Older But Bolder: National Socialist Black Metal
“A Scandinavian, for instance, has no good reasons to emotionally react negatively to “Nazism”… German ‘Nazis’ behaved exemplary in Denmark and Norway during WWII… In Norway only about 0.03% of the population was killed (and the vast majority was actually killed by the Allies).” Varg Vikernes, The Nazi Ghost, July 2005. This statement, while inherently vile,...
Older But Bolder: Silent Return
I’ve been away for weeks. I don’t even know how many weeks. Probably three or four. I don’t really have a good reason, other than that I’ve been busy and that I’ve not had anything to say. I wrote an article about musicians not owing their fans anything, but ended up not revising or publishing...
Older But Bolder: Questions and Answers, pt.4
Q. Was there ever a good nu metal band in your eyes? Deftones are the only pass I really give out. A. I don’t think so. Admittedly, I can get down on some of the Deftones stuff a la White Pony & their newest album. Actually, I remember thinking their newest album (vocally) sounded a...
Older But Bolder: Uh, Stuff I’ve Been Listening To Lately
Since I have no idea what to write about this week, I’m basically just going to tell you what I’ve been listening to and why. It’s not really so much as to persuade you into listening to it, though if you do, great. Dodecahedron – s/t. Good stuff in the same vein as Deathspell Omega....
Older But Bolder: Questions & Answers, Pt. 3
In lieu of me having a busy week, I’ve taken questions and answered them. If you want me to write about something, leave a comment below or tell me on Facebook, and I will do so to the best of my ability. Anyway, here goes nothing. Q. Do you like the Beatles? A. I like...
Older But Bolder: 2012 Begins, Some Thoughts
Well, here we are. It’s 2012 and if you believe the world that we’re living in is going to end on December 21st, you are a turd and should probably stop reading my column. I really wish I were kidding. So I said 2012 would be a more aggressive year for this blog but admittedly...
Older But Bolder: Top 10 Albums of 2011
This is likely my last entry for 2011. So here we are, on the cusp of you reading what my top 10 albums of the year were. Cutting to the chase, ’cause I don’t want to waste your time or butter you up for disappointment. 10.) Deafheaven – Roads to Judah : Controversial shoegaze-influenced...
Older But Bolder: Questions and Answers No. 2
Some quick news involving the Older But Bolder column: - it is now a weekly column as opposed to bi-weekly - Q&As become the default entry style when I don’t have something I already want to talk about (this means send me your questions via comments on the entries or Facebook and I’ll answer them). ...
Talking with Adam Turla of Murder By Death
On this most gloomy of Mondays in Bloomington, Indiana I was fortunate enough to meet with Adam Turla of Murder By Death at the Scholar’s Inn Bakehouse on the square. Adam walks in adorned in a black leather jacket, dark leather boots, and dark jeans. He’s a charming fellow with bits of grey in his...
Older But Bolder: Questions and Answers
This blog entry is a little bit different than my past four entries. I asked friends and readers for different questions about music and the music industry and got a few interesting questions and some fairly standard questions. This blog entry is simply me answering as many of them as I was interested in answering....
Older But Bolder: Skrillex Concert Review Edition
Well, let me begin by stating: I don’t like dubstep. I think it sounds obnoxious and I think that the musicians who create dubstep appeal to a very simple and uninteresting crowd of people. I attended this concert as a means to (hopefully) disprove my assumptions about the genre and for my internship at The...
Older But Bolder: Cold War Kids Concert Review Edition
Let me preface this by saying the last time I listened to Cold War Kids was late middle school/early high school (if that). I went into this completely unbiased so you’re going to get an entirely unbiased review. If you’re a fan and I harp on them a little bit well… that’ll happen. The first...
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