In its sixth year, Fuck Yeah Fest had the explicit intention of benefitting California's state parks, and implicit intention of scaring away media outlets afraid of things with "Fuck" in the title. (Well OK: this year did bring the family... CONTINUE READING FUCK YEAH FEST 2009 IN PHOTOS»
Posted on September 8, 2009 in , (6 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Converge | Crystal Antlers | Dillinger Escape Plan | Glass Candy | Japanther | Jesse Malin | Lightning Bolt | Lucero | Ryan Adams | Telepathe | The Thermals | Torche | Woods
Meanderthal made its way onto my and our and various other folks' 2008 best-of lists, and it continues rolling well into 2009. Torche's David Kleiler-directed video for "Across The Shields" was pretty goofy. When we posted it, we mentioned that... CONTINUE READING NEW TORCHE VIDEO - "HEALER"»
Posted on July 22, 2009 in (2 comments)
Tags: HEALTH | Torche
Meanderthal was one of last year's best records, one we selected for a Friendly Deal at the start of '09, and praised over and over: We posted "Grenades" while telling you about main man Steve Brook's work ethic and later... CONTINUE READING NEW TORCHE VIDEO - "ACROSS THE SHIELDS"»
Posted on May 4, 2009 in (3 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Fleet Foxes | J. Tillman | Torche
Every week, Amazon.com lets us select one recent release from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up to 75% off normal prices). Hopefully you'll be able to add these must-own LPs to your library without breaking your budget.... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM X AMAZON MP3 FRIENDLY DEALS #9: TORCHE'S MEANDERTHAL»
Posted on January 5, 2009 in , (9 comments)
Tags: The Blood Arm | Torche
Torche's Meanderthal is definitely one of the best albums of the year. Accordingly, I listen to it more than I probably should (basically daily). We posted "Healer" some time ago. If that's all you've heard from the record, you should... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: TORCHE»
Posted on June 4, 2008 in , , , (10 comments)
Tags: Torche
We mentioned being blown away by the heavy stoner goodness of Torche this past CMJ. Well, the Steve Brooks-fronted Miami/Atlanta quartet's superb, Kurt Ballou-produced second full-length Meanderthal -- a mix of math angles, Melvins-esque sludge, and full-on turbo-powered pop hookery... CONTINUE READING NEW TORCHE - "HEALER"»
Posted on April 8, 2008 in , (8 comments)
Tags: Andrew W.K. | Torche
Since a superb self-titled 2005 debut, original Napalm Death guitarist/Godflesh founder Justin K. Broadrick has been refining Jesu's increasingly honed catalog of "shoegaze metal" (even if he chaffs at the term), dispatching heavy fuzz with a fragile inseam. Dude's recorded... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: JESU/TORCHE @ BLENDER THEATER AT GRAMERCY, NYC 10/20/07»
Posted on October 22, 2007 in (11 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Jesu | Torche
