Category Archives: Music

Metallica – feature article with Kirk Hammett (for Fasterlouder)

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Hey! I interviewed Metallica.

More specifically, I got to chat to Kirk Hammett for an unreasonably long time about the relationship between he, James Hetfield and Lar Ulrich, how he lost his phone with 250+ riff ideas for their new album, how fans engage with Metallica now, what the band could mean to a teenager in 2017, the band’s inestimable legacy and what Metallica are in 2017.

It was really cool. Check it out here at Fasterlouder.

 

(and, if you dig it, check out my deep dive on whether their 1996 album Load is actually any good too)

Dropkick Murphys – 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory review (Rolling Stone)

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“…write muscly punk-rock songs, add Celtic flourishes (mandolin, bagpipes etc), and make sure you can sing along while shitfaced” – sounds about right.

Read my full review of the new Dropkick Murphys record, 11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory right here at Rolling Stone.

DNCE – ‘dnce’ review (Rolling Stone)

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Joe Jonas has a band! They’re called DNCE! Aaaaaaaand they’re not very good! I reviewed their self-titled debut record for Rolling Stone right here.

Spoiler: Their synthy-funk-pop has been done better already this year by The Griswolds on their album High Times For Low Lives. So maybe check that out instead.

 

The Bronx – feature interview (for FasterLouder)

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… In which I talk to The Bronx’s throat Matt Caughthran and yell about how they’re the world’s greatest punk band. Also, Bronx 5 comes up, as does Mariachi El Bronx and what the line of demarcation is between the two bands.

Plus, I get to relive one of the most memorable, come-to-god musical moments i’ve ever seen, when The Bronx single-handedly alleviated two days of miserable and wet festival going with a set that literally put me on my knees (in mud) with my arms raised to the air.

Have a read here at Fasterlouder.