We 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 […]
Read More Rhune Festival: Back to the Future in a Post-Ozzy World!This satire article is a collaboration between Slightly Fuzzed and Monster Riff. Welcome to Slightly Riffed: The Fakest News In Stoner Rock! The doors opened around 6:00—or maybe it was 7:00—at the Roseland Theater in Portland, OR. Whatever time it was, as I stumbled in, I burped up the stale taste of PBR and Camel […]
Read More Blackout Drunk Guy Pretty Sure He Enjoyed the Shit Out of Recent Clutch ShowThere are few bands have been as influential as Clutch inside the Stoner Rock scene and the rest of the Rock underground. Although the band may not be Stoner Rock themselves (depending on which album you’re listening to), you’ll frequently spot Clutch gear in band photoshoots, music videos, and the “For Fans Of” section in […]
Read More An Interview With Clutch Drummer Jean-Paul Gaster: On the ‘Blast Tyrant’ Collector’s Series Edition, Touring, and Advice For New BandsWe recently started Monster Riff Presents, a Spotify podcast about everything Stoner Rock and Stoner Rock-related. In our first episode, “Intro to Stoner Rock,” we explore the bands and songs that have helped to shape the genre over the years. Here’s the transcript from the first episode: Hey everyone, welcome to the first episode of […]
Read More Monster Riff Presents: Intro to Stoner RockAdam Pomerantz and his nine-year-old son, Tyler, live in the Philadelphia region and spend their afternoons playing Hard Rock covers of bands like Clutch, King Buffalo, and All Them Witches. With Adam on the kit and Tyler on guitar duties, the father-son duo is a sight to behold, especially since Tyler is so young—and so […]
Read More An Interview With Adam and Tyler Pomerantz of Delco Detention: On Collaborating With Clutch’s Neil Fallon on ‘The Joy of Homeschooling’