Thanks. I’ll be doing non-metal stuff at Pitchfork, too.

Thanks for the kind words, folks. I’m weeping (blackened) tears reading these comments! Seriously — it’s all much much appreciated. When I first got interested in punk and metal and noise and all that stuff as a teenager, I loved the community surrounding it. This feels like that again. Thanks! And no worries, I’ll keep up the good fight — I already have a ton of stuff planned. Looking forward to hearing from all of you again soon.

Thanks. Got it mixed up with a “power” drink with a similar name.

I’ll cover any band making interesting music. Some folks I’ve covered are on their own labels. Others are unsigned.

He remained seated.

Thanks. You attended it?

Thanks for the kind words, Aaron. Appreciated.

Looking forward to your final verdict, totally. Consider my breath held!

True. But you know, ‘Emmet Otter’ did include the River Bottom Nightmare Band, too.

Thanks, fixed.

You’re on top of it. And right. Updating.

Thanks. And, true, that’s a good record.

I like Apocalypse OK, but still think Callahan’s best work is the material under the Smog moniker. I bought all that shit on vinyl when it came out and still listen to it regularly. (Also: Scott had Apocalypse on his published list last time. I had it on my expanded list.) Anyhow, yeah, I agree with you that he’ll outlast Cults and a bunch of other ’11 flavors.