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IndianGiver — Plafond EP

If you were to peruse the “About” section of IndianGiver’s Facebook page, you’ll notice how the instruments attributed to each of the Oklahoma City band’s five members are described with downright flippancy: Dylan Jordan plays “sticks & animal skins,” while Jazzton Rodriguez earns his keep with “shanties & loud noises,” and so on.
05/22/2013 | Comments 0

Various artists — Never Give Up: Celebrating 10 Years of The Postal Service

Few indie bands have had the impact on current music that The Postal Service has. Even fewer have done so with only one album.
05/15/2013 | Comments 0

Big Worm — Bench All-Stars

Fans of the comedy classic Friday may recognize the name Big Worm, but the Big Worm behind Bench All-Stars is rooted not in South Central L.A., but on the streets of Oklahoma City.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

Code 22 — Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!

The guys of Oklahoma City’s Code 22 seem like a likable group of fellas. Their latest release, Going Soft: The Acoustic Album!, is likable enough as well — so likable that on first listen, I took its clean, acoustic sound and clear, unstressed vocals as an alternative praise-and-worship band.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0

Eureeka — Polysynthetic Fields

It’s always refreshing to hear music that embraces its own eccentricity, yet presents it in an accessible and meek fashion. Eureeka — the Norman-based duo of Jordan Vargas and Devin Wahl — has tapped into this rarified air on its self-released EP, Polysynthetic Fields.
05/08/2013 | Comments 0
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Visiting OKC, Slayer remains a heavy-metal favorite


H. Barry Zimmerman February 1st, 2007

Something you wouldn't imagine to hear from Tom Araya, lead singer and bassist of thrash-metal giant Slayer: "I live in a small town out in the country close to Dallas now. I got registered cattle and...

Something you wouldn't imagine to hear from Tom Araya, lead singer and bassist of thrash-metal giant Slayer: "I live in a small town out in the country close to Dallas now. I got registered cattle and a big ol' barn out back."
 
"We moved here when my wife got pregnant," Araya said. "She was sick and wanted to be close to her mother. And I just loved it here."
 
SURVIVING THE SCENE
Slayer started rocking the world in the early Eighties, and the Southern California quartet quickly was lumped together with other metal maniacs:
" Metallica,
" Megadeth and
" Anthrax.
 
"We're the only band from the big four that still has all original members," Araya said. "That makes me proud."
 
SECRET TO SUCCESS
Araya said his band is a team.
 
"We encourage each other and tell each other when we fucked up," he said. "We don't try to knock each other down. That's why it's worked for so long. This band is our lives " we treat it with respect."
 
The band is on the road promoting "Christ Illusion," its first album in six years.
 
"On the road when we are playing so hard night after night, I just have to stay in bed and rest the next day," said Araya. "Being Slayer is hard work." "H. Barry Zimmerman

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