William Cody Watson
We Interviewed Ross Gentry, the Man Behind Villages
We shot a few questions over to Ross Gentry, a zealous, emerging artist in the world of ambient and drone music who performs under the name Villages.
Sad-Ass Music #9: A Chat with Dirty Beaches' Alex Zhang Hungtai
I “met” Alex Zhang Hungtai, better known as Dirty Beaches, in a very obvious and appropriate way back in probably 2008 or 2009 on... Myspace. We recently got back in touch and shared this lovely, intimate interview with each other.
Sad-Ass Music #8: A Chat with William Fowler Collins
William Fowler Collins is the New Mexico-based artist, known for creating his own distinct style of sonic desperation through his releases on labels the likes of Type, Digitalis, Utech, and Root Strata. Most recently, he dropped his newest slab of...
Matthew Bellosi Is an Artist Out of Philly Who Makes Tape Covers and Such
Matthew Bellosi is an up-and-coming artist out of Philapelphia. His recent work can be seen adorning the covers of numerous eccentric and intense releases, mostly of the cassette-tape medium, by artists such as Avon Ladies, Shirtless Thugs, Skrapyard...
Sad-Ass Music #7: I Get by with a Little Help from My Commenters
I'm not a total dork-ass knowledge bank of EVERYTHING “Sad-Ass Music” related (believe it or not), but I do have my head on pretty goddamned straight; or, shit, crooked, depending. I thought I'd take a lil cruise of my own comments and compile a list...
The Sad-Ass Guide to Being a Man
Look, I know growing up, something in your brain told you that by being the biggest douchebag in the world, you'd get all the respect, power, money, girls, etc etc til the day you die. Well, I've got something to tell you, 9 times out of 1...
Sad-Ass Music #6 - Sad-Ass Guilty Pleasures
like the idea of guilty pleasures. I like the idea of that type of music you'll switch to private on Spotify while listening to. It feels almost...dirty? Maybe not, maybe it just feels goofy. Whatever. Here's what I did, went ahead and crafted a list...
Sad-Ass Music #5
So now you're ready to get out there on the weekend and serve up the f*****s with delight. Prep you a little iPod playlist, burn you a CD—who does that anymore?? Just get yourself some tracks together and unleash on the masses. If you're reading this...
Sad-Ass Music #4: End of the World Edition
This time around, I asked, y'know, what would be the ultimate playlist for the very last day on earth? Sure, many highly-respected, well-educated muggs have come forth to say anyone believing the 21st will be the end of the world is being foolish, but...
Sad-Ass Music #3
It's a beautiful feeling, to get ripped open by a melody, a texture, or a tone. You feel open and alive and inspired. You want to melt into the fucking floor. At least, that's how this bewitching thing called music affects me, and I always want to feel...
Sad-Ass Music #2
This time around on Sad-Ass Music, I'm gonna take it back to a very warm and special place: high school, motherfuckers! Remember that awesome time in your life, when you first started to realize what you truly were as a human being, and what your weird...
Sad-Ass Music #1
For all the times we’ve bitched and moaned about our wretched depression and googled “how to get over blah blah blah whatever,” deep down, there’s a sense of comfort and security in the anguish.