http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2009/03/04/monteconnerinterview/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2009/03/04/monteconnerinterview/comment-page-1/#comment-945 The Obelisk » Blog Archive » The Numbers: Thank You Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:11:26 +0000 http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/?p=790#comment-945 [...] much on the grand scheme of things, but it’s the most The Obelisk has seen since March when that Monte Conner interview got picked up by Blabbermouth and MetalSucks and both were kind enough to link it back [...] [...] much on the grand scheme of things, but it’s the most The Obelisk has seen since March when that Monte Conner interview got picked up by Blabbermouth and MetalSucks and both were kind enough to link it back [...]

]]> http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2009/03/04/monteconnerinterview/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Monte Conner Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:47:16 +0000 http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/?p=790#comment-119 That shirt no longer fits, Woody. Everything chnages once you hit 30, ha ha. That shirt no longer fits, Woody. Everything chnages once you hit 30, ha ha.

]]> http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2009/03/04/monteconnerinterview/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Woody Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:27:14 +0000 http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/?p=790#comment-78 How come Monte doesn't wear his mint Iron Angel shirt anymore? How come Monte doesn’t wear his mint Iron Angel shirt anymore?

]]> http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2009/03/04/monteconnerinterview/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Indy Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:06:39 +0000 http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/?p=790#comment-40 Outstanding review, JJ. Outstanding review, JJ.

]]> http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2009/03/04/monteconnerinterview/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Ignacio Brown Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:38:42 +0000 http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/?p=790#comment-34 JJ, Excellent interview. I am not a big fan of what Roadrunner does now, but Monte know his stuff. Too bad he can't help some of the better stoner bands because they don't have the selling potential. My favorite stoner rock album is also Fu Manchu's In Search of, produced by White Zombie's J by the way, who really blew that guitar sound of the planet. The Floodgate album has recently been reissued by Poland's Metal Mind. It was a fave of mine back when it came out. I guess I was one the few who bought it, somehow it hasn't aged that well. Or perhaps I have aged. JJ, Excellent interview. I am not a big fan of what Roadrunner does now, but Monte know his stuff. Too bad he can’t help some of the better stoner bands because they don’t have the selling potential. My favorite stoner rock album is also Fu Manchu’s In Search of, produced by White Zombie’s J by the way, who really blew that guitar sound of the planet. The Floodgate album has recently been reissued by Poland’s Metal Mind. It was a fave of mine back when it came out. I guess I was one the few who bought it, somehow it hasn’t aged that well. Or perhaps I have aged.

]]> http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2009/03/04/monteconnerinterview/comment-page-1/#comment-33 ROADRUNNER’S MONTE CONNER TALKS STONER ROCK | MetalSucks Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:24:49 +0000 http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/?p=790#comment-33 [...] The Obelisk, a new metal blog run by JJ Koczan of the now defunct Metal Edge Magazine, recently published a fascinating interview with Roadrunner Records A&R-king Monte Conner on the subject of stoner rock. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the most famous and influential A&Rs in the history of metal, if not just for the interesting stoner rock subject matter? then for the industry / label politics / A&R talk. Monte speaks all about his stoner rock heroes from Kyuss to Fu Manchu to Queens of the Stone Age, spends a good deal of time talking about why Roadrunner never ventured far into the stoner rock foray (Karma to Burn excepted — and he goes in depth about them, too), the current state of stoner rock, and why it’s never become a commercially viable genre. Take a quick look at some of the interview highlights after the jump. [...] [...] The Obelisk, a new metal blog run by JJ Koczan of the now defunct Metal Edge Magazine, recently published a fascinating interview with Roadrunner Records A&R-king Monte Conner on the subject of stoner rock. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the most famous and influential A&Rs in the history of metal, if not just for the interesting stoner rock subject matter? then for the industry / label politics / A&R talk. Monte speaks all about his stoner rock heroes from Kyuss to Fu Manchu to Queens of the Stone Age, spends a good deal of time talking about why Roadrunner never ventured far into the stoner rock foray (Karma to Burn excepted — and he goes in depth about them, too), the current state of stoner rock, and why it’s never become a commercially viable genre. Take a quick look at some of the interview highlights after the jump. [...]

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