Dangerhouse Records Night At The Echoplex - Live Review / Los Angeles Beat
Weirdos' John Denney (Elise Thompson photo)Originally posted in the Los Angeles Beat on Nov. 12By Bob LeeThe Dangerhouse Records night presented by Part Time Punks (with an assist from Frontier...
View ArticleSamiam and Die Kreuzen -- vacation bliss
Samiam acoustic and Andy, bottom, at the Ramones Museum (Cat Rose photos)By AndyHey there, Mr. Conductor, let's get this train rolling faster.C'MON, LET'S MOVE! SPEED IT UP!As Cat and I rode the rails...
View ArticleSergie Loobkoff / Top 10 guitarists series, Part 1
Sergie Loobkoff (photo: Joseph William)By AndySergie Loobkoff: The man with the low-slung Gibson SG -- lunging, swaying, grinning and riffing up a storm.There are certain Samiam songs where you...
View ArticleBad Religion's Jay Bentley discusses influential bassists
Jay Bentley, as bear and regular guy. (Top photo: John Bollwitt; bottom photo: Courtesy of Bentley)By AndyWhen the debut Bad Religion EP hit my turntable in 1981, I was floored.It spewed rage, melody...
View ArticleRon Emory / Top guitarists series, Part 2
Ron Emory in the '80s. (Courtesy of Alison Braun)By AndyJust look at the above photo of Ron Emory.I can't offer much more than this: He is a guitarist who is clearly passionate about his craft. (And...
View ArticleAn Interview with Spot about his New Photography Book, 'Sounds of Two Eyes...
Posted on Nov. 29 in the Los Angeles Beat By Elise ThompsonMost LA musicians know Spot from his years working as a sound engineer and producer for bands like the Minutemen, the Misfits, and Black Flag....
View ArticleDown, Orange Goblin and King Parrot storm Seattle
From top, Down, Orange Goblin and King Parrot. (All Cat Rose photos)Text: Andy; Photos: Cat RoseKing Parrot's Matt Young was on the loose.It was as if the manic frontman for the punk/metal grinders...
View ArticleRikk Agnew | Top guitarists series Part 3
Rikk Agnew on tour. (Courtesy of Rikk Agnew)By AndyIf you dig through our record collection and find The Adolescents'"Blue" album, the vinyl is pretty tattered and it won't play the whole way through...
View Article2014 Quotes of Note
Carrie Akre with Goodness last January in Seattle. (Cat Rose photo)Lots of interviews again this year and loads of insightful and humorous quotes.Here's a few of our favorites:Goodness' Carrie Akre...
View ArticleLucky 13 from 2014: Photo Year in Review
OFF!: El Corazon, Seattle, in April.Cat Rose cranked out the photos again in 2014 and here are some of our standouts. From Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Oakland to Austin, we checked out a plethora of...
View ArticleSwervedriver set to release new album, 'I Wasn't Born to Lose You,' on March 3
Swervedriver's Steve George, left, and Adam Franklin in Seattle. (Cat Rose photo)Never lose that feeling …According to the Swervedriver camp, "The thing we have all been waiting for finally...
View ArticleEyehategod hittin' the road again
Eyehategod in Seattle. (Cat Rose photo)Whether you're at a pizza-and-pub joint in Bakersfield or a metal bar in Brooklyn, Eyehategod is coming for ya.Here's the latest round of tour dates for the Nola...
View ArticleKeenan's got the fire to rejoin Corrosion of Conformity for March tour
Pepper Keenan with Down in Seattle. (Cat Rose photo)Pepper Keenan will return to the Corrosion of Conformity fold for a string of overseas dates in March alongside bandmates Mike Dean, Woodroe...
View ArticleThe Sonics: New album on the way along with April tour dates
The Sonics in Seattle. (Cat Rose photo)We at There's Something Hard in There fully endorse the Sonics' foot-stomping and throat-gouging rock n' roll. Hell, even Andy's dad said he witnessed the band...
View ArticleBlack Breath, O.S.S., Bone Sickness | Live Review
Black Breath. (All Cat Rose photos)By Andy"Don't eat the tapioca pudding."As he glanced up at the screen on the wall, those were words of wisdom offered by Black Breath howler Neil McAdams during a...
View ArticleL7 live action: June shows announced in the UK, Spain and France
L7 perform at "The Coop" at UCLA in 1991, above and below. (Cat Rose photos)Well, the L7 wheels are back on again...Cat first witnessed L7 in action with her friends Bridget and Caryn in 1991 at "The...
View ArticleSociety Dog, (Impatient) Youth and Church of Tommy / Live review
Society Dog.So... if some old-school punk from Society Dog and (Impatient) Youth is on tap along with the Church of Tommy bashing out some classic Who songs ... it's a no-brainer to check it out,...
View ArticleKeith Morris chats about upcoming Bad Religion/OFF! tour
Bad Religion 2015 (Promo photo)Keith Morris (Cat Rose photo)Bad Religion + OFF! = a powerhouse combo that's hitting the road together for 19 dates in March and April.There's not much else you need to...
View ArticleHenry Cluney and Jim Reilly are flying the XSLF flag
XSLF: From left, Ave Tsarion, Jim Reilly and Henry Cluney at Tintern Abbey in Wales. (Courtesy of XSLF)By Andy "As it was meant to be."That's the tagline on the website for XSLF, which features former...
View ArticleMetal Skate: Horns Up, Hell on Wheels
Ex-Gods at Metal Skate. (All Cat Rose photos)Cat Rose: Photos and TextFriday the 13th + rollerskating + Metal = hells yeah, we are there! With our friends Jeb and Angela in tow, we headed to the...
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