A historical celebration of pop crucifixions, from Morrison to Manson to Madonna
Burning the Diorama For a while, it looked as if jazz had gotten stuffed and…
L.A. WEEKLY DETOUR FEST, FEATURING QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BECK, PEEPING TOM, BASEMENT JAXX, RED KROSS and others in the streets of downtown L.A., October 7
Freedom Now Back in the mid-’60s, when history’s most extreme music was exploding out of…
Keys to the Kingdom Magnets sucking sound from bumpy little whirling wheels. Barely technology, closer…
The Guitar Whisperer You know within about three seconds that something original is coming out…
Everybody Loves a Clown (So Why Don’t I?) Actually, I do love metal clowns. Ozzy…
Great musicians hold the lens the same way movie stars do, with all-absorbing concentration and…
Something Like Jellyfish It’s almost not a music-listening experience. Cephalic Carnage is more of an…
Beasts So you want to know how Ozzy’s holding up? He maintained good pogo energy…
Infinity Squared What happens when you multiply limitlessness by infinity? You absolutely do not know.…
Psychedelic organ jams, heavy metal fusion, Hendrix tribute, African roots — Vernon Reid & Masque…