tētēma – necroscape
Is there anything Mike Patton won't try? My own limited collection of his music includes traditional Italian pop (Mondo Cane), off-kilter alt-rock (Tomahawk), a live album of avant-garde sludge (Millennium Mon... Read More...
Heavy Issues: Which Formative Band/Album Has Not Stood The Test Of Time?
We here at Heavy Blog like to ponder the big questions: Who are we? Why are we here? What were we thinking? You know, the big stuff. In order to better address such pressing matters, we bring you Heavy Issues: ... Read More...
Heavy Issues: What Was The First Album You Ever Owned?
We here at Heavy Blog like to ponder the big questions: Who are we? Why are we here? Do people even “own” music anymore? Did they ever own music? Can music ever actually be owned? You know, the big stuff (actua... Read More...
Best of 1989
As you might recall, Heavy Blog is ten years old this year. As such, we're setting off on an adventure, each quarter exploring a different "Year 9". After looking at '79, we're now at '89, and oh boy was '89 A... Read More...
What’s Up Punks – May, 2019 Part 1
If the coming months in punk music are going to continue to be so stacked there’s not really going to be any room for me to pontificate on the state of affairs in the punk world. Suffice to say, that’s not ent... Read More...
Disco Loadout: 2018 In Review
Four years ago, I started to keep a complete list of every band I saw. Three years ago, I began kicking myself for not starting that childishly simple task sooner. Never mind. At least I can tell you... Read More...
Toska – Fire By the Silos
Whilst the decision to keep a band purely instrumental can be liberating in some respects, it can also present some issues, especially around structure and theme. Without the verse/chorus progression that natur... Read More...
The Anatomy Of – Thumpermonkey (plus other goodies)
One of the most interesting and annoying things in the world are those micro-genres of music that are incredibly hard to describe but you just know them when you hear them. There isn't necessarily a lot that's ... Read More...
Disco Loadout // June 2018 – Dead Cross
You can't download a show. It's no understatement to say that the internet changed almost everything. Today, imagining a world without Wi-Fi is tantamount to imagining a world without cars - we probably could j... Read More...
Anatomy Of – Boss Keloid
We here at Heavy Blog are not known for under-doing something when it comes to bands we love; we like to shower them with attention and do it often. Thus, it should be no great surprise that, so soon after we r... Read More...