Interview with Tommy Rogers, Between The Buried And Me – July 1st, 2015

By Mike Bax Coma Ecliptic, the seventh full length album from Raleigh, North Carolina five-piece noise-meisters Between the Buried and Me, will see its release on the brand spanking new Global Record Release Day – this Friday, July 10th on Metal Blade Records. This album spans numerous musical landscapes over almost 70 minutes, touching on…

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Interview with Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice – June 30th, 2015

By Mike Bax Their love really IS cool. When compared to the median age of the members of Wolf Alice, I’m a dinosaur clocking in well past double their years. I say this only to illustrate that I was heavily into the UK shoegazer/guitar music of the early 1990s, and that I find the majority of…

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Melvins – Danforth Music Hall, Toronto – June 22nd, 2015

Review and Photos by Mike Bax The Hold It In 2015 Tour There’s really NOTHING like a Melvins’ live experience. Nothing! Regular members’ guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne and drummer/vocalist Dale Crover tend to tour with a rotating bassist, and Butthole Surfers’ Jeff Pinkus fills that position on the duration of this tour. Pinkus and Butthole Surfers…

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Ministry – Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto – June 17th, 2015

Review and Photos by Mike Bax “They know how many times you take a shit. They know how many times you wipe. They know how many porn sites you’ve visited. Watch Yourself.” Al Jourgensen Deemed the From Beer To EternaTour, this eight-week long Ministry outing was technically a bonus round of live dates from Al…

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Interview with Joe Satriani, Toronto, Canada – June 3rd, 2015

By Mike Bax There isn’t really too much preamble one can put down for Joe Satriani that hasn’t already been said. He is a world renowned living guitar legend, arguably the best technical guitarist on the planet. As a teacher, some of the guitarists Satriani has taught include Steve Vai, Larry LaLonde, Rick Hunolt, Kirk…

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A resurrected Interview with Henry Rollins – 2011

#TBT Henry Rollins Interview from February 22nd, 2011 By Mike Bax Photo by Maura Lanahan In this, the fiftieth year in the life of Henry Rollins, the former Häagen-Daz employee, punk rock icon, public speaker and avid traveler decided there was no other way to turn fifty than to tour it. Being the self-professed road…

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Elle King Interview – Toronto, Canada – June 2nd, 2015

By Mike Bax Elle King (the daughter of London King and comedian Rob Schneider) has recently released her debut album Love Stuff on RCA/Sony Music. Last week, she ended up in Toronto for a few days doing some press and a wonderful club show at the Drake Underground in Toronto. Love Stuff sounds like an…

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