Category: Features
A Devil’s Dozen – Anthrax
We’ve done a couple dozen of these Devil’s Dozens now — from Death to Voivod to Immortal to whomever — and I don’t remember any being as divisive behind the scenes as this one. No …
Fast Rites – Volume 6
We have a few “holiday leftovers” for you as we begin a new year at Last Rites. If you’re well sick-and-tired of ham or turkey sandwiches at this point (but your father STILL hasn’t taken …
David Bowie (1947 – 2016): Goodbye Spaceboy
“Happy birthday” turns to “goodbye.” Again. Twice now, in as many weeks. I had seen Motörhead back in October, and it was clear then that something was amiss. So I knew Lemmy would leave us before …
Lemmy Kilmister – Born to Lose, Live to Win
Between the 24th of December, 1945 and the 28th of December, 2015, Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister lived the sort of life befitting of someone who emphatically defined the term “rock and roll legend.” Lemmy lived …
Dave Pirtle’s Best of 2015 – I’m Getting Too Old For This Blitz
I want music to bring me down to my knees make me sob like an infant, make me angry rip me to shreds, glue me back up make my mind explode This verse, taken from …
Mire Travar’s Best of 2015 So Long, and Thanks for All the Stinky Fish, 2015
I don’t know if it’s me, but this year’s best albums tend to put me in a deeply melancholic and often truly sad mode. I suppose it has something to do with the fact that …
Lone Watie’s Best Of 2015
I recall spending more effort and time than usual avoiding the news in 2015. And I kind of expect that to continue through 2016. I also spent a lot more time not staring at the …