News: Razorcake #66

The new issue of Razorcake is out now, featuring interviews with the Slow Death and the Neighborhood Brats.

Having read and contributed to many issues of Razorcake, I’ve developed a strict methodology for approaching each new issue. First, I read Rev. Norb’s column. Then I read the Rhythm Chicken’s column. Then I read the comics. Then I read Nardwuar’s interview. Then I skim through the reviews. Then I read some of the interviews. Then I go back to the start and read everything I haven’t already read.

This time around, I contributed a measly two reviews:

• MOMMY SEZ NO: Eeeeeeeeep!!!: CD
• CITY MOUSE: Self-titled: 7”

You don’t have to read Razorcake the way I read it, but you should read it. Also, you can check out more of my rants about music and stuff at Switchblade Comb.

News: Razorcake #65

Razorcake’s 10th anniversary issue is out now. Gateway District, one of my favorite bands from the last few years, is featured on the cover.

I’ve been writing for Razorcake in one way or another for 5 years, going all the way back to the online column I wrote on a monthly basis back in 2006 and 2007. Now I mostly just write reviews. Check out my new ones:

• BUBONIC BEAR/HULK SMASH: Split: Cassette
• COPYRIGHTS: Crutches: 7”
• CRAZY AND THE BRAINS: Don’t Need No Snacks: Cassette
• CREEPS: Lakeside Cabin: LP
• IN DEFENCE: Party Lines and Politics: LP
• NAKED AGGRESSION/ALL OR NOTHING H.C.: Split: CD
• PINK REASON: Shit in the Garden: LP

If you want to help keep Razorcake going another 10 years, you should subscribe. If you want to read more of my nerd rants, you should also check out Switchblade Comb.

News: Freak Tension #14

After more than four years, the new issue of Freak Tension is out now.

It features interviews with Dresden and the former singer of the Misfits, as well as tons of reviews (which aren’t really reviews at all, by the way). I also threw in an excerpt from “Record Collector Scum.” And all sorts of fun and games. To top it off, it’s got cover art by the great Bill Hauser. This is probably the best issue ever. I’m ridiculously proud of it. Click on the button below to buy it for $1.

News: Razorcake #64

The new issue of Razorcake features interviews with ADD/C and more. It’s out now.

It happens to include some reviews I’m really proud of. If you’ve read my reviews before, you know that I’m not that interested in telling you whether a band is good or not. That shit’s boring. I want to entertain while giving you a feel for what the band is about. Check out these examples from the new Razorcake to see what I mean:

• BURNS, BOB: Self-titled: CD
• CHRON GOBLIN: Self-titled: CD
• DISASTER STRIKES/BRING DOWN THE HAMMER: Split: 7”
• FUDDYDUDDYS: Demo: Cassette
• GUERRILLEROS DE NADIE: Intolerancia: 7”
• RAD PAYOFF: Self-titled: Cassette
• SERENGHETTO: Self-titled: CD
• VARIOUS ARTISTS: Midwest Thrash Attack: Double 7”
• STUBB, PETER: Piranha Death Groove: Cassette

If you haven’t already, you should subscribe to Razorcake. If you want to read more of my babblings about music and shit, check out Switchblade Comb.

News: Steamy Screams

“Killer Nails,” which is quite possibly the sickest, most disturbing story I have ever written, is now available in the anthology Steamy Screams from Blood Bound Books. I think there’s a good chance you can actually judge this book by its cover.

You can grab a copy now on Amazon.

News: Razorcake #63

The new issue of Razorcake features an interview with Gentleman Jack Grisham of T.S.O.L. If that’s not a good enough reason to pick it up, I’m not sure what you’re looking for, and it’s possible that something is wrong with you.

I contributed only two reviews, because I was busy at Chaos in Tejas. Read them here:

• DEMONI: Surfin with Demoni: 7”
• J.J. AND THE REAL JERKS: Self-titled: 7”

You can also, you know, subscribe to Razorcake. If you want to read more of my unfounded opinions about music and shit, check out Switchblade Comb.

News: Made You Flinch

Made You Flinch, a collection of stories to unnerve, disturb and freak you out is available now from Library of Horror Press. It features my newest messed-up short story, “Reason to Clean.”

You can buy a copy on Amazon. The digital version will be available soon.

News: Razorcake #62

The new issue of Razorcake is out now. Interviews with Mean Jeans, Too Many Daves and Tommy Chong. Lots of reviews.

I wrote some of those reviews. You can read them online if you go that way.

• A DISCO FOR FERNS: Three New Songs: CD
• FUZZTONES: Preaching to the Perverted: CD
• MURDERBURGERS: Burned Out/Worn Out: CD
• RESIGNATORS: See You in Hell: CD
• TEENAGE LOVE 13: Street Zombie: CD

Or you could just subscribe to Razorcake, ’cause it’s pretty much the best.

News: In Defence – Party Lines and Politics CD

I’m ultra psyched about this. The new In Defence CD is out. Not only is it a fucking amazing piece of modern thrashcore, it features the song, “…And Toxic Justice for All,” about everyone’s favorite Troma superstar. I co-wrote the lyrics.

You can grab a copy for cheap through Profane Existence or at any In Defence show. You can also download it through Amazon.

News: Necrotic Tissue #14

The newest (and, unfortunately, the last) issue of Necrotic Tissue is out now, featuring my story, “Record Collector Scum.” You can get a copy directly from Necrotic Tissue.

Partial table of contents:

• House of the Infinite – Fran Friel
• Narcslaag – Matthew Fryer
• Record Collector Scum – MP Johnson
• Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive – Angel McCoy

Please pick up a copy and, if you dig it (or even if you think it’s garbage), post a review somewhere online.