Fantômas: Fifteen Years Later
Sean MurphyA writer should always set challenges: it keeps things interesting and guards against formulaic and predictable assessments. Still, as Harry Callahan sagely observed, "A man's gotta know his limitations." I…
Mr. Bungle’s California: Fifteen Years Later
*8/5/14: This dropped a little over five years ago, which is difficult to fathom. This album dropped a little over fifteen years ago, which is exceedingly difficult to fathom. ***…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #8 & #7 (Revisited)
8. Fantômas, Fantômas (1999) This one is a bit of a stretch; it may even be cheating a little bit to include it since it’s not (necessarily) dismissed. On the…
Mr. Bungle
Romney is at it again. You've already heard and read about it, right? If not, a good summary of his latest implosion can be found HERE. There is definitely a…
Ten Albums That Supposedly Suck (But Do Not): #8 & #7
8. Fantômas, Fantômas (1999) This one is a bit of a stretch; it may even be cheating a little bit to include it since it’s not (necessarily) dismissed. On the…
Trey Spruance, Super Genius
I used to believe it was one of the minor musical tragedies of the last quarter-century that the great Mr. Bungle could not keep it together. Three spectacular albums (each…
Mr. Bungle’s California: Ten Years Later
PopMatters keeps the party going, plowing through the calendar year of 1999, reminiscing about important albums that dropped that year. For my part, I'm tackling the yang to Fantomas' yin:…
Fantômas: 10 Years Later
A writer should always set challenges: it keeps things interesting and guards against formulaic and predictable assessments. Still, as Harry Callahan sagely observed, "A man's gotta know his limitations." I…