INTRODUCTION:
Issue #6 has something new!! Welcome Red
Sherpenstein to the team!! He’ll be doing reviews and interviews in his own
section entitled: SLUGZZZ!! He’s got his hands on some really cool music and
wants to help spread the word so pay attention to what he’s got going on cuz
it’s gonna be rad as fuck!!
The new Brain Fragment E.P. “Fungus” is
currently out on Hellasaurus Records and available for stream and download on
Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Pandora, Amazon and all that shit so go
check it out!! We threw a party at The Void in San Bernardino with the help of
the Inland Empire Pyrate Punx and have been getting hella support from Sick
Boys Radio Show, Whatever68 Radio, Look Who Kat Dragged In, Garageland Radio,
Doki Doki Pory and all our fans who bought out every physical copy we had!!
Thank you so much everyone!! And as always, thanks to The Devil’s Claw Distro https://www.devilsclawdistro.com/ for
printing and distribution, make sure you all go check out their website!! But
anyway, enough about us, time to talk about what else is going on in the world
of local and DIY music..
LISTENING RECOMENDATIONS:
ARTIST: HELLFARM
ALBUM: A Memory in Tomorrow
LABEL: N/A
STYLE: Hardcore
ARTIST: Cartilage
ALBUM: Dialect of the Dead
LABEL: Transylvanian
tapes
STYLE: Death Metal
ARTIST: Animal
Train
ALBUM: Novo
LABEL: BVI Records
STYLE: Punk
ARTIST: DED ICH
ALBUM: A Peek Inside
LABEL: N/A
STYLE: Grindcore
ARTIST: Brain
Fragment
ALBUM: Fungus
LABEL: Hellasaurus
Records
STYLE: Punk/Psychedelic
LIVE REVIEWS!!!
The Hajj:
From the ashes of Clepto comes, The Hajj!!
This powerful duo will show you what passion in music can really mean. With
influences ranging from punk and metal to folk you’ll feel it in your fucking
soul. Don’t sit on this shit, go out and catch this fucking band!!
Sonic Ammunition:
Vamp
rockers from San Antonio, Texas!! Fast, furious, tight!! These fuckers know
what the fuck they’re doing and they do it well. Give them a listen and catch
them live so you can sing along, slam dance and drink some fucking blood
because that’s exactly what you’re going to want to do when you hear Sonic
Ammunition!!
Twisted Black Sole:
What do a cowboy, a samurai, and two masked
men named Blake Dedlie and Jorje Colorado have in common? Twisted Black Sole,
that’s what!! They will look you in the eye call you a whore, they like spicy
lasagna in a very special way and don’t even get them started about who Bob
Margo is. You know what? Just go fucking check them out for yourselves.. and
don’t forget to check out their podcast, The Dedlie Hour on the TBS YouTube
channel.
Join this punk rock chick in a dystopian world as she
goes through the same things you and I go through on a daily basis, hangovers,
breakups, Gang shootouts, mutant raider attacks, rogue robotic mayhem and much more! http://trixysparks.thecomicseries.com/
SLUGZZZ
What up
everyone! My name is Red and I’m from the Coachella valley. Just a music fan like you. Mostly punk and
garage. I spend way too much on records
& tapes and I really enjoy writing stuff about bands so here I am in Snail
Trail! If you want to send me music to write about my email is Reverling515@gmail.com. You
can also check out my collection at Bandcamp.com/redshurp69
LEECHES – SOUR EARTH “Your only chance to survive is to leave with us.”
Super
excited about this band! Leeches plays
eerie yet abrasive synth punk that’s very unique and really amazing. Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Sour Earth
is their most recent offering of “sci-fi wave” as it is described. With fast and heavy bangers like Radiation
Crust and Garbage to the title track and Leave With Us, which hover and play
out like ballads for our dying world, Leeches captures an essence of
destruction, struggle and just plain other-worldliness. This album was mastered by Jim Diamond who
worked on the first two White Stripes albums and their previous album, Exo Birth, was mastered by the legendary
Geza X so they are definitely getting some recognition but deserve much
more. Yes, Sour Earth would definitely sit comfortably on your Halloween
playlist but if you’re a weirdo like me you’ll just put it on any time, day or
night. I was able to get in a little
Q&A with Leeches so hopefully when you’re done reading this crap you will
go listen and buy a tape!! (wearetheleeches.bandcamp.com)
STN: What instruments are involved on Sour Earth?
Leeches: A bunch of drum machines, guitars and toy
keyboards - all run thru the same amp, with various effect pedals. And here and
there I used this old, really cool Russian synth (with a name that I’ll never
be able to pronounce).
STN: Is Leeches a solo project or full band?
Leeches: It’s just me, and sometimes my wife. A bunch
of our friends have offered to join us if we ever start playing shows and
stuff. But, we’ll see. The whole point of Leeches is to avoid having a band
full of band members. It’s just something fun to do when you’re overly
inspired, drunk or can’t sleep.
STN: What would I find if I visit Gothenburg?
Leeches: Some pretty cool bands, a lot of hipsters
and a couple of decent shrimp sandwiches.
STN: Your music is described as “sci-fi wave”.
How big a role does science fiction play in your songwriting process?
Leeches: Huge. Almost more important than the actual
music. Most songs are caused by an overload of reading and dreaming about cool
stuff. And by cool stuff I mean everything from weird fiction to things that
are real – such as exobiology, doomsday cults and extraterrestrial visitations.
STN: Do you perform live?
Leeches: We haven’t played planet Earth yet.
STN: What other cool bands in your scene could
you recommend?
Leeches: I really like what The Freakees are doing.
They’re making garage-y punk fun, toxic and weird again. Im also looking
forward to the new VIAX stuff (a killer synth punk band from South Carolina).
And I recently discovered this insanely good punk band from Singapore, called
SIAL. And, of course, you can never go wrong with some Chrome, Timmy’s
Organism, or everything ever done by Black Orphan. And if we’re talking current
Scandinavian bands, I’d say: Cop Lord, Isotope Soap, Toxic Piss, Viagra Boys
and The Mobsmen. To name a few.
STN: What was it like to work with legends like
Geza X and Jim Diamond?
Leeches: Great! Both Geza and Jim are super nice
people. I was really surprised when Geza wrote me and said that he liked
Leeches. Im glad they wanted to take on these songs.
Coachella Valley
Inland
Empire
Oct
20
Ciphers
of Transcendence, Bad Ass etc..
C.O.T.
House, Ontario
$3
Oct.
24
V.F.P.
Presents: DD’s Backyard bash
VFMS,
Loveguns etc..
25581
Grant St. Valle Vista, Ca. 92544
Oct
25 Whodini Driftwood Freakshow
Brain
Fragment, Sharks on Wheels etc..
2631
Whittier Blvd LA CA 90023
21+
Oct.
26
Homorage,
Executive Order etc..
The
Void, San Bernardino
$5
18+
Oct
27 Music For Your Funeral
Revolting
Sounds, Dangerously Sleazy etc..
Café
Nela
1906
Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, Ca
$5
21+
Oct
29 A Deadly Night At The Doll Hut
VFMS,
Taipan etc..
107
S Adams St, Anaheim, Ca
$6
21+
Nov
1 Dia de los Muertos
Twisted
Black Sole, Somos Mysteriosos etc..
The
Redwood Bar
316
W 2nd St, Los Angeles, Ca
21+
Nov
10 Stickyfest
Sticky
Doll, Satanic Johnny etc..
83131
Amboy Rd, Twentynine Palms, Ca
$12
presale
$15
Door
All
Ages
The above listed are
just a few of the shows going on all the fuckin’ time!! Now get out there and
hit up some fucking shows!!
