Author Archives: Jose

Joe Knouse is a resident of Brooklyn, NY. He tries to rock on a regular basis and can be frequently seen behind the drum kit for the explosively popular NYC band the Shallow Divers.

Philip Glass Could Have Been a Shredder

January 26, 2009 – 3:52 PM

You might think from looking at the above headline that I am about to send huge props out to Philip Glass. This is not the case. If you love all things Philip Glass passionately and feel that he is the God Penis Incarnate, I suggest you move on. If you have never experienced Philip Glass, [...]

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Kurt and Barbara, Episode 6: Franklin Drops a Bomb

January 23, 2009 – 4:54 PM

No, this isn’t a bathroom joke. Thanks again to Xtra Normal.

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Guns N’ Roses, You Continue To Be Missed

January 15, 2009 – 2:42 PM

Something has happened to rock music. It has splintered. It has consolidated. Tastes have changed. Tastes have reverted. It has become indie, but indie is so corporate. It is anemic, juvenile, and overly concerned with the cantankerous and pontifical music blog scene. I would love to hear something—anything—that lights the mass imagination like 1987’s Appetite [...]

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Kurt and Barbara, Episode 5: Right Out In the Streets

January 13, 2009 – 4:55 PM

Once a man gets blood on his hands… Thanks again to Xtra Normal.

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