Now almost twenty years into their career, it could be said that fans never know what to expect when Korn announces a new album and supporting tour. Any misgiving that even the longest-running, most devout fans might have is understandable; Korn is short two founding members these days and has made a lot of changes to their sound (from nu metal to electronic to goth to meddling with dub step and more) – so the idea that the band may...
Hey there alla you junkies out'ere,How's it goin' you? Sorry I missed ya las' week junky, I hadd'is t'ing ann'I couldn' get outta it – I'm sure ya understand. I wanted ta make it up ta youse though – so I got my shit tagetha an' I biltcha a nice big bagga SWAG – thirty tracks 'is time – jus' fer you an' yer friends. Dis week, yer gonna love me junky, an' ferget thit I fergot ta come see...
Kyuss members Scott Reeder and Joshua Homme have been forced to file a federal lawsuit against John Garcia and Brant Bjork a/k/a Kyuss Lives! The suit alleges trademark infringement and consumer fraud by Kyuss Lives! Such an announcement may not come as a shock to readers. Over the last few years (since 2004), the members of Kyuss Lives haven't been the poster-boys for unimpeachable ethics or acts of perfect honesty, so some would say that such a case is inevitable;...
Alan Wilkis – "Shadow (CHLLNGR mix)"https://groundcontrolmag.com/music/SWAG97Alan_Wilkis-Shadow-CHLLNGR_mix.mp3 B.A. Johnston – "Best Day Ever"https://groundcontrolmag.com/music/SWAG97BA_Johnston-Best_Day_Ever.mp3 Beast Make Bomb – "It Snowed Last Night"https://groundcontrolmag.com/music/SWAG97beast_make_bomb-it_snowed_last_night.mp3 Bidiniband – "Big Men Go Fast on the Water"https://groundcontrolmag.com/music/SWAG97Bidiniband-Big_Men_Go_Fast_on_the_Water.mp3 Big Baby Gandhi...
As unjustly maligned as some bands have been by the press before “the world smartened up and caught on” (Rolling Stone famously eviscerated every album Led Zeppelin released before 1973 – for example), no band was as consistently attacked by critics for everything they did as the Red Hot Chili Peppers were for the first eight years of their career. Seemingly from the moment the band formed in 1983, the Chili Peppers drew criticism of a tenor so harsh for...