Prelude to Black Sunrise Black Sunrise just released their new album, Drowning, and it’s making me appreciate where I come from. The southern shores of Lake Michigan are a sight to behold. To the west, the incredible Chicago skyline stands out like giants reaching toward the cosmos. To the east, the historic national landmark, the […]
Read More Black Sunrise- DrowningPrelude to Black Sunrise Black Sunrise just released their new album, Drowning, and it’s making me appreciate where I come from. The southern shores of Lake Michigan are a sight to behold. To the west, the incredible Chicago skyline stands out like giants reaching toward the cosmos. To the east, the historic national landmark, the […]
Read More Black Sunrise- DrowningOakland’s very own Dread Spire was featured on KALX, at UC Berkley, and this writer feels especially lucky to be the California kid on the team who got to see them
Read More KALX Live: Dread SpireOne of the things I was most excited about when the opportunity arose to write for Monster Riff was our regular feature Riff Notes. The idea of dropping science on a band, album or song that I’m obsessing over in the moment sounded super fun. So, for my first Riff Notes, I wanted to take […]
Read More 1000mods: Riff Note Double TakeWe Weren’t Invited to the Party As the casual, mainstream world of rock revels in the afterglow of the Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne final hurrah and deals with the aftermath of Ozzy’s passing, the stoner rock world shrugged its shoulders and declared, “WTF?!, where were WE in this conversation?” Well, “WE” definitely weren’t in Birmingham that […]
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