Brent Hinds

April 21, 2012, marked Record Store Day and, per usual, a slew of bands released special runs of singles, remixes, collaborations, and hard-to-find reissues.  It’s one of the few times during the year that musicians and fans can agree that it really is all about the music.  While a few oddities are usually the order of the day (for instance, the new Flaming Lips LP that collects a ton of collaborations with the likes of Ke$ha and Justin Vernon, among others), this year may have the weirdo...Read Full Story

Mastodon, the metal band that everyone seems to love, is coming to find you this spring.  I can’t promise that your safety is secured, nor would I feel entirely sorry for you if you went home a little banged up. Oh, that’s right, I should clarify.  No, Mastodon, the Atlanta-based reigning kings of cerebral-metal, are not coming to break into your home and steal you into the night.  However, what I am here to tell you is that they’re coming to a town near you for their world tour.  But it also...Read Full Story

Check this out Voodoo Rules! - the nexus of voodoo and contemporary art, music, and culture on the web The Witch Doctor's got the cure for WHO ails you! Voodoo Rules! Voodoo Fest 2011 This is the seventeenth day of the our countdown.  Tomorrow will mark the moment we are just 10 days away from the kickoff of Voodoo Fest 2011.  The Witch Doctor can’t wait to join the voodoo experience and enjoy the sounds!  On this our 17th day of the countdown, we have two more great artists Mastodon and DJ...Read Full Story

Brent Hinds is best known as the extremely talented lead guitarist and vocalist for the group Mastadon. Hailing from Alabama, Hinds made his first big move to Atlanta, Georgia and joined the group Four Hour Fogger with Troy Sanders. The rest is history. Looking into the career of Brent Hinds is a bit like trying to piece together a really wild jigsaw puzzle. Quite simply, Hinds is a multitasking superpower of rock greatness. Before he was known for his work with Mastadon, Hinds was kicking it...Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS- Mastodon's Brent Hinds been hard at work with two side projects recently; one, WEST END MOTEL are said to be a conglomerate of losers, poets and hobo-sexuals. Tom Cheshire met Hinds in Atlanta, GA on a corner under a bridge in 1993. They were panhandling and drinking cough syrup and before long, music began spewing from their pores. Songs were written on an acoustic guitar and a bucket with the occasional toy piano in the background. Late nights turned into early mornings and much...Read Full Story