Billy Idol and Dr. Timothy Leary jamming in the studio
“Outlaw Tech. Rebel Science. Information is the ammunition, your mind is the target.” Cyberpunk entered the world borne on gusts of hype. Billy Idol’s previous…
Music Archives: 09/2018
Captain Beefheart loses his shit during tumultuous 1975 gig opening for Frank Zappa
By late 1975, Captain Beefheart’s career was on the rebound. After two albums aimed at a mainstream audience failed to sell, and the dissolution of…
Animated children’s stories by Nick Cave, Gary Numan, Will Oldham, Tom Waits, Laura Marling & more!
Cover illustration by Daniel Nayeri Stories for Ways and Means is a new book that features original “grown up” children’s story collaborations by some of…
John, Yoko and Jerry Lewis play reggae on the MDA Telethon
John, Yoko, and the Nutty Beatle This was once the time of year Harry Shearer called Telethon Season. Back-to-school sales coincided with the annual broadcast…
Baby Grande: Superb ‘70s glam/punk band with future members of the Church—a DM premiere
The Australian band Baby Grande surely would’ve been lost to history if not for the work of HoZac Records. The label has unearthed the Baby…
Sound and vision: Scriabin’s Theosophical score for orchestra and ‘color organ’
Jean Delville’s title page for ‘Prometheus’ I’m no synesthete, so I’m still not sure what Eddie Van Halen meant by “the brown sound.” Sorry, Eddie:…
First look at Waxwork’s expanded soundtracks for three Dario Argento classics
Why are Dario Argento’s films so compelling? It’s largely due to his knack for matching fantastic, terrifying imagery with amazing music that fully enhances the…
A beam in the shade from a silvery blade: Own Ronnie James Dio’s sword collection
Over the course of his decades-long career as a singer, Ronnie James Dio (RIP 2010) became as well known for wizards-and-demons-and-swords-and-sorcery lyrical themes as for…