Brooklyn Vegan — This seriously awesome fest also includes Run the Jewels, Blood Orange, Little Dragon, Blonde Redhead, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, S U R V I V E, Uncle Acid, and many more.
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Killed By Death Records — Nihilistic. Monotonous. In theory I shouldn’t like this. I have a hard time with bands like Flipper, Butthole Surfers etc. I would like to like them cause they all seem cool and crazy. Why I dig No Trend is beyond … Continue reading → more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Former Ween drummer Claude Coleman Jr (who's also worked with Eagles of Death Metal, Butthole Surfers' Jeff Pinkus, John Medeski and more) is set to release a new album with his solo band Amandla later this year.... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Mastodon in Chicago in May (more by James Richards IV) The newest installment of the Adult Swim Singles series comes from Mastodon and Gibby Haynes of Butthole Surfers, who have teamed up for the track "ATLANTA." If... more info
Stereogum — Word to “Jesus Built My Hotrod“: The phrase “feat. Gibby Haynes” usually means good things are about to happen. And now the Butthole Surfers frontman has hooked up with Atlanta metal monsters Mastodon for their song “Atlanta,” a fuzzed-ou... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey The first taste of the Melvins' Hold it In, the new album featuring Paul Leary and JD Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers, has hit the web. "Brass Cupcake" is rather rocking, definitely fitting into the more streamlined... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey King Buzzo at the Wick in 2014 (more by P Squared Photography) The Melvins have a habit of constantly shifting their roster which, of course, makes them the Melvins. Their next iteration will occur on the forthcoming... more info
Stereogum — Before he broke in as a stand-up comic, the Daily Show host Jon Stewart worked as a bartender at City Gardens, a legendarily squalid indie/punk club in Trenton, New Jersey. (As we learn in this great interview, one of his coworkers was future LCD Sou... more info