Slighty Feral Media: The Raccoon's Cabinet of Curiosities

FIELD NOTE // METAL IS NOT A SPECIES Metal Mayhem Meltdown at Warehouse on Broadway with Third Wounded Man, Pure American Filth, Into Existence, and Waking Demons By Alethea F. Mehdipour — Slightly Feral Media METAL IS NOT A SPECIES Metal is such a vague statement. Metal means many things. There are thrash metal creatures fueled by speed, sharp edges, and repetitive neck injuries. Doom metal sounds like an ancient structure collapsing during a thunderstorm. Death metal growls. Black metal appears to have emerged from a cold forest deeply disappointed in organized religion. Sludge metal is something extremely heavy dragging itself out of contaminated water. Industrial metal located machinery and intends to use it. Nu metal returned wearing very large pants. Groove metal made movement heavier. Metalcore brought breakdowns. Power metal brought swords. Possibly metaphorical swords. The raccoon does not assume when it come to these things.   Each subgenre tends to draw a slightly differ...

FIELD NOTE // WHEN THE CORN WAS REAL Hickoids, White Line Nightmares, and a Lesson in Whimsy Soundbite Social at Warehouse on Broadway | Kansas City, Missouri By Alethea F. Mehdipour | Slightly Feral Media THE FIRST COWPUNK The raccoon had never encountered cowpunk before.  Naturally, field research began long before arriving at Soundbite Social inside Warehouse on Broadway. The available evidence suggested a collision of country, punk rock, garage rock, and rockabilly. This immediately raised an important scientific question. Who looked at those genres and decided, “Yes. Those belong together”? Further investigation produced another unexpected discovery. The Hickoids appeared to perform behind a drum kit decorated with corn. The raccoon concluded there were only two possible outcomes. Either the evening would be gloriously ridiculous or ridiculously glorious. Both outcomes justified field research. SMALL ROOMS REVEAL LARGER TRUTHS One reason the raccoon keeps returning to Soundbit...