All posts from Daniel del Ben

  • Mike Patton – The Place Beyond the Pines – available April 9

    By Dan del Ben   The Place Beyond the Pines is the fourth film score by composer and rock musician Mike Patton.  The film is a crime drama by Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance.   ... Apr 02, 2013 - No Comments

  • CD Review: Melvins – Everybody Loves Sausages

    Just to show that they are not fucking around, Melvins open Everybody Loves Sausages with Venom’s “Warhead.” -out April 30 (Ipecac) Review by Dan del Ben The Melvins have recorded so... Apr 01, 2013 - No Comments

  • Swans @ The Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2-7-13

    Swans photo by Rose Riot from Atlanta show 2012 By Daniel del Ben Before Swans heads to Europe and Australia, they had a makeup date in Brooklyn that got cancelled because of the flood last October. T... Feb 12, 2013 - No Comments

  • Tomahawk – Oddfellows

    Oddfellows shows a return to form of Tomahawk’s rock roots while still sounding unique and varied   Review by Dan del Ben   Although guitarist Duane Denison has been involved in many b... Jan 24, 2013 - No Comments

  • Swans: Live Review from Bowery Ballroom, New York 10-10-12

    Swans: Live Review from Bowery Ballroom, New York   Swans is not a show for lightweights! Review by Dan del Ben   Swans is a band I’ve always kind of liked at a distance. As a Melvins ... Oct 18, 2012 - No Comments

  • Live Review: Melvins Lite @ Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ

    Melvins Lite pushes for a Guinness World Record by playing fifty states in fifty-one days; day thirty sees them in Hoboken, New Jersey. Review by Daniel del Ben, photos by Matthew Adams   The ... Oct 13, 2012 - No Comments

  • Live Review: Big Business at Death By Audio, Brooklyn 9-30-12

    Get out to see Big Business at a smaller venue like Brooklyn’s Death By Audio or Atlanta’s The Earl   Review by Daniel del Ben   Anyone who’s been to Death by Audio would... Oct 04, 2012 - No Comments

  • CD review: Murder By Death – Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon

    Murder By Death begins its tour opening for Say Anything next month. Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon will be released by Bloodshot Records on September 25th. Review by Daniel del Ben Continuing where it lef... Sep 19, 2012 - No Comments

  • CD Review: Guano Padano – 2

    Guano Padano’s 2 is a classic pastiche that paints a vivid picture of the American West as viewed by Italy. Review by Daniel del Ben Italian trio Guano Padano’s music would serve well as a... Aug 08, 2012 - No Comments

  • CD Review: Mike Patton/Luciano Berio – Laborintus II

    Review by Daniel del Ben Two years ago, Mike Patton (along with Brussels-based Ictus Ensemble) performed Luciano Berio’s 1965 composition, Laborintus II, at the Holland Festival. Next week, an a... Jul 06, 2012 - No Comments

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