Film Review: “This is the End”
The film’s central gimmick allows the cast’s ids to run wild. Review by David Feltman “Sip time. Who wants a sip?” For a movie that has nothing to do with Judd Apatow, “This is the End” feels in every way like an Apatow movie. From the man-child humor ...
CD Review: Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork
…Like Clockwork feels like the band is wiping the slate clean and trying to find its voice all over again. Review by David Feltman There’s nothing “like clockwork” about the Queens of the Stone Age’s sixth album. Aside from the fact that the band’s hiat ...
Live Review: Dillinger Escape Plan at Zydeco in Birmingham
Review by David Feltman For a hot and lethargic Memorial Day weekend, there wasn’t a better way to relax than with a bill filled with face-melting metal music and Birmingham’s Zydeco had the perfect lineup. The show started off at 7pm with local grindcor ...
CD Review: ASG – Blood Drive
The riffs on Blood Drive are mean and trudging, but the vocals rarely reflect any malice. Review by David Feltman Despite being based out of Wilmington, NC, ASG captures the arid desert rock of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age and blends it with the l ...
CD Review: Kylesa – Ultraviolet
The album starts with a sledgehammer and ends with a whisper. Review by David Feltman Kylesa’s special brand of proggy post-sludge lands somewhere sonically in between ISIS and Melvins. The band drips with drone and sludge, but is never afraid to dip i ...
Vinyl Review: Armed With Legs – Armed With Legs
Even though Armed With Legs doesn’t seem interested in big and loud, it knows how to wield its stillness like a sledgehammer. Review by David Feltman As the name might suggest, Armed With Legs is a peculiar band. The Seattle two-piece t ...
CD Review: Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap
Few rappers have such a natural knack for syllabic strokes and rhythmic rhymes. Review by David Feltman Few rappers have such a natural knack for syllabic strokes and rhythmic rhymes as Chance the Rapper and his second mixtape, Acid Rap, demonstrates t ...
CD Review: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
This may not be Daft Punk’s most danceable album, but it’s certainly its most personal. Review by David Feltman From the Stephen Hawking vocalizations to the funky rhythms, Daft Punk picks up where it left off without missing a beat. But they may have s ...
CD Review: Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City
Baroque faux-harpsichord and organ lines dot the album’s compositions, striking a hymnal feel both celebratory and somber. Review by David Feltman Vampire Weekend earned their success on upbeat, Afro-Cuban clave-inspired rockers, but its new album is f ...
Film Review: “The Lords of Salem”
Merging “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Suspiria,” Zombie captures the look and tone of 70s era witch flicks. “Witchcraft is nothing but a psychotic belief brought upon by a delusional state of mind.” Review by David Feltman In many ways, Rob Zombie’s fifth fi ...