NOW Magazine | Evan Davies

How a Cartoon Band Landed a Real-life Tournew

Brendon Small earned his hardcore musical cred in a most unusual manner – through a cartoon. He is the creator, writer and main voice actor of the hit cartoon series, Metalocalypse.

NOW Magazine | Evan Davies | 06-23-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Dethalbum, Dethklok, Adult Swim, cartoons, animation, heavy metal, Metalocalypse

The Filmmakers of 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Continue on Their Questnew

Globe-trotting from South America to the Middle East and even China to document heavy metal’s impact around the world, Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen learned a thing or two about getting in and out of sticky situations with the footage they needed.

NOW Magazine | Evan Davies | 06-23-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: China, documentary, heavy metal, Sam Dunn; Scot McFadyen, Global Metal, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Photographer Peter Beste on Black Metalnew

Partly for his love of metal and partly because he's fascinated by the violent history and extreme nature of the Norwegian black metal scene, Beste spent close to seven years hopping back and forth to Norway in order to shoot some of the scene's most influential and interesting personalities.

NOW Magazine | Evan Davies | 06-23-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: photography, Norway, heavy metal, Peter Beste, True Norwegian Black Metal Photography, black metal

Robyn Repositionednew

People on this side of the pond are finally catching on to the reinvented Swedish future-pop darling; her latest album is getting a proper release here after much hype and blog love from the likes of Perez Hilton and hipster music sites like Pitchforkmedia.

NOW Magazine | Evan Davies | 05-02-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: pop, dance music, Robyn

Is 'Guitar Hero' the Future -- or Death -- of Rock?new

It's sold almost 6 million copies and made more than $1 billion, but is Guitar Hero exploiting real musicians while getting wannabe rock stars addicted to playing video games in their parents' basement?

NOW Magazine | Evan Davies | 04-07-2008 | Video Games

Tags: video games, Guitar Hero, Rock Band

'The Dangerous Book for Boys' Strolls Down Memory Lanenew

Authors/brothers Conn and Hal Iggulden have created what can only be described as a young boy's companion guide to, well, basically everything of interest to listless and/or adventurous young men. But it's also a treat for a nostalgic adult.

NOW Magazine | Evan Davies | 11-05-2007 | Fiction

Tags: Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden, The Dangerous Book for Boys, Fiction Reviews

Obituary Livesnew

The nihilistic metalists find familial bliss.

NOW Magazine | Evan Davies | 09-14-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Obituary

The Bravery Mix it Upnew

By no means a terrifically unique or fantastic sophomore album, The Sun and the Moon still manages to avoid mediocrity, and not just because our expectations were so low to begin with.

NOW Magazine | Evan Davies | 05-25-2007 | Reviews

Tags: The Bravery, The Sun and The Moon