I decided to take a chance on Soundgarden’s Lollapalooza 1992 on the strength of the set list. It has two of my favorite Louder Than Love songs, “Gun” and “Big Dumb Sex”, as well as what I think are the three best songs on Badmotorfinger, “Jesus Christ Pose”, “Slaves & Bulldozers”, and “Searching With My […]
Tag: Seattle
Overlord – “Broken Toys” (1982)
I didn’t know much about Overlord when I picked up this copy of Broken Toys at Tacoma’s Hi-Voltage Records the other day, other than that they were from Seattle. Fortunately, however, I have a copy of the essential guide to music in the Pacific Northwest, the 900+ page tome Rusted Metal: A Guide to Heavy […]
Basement State Cassettes (2021-2023)
I have to sheepishly confess to not being very tuned in to my local music scene. If we meet in person and you ask me where I live, I’ll say Seattle, but in fact I live on the other side of the lake (aka the Eastside) about a 25 minute drive away and I don’t […]
From The Vault – Green Ice – “Green Ice” (1986)
Here’s another post in the From The Vault series. It originally appeared on Life in the Vinyl Lane on September 8, 2018, and I’m re-posting because it includes an interview with former Green Ice bassist Pat Nipert. Mrs. Life in the Vinyl Lane took a Saturday class a few weeks ago, so I thought I’d […]
Herr Shield – “Patch Memory” (2023)
I “discovered” Seattle electronic artist Herr Shield thanks to my main man Sherman, the proprietor of Seattle’s only dedicated electronica record store, Selector Records & Apparel. He posted on Instagram about the arrival of Herr Shield’s debut, a 2XLP colored vinyl gatefold release, and I just had to check it out. It arrived before I […]