Halcyon Magazine

TEXT BY: SASHA LEE

PHOTOGRAPHY BY: JENNIFER ZILIOTTO

Thanks to all who participated and joined in the fun at the LA ROCK/Swap Meet at Space 15 Twenty last Sunday! All Seeing Eyes kicked off the set with a Small Faces, big bravado induced swagger good time, old schoo, long haired, teenage rock n’ roll. Mack Winston played it cool (shades mostly in tact) in the Sunday heat calling to mind Saturday night Slade, the Cars’ pop hooks, and lots of leather! Last but not least was Din Caliber, whose heavy Hendrix inspired licks that could even turn Heavy Cream into butter. DJ Starrsign added some righteous in between riffage in between sets as well!

Vendors included lovely organic cleaning products by Clean Peace, biker metal head hesher axe-wielding beer cozies and the like from Emilio’s Pocket, sweet somethings by CutXPaste, independent publications from Narrow Books, LA Weekly sign ups & t-shirts, rock n’ roll wooden paintings by Shang A. Lang, Apparel & Magazines by Beautiful/Decay, muscle & might by REAL Rock ‘n’ Roll movers, and interdimensional photography and 3-D design by Ryan Colditz!

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TEXT BY: JENNIFER ZILIOTTO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY: JENNIFER ZILIOTTO

I was invited by my good friend and client Jackie (aka Full Metal Jackie, of Indie 103 fame) to do her make-up and photography for the first annual Revolver Magazine Golden Gods Awards Show, the first exclusively heavy metal awards show in the US this past Tuesday. Read Jen’s full review & photographs after the jump! 

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I do have a penchant for mythologically themed names, but Power of Zeus is one of those freak fuzzed out weighty 1970’s bands that I would like, epic mythologically themed name or not. Honestly, it’s not the most earth-shattering stuff, but when you have a whiskey-burning hole hankering for the heavy stuff, Power of Zeus is a welcome tonic. And for all you drummers- the introduction to the Sorcerer of Isis has hands down, some of the most freaked-out drum breaks in a long time. These guys are all groove, move, screaming guitars, funky bass lines and space-case meanderings. Not a cold kentucky bourbon Maker’s Mark on the rocks, but good for a good quick fix Black Velvet type of deal. It makes sense they were released by Motown based label, Rare Earth, ’cause the Hammond organs, bass and drums are pushed to the fore to give the album a real funk(adelic) feel.