Butthole Surfers
In 1998, when BUTTHOLE SURFERS followed up their 1996 mainstream breakthrough Electric Larryland with their next record entitled AFTER THE ASTRONAUT, the major label they were signed to at the time pulled it from their release schedule at the last minute. Their reasoning? They wanted a more “commercial” record. Had that label known Butthole Surfers’ oeuvre better, they probably shouldn’t […]
T.S.O.L.
“I think it’s important for a band to keep pushing… trying new things,” says Jack Grisham, vocalist for legendary SoCal punk band T.S.O.L. “If not, you might as well do the county fair circuit… not that there’s anything wrong with that. You’ve got to make a living somehow!” For T.S.O.L., that “new thing” is their ninth studio […]
Nathan Gray and the Iron Roses
“It is wildly more vulnerable and nerve-wracking to sing these lyrics as opposed to screaming them – there’s no place to hide the words,” explains songwriter Nathan Gray about his noticeable shift from his past hardcore roots with its breakneck rhythms and vocal delivery toward a more melodic alt-rock approach to his message-driven music. While […]