CultureOfNone

Culture Of None isn’t known for having eyes fixed on the “new release” shelves – that should be rather apparent by now.  I am far more intrigued by the growing wealth of amusements out there; the seemingly endless stuffs of entertainment that expand and diversify even as I explore them.
No, I don’t really have a clue what came [...]

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Well…I guess I should’ve bought this one when I saw it.  If memory serves, though, the wax was a bit too rough-housed and gritty for my tastes – so I kept my dollar and left it in the thrift store bin.
“Gene Pitney?!”, you might ask in disbelief – and thus I urge you to consider [...]

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Mr. Bungle ruled.
Forget that they preceded Mike Patton’s involvement in Faith No More – and if you aren’t already familiar, you really MUST begin by watching this original 1960 short film after which they are named.
Their condensed quirkiness was a catalyzing force: You could play Mr. Bungle’s 1991 “major-label debut” self titled CD for a [...]

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There was an endearing “sameness” to the hardcore bands of the mid-’90s.  It made most of the CDs of that era an easy buy: “if you like Quicksand or Orange 9mm…you’ll probably like Outface“.
They sounded much as you would have expected, with perhaps the pronounced defining characteristic of their warbly singer. While tense, rhythmic shouted [...]

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Around ‘95, I enjoyed a few delightful invites to drive out to Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan with my guitar and a handful of fave metal discs to jam with (my then Record Time co-worker) Zack Zuchowski.  He owned a 7-string guitar and a wicked drum-kit, and was the only person I knew in those days [...]

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Back in 1996 or so, I would regularly see ‘plain’ stickers on sign posts, railings, and walls all over the Metro Detroit area. For what it’s worth, I will certainly admit that their DIY/grassroots marketing was successful in imprinting the band’s name in my mind…even if it’s now a mere thirteen years later that I’m [...]

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Southeastern Michigan had two overwhelming musical trends in the early to mid ’90s.   One of those trends – ska – was a thoroughly unusual phenomenon which I’ll save for another post.
The other major movement that virtually defined the Detroit scene -  in those days  – was the whole  ‘indie/emo’ genre.  Swarms of kids in thrift [...]

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Apparently zatme.com is no longer.
Which is  a tremendous shame, since that’s where the ultra rare 2nd King Of Kings album was available for purchase & download.
King Of Kings fans know the mystifying talents frontman/vocalist/bassist Desmond Horn revealed on the band’s sole “big time” DGC effort, the eponymous ‘Kings Of Kings‘.  In the pre-internet days, there [...]

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