"Concrete Blonde 'Still in Hollywood.' And it's true, we're still here. You guys are still here. This has been one of my favorite bands ever since. Criminally underrated, this band."Watch this moment
What's In My Bag № 557
Act of Defiance
Act of Defiance was an American heavy metal supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2014 by guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover of Megadeth after they both resigned from the band on the same day, vocalist Henry Derek and bassist Matt Bachand. In 2019, guitarist Chris Broderick joined In Flames as a touring member. During the length of the Covid-19 pandemic, Act of Defiance stayed inactive.
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Ep #557 ·
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What Act of Defiance said · 8 records
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"I've never heard anything like his sound. It's just one vocal, y'know him playing this weird instrument. It's amazing."Watch this moment
"Byzantine was one of those bands that I think was really up there in terms of sonic quality."Watch this moment
"Thor and Friends. The almighty Thor. Not to be confused with the Canadian artist known as Thor. I do enjoy his stuff too. But this is Thor from, I guess he's mostly known for his later work in Swans, one of my favorite bands of all time, and Ben Frost, Smog, Bill Callahan. He's an amazing musician and I like his hairy arms very much."Watch this moment
"The cool story about Breadwoman is that apparently she was influenced by the population of homeless women in downtown Los Angeles. The crazy thing about Ana is that she developed her own language that she sings in and it sounds eerie and unlike anything I've heard."Watch this moment
"The riffs on this CD are crushing. The guitarists are really good, the drummer is phenomenal, the singing is great. Everything is good on this CD."Watch this moment
"There's no one like William S. Burroughs. Not only as a writer but his voice, like as a character."Watch this moment
"At least the song 'Firepower' that I've heard really harkens back to just the strength and the power that they had in the eighties."Watch this moment
Everything in the bag
10 records · pulled off the shelves at Amoeba Hollywood
Still In Hollywood
Concrete Blonde
1994
Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams
Washington Phillips
2017
I
Meshuggah
2014
The Cicada Tree
Byzantine
2017
Thor & Friends
Thor & Friends
2016
Breadwoman & Other Tales
Anna Homler & Steve Moshier
2016
Conformicide
Havok
2017
Call Me Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
1995
Firepower
Judas Priest
2018
Les liaisons dangereuses 1960
Thelonious Monk
2017
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