Joe Geia is one of Australia's leading didgeridoo players, a didgeridoo being a wind instrument fashioned from the hollowed trunk of a eucalyptus tree. The didgeridoo is regarded as a sacred instrument and is used in a variety of religious and communal ceremonies. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More

Lead by virtuoso didgeridoo player Charlie McMahon, Gondwanaland has brought the sound of aboriginal music to White Australia. The didgeridoo is a wind instrument fashioned from the hollowed trunk of a eucalyptus tree. It is regarded as a sacred instrument and is used in a variety of religious and communal ceremonies. His album Gondwanaland Wide... [+] Read More

One of the earlier punk bands on the San Diego scene, Pitchfork are most remembered for being the first collaboration between Drive Like Jehu guitarists John "Speedo" Reis and Rick Froberg (then calling himself Rick Fork). Influenced primarily by SST (Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü) and proto-emo bands (Rites of Spring, Squirrel Bait),... [+] Read More

Although they weren't around for long, Drive Like Jehu had a tremendous impact on the evolution of hardcore punk into emo. Underappreciated during their existence in the early '90s, the band was sometimes overlooked next to post-hardcore kin like Fugazi and Quicksand; at the time, many critics also lacked the frame of reference to place their... [+] Read More