Slaves BC – we mean nothing. EP
Slaves BC – we mean nothing. EP (self-released, 26 October 2012) **************** PREFACE/DISCLAIMER: Somehow this article turned out way longer than I originally intended, and the majority of...
View ArticleWhat To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (12 November 2012)
Hey, party people of Pittsburgh! Remember last weekend when there was a football game that started out so terrible and the officials had some kind of conspiracy and they just completely made up rules...
View ArticleWhat To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (14 November 2012)
Artwork by Kellan Andersen Profound Lore recording artist Atriarch with Pray for Teeth, Wrought Iron, and Slaves BC at the Mr. Roboto Project 5106 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh (Bloomfield) Wednesday...
View ArticleWhat To Do In Pittsburgh Tonight (20 November 2012)
Hey folks, what’s up?? It’s Tuesday, but it’s also Thanksgiving week, so I know a bunch of you are off work or school this week (or you conveniently got real sick all of a sudden) — and for those of us...
View ArticleThe Huge List of 2012 Year-End Lists!
Well, friends, here we find ourselves in the waning moments of 2012. It’s been an interesting, eventful year that’s had lots of high and low points — a ton of excellent new music has been released and...
View ArticleI Can Has Videos?
So here’s something pretty neat. I was playing with this over the weekend and announced it all over Facebook, but if you aren’t one of the select few that get to see my posts in your news feed — or...
View ArticlePerson or Persons Unknown: Six Questions with Slaves BC Bassist Jason Cantu
Hey there, folks! I hope your week is going well. If it’s not, I guess you can be glad that it’s almost over! Personally, I’m just about totally recovered from last weekend’s Winter’s Wake festival,...
View ArticleSlaves BC / Cousin Sleaze – Split 7″
Slaves BC / Cousin Sleaze – Split 7″ (self-released, 11 April 2013) Several months ago, I wrote about a new EP from the Pittsburgh-based dark, caustic hardcore/metal band Slaves BC, which was...
View ArticlePerson or Persons Unknown: Six Questions with Lycosa Guitarist “Tree”
Six Questions with Lycosa Guitarist “Tree“ by Asya Yanyo So my next Person or Persons Unknown interview subject is someone I did not know very well before I decided to ask him for an interview,...
View ArticleDeathcrawl – Accelerated Rate of Decay
Deathcrawl – Accelerated Rate of Decay (self-released, 16 October 2012) Okay, true story: earlier this month, I had a cookout for a handful of friends (mostly musicians or music-related folks,...
View ArticleVOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 1)
Well folks, here we are on another lovely Monday morning. Another weekend has come and gone, and consequently, I find myself back at work once more. Even though I keep crossing my fingers and...
View ArticleVOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 2)
Mr. Smalls Theatre (Millvale, PA), 01 February 2013 Enslaved – “Riitiir” and “Ruun” Enslaved – “Allfǫðr Oðinn” and “Immigrant Song” (Led Zeppelin cover) Pallbearer – “An Offering of Grief”...
View ArticleVOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 6)
Kopec’s (Lawrenceville / Pittsburgh, PA), 02 March 2013 Diamondbreaker – “Fish Chum” Slaves BC – “Armageddon” Originally there was a third band scheduled to play at this show, but it seems...
View ArticleVOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 10)
Belvederes Ultra-Dive (Lawrenceville / Pittsburgh, PA), 22 March 2013 This was quite an interesting show: as originally conceived, they were going to set up four bands in the four corners of the...
View ArticleVOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 12)
Altar Bar (Strip District / Pittsburgh, PA), 02 April 2013 Solarburn – “Titties on the Floor” Solarburn – “B.F.Y.J.” (“Because Fuck You John”) Solarburn – “Beard of the Wizard” and...
View ArticleVOS Videography 2013: A Mid-Year Retrospective (Part 19)
Kopec’s (Lawrenceville / Pittsburgh, PA), 23 June 2013 Anicon Storm King – “Aura of Failure” Storm King – “Backfill” Slaves BC – “The Four Horsemen: Wild Hunt” Slaves BC – “Armageddon” The Rock...
View ArticleFister – Gemini
Fister – Gemini (self-released, 19 March 2013) Lately, a close personal friend of this website, Mr. Jason Cantu (read more about him here, as part of my wife’s ongoing interview series), has been...
View ArticleThe List of 2013 Year-End Lists
Click for full-sized image Hey folks — a very Happy (Belated) New Year to all of you! 2013 definitely turned out to be an interesting year for me, with lots of big changes, new projects, new...
View ArticleTours Galore: Hivelords and Sadgiqacea Together Again
Hivelords and Sadgiqacea Are Embarking on a Joint Summer Tour Hey folks, if you live in the eastern half of the U.S. (that is, anywhere between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River, plus...
View ArticleTwo Reviews: Hivelords and Sadgiqacea (2013)
Hivelords – Cavern Apothecary (Anthropic Records, 02 July 2013) Sadgiqacea – False Prism (CD – Candlelight Records / Vinyl – Anthropic Records, 07 May 2013) Hey folks, Happy Monday to you all....
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