Créme de la CREEM
Crème de la Creem
Don’t you hate “best of” comps? I mean, sure, they can be a great way to get into a band, but everyone knows that they’re usually for simps, posers, or those who generally don’t really give a shit. All the best songs are supposed to be on the greatest hits, but the true bangers are actual album cuts and B-sides because only real heads know the deal.
PEST CONTROL
Thrash has been around for, what, pushing 50 years now? We’ve definitely had our share of reinvention over the years—you’d be hard-pressed to think of a genre that didn’t have a bit of thrash in the mix at one point, from rap (Anthrax) to ska (Voodoo Glow Skulls), funk (Fishbone), crust (Hellbastard), garage (Jay Reatard), prog (Voivod), crossover (D.R.I.), and... what ever Propaghandi is. (Actually, calling dibs on tweethrash!) Blazing new trails is almost always a good thing, but a band can be its best just by hunkering down and concentrating on being really good at what they do.
