Granted, Burning Airlines' break-up may have allowed him more time to invest in his burgeoning production career, but with riffs as explosive as those evident on Waiting for the Next End of the World, it seems another creative outlet in front of the amp rather than behind the boards beckoned.   Full text...

Channels was reportedly brought together through a mutual love for Jesus Lizard and early XTC—two groups that have an obvious effect in their grind and energy, respectively—and a feeling of constant disillusionment with the state of world affairs.  Full text...

From beginning to end, Waiting For the Next End of the World is an exhausting listen, and one with plenty of new tricks, even for a horse that's been bucking for more than two decades.   Full text...

Give it a shot if you like J's voice.  Full text...

Waiting for the Next End of the World has all the trademarks of his previous projects, excepting the melody or the bite.  Full text...