Yannick K. Author

Fait le grand écart entre kung fu old school et le rock sous toutes ses formes. Pense que Dieu serait tellement plus crédible (et badass) si c'était Iggy en disciple shaolin maniant aussi bien le nunchaku que la six cordes. En attendant il prêche pour THC.

WEEDPECKER “III” (Stickman Records)

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December 2017. A lead-colored sky and rainy winter plunge me into an apathetic state, from which even the festive period and its excesses could barely extricate me. From my living...

THE MIDNIGHT GHOST TRAIN “Cypress Ave.” (Napalm Records 2017)

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Freed from their own chains, THE MIDNIGHT GHOST TRAIN ’17 venture in new, unexpected paths. First and foremost, so that you fully understand what has led the...

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE “Villains” (Matador 2017)

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QOTSA. Josh Homme. Mark « Uptown Funk » Ronson. Enough said: haters gonna hate. Even before hearing the first notes of “The Way You used To Do”, fans of...

YOUNGBLOOD SUPERCULT “The Great American Death Rattle” (DHU Records 2017)

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When it comes to the new wave of Sabbath-worshipping bands, we must at least acknowledge the evocative force of their music – a direct reference to the sacrosanct...

SASQUATCH “Maneuvers” (Mad Oak Records 2017)

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A well-known rock magazine used to ask their readers one thing: “what is Rock’n’Roll in 201X?”. Beyond any poser answer involved by such question,...

MAMMOTH MAMMOTH “Mount The Mountain” (Napalm Records 2017)

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Rock, Fun, lots of Fun actually. Since their illustrious forefathers AC/DC, Australian rockheads have been reproducing the same old formula over and over again: ballsy...

MASTODON “Emperor Of Sand” (Reprise Records 2017)

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It’s always enriching to dive back into the discography of such an endlessly creative outfit as MASTODON, realizing that they’ve never put out a similar album...

John Garcia “The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues” (Napalm Records)

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JOHN GARCIA is a living legend. Kyuss, Hermano, Unida, Slo Burn, Vista Chino are all bands that are part of any stoner rock fan’s essentials. So each...

GONE IS GONE “Echolocation” (Rise Records 2017)

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Mike Zarin and Tony Hajjar (At The Drive in) were right. While working at Sencit Music studio on movie and video games soundtracks or promo jingles, they felt like some...

TRUCKFIGHTERS “V” (Fuzzorama Records 2016)

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Oh hey, a new TRUCKFIGHTERS record! Like many other fans, I discovered the band through their 2005 effort Gravity X, which helped putting Europe onto the...

GEEZER “Geezer” (Ripple Music 2016)

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GEEZER appeared as a total UFO on my radar, when I came across the NYC trio’s digital single “Long Dull Knife” last year. The kind of...

BRANT BJORK “Tao of The Devil” (Napalm Records 2016)

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If the music world had to come to nothing, BRANT BJORK would certainly be one of the last standing… Twenty years after his Kyuss odyssey, the stoner rock...