Ethan Fixell
Ethan Fixell
 

Ethan Fixell

 
Background.JPG

      Writer  •  Educator  •  Performer

 
LOGO.png
 
045 Loon Crest (1).png

AS Featured In:

 
 
logo (44).png

Recent Articles

 
Featured
Health Unite Industrial and Electronic Fans With Beautiful Violence
Health Unite Industrial and Electronic Fans With Beautiful Violence

AS PUBLISHED BY KERRANG!

In Brooklyn’s industrial Bushwick neighborhood, Aphex Twin recently played New York for the first time in two decades, surely drawing one of the most diverse crowds a single artist showcase ever has. Yet, even beyond Richard D. James, electronic music has proven it’s no longer just for ravers and DJs. Hip-hop and heavy metal have both never been so mainstream; rock is much more than just guitar, bass, and drums. Thank the internet, the home recording evolution, or the endurance of the punk rock ethos: however you attribute it, music fans in 2019 — The Golden Age of Crossover — know no boundaries. Thus, it makes sense that here in Bushwick, at two-year-old venue Elsewhere, goth kids, metalheads, and indie rock fans would coalesce for a completely sold out show headlined by Los Angeles industrial noise rock outfit, HEALTH.

Jeremy Enigk (ex-Sunny Day Real Estate) Faces Ghosts On The Road
Jeremy Enigk (ex-Sunny Day Real Estate) Faces Ghosts On The Road

AS PUBLISHED BY KERRANG!

Jeremy Enigk is haunted by ghosts. They’re not all bad – some are quite friendly, in fact. And by talking to him backstage before his most recent performance at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge, one thing is for sure: he is at peace with all of them. The former frontman of seminal post-hardcore band Sunny Day Real Estate – often cited as inspiring an entire modern “emo” movement, a credit Jeremy has seemingly come to reluctantly accept – has parlayed a career as an enigmatic, brooding rock star into one as an accessible, demonstrative singer-songwriter. It’s a transition most hardcore, metal, or alt-rock musicians are unable to successfully make as they age, but Jeremy has done so with grace and beauty.

Lovelettertypewriter: Honoring Mineral On Their 25th Anniversary
Lovelettertypewriter: Honoring Mineral On Their 25th Anniversary

AS PUBLISHED BY KERRANG!

….When I finally meet Chris and Jeremy backstage before their show at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere, I can’t keep the feels from flooding back. Though Mineral now take up far less of my attention than they once did, the mere sight of them in the flesh reflexively brings up the longing, sadness, and frustration of my late teen years. Immediately and involuntarily, I find myself promising my heroes that I won’t punish them in the interview that’s about to transpire, despite the impact their work had had on me as an impressionable high schooler….

 
 

instaGram

@SunKingBrewing's 10-4 Good Buddy series is a 4-pack of collaboration beers brewed at Sun King with different contributing breweries like @CigarCityBrewing, @AustinBeerworks, and @Rhinegeist. But their #MaximumOverdrive is a special collab in that it's with an Indiana neighbor, @3FloydsBrewing. Even at 7% ABV, the Northeast Baltic Porter is surprisingly refreshing -- with its medium body and subtle flavors of hazelnut and coffee accenting toasty malt notes, it's the perfect dark brew for the summertime. And #3Floyds fans know that their ties to heavy metal run deep -- so I'm pairing this purely Indiana beer with a genuinely Indiana band: Indianapolis's The Gates of Slumber play face-melting doom metal made for crushing porters like Maximum Overdrive. And with tracks like Chaos Calling, Death Dealer, Descent Into Madness, and Iron Hammer, their 2009 release, #HymnsOfBloodAndThunder, is the perfect selection from their impressive discography to provide the soundtrack for this flavor-packed brew. . #SunKing #SunKingBrewery #SunKingBrewing #IndianaBeer #IndianaCraftBeer #Indianapolis #BeerCollab #CollabBeer #3FloydsBrewing #BalticPorter #BlackBeer #TallBoy #TheGatesOfSlumber #DoomMetal #DeathDoom #Metal #HeavyMetal #HeavyMetalBeer
A few months back I posted about @DogfishHead's #RecordStoreDay collab with The Flaming Lips -- but that's not the only music-themed beer brewed by Delaware's finest. In fact, my fave happens to be a beverage as wholesome, straightforward, and American as the album by which it's inspired: #AmericanBeauty pale ale, a collaboration with none other than The @GratefulDead, inspired by their 1970 masterpiece of the same name. Infused with granola and wildflower honey, the golden beer smells of orange blossoms and marzipan, with a touch of sweet honey on the palate. It's as balanced and tasteful as a Dead tune -- and as tasty as a Garcia solo with a doobie in the rain. (How high am I right now?) Naturally, as I sip, I'm listening to American Beauty, which features iconic tracks like Box of Rain, Friend of the Devil, Sugar Magnolia, and Truckin' -- it might as well be a "greatest hits" record, considering the heat it packs. Thankfully, the beer is just as classic. . #DogfishHead #DogfishHeadBrewery #DogfishHeadBeer #DogfishHeadBrewing #GratefulDead #DeadHead #JerryGarcia #DeadAndCompany #DeadHeads #DeadAndCo #BobWeir #GratefulDeadFamily #BoxOfRain #Truckin #SugarMagnolia #GratefulDeadArt #GratefulDeadBear #GratefulDeadBears #GratefulDeadLyrics
Quite simply, #Franciacorta doesn't get enough credit. Produced in the traditional method just like Champagne (i.e. with a secondary fermentation in the bottle), the wine provides all of the flavor, elegance, and complexity that Champagne does -- it just happens to come from the province of Brescia in Lombardy, Italy, rather than a more famous region in France. This particular bottle is a new favorite of mine, from @Lantieri_Franciacorta, a family with winemaking roots dating back to the 10th century. Like all Franciacorta labeled as "Satèn" (which means "silk" in Italian), this wine is made from 100% Chardonnay and has less bottle pressure than other sparklers, thanks to the lower level of sugar in the liqueur de tirage for the yeast to chow down on during secondary fermentation. The result is a soft, creamy, and...well...silky sparkling wine, with ripe peach and white flowers on the nose, and hazelnut, vanilla, and brioche on the palate. Paired with this smooth beverage is the latest release from an equally graceful and underrated band: @TheAppleseedCast. Their new record, The Fleeting Light of Impermanence, is an elegant, passionately made distillation of all their post-rock, indie, and emo influences -- and easily their best work in 15 years. I hope it'll get them the attention they deserve as a veteran act -- much like the Lantieri family and the Franciacorta wine they produce. Read all about the new Appleseed album -- and their entire discography! -- in my new interview with frontman Chris Crisci for @KerrangMagazine_. Link in bio! . #Lantieri #LantieriGlam #FranciacortaWine #FranciacortaWines #FranciacortaLovers #SparklingWine #SparklingWines #Wine #Wines #WineTasting #WinePairing #ItalianWine #Italy #Lombardy #BresciaItaly #TheAppleseedCast #AppleseedCast #GravefaceRecords #Emo #EmoRock
My love affair with @CounterCultureCoffee goes deep. I've been obsessed with the roaster since 2015, when I wrote a piece for @FoodAndWine about @EvilTwinBrewing's Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø hatred for iced coffee. I enlisted Counter Culture's help to try and convince Jeppe otherwise -- and while they failed (trust me: tall order), they totally bowled me over with their attention to quality and devotion to coffee education. I've been drinking their single origin stuff ever since, and I'm especially impressed with the beans I'm brewing this month: Boka is a farmer in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea who has been growing for over 30 years on about 25 hectares of land -- small by PNG standards, but fairly large compared to many single-growers CC works with. His best lots are harvested for CC, and roasted very lightly for a delicate, nuanced coffee that shows flavors of golden raisins, sweet tea, and cinnamon. I sip this special brew while my daughter eats her breakfast. When she's old enough, I hope to teach her about how to seek out and taste stellar coffee like this, too. (I'll wait until she's three.) . #CounterCultureCoffee #Coffee #CoffeeLover #Coffeeholic #Coffee_Time #Coffees #CoffeeCoffeeCoffee #CoffeeTime #CoffeeCup #CoffeeAddict #CoffeeMug #CoffeeRoasters #CoffeeLovers #CoffeeVibes #CoffeeBeans #CoffeeRoaster #CoffeeOfTheDay #PapuaNewGuinea #CoffeeFiend #CoffeeCupping
As you can probably imagine by their name, @SkaBrewing have long been fans of @Rancid (and members' previous band, Operation Ivy), producing beers such as Hoperation Ivy and Rue B. Soho to further prove the point. Now the Durango, Colorado, brewery have taken their devotion to @TimTimeBomb, @LarsFrederiksen, @MattFreeman, and @BrandenSteineckert even further by actually brewing a beer with these rad dudes! Debuting at @TheBashFestival last weekend, #Brewstomper is an absolute crusher of a golden ale, ideal for slamming back at a rock concert: with its subtle hops and 5% ABV, it has just enough flavor to keep things tasty without detracting from the show. Naturally, it pairs best with Rancid's sophomore effort, 1994's #LetsGo -- the cover of which even shares the same "fist" logo as the beer's label. While most know the Berkeley street/ska/pop punk band for their subsequent work, #AndOutCometheWolves, Let's Go is where the band first came into their own, and arguably their best record. Hell, it even features the classic, hooky track "Radio," co-written by @GreenDay frontman @BillieJoeArmstrong. Can't beat that two-fer! . #SkaBrewing #SkaBrewery #Ska #SkaMusic #DurangoCO #Durango #ColoradoBeer #Rancid #RancidBand #RancidFans #RancidRancid #RancidTattoo #RancidHooligans #RancidPunks #PunkRock #PunkRockForever #PunkRockForLife
Happy fucking Father's Day. . 📸: @SKalishPhoto . (In all seriousness, Sara Kalish is a phenomenal photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, child, and family shoots. If you're in the NY / NJ area hit her up! Her real stuff is much sweeter than this pic. She just puts up with me and my asshole family because she's a pal.) . #FathersDay #HappyFathersDay #FathersdayGifts #Fathersday2019 #Father #Fathers #DadsOfInstagram #SadDad #Parenting #ParentingMeme #ParentingMemes #ParentMeme #DadMeme #DadMemes #Daddy #DaddyDaughter #DaughterDaddyTime #DaughterandDaddy #FamilyLife #ParentingIsFun #Dad #Dads

Twitter