There are still plenty of people who want to make music their life. Even in the face of shitty Spotify payments, the dream of “making it” hasn’t really waned. (As someone who wants to subsist on music writing, I can relate…) Most artists never find significant, if any, commercial success. Some bands, however, tap into […]
Andy O'Connor
Bio: Andy O'Connor lives in Austin and writes about music for Pitchfork, Invisible Oranges, Noisey, Austin360, Metalsucks and others.Twitter: http://twitter.com/andy_oconnor
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Why two lineages of heavy metal acts have misinterpreted Carcass’ lessons
Carcass with Obituary, Exhumed and Noisem Tuesday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. $22-$25 Lincoln Theatre 126 E. Cabarrus St., Raleigh 919-821-4111 lincolntheatre.com Oh, the woe of influencing anyone else. To look out at the world, to listen and hear that the music you’ve made has inspired someone should be beautiful and affirming, a sign that you […]
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Pharmakon pushes her listeners to find their own abandon
“What do your want your audience to feel when you’re playing?” It’s a simple enough question, but there are lots of ways that Margaret Chardiet, who makes music under the name Pharmakon, could answer this. Chardiet creates worlds of hanging dread with pulsating noise and distorted percussion, like swords of Damocles changing in appearance but […]