Category Archives: Music

The 2010 List

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Max Sidman

I took a different approach to this year’s best-of / top-whatever records list. This is not a Top 10. What it essentially boiled down to is that I did not — cannot and will not, for reasons having to do … Continue reading →

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Such Hawks Such Hounds: Scenes From the American Hard Rock Underground

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Max Sidman

The homie G-Pek put me up on this indie documentary film about heavy music, Such Hawks Such Hounds, and I liked the trailer so much, I bought the DVD. Check this out…

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Interview: Al Cisneros On Bass-Drums Synergy

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Max Sidman

A brief interview I did with Al Cisneros for the December 2010 issue of Bass Player magazine is now posted on the BP site. As the low end steward for stoner metal pioneers Sleep, supergroup Shrinebuilder (featuring members of the Melvins, Neurosis, … Continue reading →

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Bass Nerd: A Shitload of Cliff Burton Solo Tracks

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Max Sidman

The guys over at NoTreble threw up one of these clips — “For Whom The Bell Tolls” — a few weeks ago, I bookmarked it, and just recently went back to discover that the YouTube user who initially posted it also put … Continue reading →

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Ovipositor: The Last Stand

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Max Sidman

Roughly three months after the final show and subsequent implosion of Ovipositor, we (Colin and I) managed to get with Ben Adrian at Mr. Toad’s in SF to master the unfinished album, Everyone Has Their Tipping Point. Ben has a great … Continue reading →

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A Long, Slow Screw: Reading by Eugene S. Robinson

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Max Sidman

I don’t generally get down with the literary scene. I’m a relatively slow novel reader (my bookish voracity centers more around magazines and journalistic works), I’m not into snapping my fingers for applause (I don’t really even know if people … Continue reading →

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SLEEP, Regency Ballroom, SF CA, September 2010

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Max Sidman

In the pantheon of stoner rock, SLEEP reigns supreme. Anyone fortunate enough to witness their live performance, especially on this month’s brief reunion tour (with Neurosis’ Jason Roeder sitting on drums in place of Chris Hakius), surely stands in agreement…if … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Know Me But You Don’t Like Me: The Imps at Duffy’s Tavern, Chico, CA, Sept. 3rd 2010

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Max Sidman

I don’t get out of town on my own much these days unless it’s for work, but last Friday I went to Chico, CA (where I went to school and subsequently began a career) to see the annual reunion show … Continue reading →

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Al Cisneros of Om / Sleep / Shrinebuilder on Percussive Bass

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Max Sidman

I don’t write professionally much anymore — no seriously, I used to earn a (meager) living at it — but from time to time I’ll pick up some freelance work if the subject interests me. I recently did a brief … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Cannibal Ox: A Summer Jam?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Max Sidman

As far as seasonal association, I always thought of Cannibal Ox‘s The Cold Vein as a New York City winter rap record, but it’s recently found a spot in my summer rotation — maybe it’s the Bay Area’s less-than-summer-like weather, … Continue reading →

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