SATURDAY, MAY 17
I have come for you, SoCal!
Hello Cruel World. Literally. I'm kicking off Club Doom at noon on Saturday as the first DJ at this year's Cruel World music festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. If you're attending, say hi as I spin and hopefully set the tone for a day of dancing on the dark side. When my hour is over, I'm happy to share tales from the underground, talk about records and chat about the book. It's my second CW (first was in 2023), so I know it will be a great day, but sunscreen is a must!
Here's what's up...
My contribution to Bloomsbury’s acclaimed 33-1/3 series, Ministry’s The Land Of Rape And Honey, was released into the world on May 1. The next day, I launched the book with a whirlwind few days in (where else?) the Chicago area, MCing the Skatenigs shows at Liar’s Club, speaking at Millikin University's Midwest Music Expo, and holding court with post-punk legend Martin Atkins at the PPIM Museum.
If you'll be at this year’s Cruel World festival in Pasadena, stop into Club Doom at noon, where I’ll be foisting my tastes on unsuspecting attendees, wedging Monkees songs between Front Line Assembly and Esplendor Geometrico tracks. (“He keeds, he keeds,” says Triumph The Insult Comic Dog.)
I’ll be promoting the book for the rest of the year, so check here for updates, photos of my fugitive dog Arto, and to learn what I’m up to. Thanks.
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PTGRW?
Jason Pettigrew
After nearly 30 years as a music journalist, editor and editor-in-chief of Alternative Press, PTGRW added 'author' to his credits in 2023 as a collaborator on Had To Be There: A Visual History of the Explosive Pittsburgh Underground.
A contributor for SPIN, PTGRW launched his first 'solo release' with 2025's The Land of Rape and Honey (aka LORAH) - a chronicle of the pivotal, alchemical album created in 1988 by iconic alt-metal-industrial band Ministry.
Through in-depth conversations with legendary Ministry members Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker as well as the legion of their collaborators, the book is now available as part of Bloomsbury Publishing's 33-1/3 series. Order yours via their website, on Amazon or from PTGRW himself as he takes his show on the road.