For almost 50 years, "The Sound of Music" has captured the imagination of movie-goers and musical fans with its catchy tunes and lovable characters set against the stunning Austrian Alps. While Mozart and classical music remain the city's main tourist attractions, half of all visitors who come here every year from the ...

I have only the vaguest idea what Bitcoin even is, but the so-called cryptocurrency is apparently doing big business, and it already has a few imitators. And now it’s about to get another one, with the crucial caveat that this one will bear the name and image of one Kanye West. The details on all [...]

Cheeky Melvins/Karp/Murder City Devils/White Shit/etc-associated sludge-rock heroes Big Business are celebrating the late 2010 addition of fourth member, guitarist Scott Martin of Crom/400 Blows, and upcoming tour with aesthetic allies Torche by following 2009′s Mind The Drift with the Quadruple Single 12″ EP on their very ow...

“I always saw us being large and in charge.” Steel Panther are big business now, but it’s taken them 30 years to get there, one girl at a time. (more…)

Anthemic Seattle sludge dudes (and karaoke champions) Big Business' third album Mind The Drift was mentioned favorably a few times in my year-end metal roundup. I've enjoyed bassist/vocalist Jared Warren's work since his days in the awesomely heavy and often out of place Olympia/K Records trio Karp. Now he and ex-Murder City Devils, etc., cohort...