[This piece originally appeared in the Rage.]

Murfreesboro’s Serotonin have always been difficult. Their songs lurch through tempo and meter changes while shrieks and yells decorate washed-out, dissonant chords. Their new mini-album, Future Anterior, is no less-challenging than their previous 11 releases. (more…)

[This piece originally appeared in The Rage.]

Rocket From the Tombs existed only from 1974 to mid-1975. They should have faded into history like thousands of other bands before and after them. The fact that their breakup spawned two of the punk era’s most important bands – Pere Ubu and The Dead Boys – left an asterix next to RFTT’s legend. How could this band that burned out in less than a year, played only a few shows, and never properly recorded anything have produced such prodigious offspring? The more the question circulated, the more Rocket’s legend grew. (more…)