To coincide with their upcoming UK tour and in celebration of their 13 years of existence, Southern California based ska/punk/hip-hop/rock blenders OPM have announced that they will be releasing an anniversary EP. Featuring re-recordings of classic songs as well as the release of Runaway, a short film directed by John E. Necro
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This weekend former X Factor winner Leona Lewis incited the typical knee-jerk reaction of the alternative scene for covering the tragic anthem ‘Hurt’ on live British television. Whether or not you agree with the choice to cover this song at all it’s worth looking at both how people reacted to it, why and if the cover had any merit.
Yes, I did actually say that! In the interest of balanced journalism [...]

Online pre-orders are currently open for Puscifers new album Conditions Of My Parole giving fans the chance to secure their copy of the new album early freeing up their time to wonder what the hell is up with that cover art. The image features Maynard, dressed as what appears to be a recently released convict, still in his orange prison overalls with one hell of a mullet posing for a portrait [...]

Hot on the heels of a successful Leeds/Reading festival performance and the release of new single “The Only Hope For Me Is You”, My Chemical Romance have fired their touring drummer Michael Pedicone after an incident last Thursday. In a statement posted on the band’s official blog by guitarist and back up vocalist Frank Iero, [...]

While you are far more likely to see me playing their sophomore release Thirteenth Step or some Puscifer these days, the debut album of the Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdell project still speaks volumes.

A poet, a prophet, a rock and roll star. The heroic and bold comedian Bill Hicks was a lot to a lot of people. He stood up for what he believed in, screamed truth from the stage and got a few laughs along the way. Satire and shock comedy are nothing new, by any stretch [...]

Over the past few months politics have seen the twice annual Whitby Goth Weekend divide into many camps. The good news is that competition breeds growth, meaning these separate camps have to work harder for your money and do so by giving you so much more to choose from. I’ll be honest there is a [...]

After two years in their current line up, after tireless touring including several large UK festivals still to come this year, and just weeks before their new single Read And Write is released, Turbowolf got the Necromag treatment. We had the great  pleasure of interviewing singer Chris Georgiadis a few days ago, fresh from a [...]