Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees passes away

Mark Lanegan died last week, and that just sucks for music. This brings the world closer to finalizing the long list of iconic singers from the 90s Seattle scene that died early after dark, troubled, and drug-fueled lives. Lanegan follows the precedent set by Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell who all fronted bands at the same time, same place, and died because of it. They used drugs, battled demons, and lived fast. And they are all dead.

Revis(it)ing the Past: 2013 Edition

By Eric Perzanowski, Staff Writer Recently, I saw a post on social media by some band that I can’t immediately recall celebrating the five-year anniversary of the release of one of their albums. “Has it really been five years?” I thought. I was swarmed with memories of going into my local record store throughout my…

Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age – Villains

By Maria Lubanovic, Staff Writer [Matador; 2017] Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: “The Way You Used to Do”, “Fortress”, “Villains of Circumstance” Villains is Queens of the Stone Age’s seventh studio album, and for once, the band has the same lineup from the previous album and doesn’t feature any other outside musicians. After some of the…