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Thank you to the editors at PopMatters for letting me wrangle this beautiful mess of memory and reverence for Ozzy. Total pleasure working w/ these writers— and somehow our stories lock together. Mine's the first one, titled, "I Bit the Head Off That Bat, Too." www.popmatters.com/ozzy-osbourn...
Ozzy Osbourne Was Heavy Metal's Legendary Shaman » PopMatters
On the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, we trace the feedback loop of a life lived loud and a legacy equal parts chaos, catharsis, and strange, enduring grace.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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My review of Deadguy's Near-Death Travel Services.
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Deadguy Deliver the Best Type of Hardcore on New Album » PopMatters
Deadguy's new LP sounds like a demolition derby locked inside a meat locker, and someone wired the walls. The record feels brilliantly averse to compromise.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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My review of the latest Swans LP.
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Swans' 'Birthing' Wants and Demands Transformation » PopMatters
Swans' Birthing isn't so much music as a reaction against music—a disavowal of melody, pleasure, and your nervous system's comfort threshold.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Remembering Kurt Cobain, who would've turned 58 this week.
February 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Thank you for the inspiration.
January 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM