King Khan: Rock n’ Roll Soul

King Khan: Rock n’ Roll Soul
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“I think this career choice was a lot smarter than boxing,” says Arish “King” Khan, frontman of the retro soul-punk outfit King Khan & the Shrines.  “I definitely chose a better type of brain damage,” he says.  Besides playing with the Shrines, King Khan also plays alongside good friend Mark Sultan (aka BBQ) in the two-piece, doo-wop punk band The King Khan & BBQ Show, and recently hooked up with Black Lips to record an album. … read more

Geriatric Rock: Sabbathon

Geriatric Rock: Sabbathon
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From Issue 153, September 2001
As SLUG prepares to celebrate Sabbathon, there are a few rules to remember. I’m sure some individuals are already asking themselves, “Come on you geriatric old fucker. What does this have to do with esoteric music for niche markets?” Well, SLUG is a niche market and so is local music. The list of Sabbathon bands is pretty esoteric and local. Some of those bands have members nearly as old as I am. … read more

GZA: The Extended Interview

GZA: The Extended Interview
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Before you catch GZA at The Urban Lounge on January 23, read the full transcript of our interview with The Genius that ran in the January 2010 issue of SLUG. … read more

GZA: The Extended Interview

GZA: The Extended Interview
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Before you catch GZA at The Urban Lounge on January 23, read the full transcript of our interview with The Genius that ran in the January 2010 issue of SLUG. … read more

RJD2: No Rest For the Wicked Cool

RJD2: No Rest For the Wicked Cool
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The first time I heard RJD2 (RJ Krohn), I was at a party for the radio station where I worked as a DJ, and I wasn’t wearing any pants.  The soon-to-be-ridiculously-ubiquitous single “Ghostwriter” off his Deadringer LP came over the speakers through the crowd of pantsless folk with its infectious horn lines and I could not cease my boxered booty from shaking.  After going in a new, more self-reliant direction in 2007 with his last release, The Third Hand, he’s blasting back onto the scene with his newest, The Colossus.  … read more

Strike Anywhere: Ideas are Bulletproof

Strike Anywhere: Ideas are Bulletproof
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There is an innate assumption that punk rock is nothing more than a phase in most people’s lives. If you’re still rocking a Subhumans back patch or maintaining a NOFX vinyl collection past the age of 21, people will think you’re weird–and not even the good kind of punk rock weird. Strike Anywhere is different. Ten years after their formation, they’ve kept their energy, anger and, most importantly, their integrity. … read more

GZA: Substance Over Numbers

GZA: Substance Over Numbers
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The GZA, also known as the Genius, is one of the great veterans of hip hop. In 1995 his album Liquid Swords was named one of Source Magazine’s 100 greatest hip hop albums of all time. After all the hard work and time he has put into his music, he still constantly raises the bar for himself and for everyone around him, proving why he and the Wu Tang Clan are still as strong and dangerous as ever.
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A Band Called Victims Willing

A Band Called Victims Willing
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With a mutual love for music, Brent and Brad Barker decided to start a band together, a band named Victims Willing.
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Themselves

Themselves
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SLUG caught up with themselves while on their European tour for an interview reflective of their eccentric style and personality. … read more

More Fog. More Lasers. More Ham. Less Sleep: New York’s Trouble and Bass Live Up to Their Namesake

More Fog. More Lasers. More Ham. Less Sleep: New York’s...
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When I hear the word “crew” used to describe a group of musicians, my first instinct is that the reason for the crew is to make up for some lacking in the crew members. For New York’s Trouble & Bass, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Each member of this party-promoting, record-producing, track-remixing bass juggernaut can stand alone, but together they represent some of the most aggressively fantastic bass-heavy dance music in the DJ world. … read more