A lot of people talk about “living legends”, particularly with regard to musicians. What exactly makes you one is a fact hotly contested everywhere from the pages of magazines to coffee table pleasantries, but whatever it is, one would be hard-pressed to discount the legacy of Mike Watt.

Since Minutemen’s unexpected and tragic demise in 1985 due to the death of D. Boon, Watt has been on the road or in the studio almost perpetually, not least as bass-for-hire with Iggy and The Stooges. Ryan Drever caught up with the “man …

Shrinebuilder, the supergroup featuring Wino (Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan), Al Cisneros (Om, Sleep), Scott Kelly (Neurosis) and Dale Crover (Melvins) will perform at London’s Scala on Sunday 18th April 2010. This will be the band’s first show in the UK.
If you haven’t yet picked up Rock-A-Rolla issue 21, featuring an interview with Scott Kelly, limited copies are available to order HERE

Big Business “The Drift” Music Video from Wesley Belak-Berger on Vimeo.

Featuring:
Liars: Post no-wave oddballs discuss their latest masterpiece Sisterworld in our massive cover story!
Mike Watt: Minutemen legend talks new projects and ‘Ig’ &The Stooges!
Pyramids: Mysterious Hydra Head crew go guest-crazy on their latest set with Nadja!
White Hills: New York space-heads talk jellyfish and psych!
Motorpsycho: Norwegian legends look back on two decades of rock, improv and Russ Meyer!
The Tenebrous Liar: Famed music photographer Steve Gullick swaps camera for guitar!
Plus: Dethscalator, These Monsters, Wicked King Wicker, Sankt Otten, Dÿse, Profound Lore!
Plus over 100 album, vinyl, DIY and live reviews!
Only in Rock-A-Rolla issue …

Los Angeles post-rock quintet Red Sparowes, featuring Bryant Clifford Meyer of Isis, have completed their third album, The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer. The follow-up to 2006’s Every Red Heart Shines Toward The Red Sun (Neurot) was recorded at Infrasonic Sound by Toshi Kasai of Melvins and Big Business fame, and is described as having “layered arrangements and swirling amplified crescendos, Americana noir soundscapes and gloriously triumphant melodies.” The album is set for release on Sargent House on April 6th.

The full tracklisting is as follows:
01. Truths Arise
02. …