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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
LGBTQ+ People Are Not Going Back
I’m writing this post at a scary time for LGBTQ+ people in America and all over the world. I can’t speak for them, but I can speak as someone who’s lucky enough to have queer and trans family and friends … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Atrocity Girl – “Ego Fix”
Atrocity Girl‘s “Ego Fix” is a powerful call to arms against patriarchy, focusing on the rampant misogyny in media by alternating each verse with samples of various right wing blowhard spouting anti-feminist and anti-woman nonsense. As hard as it is … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 songs: Kitty Junk – “Kitty Kitty Kat”
Kitty Junk is yet another duo that refuses to let their small numbers limit the heaviness and power of their music. Ryan manages to deliver the depth and breadth of two guitars and bass (even live, as I have witnessed), … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: 9-5 Hyperfuck – “At Time of Recording (2023) LTJ Bukem is 56 Years Old”
My first exposure to the immersive onslaught of 9-5 Hyperfuck was when Death Spa played our first show with them at Nii Modo, a former Bartell Drugs in downtown Seattle that has been converted to a beautifully post-apocalyptic performance space … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Nic Masangkay – “Star”
Nic Masangkay‘s contribution to Ball of Wax 70 is a compelling slice of dark electronic pop that plumbs the depths of heartbreak and lost love, and returns to the surface as a gleaming star. As Nic pivots seamlessly between the floating … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Kihalás – “Potnia Theron”
One thing I love about having someone else curate Ball of Wax (again, a thousand thank-yous to curator extraordinaire Mia Rose Malone for the job she’s done assembling volume 70) is that I’m exposed to bands, sounds – hell, entire … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Rainbow Coalition Death Cult – “Phat Pig”
After cooling down for a few tracks, Ball of Wax 70 kicks back into high gear with Rainbow Coalition Death Cult‘s “Phat Pig,” a slice of old school hardcore punk that makes Body Count’s “Cop Killer” sound like a goofy … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Seaside Tryst – “Saddle Up”
When Seaside Tryst‘s new wave road trip anthem “Saddle Up” first hit my ears, I was immediately filled with regret that I’d been sleeping on their album Different Places for months, and with gratitude to Mia’s brilliant curation for at … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Day Soul Exquisite – “Mosaic”
Ball of Wax 70 Curator Mia opted to bring things wayyyy down for track 3, dropping us tenderly into the supple grooves of Day Soul Exquisite. If you live in Seattle you’ve likely been hearing a lot about this multi-faceted, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 70 Songs: Miscomings – “Putty”
Ball of Wax 70 – Mia Rose Malone’s impeccably curated collection of music by local trans and nonbinary artists – jumps right off with Miscomings’ “Putty,” a thrilling 110 seconds of dissonant minimalism that may have you wondering whether you’re … Continue reading