‘Stories & Articles’ Archives
Jack’s Sax
Jacks’ Sax By Jim Slimedog He comes in fifteen minutes before he’s supposed to do his set. He carries his saxophone swinging behind him. He’s in an old, dark suit, tall and thin, graying sideburns and he’s of the Afro-American persuasion. His eyes look flat [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 13: VENOM
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 13: VENOM by Andy Bang The History of Black Metal Black metal is an extreme sub-genre of heavy metal music. It often uses fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 25: KREATOR
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 25: KREATOR by Andy Bang The History of Teutonic Thrash Teutonic thrash metal is a regional scene of thrash metal music that originated during the 1980s in Germany. Along with Bay Area thrash metal, East Coast thrash [Read More]
Definition of a Dive Bar
DEFINITION OF A DIVE BAR by Jim Slimedog (The following is about a bar I knew in California when I lived there for a couple of years, I’m sure plenty of you folks have your favorite dive bar. Write about it and send it in and we’ll buy you a drink the next time we [Read More]
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 22: SLAYER
Forging the Blade, A Metal Retrospective, Vol. 22: SLAYER by Andy Bang The History of Thrash Thrash metal emerged in the early 1980s under the influence of hardcore punk and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), particularly songs in the revved-up style known [Read More]
Last Call
Last Call (A story by Jim Slimedog) “Just as long as none of this gets out, no one hears a word of this,” she says to him, sitting next to her at the bar, she’s known Billy for nearly twenty years, “You promised.” “You got my word,” he smiles or maybe [Read More]
Episode 13: Jimmy Takes A Trip
Episode 13: Jimmy Takes A Trip (An excerpt from The Chronicles of Jimmy Thrash by Andy Bang) It’s Saturday morning and Jimmy’s up early. Normally he doesn’t venture too far from his bed until noontime. But, today he has to make a special trip [Read More]
Michael ‘Wurzel’ Burston – RIP
Motorhead’s Michael ‘Wurzel’ Burston died while pouring a pint of Guinness, the band have announced. The guitarist, who joined Motorhead in 1984 before leaving in 1995, died on July 9. He was 61. In a statement, his former bandmates said: “We are greatly [Read More]
Episode 25: Jimmy goes to the Opera
Episode 25: Jimmy goes to the Opera (An excerpt from The Chronicles of Jimmy Thrash by Andy Bang) Jimmy hears a knock on his apartment door. He shouts, “Hang on I’m comin’.” He walks over to the door and opens it. It’s his good buddy, [Read More]
Episode 37: Jimmy goes to the Ballet
Episode 37: Jimmy goes to the Ballet (An excerpt from The Chronicles of Jimmy Thrash by Andy Bang) It’s 10 AM and Jimmy is still sleeping. He’s very tired after playing a gig in Lawrence at the Rusty Crevice. Jimmy’s band, The Scrumptious Scrotums [Read More]
