The final recorded output of Layne Staley of Alice In Chains For me personally, Alice In Chains has always been my favorite among the various grunge bands. Yet there are some holes in my Alice In Chains knowledge, which I realized during a recent tribute show of Jar Of Flies (the ultimate AIC experience) that I attended. Yesterday I…
Polygon is the work of Ingo Lindmeier, whose other projects include Mortal Constraint, deltaE and Polyspace. Lindmeier has been silent in recent years. Until now his most recent released track “Acceleration” was under the deltaE moniker, in collaboration with with Jürgen Fahrner, an exclusive track for the hefty 2011 compilation Old School Electrology, Volume One…
The Seattle Great Wheel (official site here) at Pier 57 is now a main waterfront attraction, and, at 157 feet it’s the largest Ferris wheel on the West Coast, unique in that it extends over 40 feet past the end of the pier. The Great Wheel has been open to the public since June 29, 2012.…
Bergen (sometimes called by the Norse Bjørgvin), located on Norway’s scenic west coast, is the 2nd largest city in Norway, with a population of about 275,000 as of 2014. Bergen has a rich and unique history, very different than other Norwegian cities. A member of the Hanseatic League, Bergen was home to German merchants in the wharf area…
Bigfoot is alive and well in the Pacific Northwest, Bigfoot lore at least. One of the best places to indulge our curiosity of the Sasquatch phenomenon is at Espresso Chalet, a roadside espresso stand along the Stevens Pass Greenway segment of U.S. Route 2 in Index, Washington. The Espresso Chalet has been at this location over…
Located just west of Sultan, Washington, along U.S. Route 2 sits Wayside Chapel, a small roadside church with just enough room for a preacher and eight worshippers, at least in theory. The tiny church, measuring 8 x 14 feet, just barely fits a pulpit, four two-person pews and two vases of flowers. Blink as you’re driving…
‘Communications From The Bombshelter Volume 2 – Future Past’ is intended to showcase the future and past of Bombshelter Productions, a primarily New Wave and Synthpop label based out of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Founded by Andreas Gregor and Dave Rout, the label recorded and/or released a variety of different genres ranging from Punk to…
Infact, the one-man EBM project of Mario Melzer, first began releasing demos in 1996, followed by just three proper releases (arguably only two) that fans could access easily and at a somewhat fair price. The self-titled Infact was released in 1998 by Johan van Roy’s tape label, COde Products, in both CDr and cassette formats.…
The Opposer Divine features Minor (Boris Mutina), the live and support keyboardist of Slovakian act Terminal State. The Opposer Divine has had 2 previous digital releases, available for free under a Creative Commons license, which makes Barb Wire Around Your Neck essentially their debut album. The Opposer Divine seamlessly blend influences from EBM, ambient, IDM,…
Mortuary, directed by Tobe Hooper, received a limited theatrical release in 2006. The film tells the story of the Doyle family, who, after the unexpected death of the family patriarch, decide to uproot to rural California, in the process taking up residence at a local graveyard and managing a failing mortuary business. The mortuary, Fowler Mortuary, turns…