Steve
@slneechski.bsky.social
Milwaukee native. Music obsessive. Goodly writerist.
Bylines: The Hard Times, The Milwaukee Record, WMSE.
Formerly: Lambgoat, Invisible Oranges, The Line of Best Fit, Spectrum Culture, Shepherd Express, Badger Herald.
Bylines: The Hard Times, The Milwaukee Record, WMSE.
Formerly: Lambgoat, Invisible Oranges, The Line of Best Fit, Spectrum Culture, Shepherd Express, Badger Herald.
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Here's my pick for the best rock doc, from my longform piece on "St. Anger." www.invisibleoranges.com/st-anger-20-...
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here's my pick for the best rock doc, from my longform piece on "St. Anger." www.invisibleoranges.com/st-anger-20-...
Here's my pick for the best rock doc, from my longform piece on "St. Anger." www.invisibleoranges.com/st-anger-20-...
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here's my pick for the best rock doc, from my longform piece on "St. Anger." www.invisibleoranges.com/st-anger-20-...
Reposted by Steve
A few of my favorite pitches from October:
Hollow-Earther Mocks Flat-Earther For Lack Of Evidence
Department Of War Adopts Punisher Logo
Audience Unsure If Mathcore Band Are Savants Or Idiots
Tim Lambesis Insists Rage Is All-Natural, Not From Steroids
Trapt Announces Pop-Up Show At ICE Raid
Hollow-Earther Mocks Flat-Earther For Lack Of Evidence
Department Of War Adopts Punisher Logo
Audience Unsure If Mathcore Band Are Savants Or Idiots
Tim Lambesis Insists Rage Is All-Natural, Not From Steroids
Trapt Announces Pop-Up Show At ICE Raid
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A few of my favorite pitches from October:
Hollow-Earther Mocks Flat-Earther For Lack Of Evidence
Department Of War Adopts Punisher Logo
Audience Unsure If Mathcore Band Are Savants Or Idiots
Tim Lambesis Insists Rage Is All-Natural, Not From Steroids
Trapt Announces Pop-Up Show At ICE Raid
Hollow-Earther Mocks Flat-Earther For Lack Of Evidence
Department Of War Adopts Punisher Logo
Audience Unsure If Mathcore Band Are Savants Or Idiots
Tim Lambesis Insists Rage Is All-Natural, Not From Steroids
Trapt Announces Pop-Up Show At ICE Raid
My latest column.
“At the end of the day, I want bands to succeed and to want to come back because they had a good experience and they got to make some decent money on their merch."
Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Behind the camera with Aaron Miller, in the bowl with Jeff Gozdowiak
“At the end of the day, I want bands to succeed and to want to come back because they had a good experience and they got to make some decent money on their merch.”
milwaukeerecord.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My latest column.
Megyn Kelly's got a fascinating history of finding the stupidest fucking hairs to split, like this one: inthesetimes.com/article/fox-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Megyn Kelly's got a fascinating history of finding the stupidest fucking hairs to split, like this one: inthesetimes.com/article/fox-...
John-1488 would drive this.
I can’t believe my bitch ex wife doesn’t think this is the sickest fucking thing she’s ever seen. It’s the kind of truck Halo would drive.
November 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
John-1488 would drive this.
If the Blue Jays go all the way, what are the odds Trump has a meltdown on Truth Social because a Canadian team won?
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
If the Blue Jays go all the way, what are the odds Trump has a meltdown on Truth Social because a Canadian team won?
Here's the second installment of my column.
"That's kinda the vibe I was going for: Ozzy Osbourne with a face full of coke."
Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Psychic Shiv talks ‘Wearing Black,’ Imprecation Of Love talks black metal
“That’s kinda the vibe I was going for: Ozzy Osbourne with a face full of coke.”
milwaukeerecord.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here's the second installment of my column.
Something I wrote last year seems relevant. medium.com/the-haven/wo...
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Something I wrote last year seems relevant. medium.com/the-haven/wo...
Ya know, it woulda been easier (and honest) if you'd just said "I'm desperate for attention."
I bet Taylor Swift would be more popular if she wrote her own songs.
October 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Ya know, it woulda been easier (and honest) if you'd just said "I'm desperate for attention."
Since they got new music, get caught up with my handy ranking piece. thehardtimes.net/lists/every-...
October 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Since they got new music, get caught up with my handy ranking piece. thehardtimes.net/lists/every-...
I mistakenly re-posted the wrong thing. This is my contribution.
Hi! It's a new metal column! This month we chat with local groups Sublet, Lost Tribes Of The Moon, Dark Deeds, and Krooked.
Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Go for the openers
Ahead of three metal shows this week, we chat with local groups Sublet, Lost Tribes Of The Moon, Dark Deeds, and Krooked.
milwaukeerecord.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I mistakenly re-posted the wrong thing. This is my contribution.
"Hereditary"
name a flick other than requiem for a dream that you will never watch again not because you think its trash but more because you just cant put yourself through it again
September 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"Hereditary"
If you need a laugh today, here ya go.
September 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you need a laugh today, here ya go.
Since Deafheaven is playing Milwaukee tonight, here's my piece about them from earlier this year (that takes place in Milwaukee).
I wrote some comedy about (the silliness of) fandom ownership using one of the best bands of the last 15 years. thehardtimes.net/music/goth-a...
Goth and Metalhead Fight Over Who Gets to Shit on New Deafheaven Album
Local metalhead Zach Schmidt and goth Brandon Cleary got into a heated slap-fight over who was entitled to whine about the upcoming Deafheaven album, “Lonely People With Power.”
thehardtimes.net
September 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Since Deafheaven is playing Milwaukee tonight, here's my piece about them from earlier this year (that takes place in Milwaukee).
Here's my review, back when I was in college and wrote for a newspaper (!).
September 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Here's my review, back when I was in college and wrote for a newspaper (!).
My latest. thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
Opinion: I Have a Substack Because I’m an Expert, and I’m an Expert Because I Have a Substack
If you’re looking for true expertise, then look no further than Substack. I know this because I have my own Substack. Sure, I don’t have a degree — or, for that matter, any formal training or educatio...
thehardtimes.net
September 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My latest. thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
"'I’m still trying to wake up,' a disillusioned [James] Murphy repeats at the end of 'I Used To.' Yeah, I think a lot of us are."
I wrote that in 2017 about LCD's then-new album. Sadly, it's still true. (Scroll down to #2.)
spectrumculture.com/2017/12/19/t...
I wrote that in 2017 about LCD's then-new album. Sadly, it's still true. (Scroll down to #2.)
spectrumculture.com/2017/12/19/t...
Top 20 Albums of 2017 - Page 4 of 4 - Spectrum Culture
These are the 20 best albums of the year.
spectrumculture.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"'I’m still trying to wake up,' a disillusioned [James] Murphy repeats at the end of 'I Used To.' Yeah, I think a lot of us are."
I wrote that in 2017 about LCD's then-new album. Sadly, it's still true. (Scroll down to #2.)
spectrumculture.com/2017/12/19/t...
I wrote that in 2017 about LCD's then-new album. Sadly, it's still true. (Scroll down to #2.)
spectrumculture.com/2017/12/19/t...
Apparently, 'Metallica' just turned 34. I wrote about 'The Metallica Blacklist' back in 2021, a 53-track collection of an array of artists tackling songs from that Metallica's self-titled album. www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albu...
Metallica's Blacklist is an indulgent glimpse into their vast mark on the world
Metallica's Blacklist is an indulgent glimpse into their vast mark on the world
www.thelineofbestfit.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Apparently, 'Metallica' just turned 34. I wrote about 'The Metallica Blacklist' back in 2021, a 53-track collection of an array of artists tackling songs from that Metallica's self-titled album. www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albu...
I need a biologist to explain how Jimmy Fallon walks around when he clearly doesn't have a spine.
August 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I need a biologist to explain how Jimmy Fallon walks around when he clearly doesn't have a spine.
I saw Galactic Empire a coupl'a days ago, and then I wrote about it. If you get the chance to catch them on their current tour, take it.
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Concert Review: Galactic Empire
August 5, 2025 | X-Ray Arcade in Cudahy, WI
medium.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I saw Galactic Empire a coupl'a days ago, and then I wrote about it. If you get the chance to catch them on their current tour, take it.
medium.com/@slneechski/...
medium.com/@slneechski/...
Every time I throw on "Paul's Boutique," I realize I'll never be even half as cool.
July 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every time I throw on "Paul's Boutique," I realize I'll never be even half as cool.
Five Finger Death Punch is here in Milwaukee tonight. I expect there to be plenty of salt-n-pepper goatees that say "My hobbies include polishing my guns and yelling at customer service."
July 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Five Finger Death Punch is here in Milwaukee tonight. I expect there to be plenty of salt-n-pepper goatees that say "My hobbies include polishing my guns and yelling at customer service."
I wrote some WW1 jokes. thehardtimes.net/music/oh-you...
Oh, You’re a Sabaton Fan? Name Three Victories for the Central Powers During World War I
Hey, you with the Sabaton shirt and the over-manicured facial hair that’d make Tony Stark scoff. A power metal fan, huh? Power metal’s for people who live in a fantasy world — just like Wilhelm II dur...
thehardtimes.net
July 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I wrote some WW1 jokes. thehardtimes.net/music/oh-you...
"It's a typo. It's supposed to be The *Yahtzee* Party."
-Elon, at some point soon, probably
-Elon, at some point soon, probably
July 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"It's a typo. It's supposed to be The *Yahtzee* Party."
-Elon, at some point soon, probably
-Elon, at some point soon, probably