For a bunch of reasons, this is the best I can do for my September Doom Charts list. Thankfully, Stephanie hit it out of the park with her list, which you can see here.
Read More Scott’s September Doom Charts SubmissionI imagine more than one college student put on Dopesmoker or The Sciences after hearing this, and added a few more ears to our scene. In some small way, I’d like to return the favor.
Read More The Doom-adjacent Grrrl Power of Blood LemonAt first glance, the Stoner Rock scene looks like a sausage fest. Bands like Black Sabbath, Kyuss, Sleep, Clutch, Queens of the Stone Age, and Truckfighters dot the Stoner Rock Mount Rushmore, and they share more in common than genre: They’re all made up of men. But a quick glance around reveals the truth: Stoner […]
Read More Ladies of Stoner Rock: 10 Women Who’ve Made An Enormous ImpactThe word “Perfect” doesn’t come up very much in conversations about art. Art is subjective. Art is personal. Art isn’t experienced in the exact same way by any two people. So to say something in the art world is absolutely “perfect” is hopelessly naive. And yet, there are certain yard sticks we can use in […]
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