Mississippi native John Barrett wrote and recorded Bass Drum of Death's self-titled sophomore album by himself. From its power chord drive to its garage rock immediacy to the smoke billowing out of ...

While Johnson was applying this delightful curt acronym to jet-building, it could've just as easily been applied to the garage rock movement that was starting up during the same era. The scrappy brand ...

Although they were very much a product of the garage-punk boom of the 2000s, Mississippi-born band Bass Drum of Death were always more. They were more concentrated with more pure kick than Black Lips, ...

It's easy to hear Bass Drum of Death's "High School Roaches" as a reaction to The Ramones' "Rock 'n' Roll High School," which describes the generic frustrations of adolescence from the perspective of ...

Recently, we openly spoke about the issues we saw with Vibe's "20 Drum & Bass Pioneers" list. And while its easy to stand on the soapbox and point fingers, it's another thing to put those thoughts ...

As you walk into Elray’s, your ears are just as surprised as you are. It’s not the usual hip-hop artists like Sexxy Red or Lil Baby. An electric beat fills your body: fast-tempo, heavy bass, ...