The Mars Volta

There was a time when the term “Prog Rock” was seen as something of a dirty word in the music business conjuring images of flowing white cloaks, banks of parping keyboards and songs that seemed …READ MORE

Among the numerous attempts made to describe the music of The Mars Volta, barely a few have been successful. This attempt may not be one of those. Let the experiment begin. Safety goggles on! The …READ MORE

In the movie Un Chien Andalou (by Luis Bunuel, 1929), there is a scene where an eye is being cut open with a razor in an extreme close up mode. It’s the kind of scene …READ MORE