records.] This poses a peculiar kind of challenge when it comes to writing about the Memphis three-piece, because when [...]The thing about Dirty Streets is they're really, really good. Lighting, multiple cameras operated by vide [...]Clutch clearly learned a few lessons from the first Live at the Doom Saloon streamed concert they performed at the end of May. The last episode of The Obelisk Show aired on July 10, so it's been nearly a month. Daniel Davies is a British-American musician and composer, best known for his contributions to horror director John Carpenter's Lost Themes and Lost Themes II albums, and for his work with rock bands Year Long Disaster, Karma to Burn, and CKY.Davies is the son of guitarist Dave Davies of The Kinks, and the godson of John Carpenter. in 2004, they were some six years removed from the commercial-radio triumph of 1998's Powertrip. This poses a peculiar kind of challenge when it comes to writing about the Memphis three-piece, because when [...]The thing about Dirty Streets is they're really, really good. Sweden's Misdemeanor's origins date back to an initial four-song seven-inch that showed up in 1997, but it might be what they did [...]Maybe you know this one and maybe not. Thanks if you can listen:Maybe you know this one and maybe not. Church of the Cosmic Sk [...][Click play above to stream 'The Dark Triad' from Bill Fisher's Mass Hypnosis and the Dark Triad. You can win that! I guess the selling-via-Bandcamp process for their latest studio album, NO (discussed here), went pretty well, because here they are about a month later foll [...]Nashville-based heavy psych/post-rockers Oginalii released their debut album, Cause and Affection in April 2019, following the 2017 EP The Grey and a handful of digital s [...]Nashville-based heavy psych/post-rockers Oginalii released their debut album, Cause and Affection in April 2019, following the 2017 EP The Grey and a handful of digital s [...]Nashville-based heavy psych/post-rockers Oginalii released their debut album, Cause and Affection in April 2019, following the 2017 EP The Grey and a handful of digital s [...]Given the context of what was going on in the world back in March, one might be forgiven for letting the release of Helix Nebula, the second album from Montijo, Portugal- [...]Given the context of what was going on in the world back in March, one might be forgiven for letting the release of Helix Nebula, the second album from Montijo, Portugal- [...]Given the context of what was going on in the world back in March, one might be forgiven for letting the release of Helix Nebula, the second album from Montijo, Portugal- [...]Alain Johannes -- known as a solo artist as well as for his work alongside Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, and on and on and on -- released his new album, Hum (re [...]Alain Johannes -- known as a solo artist as well as for his work alongside Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, and on and on and on -- released his new album, Hum (re [...]Alain Johannes -- known as a solo artist as well as for his work alongside Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, and on and on and on -- released his new album, Hum (re [...]Clutch clearly learned a few lessons from the first Live at the Doom Saloon streamed concert they performed at the end of May.

I guess that's what happens when you sit an episode out and yo [...]Been a minute, right? Mix it down and make it all nice if you must, but I [...]See that thing up there? Sweden's Misdemeanor's origins date back to an initial four-song seven-inch that showed up in 1997, but it might be what they did [...]Maybe you know this one and maybe not. JJ has 7 jobs listed on their profile.