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BEYOND THE THUNDERDOME: AN INTERVIEW WITH WILD//TRIBE

By Andy OConnor (TX) Imagine if the Mad Max series was distilled into a band. Youd have Forth Worth punk/crust/metal unit Wild//Tribe. While the group has only been around for a short time, members h...

1 day ago

SCORE SOME BLASPHEMOUS BIRTH CANAL: AN INTERVIEW WITH MIDNIGHT

By Andy OConnor (TX) Rites of Darkness may have had logistics from hell, but no attendee would deny it was an amazing weekend. Most of the fest was top-shelf black and doom, but one of the highlights...

2 days ago

CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: WINTER - GODEN LIVE IN BROOKLYN

Every single Wednesday without fail, your hosts post a suitably stale video clip that we think needs to be revisited. Click here for more Crusty Clips. Got a clip you think we should post? Send it to...

2 days ago

BLASTS AND BUD ICE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ABSU

All photos by Melanie Hathaway By Andy OConnor (TX) [Ed. note: Absu were forced to cancel their Chaos in Tejas appearance, as Proscriptor was rushed back to Texas following their Maryland Deathfest p...

3 days ago

CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: DOUBLE CHAOS IN TEJAS EDITION - BLACK WITCHERY AND MAUSER

Every single Wednesday without fail, your hosts post a suitably stale video clip that we think needs to be revisited. Click here for more Crusty Clips. Got a clip you think we should post? Send it to...

23 may 12

TEENAGE RIOT: AN INTERVIEW WITH PSYCHIC TEENS

By Andy OConnor (TX) Imagine if Joy Division, Sonic Youth, and Hüsker Dü got together for a jam session. Everyone wanted to stick around for some Akira, Broken Flowers, and a few episodes from Twin P...

21 may 12

WE STILL MISS YOU, DIO

17 may 12

CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: DOUBLE CHAOS IN TEJAS EDITION - DOKKEN AND SAINT VITUS

Every single Wednesday without fail, your hosts post a suitably stale video clip that we think needs to be revisited. Click here for more Crusty Clips. Got a clip you think we should post? Send it to...

16 may 12

TO INFINITY GUITARS AND BEYOND: SLEIGH BELLS LIVE

Sleigh Bells Where: Warehouse Live, Houston, TX When: April 18, 2012 With: Javelin, Elite Gymnastics By Andy OConnor (TX) Trolls, this is the penbanger youre looking for. Why am I covering Sleigh Bel...

16 may 12

ZZ TOP DOING 25 LIGHTERS: STRANGEST COVER EVER?

By Andy OConnor (TX) Having grown up outside of Houston (Galveston, to be specific), I cant help but love ZZ Top. Whenever "Sharp Dressed Man," "La Grange," and "Tush" came on...

15 may 12

CRUSTCAKE PICKS - NEW CAKE IN THE OVEN: HEINALI AND MATT FINNEY - AINT NO NIGHT

By Andrew Wilhelm (Denver)The barriers to making a living off of music are higher than theyve ever been. Making the actual music? Those gates arent as daunting as they once were. Most chatter of this...

11 may 12

CRUSTCAKE ON PITCHFORK

Sometimes, Crustcake writers make it on to other sites. Your boy Andy got himself a Chrome bag, a fixed-gear and a twelve-pack of Pabst. Which is to say, hes on Pitchfork today. Fret not, he wasnt as...

10 may 12

TORCHES HARMONICRAFT: ROCK FOR LIGHT

By Andy OConnor (TX) Forget what the optimism evangelists preach from their digital pulpits. There are times in your life when its perfectly fine to be a sad bastard. Your beloved pet passed away, yo...

08 may 12

THERE IS NO COW LEVEL: CRUSTCAKE STREAMS BLACK SHEEP WALLS BLACK CHURCH

Weve gotten our Starcraft jokes out of the way with the title, so lets focus on what matters: Los Angeles sludge crew Black Sheep Wall are nasty. Almost 30 years after Side B of Black Flags My War la...

04 may 12

CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: IGGY POP - "RAW POWER" LIVE IN PARIS 1996

Every single Wednesday without fail, your hosts post a suitably stale video clip that we think needs to be revisited. Click here for more Crusty Clips. Got a clip you think we should post? Send it to...

18 apr 12

SEE YOU AT HOPSCOTCH?

Pictured: Sunn O)))Questlove will get droned out with Sunn O))). MC Ride will form a side project with Pallbearer. Danny Brown will show The Atlas Moth all about that income tax swag. People might ac...

18 apr 12

DREAMLESS SCHEDULE LIVE SHOW IN MINNEAPOLIS

Well cut to the chase. Youve seen us fawn over Minneapolis metalgaze trio Dreamless. But do you want to actually see them live?If you happen to live in the Twin Cities, make sure to clear your plans ...

13 apr 12

CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: HEAVEN AND HELL - "THE MOB RULES" LIVE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 20...

Every single Wednesday without fail, your hosts post a suitably stale video clip that we think needs to be revisited. Click here for more Crusty Clips. Got a clip you think we should post? Send it to...

11 apr 12

FRESHLY BAKED: ENCOFFINATION

In "Freshly Baked," we feature promising young bands or bands that are otherwise lacking the attention we think they deserve.By Andy OConnor (TX)"Only death is real."Uttered by Hellha...

11 apr 12

CRUST BY CRUSTCAKE 2012

By Andy OConnor (TX)Spring Break is over, guys. Time to get back to class. Now that SXSW 2012 is done, were counting down the days until the next one. I mean, were looking forward to Fall Break (Fun ...

29 mar 12

SXSW PREVIEW: PILGRIM

By Andy OConnor (TX)Now that The Body have moved down South, Pilgrim are the leading contenders for the doomiest in the smallest state in the nation, Rhode Island. Dont expect any singing in tongues ...

14 mar 12

SXSW PREVIEW: NACHTMYSTIUM VS. TURQUOISE JEEP, PALLBEARER AND THE IMPALERS VS. JUVENILE AND NOLA BO...

Conflict is the essence of SXSW. Pulling your hair out because two hot day parties clash with each other. The lack of cell phone reception in the concrete-and-brick jungle of downtown Austin. Locals ...

13 mar 12

SXSW PREVIEW: CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE

By Andy OConnor (TX)Us music writers tend to come up with some funny genre names - "witch house," "sissy bounce," and "djentstep," to name but just a few. Denvers Clinging to ...

13 mar 12

SXSW PREVIEW: SPEEDWOLF

By Andy OConnor (TX 666)Our love of Denver thrashers Speedwolf is quite established by now. They played our SXSW Pizza Party back in 2010, we premiered "Up All Night" from them back in Octobe...

07 mar 12

CRUSTCAKE PICKS - NEW CAKE IN THE OVEN: DEAD NEANDERTHALS - JAZZHAMMER/STORMA NNSGALSKAP

By Andy OConnor (TX)Grindcore, more so than the varieties of music/"music" we cover, is best enjoyed through short bursts. Theres so much flying at the listener at once -- over-distorted spee...

02 mar 12

FRESHLY BAKED: DREAMLESS

In "Freshly Baked," we feature promising young bands or bands that are otherwise lacking the attention we think they deserve.By Andy OConnor (TX Once More)Give me a chance to talk to you abou...

23 feb 12 1 person likes this

HAPPY HOLIDAZE: VALENTINES DAY

How can Valentines Day be metal, you ask? Metal is about HATE and DESTRUCTION, not LOVE and CREATION! Well, French poet Charles Baudelaire proved otherwise way before metal was invented with his poem...

14 feb 12

CRUSTCAKE PICKS - NEW CAKE IN THE OVEN: CORMORANT - DWELLINGS

By Chase Macabre (STL)On their Facebook page, Cormorant describe the genre of music they play as "post-black metal weirdshit." While existing in the same aesthetic sphere as other US black me...

10 feb 12

CRUSTCAKE INTERVIEWS: SUTEKH HEXEN

by theseseans (NYC) There are bands that I listen to, and there are bands that take me over. Sutekh Hexen, are the latter. As I recently found myself immersed in a world of harsh noise, Sutekh Hexen ...

03 feb 12

CRUSTCAKE STREAMS: COP PROBLEM - MONUMENTS

Took us long enough, but weve got our first stream for 2012!Cop Problem are a new ensemble from Philadelphia, and if youre into crusty, d-beat-laden hardcore, theyll be a favorite for you. So far, th...

02 feb 12

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