Formative: Love and Rockets ‘Express’ (1986)
“‘Express’ felt like music that was made FOR ME — not my parents, and certainly not the other teenagers I knew who liked music that seemed boring and soulless.”
Leslie Hatton
Less Lee Moore is a Fannibal, an animal lover, a music maven, and a horror movie junkie. She is the Editor In Chief for Popshifter, and also contributes to Rue Morgue, Everything Is Scary, and Modern Horrors.
Interview: Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella and Justin Benson on ‘After Midnight’
Leslie Hatton Interviews ‘After Midnight’ Filmmakers Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella and Justin Benson
Foetus Under Quarantine: An Interview with Musician JG Thirlwell
Leslie Hatton Interviews Musician JG Thirlwell
Album Review: JG Thirlwell and Simon Steensland ‘Oscillospira’
“In conjunction with the religious references of the track names, the music on ‘Oscillospira’ evokes the drama of creation and destruction on a grand scale.”
Album Review: Wasted Shirt ‘Fungus II’
“‘Fungus II’ is another reminder that not only is Segall one of the most hard-working and talented artists of the last decade, but also a genuine musical omnivore.”
Album Review: Bambara ‘Stray’
“Stray’s expanded timeline, along with Bambara’s skill in conjuring a distinctly Southern kind of horror, feels akin to True Detective’s spectacular first season.”
Interview: ‘Beyond the Door’ with Redd Kross’ Jeff McDonald
Leslie Hatton Interviews Red Kross’ Jeff McDonald
Album Review: Redd Kross ‘Beyond the Door’
“Redd Kross remains the greatest American band most people have never heard of, much less heard. Don’t be like ‘most people.’ Join the party underground of Redd Kross fandom. You won’t regret it.”
Album Review: Ty Segall ‘First Taste’
“If ‘Manipulator’ is Segall’s White Album, and ‘Emotional Mugger’ his ‘Magical Mystery Tour,’ then ‘First Taste’ might be his ‘Abbey Road’: brazenly eclectic yet wonderfully cohesive; deeply personal yet superbly tuneful.”
Album Review: Jesca Hoop ‘Stonechild’
“It’s a cruel world, but with music like this around, we are never truly alone.”