Subject: Black Sabbath

• (S)Halloween(ers)

  October 27, 2006

• Monday Music Junkie: New Pornographers, Cake, Foo, Brian Wilson & More

  August 20, 2007

• Concert Review: The Raconteurs

  April 30, 2008

• Johnny Dare Morning Show 15th Anniversary Bash, August 1 at the River Market.

  August 3, 2008

• The Bellrays

  June 22, 2000

• Around Hear

  April 5, 2001

• Majaedus

  July 17, 2003

• Concert Review: Bigelf, Wednesday, February 25, at the Riot Room

  In concert, Bigelf sounds a lot like its name -- big. The first week of The Biggest Loser big. Stimulus plan big. Is there treble on this island big. There couldn't have been more than 50 people at the Bigelf performance at the Riot Room Wednesday night. No matter. Frontman Damon Fox wailed away, pounded on keyboads to his right and left, and sported an intrepid look fit for a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. If there's a lesson to be learned from Bigelf's Kansas City pitstop, it's thi

  February 26, 2009

• Eyes of the Betrayer

  November 18, 2004

• Corrosion of Conformity

  April 7, 2005

• The Ponys

  May 12, 2005

• None So Vile: The Wrath of Koktopus

  First Gornography, now Koktopus: Local metal acts really excel at turning two words into oneword. "I thought of the name as a joke," says Koktopus singer Fletch. "When we made up our minds that we were gonna roll with it and use it as some sort of mascot, we decided that the Koktopus needed to be a beast that was feared, like the Kraken or Godzilla. It had to be a brutal creature that created chaos and left destruction in its wake, the total opposite of a pussy." (This seems to make sense liter

  March 12, 2009

• Hammerlord

  Hammerlord (Init)

  January 15, 2009

• Pontiak

  December 18, 2008

• Revenge of the Nerds: Is prog rock making a comeback in KC? I hope so.

  December 11, 2008

• Canada's Black Mountain is more than just a bunch of stoners

  March 20, 2008

• Clutch Grooves

  February 28, 2008

• The Dresden Dolls

  Saturday, January 1, at Liberty Hall.

  December 30, 2004

• The Old Black

  October 18, 2007

• Lions

  August 17, 2006

• Various Artists

  Invaders (Kemado Records)

  May 11, 2006

• Grayskul

  February 23, 2006

• Early Man

  Friday, November 25, at the Jackpot Saloon; also Saturday, November 26, at the Replay Lounge (with To Be Eaten).

  November 24, 2005

• Your Government at Work

  November 24, 2005

• Kinski

  Saturday, August 13, at the Brick.

  August 11, 2005

• Ouija Radio

  Thursday, July 7, at the Brick.

  July 7, 2005

• A Night at the Rite

  Just don’t call it HallowQueen.

  October 28, 2004

• Burning Brides

  Tuesday, August 10, at The Bottleneck.

  August 5, 2004

• Alabama Thunderpussy

  Wednesday, June 23, at The Hurricane.

  June 17, 2004

• Kelly Osbourne

  Live in London (Sanctuary)

  May 27, 2004

• Apartment 26

  Wednesday, May 5, at The Granada.

  April 29, 2004

• Rock and Enroll

  Kansas City's headbangers wanted bigger crowds, so they formed a more perfect union.

  April 29, 2004

• This Weeks Day-by-Day Picks

  April 3, 2003

• Mushroomhead

  Friday, November 8, at the Beaumont Club.

  November 7, 2002

• Polished Gem

  A standout show at 18th and Vine's marquee venue might lure shy suburbanites.

  October 31, 2002

• Orange Goblin

  Coup de Grace (The Music Cartel)

  August 1, 2002

• Supersuckers / Electric Frankenstein

  Splitsville, Volume One (The Music Cartel)

  June 13, 2002

• Around Hear

  By shrugging off pneumonia-baiting conditions, metal fans prove their toughness.

  June 28, 2001

• Buzzbox

  OZZfest

  June 14, 2001

• Tony Iommi

  Iommi (Divine)

  February 1, 2001

• Various Artists

  Nativity in Black II: A Black Sabbath Tribute (Priority)

  September 21, 2000

• Listen to the Movie

  The Almost Famous soundtrack is almost more important thananything said in the movie.

  September 21, 2000

• OZZfest

  Sandstone Amphitheatre -- Wednesday, August 16, 2000

  August 17, 2000

• Award-winning stupidity

  The Grammys have become a dumbed-down popularity contest instead of a legitimate celebration of excellence.

  January 13, 2000

• Worst Possible 33 1/3 Book Covers

  Flickr user toddius has created a set of the worst possible 33 1/3 book covers, which piggybacks off an idea originally done by this user, jima. Flickr toddiusMy personal favorites include Prince's Purple Rain, by Tipper Gore. Her book, Raising PG Kids In An X-Rated Society, spoke of Purple Rain thusly: "I couldn't believe my ears! The vulgar lyrics embarrassed both of us. At first, I was stunned--then I got mad!"" Ah, classic. There's also The Beatles (aka The White Album) by Charles Manson, a

  June 30, 2009

• MP3: White Denim, "Mirrored and Reverse"

  I saw White Denim the night before SXSW started at a bar called Ms. Bea's. All they served was cheap beer, and the stage was out back on a sort of porch thing. The KJHK folks I'd gone down with and myself hadn't even checked into our hotel yet, and we were already rocking out to this band, who almost defy description. myspace.com/whitedenimmusic​ White Denim is one of those bands that requires name-checking something like half a dozen other bands to describe, and even then, something gets

  July 27, 2009

• Nebula

  August 6, 2009

• Accidental Metallica

  Michigan's the Swellers had an intriguing accident at the pressing plant last week. They got their test pressing back from the plant for the Welcome Back Riders 7" they released on Fueled By Ramen and Paper Plastick this month, and there seemed to be a bit of a mix-up: ​"When you get a test pressing, you need to listen to all of the songs to approve it, then they go on to make the rest of your vinyl. Side A was awesome, the song sounded great. Then we flipped it, put the needle on, then

  August 10, 2009

• Bad Brains Flip Flops -- The Physical Item, Not the Act

  ROIR, the label behind Bad Brains and Dub Trio, has a contest wherein you can win one of the odder pieces of band merchandise: a pair of a flip flops, based on the cover art to Bad Brains' self-titled album. ​They're evidently limited edition, and from Japan. I guess the Japanese equate a Rastafarian hardcore/reggae fusion act populated by former jazz musicians with nearly disposable footwear. Enter the contest, and if you win, let us know how they fit, all right? Although, if you're mor

  September 11, 2009

• Halloweekend Hitlist

  October 29, 2009