Whereas Los Angeles’ Black Sheep Wall’s debut offering I Am God Songs gave us the terrifying sense of being caught in a storm of razors, the band’s follow-up, No Matter Where It Ends, (released this past June through Season of Mist) emits a slower, groovier vibe, all the while maintaining the menacing sound that has […]
The year was 1935, and the city of Vancouver, like the rest of Canada, was in the depths of the worst global economic meltdown in history – the Great Depression. Unemployment in the city was high – as much as 20 – 25%, and the city’s newly-elected Mayor, Mr. Gerry McGeer, had come into office […]
I remember the first time I walked into Funky’s earlier this year, I thought – “Finally. I found it.” As a newly transplanted Ontarian without much of a clue as to where to go to get my metal fix in Vancouver, I stumbled upon Funky Winkerbeans (a.k.a. Punky Thrasherbalts; a.k.a. Thrashers; a.k.a. Awesome) by dumb, […]
Whereas Los Angeles’ Black Sheep Wall’s debut offering I Am God Songs gave us the terrifying sense of being caught in a storm of razors, the band’s follow-up, No Matter Where It Ends, (released this past June through Season of Mist) emits a slower, groovier vibe, all the while maintaining the menacing sound that has […] 