According to a recent update from their official blog, Seattle, WA’s infamous powerviolence duo, Iron Lung, are apparently going to be hosting a TED Talk. For those unaware, TED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Ideas Worth Spreading” and draw in speakers from the realms of “Technology, Entertainment and Design”. TED Talks have ranged from presentations featuring Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs speaking on the value and current stigmatization of work to the well-known interviewer Nardwuar speaking on the do-it-yourself aspects of journalism. Listed below are some of the issues the abstract powerviolence duo will be speaking on: Continue reading »
IRON LUNG To Host TED Talk
17 Friday May 2013



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I don’t know Aborym really, but I do know Iron Maiden. Fifteen seconds into the formers cover of the latter, I am utterly in shock. Unfortunately, I am not shocked in that good way. I am the one guy who appreciates terrible covers, but this one is pushing it.
Hmm… If you are anything like me and you hear the name Florence + The Machine, you scratch your head and say “huh?”. I had no idea who the hell Florence was before writing this post and I didn’t know anything about her Machine. Or why she chose to use a + instead of just using the word “and.” I know none of these things.




Since early this year we have
In what is probably the most disturbing headline I have ever written, I hate to say that it is true: Ice-T-fronted metal band Body Count have indeed signed with Sumerian Records (who we announced 
Does anyone remember Story of The Year? They were a hard rock band from St. Louis who were quite popular in the early 2000s. I’m sure you’ve heard one of the bands singles from their debut album Page Avenue: “Anthem Of Our Dying Day” and/or “Until The Day I Die.” Well, if you do remember these songs, you’ll be delighted or dismayed to learn that not only is Story of The Year still around (srsly?) but they are apparently influencing bands nowadays.