Clutch's Jean Paul Gaster on being musician in today's musical economy. Love'em, leave'em, or never'erd of 'em, Clutch is undeniably one ...

The other day my friend Amy asked me if I had ever seen any of the legendary basement punk shows at Jon Hiltz's house back in the day. Jo...

In July 1956, the great jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington’s ensemble leveled the Newport Jazz Festival, swinging like titans an...

Every few years, some academic or filmmaker suddenly gets really passionate about putting out the “definitive” piece of Frank Zappa media...

“Electricity is not good for music. Electricity is to be used for electrocution”. The grossly prescriptive sentences above were delivered...

Every single one of you is going to die. Every. single. one. Some in accidents, some in violence, but the vast majority will succumb to...

Max Roach, one of the greatest drummers of all time was well known for his taste and chops. But he was also known for pushing social mess...

As artists we change the world through creative invention, giving birth to ideas which will continue to influence long after we’re gone. ...

I met Kurt in 1997. Dillinger Escape Plan was a new band. We didn't really know anyone in the "Scene" and, at the time, mixing metal and...

I saw Refused play what could have been one of their last shows in 1998. They were on tour with a DC band named Frodus in the US playing ...

Would you die for this? Not just "die" in some punk rock poser bullshit slogan, but actually push your life to every possible edge of dar...

When I was a much younger man I spent most of my days in New York City going to see bands. At the time Brooklyn wasn't really the place t...

I've met and worked with a lot of my favorite musicians during my career. It's been a trip. Sometimes it's luck, sometimes it's circumsta...

In 1999 Mike Patton asked my band to go on tour with his experimental fusion band, Mr. Bungle. This was a huge deal. We were all massive ...