A death-metal version of the signature song from Disney’s ‘Frozen’? Yep.

I wonder what Ornette thinks of this stuff?

A powerful, nearly unhinged vocal recalls the first wave of AIDS-related deaths.

I’ve always been a big fan of covers, especially when the artist doing the covering decides to completely reinvent the original song. A regular ‘ole tribute? Well, it takes a lot of charisma to pull that off You May Also Like: Is This the Best-Ever Prince Cover? Arto Lindsay –Read More

Battles hears no formal divide between the avant-garde and the mainstream. I wish more bands felt the same way.

What do you get when you unleash pianist/composer Sakamoto and noise merchant Lindsay on this early Rolling Stones track? You May Also Like: Arto Lindsay – Cuidado Madame (2017) Is This the Best-Ever Prince Cover?

We were sitting about 70 feet away and the amount of sound coming from that man’s horn … unamplified … was kind of scary. I don’t know how he does it.

You’ve probably never heard of trumpeter Forbes Graham, though you might have heard him if you’re familiar with the (insert genre here, since I have no idea what to call them) band Kayo Dot. You May Also Like: ‘Burning Questions’ Found Graham Parker Still Angry, If No Longer Young

Composer/guitarist/trumpet player Rhys Chatham is perhaps most well-known for his early guitar-based aggressions, particularly the sonic wall of sound that was “Drastic Classicism.” You May Also Like: Rhys Chatham – Pythagorean Dream (2016)

The usual deal here is that I find and write about some music that can push people over the edge or even better, make them advance the argument that it’s not really music at all. You May Also Like: No related posts.