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ALBUM REVIEW: The Butthole Surfers – After the Astronaut

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The words of Hunter S. Thompson might best describe The Butthole Surfers as “One of God’s own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.” A band countless outsider teenagers dropped acid to in the nineties, that stumbled into the mainstream spotlight with the Electric Larryland album that was devised even before factions took up on the internet to be divided about things. The album was more of an anomaly, so when Capitol Records received the follow-up After the Astronaut, they shelved it, but thankfully, Sunset Blvd Records finally released it.  Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Einstürzende Neubauten – Rampen

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Throughout their 44-year career, Einstürzende Neubauten has upheld a commitment to making musical art, with little interest in vapid radio hits. They continue this tradition with Rampen (Mute Records). As one of the first industrial bands, it could be easily argued that the genre owes more to these guys than Throbbing Gristle. Continue reading →


Metallica’s Concert Director Discusses World-Wired Tour Staging And Effects

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Metallica has embarked on their most ambitious tour ever for the current World-Wired World Tour. Their stage and set designer and show director, Dan Braun, gave an interview to OnMilwaukee where he discussed the preparation and planning that goes into such an undertaking. With a stage features an immersive concert experience with a 44′ x 44′ square main-stage equipped with several prop lifts located in the center of the arena, it is the largest the band has ever used in their career. Included is the first ever use of micro-drones (during the song ‘Moth Into Flame’) as a prop in a major touring concert, designed by Braun. Continue reading →