Wax Trax! Screening and Ministry in Toronto Review
A few weeks ago, I posted up an interview that I did with Julia Nash, daughter of Wax Trax! Records co-founder, Jim Nash, about the documentary she directed on her father’s record store
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Talking to Julia Nash About Her New Wax Trax! Records Doc
A few weeks ago, I posted details on the release of Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records. Shortly after that, I actually got to see the film and let me tell
Read MoreWax Trax! Documentary and Soundtrack Coming in April!
When I was getting my musical legs under me in the early 90s, Wax Trax! Records was by far my favourite label. For whatever reason, I gravitated to industrial music the most in
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New Year’s Eve Musical Resolutions and Revolutions from Writer Brent Chittenden
I don’t usually do New Years Resolutions but I do tend to reflect a great amount this time of year. That’s part of why I ended up writing the 52 albums column for
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52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 52: E is for Everyone
After all the other albums that have been covered, a number of readers may be wondering about who Kirby Krackle is and why their 2nd album, E is for Everyone, is the last
Read More52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 51: Bowie’s Outside
The problem about writing about anything David Bowie, especially now, is that a lot of really good writers have tackled writing about David Bowie. Writers who are, in all fairness, better than I
Read More52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 50: Clockwork Angels
Earlier, I had mentioned how Counterparts had begun my love of Rush and if I had to be completely honest, I could probably do at least five to ten album reviews on the
Read More52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 49: The Wall
Assuming you’ve read the chapters in order up until this point, the inclusion of Pink Floyd’s The Wall may seem sort of odd. I’ve already declared previously that my favorite Pink Floyd album
Read More52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 48: Nevermind
If you were a teenage obsessed with pop culture in the 90s, there are certain things you just remember. You remember numerous lines from numerous episodes of The Simpsons. You remember the first
Read More52 Albums That Changed My Life, Chapter 47: The Last Waltz
I can’t quite remember how I eventually got introduced The Last Waltz. I can tell you for sure that it was a little later in life, my early 20s and I’m pretty sure
Read More52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 46: A Decade of Steely Dan
This album may come as a surprise for a number of readers. Some albums you can rectify with the thought “That’s what Brent grew up on” or “Those are strong albums from his
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