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2008 Stories by John Graham

• (Actually, His Real Name Is Kevin)

  published November 19, 2008

  Oooooh ... ohGr? Sounds scary! You say this "Nivek Ogre" feller is the same guy who — as singer for electroterror trio Skinny... More >>

• Our Body Music, Ourselves

  published November 19, 2008

  If music were a computer system, the industrial subgenre called E.B.M. (Electronic Body Music) would be verging on the dreaded "blue screen of... More >>

• Planetary Alignment

  published October 22, 2008

  Drop those bongos, dude! Though Planet of the Drums may sound like a swirly rhythm circle at Hippie Hill, it's actually an annual tour... More >>

• Slo-Venial Sins

  published September 24, 2008

  For nearly 30 years Laibach has confounded, outraged, sometimes frightened, and always provoked audiences with its monolithic Wagnerian... More >>

• It’s Not Goa * It’s “Whoa”

  published September 17, 2008

  Once just another early-'90s Goa trance act, Juno Reactor grew like an exquisite corpse: programmer Ben Watkins kept adding new limbs... More >>

• Cyclecidal Tendencies

  published September 17, 2008

  Cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street? Sweet. Gourmet restaurants, gorgeous scenery, great shopping? Yeah, yeah, yeah … all fine... More >>

• Dubstep Trifecta

  published September 3, 2008

  You'll have a choice among three dubstep thoroughbreds when the UK's Milanese, Distance, and Boxcutter gallop into SOMA... More >>

• Classical & Opera

  published September 3, 2008

  Classical New Century Chamber Orchestra Music director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg starts the ensemble's... More >>

• Dropping the H(ipster) Bomb

  published August 27, 2008

  The electro scene has always flown its narcissistic fashion flag high, so no one should be surprised that its top DJs have adopted an upscale... More >>

• Severe Storm Alert

  published August 27, 2008

  Behold the basic yet mighty power of a monsoon — then add two supersimple guitar riffs, a drenching of sweat, and lots of body hair and... More >>

• [Expletive Deleted]

  published August 27, 2008

  Canada? Really? Scoff if you want, but one of the most crucial, unruly, and unpredictable punk bands on this continent hails from the land of... More >>

• The Senator Has the Floor at Black Gold

  published August 20, 2008

  You may want your retro-soul weekend parties to be packed, sweaty blasts full of vintage grinders. But on Monday nights, the smooth,... More >>

• Amen Break Assassin

  published August 13, 2008

  They call him the "Godfather of Jungle": Britain's DJ Remarc — the self-coronated "ultimate don of the Amen break" — has... More >>

• No Returns, No Exchanges

  published August 6, 2008

  A snarling wolfpack of inebriated rock 'n' roll animals, Everything Must Go kicked off its 2001 debut with a happy little ditty called... More >>

• Dub from Day One

  published August 6, 2008

  This edition of the Redline DJs' monthly Makeout Sessions celebrates two years as a crew. It's a telling anniversary: Unlike older DJs... More >>

• InfectiousTechno

  published July 16, 2008

  No, Infected Mushroom isn't like tainted LSD — although surely hallucinogens will be frying some minds when these psychedelic... More >>

• Firewater chases the perfect album to the end of the world

  published June 4, 2008

  Getting secretly doped by locals in India, attacked by malicious intestinal bugs in Pakistan, and solicited to buy AK-47s near Afghanistan... More >>

• No Wave book helps define the anti-genre’s sound

  published May 28, 2008

  If you believe certain music reviewers, any young band touting dissonance and minimalist rhythms is carrying the No Wave torch into the future.... More >>

• Hillstomp defines the down ‘n’ dirty gutbucket blues

  published April 16, 2008

  Born in the gutters of Portland, Oregon, Hillstomp defines the down 'n' dirty gutbucket blues. Guitarist Henry Christian and... More >>

• Meat Beat Manifesto: The Past and Future of Electronic Music

  published April 9, 2008

  Perennially digging two feet deeper than superficial trends can earn an artist legendary underground status. Unfortunately, it may also cause... More >>

• Making Grown Indie Boys Weep: Xiu Xiu

  published April 9, 2008

  "Fuzz" is for Muppets — the abrasive garage-punk of Japan's King Brothers more closely resembles steel wool. While these... More >>

• Autechre Crafts, Then Shreds, IDM Clichés

  published April 2, 2008

  It's probably the worst acronym in music history. IDM. Intelligent Dance Music. The words come out in a pompous snort,... More >>

• From Russia with Love: Auktyon's avant-rock

  published March 26, 2008

  The latest wave of introspective songsters (Feist, Kate Nash, etc.) sounds so very fastidious, all glaringly shiny-pleasant with studio sheen.... More >>

• Jesus Built His Hotrod

  published March 26, 2008

  In the past 25 years, Al Jourgensen has been many men, including a foppish New Wave fancyboy, a twitchy fuzz-disco pioneer, a shit-kickin' cowboy... More >>

• Danish Garage Rockers Storm the Independent

  published February 27, 2008

  When legendary U.K. space-rockers Spacemen 3 split circa 1991, member Jason Pierce channeled its lysergic drone into the eclectic,... More >>