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The twisted tale of how two killer clowns brought Skwirl Grinda togethernew
What in the bloody hell is a Skwirl Grinda, you know, aside from one of the Holy City's heaviest heavy metal acts?
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
McKenzie Eddy raps about the Charleston music scenenew
McKenzie Eddy was bitten by the hip-hop bug at a young age, so young in fact that she can't recall not loving it.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Elise Testone's American Idol Debutnew
Charleston singer Elise Testone's first appearance on American Idol was nearly a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. But she delivered a performance which wowed the judges even if it didn't wow the editors.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
01-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: American Idol, Elise Testone
Radiohead's King of Limbs, First Impressionsnew
There are three types of rock 'n' roll: Driving music, dancing music, and fucking music. That said, the release of Radiohead's The King of Limbs make one thing abundantly clear. There's now a fourth category: Facebooking music.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
02-18-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Radiohead
Shooter Jennings Kills Stephen Kingnew
Randall Flagg couldn't do it, and neither could Pennywise the Clown. But Shooter Jennings pulled it off. He killed Stephen King. Or at least he did on his latest album, Black Ribbons, a dystopian concept album that's equal parts Nine Inch Niles and Nashville.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shooter Jennings
The Schizo Metal of UnexpecTnew
The group makes everything-but-the-kitchen-sink, circus-carnival-snuff-film mash-up made famous by merry prankster Mike Patton and his bands Mr. Bungle and Fantomas.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: UnexpecT
A VAST Improvementnew
Electro-rockers power down for mellow affair.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
02-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: VAST