Bloody Roots of Metal Guitar, Part IV: The 2000s, on Sirius XM

Ian Christe's overview of metal guitar evolution continues with a barrage of innovators.

Bloody Roots of Metal Guitar, Part III: The 1990s, on Sirius XM

A look at the amazing but often overlooked development of metal guitar during the 1990s.

Bloody Roots of Metal Guitar, Part Two: The 1980s, on Sirius XM

A headlong dive into the guitar teams, shredders, and six-string innovations that defined the popular and extreme sides of metal in the 1980s.

Fri, April 24, Ellensburg, WA: SUB POP USA at CWU w/Bruce Pavitt, Calvin Johnson,...

Ellensburg's own Mark Pickerel, founding member of the Screaming Trees, will play a solo set

Sat, April 25, Moscow, ID: Bruce Pavitt, Calvin Johnson, and Mark Baumgarten Talk US...

Between the years 1980 and 1988, he chronicled over 1,000 bands and an entire way of life through American independent music.

Bloody Roots of Metal Guitar, Part One: The 1970s on Sirius XM

Launching a monthlong investigation of metal guitar at the very beginning, the 1970s

TOUCH AND GO: The Meatmen Embark on East Coast Tour. This Just In: You...

Make sure to catch the most inappropriate Detroit rock 'n roll punk show of the Spring

NYHC Circle Lit: Judge/Sheer Terror/Youth of Today/Underdog Vets Join Tony Rettman at PowerHouse...

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Sun, Mar 29, Trenton, NJ: The Fastest, Loudest Table at the Punk Rock Flea...

On Sunday, March 29, celebrated music know-it-all Tony Rettman will head to the massively gigantic Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market with copies of his books and much more

Bloody Roots Twenty-Year Flashback to 1995 on Sirius XM

Bloody Roots turns back the clock twenty years to 1995, the year MTV killed Headbangers Ball and heavy metal was considered dead to the world.

Weds., April 1, WORD Jersey City: Tony Rettman Talks NYHC w/The Abused, The High...

Kevin Crowley (The Abused) and Drew Stone (The High and the Mighty, Antidote) will join Tony to shoot the breeze about New York City's greatest and most influential cultural creation.

Bloody Roots of Pacific Northwest Metal on Sirius XM

The Pacific Northwest has long possessed a solid but often overshadowed metal pedigree

Bloody Roots Honors Defenders of the Old on Sirius XM

Bloody Roots unearths classic molten tracks by performers Exciter, the Rods, Riot, and Brocas Helm, as well as new breed metal defenders Cauchemar, Natur, October 31, High Spirits and others

Behind Closed Doors: Laina Dawes Ace Hotel New York Residency Talk

The Ace Hotel residency was a chance to build a supportive environment where women could talk openly about their experiences—both the good and the painful.

Bloody Roots of Danish Metal on Sirius XM

Situated between Scandinavia and Germany, Danish bands like Mercyful Fate, Artillery, Illdisposed, and Invocator have woven together Nordic darkness with Teutonic precision.

Sunday, Mar 1, Brooklyn: NYHC Matinee w/NIHILISTICS/The High and the Mighty/Altercation/NYHC Chronicles Preview

NYHC author Tony Rettman joins a rich lineup of legacy NYHC greats at 3PM, Sunday, March 1, for a hardcore matinee show

Daniel Ekeroth Talks Books and Swedish Metal w/Paris’ TV Rock Live

"Hi, this is Daniel Ekeroth from Iron Lamb, and I am so fucking pleased to be on TV Rock Live."

Mon March 2, Seattle: Bruce Pavitt Live Interview w/Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon on GIRL...

Kim Gordon will sit down with Sub Pop USA author / Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt at the the Neptune (1303 NE 45th Street) in Seattle, WA on Monday, March 2

Sat/Sun, Feb 20-21, Paris: Daniel Ekeroth’s Whirlwind Wine-Drenched 48-Hour French Bacchanal

The very first Bazillion Points author's dedication to extreme metal and the darkest corners of European cinema will be on display this weekend as Paris burn with Daniel Ekeroth fever.

Bloody Roots Heavy Metal Sweethearts of Valentine’s Day on Sirius XM

The sweethearts of metal history, women with names like Martha, Isa, Elisabeth Bathory, Abigail, Lucifera, Martha Splatterhead, and more