Some artists deal with the subject of mortality in delicate, reflective brushstrokes. OFF! bandleader Keith Morris confronts it roughly the same way a hungry pit bull meets a T-bone steak—with fang-gnashing ferocity. To wit: multiple compressed assaults from the band’s new sophomore salvo, Wasted Years (Vice). Because, at 58, the Circle Jerks/Black Flag vet (who still maintains a spin-off combo dubbed Flag) has faced his own frailties, overcome most of them, and simply accepted—then soldiered on—with the rest. Morris, guitarist Dimitri Coats, bassist Steven Shane McDonald and drummer Mario Rubalcaba will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new feature on them.
Coats: I’m going to write about a product I’ve never had but have tried to track down. It’s not something I can simply order and have shipped to my door because it will melt. The website has a store locator, but apparently, Ben & Jerry’s Hazed & Confused (chocolate and hazelnut ice creams with fudge chips and a hazelnut fudge core) isn’t available in my area. I live very close to L.A. and don’t understand what the holdup is. It’s as if the Sgt. Pepper’s of ice cream exists and I can’t eat it. Enough with the mouth-watering marketing B&J. You win. Let’s have it!
