In-Depth Music and Film Features and Reviews from Indianapolis
Andrew Duncan
Carnival Art was a vessel for more important alternative acts of the 1990s Formed in Los Angeles in 1989, Carnival Art carved a small niche into the early 1990s alternative rock story with their uncompromised music that blurred the lines of making fun of Sunset Strip rock to brazen punk, … Read More ›
On ODDfellows, Information Society builds a firm representation of their career Link: Bandcamp | Facebook When John Lydon told Tom Snyder on the Tomorrow Show, “We ain’t no band, we’re a company simple”—Lydon snarling at Snyder about his band PIL—some kids from Minneapolis took note. Information Society originally viewed their … Read More ›
Vandor On A Moonlit Night Scarlet Records When I first experienced Iron Maiden’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the epic journey was a seafaring mental rollercoaster that became a blow to the attention span. It could have been that drawn-out side thought in the middle of the song, fueled by … Read More ›
Velvet Insane Rock ‘n’ Roll Glitter Suit Sound Pollution Links: Facebook | Instagram The Hollywood Hills. Long hair flowing while rolling down Peralta style on skateboards. Cruising. Drifting. Purring Harley’s moving through the mountainside. The zen of carving the curvature of the roads. Nods and smiles all the way. For … Read More ›
4Gazm ends the 90s with a dose of Orange County female punk The 1990s Southern California scene was a snarling melting pot of punk bands and diverse rebel rousers. The female punk scene became just as strong a statement as anything else coming out of the Los Angeles haze. 4Gazm … Read More ›
Reza Safinia Yang Music + Texture Links: Official Site | Facebook Living my life as a Libra, I am hypersensitive to the concept of balance. It’s what drives me—that sense of stability in nature and the balance in life. Ying and Yang is something I find appealing. Reza Safinia thought … Read More ›
Goldie gets a Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Reissue of Timeless Link: Metalheadz In September 1995, David Toop of Mojo said this regarding Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie, “With a few notable exceptions, Jungle has thus far been a music for singles and endless drum ‘n’ bass compilations. As the genre’s … Read More ›
Fifty years later, Eugene McDaniels psychedelic soul-jazz awareness release, Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse, is more relevant than ever Link: Real Gone Music The year 1971 was a powder keg for social and political issues surrounded by the fact checkers of pop culture. Music had become more of an awareness … Read More ›