I am a little late to the party on this one, as this debut EP for Murder Party was released in January, but it is still worth a review, even if it is a bit late. First off, Murder Party consists of Tommy Gun on vocals/guitar, Chubby McCarlson on bass/vocals, and last but not least, Chewie on drums/egg shaker. These Grand Rapids guys are not exactly new to the
Sleepy Bear Music Festival 2012 (formally Dunegrass)
It’s a late night, Wednesday to be exact, sometime around 11pm. I am traveling up 131 North with my buddy, on way to Sleepy Bear music festival. This is the first year of Sleepy Bear, it was previously Dunegrass. Now this is a Michigan festival, Pure Michigan featuring some of the top bands in this state, as well as some headliners from around the US. Adding to the Michigan
Abed, the Movie: A Disturbing Zombie Love Story
“Abed” is a zombie movie based on the “controversial short story by Elizabeth Massie.” Elizabeth Massie is a wonderful author who has won awards for her writing, including the Bram Stoker Award. Grand Rapids’ own Ryan Lieske wrote the screenplay and directed the movie. If you are a Grand Rapidian you are likely to see some familiar faces in this flick done by Familiar Productions, LLC. There are three
Interview with Michigan Artist Kevin Robertson Stegall
Who are some of your favorite visual, literary or performance artists? My favorite and most inspirational artist is Bob Ross. It is his painting technique and old episodes that inspired me to give painting a try. Do you have any technical/formal training to do what you do? No training or special technique. I am self taught and still learning with each painting I do. Do you consider your art
Aziza World Fragrances – Natural Scents, Locally Created
Just this month Grand Rapid’s own Aziza released the first two of her perfumes. Most people recognize her name from her work in local music, most recently as the singer for Dendura. Aziza isn’t just a musician and a singer though, she is also a perfumer- a person who makes and/or sells perfumes. Well, she does both- makes them and sells them. On April 14 Aziza World Fragrances released
STEPDAD premiere “MUST LAND RUNNING” single, Warped Tour
Stepdad have unleashed unto the world a brand new track from their upcoming debut LP Wildlife Pop, due out June 12th on Black Bell Records. Head over to Noisey now to listen to the first single, “Must Land Running”, fittingly described as like “being in a zoo on LSD”. The Grand Rapids foursome are also excited to announce that they will be joining the Warped Tour this summer. The
The Waxines: Interview with Bassist Ryan C
Ryan Cunningham, bassist for The Waxines, gave us the honor of answering a few questions about himself and about the band for which he is currently known. Enjoy! When did you establish this band? Has this specific band been known by other names? The Waxines have been a band since 2010. Originally it was a garage rock cover band, but we now play all original music with a couple
Interview with Author Yvonne M. Glasgow
Who are some of your favorite visual, literary or performance artists? I guess some of my favorite literary artists would be those that have inspired my writing. Most of my older poetry, the darker stuff, was inspired by Poe and Lovecraft. Other inspirational writers for me have been Jack Kerouac, Susanna Kaysen, Kim Harrison and Kelley Armstrong. Do you have any technical/formal training to do what you do? I
