… dark, swirling rain, and lightning flashing everywhere. Mother Nature was not going to stop me. The weather forecaster that reported sunshine and eighty-eight degree temperatures should be damned! On the last day, at the least fortuitous moment, a torrential downpour enforced its wrath on the city of Cincinnati’s Sawyer[…]
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… it’s hard out here for a pimp … Y’know people, it’s hard out here for a pimp when you’re trying to get that money for the rent. Do you know why? It simply is. This is the case for our protagonist DJay in the 2005 film Hustle & Flow.[…]
So it’s Monday, the day after that match between Greece and Costa Rica, and if you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, well, there you go. I caught World Cup fever, and I’m sorry, but it couldn’t be helped. My team lost yesterday, so at least for moi, summer vacation is[…]
Man, is Austin, Texas the new Seattle? Have I missed something here? For this edition of Desert Island, we review kick ass psychedelic rock band, The Black Angels. I first became acquainted with The Black Angels last year when Roy Orbit’s own, Fotis Louzakos (by the way, Roy Orbit’s latest[…]
I let out a joyful sigh. Okay, not to come off like some hot shit because I’m not, but I get sent new music almost on a daily basis and when I received this album from Stardust Circus, I was taken for a bit of a loop. The album opens[…]
Sometimes cover songs don’t work out the way we hope they will. In having the cojones to cover some one else’s song, you better bring it. Sure, you have those artists that will cover a song note for note, and that in itself is one big WHY? (Although not music[…]
… we wanted to be the anti-Rolling Stone … Wow. One year ago today, kilScene.com went live. That’s right. kilScene.com went live on Father’s Day, June 16th, 2013. It’s crazy how far we’ve gone, and, how much further we have left to go. kilScene.com came into fruition because people like[…]
… they had the beauty, pain, suffering, and the gift to convey and express this hell through music. Lovely disciples of kilScene, I have a gift for you. What is this gift? Behold, I reach into my bag o’ goodies and pull out Rembetiko. You’re welcome. Rembetiko is a Greek[…]
Our ears bleed due to most mainstream music that is unapologetically being shoved down our throats… In the metaphoric minefield of lost music groups, there have been many artists with talent to burn that never received their proper due. A few that come to mind are Big Star of Memphis,[…]
Jeff Buckley was that voice and “Hallelujah” was the song destined for him alone. In 1984, songwriter Leonard Cohen released his single “Hallelujah“. This high holy song was hell initially as it consisted of eighty verses before being editing. A Leonard Cohen composition though it may be, it didn’t find[…]
… do you dare to summarize a piece of art that is so complex, yet at times seems so straightforward? How do you explain an album that would take a lot of introspection, and a couple of days of multiple listening sessions, just to attempt to wrap your head around[…]
Moi? Interview a member of the Dead Kennedys? It won’t happen, never will… On June 19, hardcore punk legends, the Dead Kennedys are set to hit the stage at New York’s famed venue, Irving Plaza. Sharing the bill with DK is none other than Reagan Youth! Being the disciple of[…]
A lot of things happened that year … I got in my first fight (which I lost by a landslide) The year was 1994, I was 11 years old and in the 6th grade. A lot of things happened that year; I kissed a girl for the first time, I[…]
I know. Local H again? Yes, Local H again. I did say that if I could help it, if it fits with whatever subject I may be covering at the time, if I can fit Local H in there somehow, I will. Anyone who’s a Local H fan will tell[…]
Give A Life EP is playing on REPEAT because quite frankly, 11 minutes is just not enough for me. Kyle Snelgrove doesn’t know it, but he makes makes me happy. Kyle’s music makes me happy that is. As I sit here writing this, Mr. Snelgrove’s Give A Life EP is[…]