Mike Patton

Alternative Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

A Bouncing Little Baby, A Shiny Copper Penny: Faith No More’s Angel Dust at 30

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Jason Perri 1 Comment 1992, 30th Anniversary, Angel Dust, Billy Gould, Faith No More, Jim Martin, Mike Bordin, Mike Patton, Roddy Bottum, The Real Thing

Why this beautiful, terrifying, schizophrenic masterpiece of a record remains their high water mark

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Soul 

ALBUMS: King Garbage’s Ace In The Hole

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Todd Manning 0 Comments 2022, Heavy Metal Greasy Love, Ipecac Recordings, Jon Batiste, King Garbage, Leon Bridges, Mike Patton, SZA, the Weeknd

SZA/Jon Batiste/The Weeknd collaborators drop an R&B gem on Mike Patton’s Ipecac Recordings

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Electronics 

Melt Your Phace6: Aphex Twin’s Drukqs Turns 20

October 24, 2021April 3, 2022 Ted Miller 1 Comment 2001, 20th Anniversary, Aphex Twin, Blame Game, Chris Rock, Dillinger Escape Plan, Drukqs, Kanye West, Mike Patton, Warp Records

Looking back on the polarizing 2001 double opus of Richard D. James

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Heavy Metal 

Bunny Wailers: Mr. Bungle Comes Home

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2021, Anthrax, Dave Lombardo, Ipecac Recordings, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, Mr. Bungle The Night They Came Home, Scott Ian, Seals & Croft, Slayer, The Circle Jerks, Trevor Dunn, Trey Spruance, Van Halen

The Northern California avant-metal giants celebrated Halloween 🎃 in an empty room for an, um, epic new live set

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

In Tomahawk We Trust

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Jason Perri 0 Comments 2021, Duane Denison, Helmet, Ipecac Recordings, John Stanier, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, The Jesus Lizard, Tomahawk, Tonic Immobility, Trevor Dunn

Talking with guitarist Duane Denison about this great American supergroup’s first new album in eight years

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Classical Psychedelics Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Addio, Maestro: Ennio Morricone Remembered

July 13, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments Bill Frisell, Ennio Morricone, Italian Cinema, Italian Horror, John Zorn, Mike Patton, Quentin Tarantino, RIP, Robert Quine, Sergio Leone

Assessing the invincibility of the composer’s titanic work ethic, which had him churning out scores to over 400 movies

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Experimental Heavy Metal Pop 

Sweet Charity: Mr. Bungle’s California Turns 20

August 13, 2019 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Danny Hiefitz, Faith No More, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, Trevor Dunn, Trey Spruance

The last LP from Mike Patton’s celebrated avant-metal ensemble remains their best

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Country and/or Western Dub/Reggae Hip Hop Pop Progressive Rock Punk Rock Soul 

No Small Victory

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Saby Reyes-Kulkarni 0 Comments Billy Gould, Chris Cornell, Chuck Mosley, Courtney Love, Faith No More, Jim Martin, Jon Hudson, Mike Bordin, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, Paula Frazer, Roddy Bottum, Steve Berlin

A Playlist Companion to New Faith No More Book

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