Hark! New word from the long-forgotten apostle of music and death! Hear ye, etc. It’s been a while, with forces beyond my command – and at times, comprehension – conspiring to keep me from sending you electronic mail. Though truth be told, it’s been mostly a lack of time and
Apologies for sending what basically amounts to an ad. I'll keep it short. As I hope you're aware, I'm an avid photographer. Looking at my work in 2024, I found three themes emerging: the countryside, the city and concerts. Hence: Country/City/Concert. Three
It’s hard to determine what broke inside of me or when it broke, but for some reason I find experiencing live music most enjoyable if I’m photographing the artists. This illness does not seem to have a cure yet, and as such this year, too, I was photographing
Greetings. ’T is the time for looking back, though frankly I’ve skipped a lot of the year-end lists. I’ve also not much of a stomach for creating one of my own, or at least one that pretends to be a ranking of musical quality. Having said that, I’
The record is a sweet circle, container of tones and delivery mechanism of sweet catharsis. Whether dulcet or harsh, slow or fast, soft or loud, this physical object is filled with ethereal emotions. In an age of untouchable music, the record is here to deliver the magic of sound emanating
Before we begin, a small reminder that I have zines for sale. Find them here. Any purchase is appreciated. The big tent was restless, its occupants aware of things that were, as of that moment, secrets to me. The air thick with anticipation – an eery sensation when its origin remains
Continuing last issue’s topic of writing about receiving curios in the mail, recently this humble author received his copy of the Birds In Row/Coilguns collaboration You and I in the Gap. A truly collaborative record, with the two bands forming as one and creating three wholly new songs
A curio arrived in the mail the other day: a 12" vinyl version of metalcore pioneers Undying’s 1999 EP This Day All Gods Die (available from Holy Mountain Printing still). A curio, because back in the day, the band only released it as a CD, with vinyl not
Hello. Rolf here from Terror Management with a new issue. Hopefully you won’t notice, but just in case you do: I’ve moved away from Substack as a publishing platform because it has no problems hosting nazis and it turns out I have problems with them not having problems
Recently, I published my latest zine, How To Photograph Punk Musicians In 5 Easy Steps. This newsletter contains the final chapter of that zine, with previous ones still available on terror.management. If you like it, please consider buying a physical copy at store.terror.management. I also have copies
Recently, I published my latest zine, How To Photograph Punk Musicians In 5 Easy Steps. This newsletter contains a chapter of that zine, with more to follow. If you like it, please consider buying a physical copy at store.terror.management. I also have copies left of my earlier zine,
Recently, I published my latest zine, How To Photograph Punk Musicians In 5 Easy Steps. This newsletter contains a chapter of that zine, with more to follow. If you like it, please consider buying a physical copy at store.terror.management. I also have copies left of my earlier zine,