Sludge and grunge are sibling genres that formed around the same time (something that music historians often overlook), so it’s no wonder that they have over-lapping fan bases. Since sludge/stoner/doom metal and grunge are the primary genres I cover on this blog, I thought it would be a good idea to give some attention to other blogs who cover these scenes, most of which do so much better than my blog.

Here’s a pretty well-rounded and brief list of some of the best s/s/d and grunge-centric blogs on Tumblr. I should note that none of these blogs are dedicated to just one or a few artists (ie Fuck Yeah Mastodon or Hole-Lotta-Love), but they focus on all participants of these scenes on a large scale. Click on the blog names to visit and/or follow.

Sludge/Stoner/Doom Metal:

• Doom Congregation is every s/s/d pirate’s wet dream. The entire blog is nothing but free downloads of great sludge, stoner, and doom metal albums, although the owner of the blog does encourage readers to buy copies of featured albums if they like what they hear. The blog isn’t updated often, but when it is, something special will be waiting for you.
• Doom Sludge is a good source of sludge and doom metal news, is very no-frills, and will definitely not spam your dash with unnecessary crap.
• Fuck Yeah Doom has a lot of good audio and video posts, and is pretty good at staying on top of the latest news that develops on the scene.
• Fuck Yeah Sludge Metal is an excellent source of high-res concert photos and band biographies, as well as the latest sludge, stoner, and doom metal news. The blog is updated every day with unique, fresh content and very few senseless re-blogs. I can not pimp this blog enough; seriously, go check it out.
• Sludge Nation is a jack-of-all-trades sort of blog with a lot of audio, video, and photo posts of all of the best-known sludge, stoner, and doom metal bands. It is regularly updated and always has something interesting to offer.

Grunge:

• Alt-Grunge 1990s has a name that’s pretty self-explanatory, as it only covers grunge and alternative bands from the 1990s. This blog is a great source of audio posts that serve as a nice sampler for someone who might not know much about the grunge scene.
• Fuck Yeah Grunge Music is an image-centric blog that regularly features rare pictures of grunge artists, as well as high-resolution GIFs and music videos. Very no-frills and it won’t clog up your dash one bit.
• Grunge Book is the official blog from the authors of the new book Everyboby Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of Grunge. Authentic grunge goodies and exclusive interviews from people who were sizable players on the Seattle scene back in the day. This is definitely the best grunge-centric blog on Tumblr by a long shot.
• Grunge is Dirty Like Me is mainly centric around the “big four” of grunge - Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. Other bands are featured as well, and most posts revolve around photos and music videos of various grunge artists.
• Martyrs Of Grunge is dedicated to educating Tumblr users about what grunge really represented through photos, interviews, trivia, and audio posts. It’s regularly updated with interesting content, but it definitely won’t spam you to death.
  

In my heart of hearts, I really do think that this was the most successful edition of WOSMAW thus far. A lot of hard work and tireless dedication went into organizing, writing, and planning for this event. This is a labor of love, and it gives me a chance to show readers like you what this blog is really about.

Everywhere around the world, there is some young girl picking up a Les Paul, a microphone, or a pair of drumsticks for the first time, aspiring to follow in the footsteps of their rock idols. If any of the women I have interviewed and honored here has introduced those girls to a whole world of underground music that they had never known about before, then I have done my job.

Extra special thanks are given to Stephanie of Tinsel Teeth and Michelle Temple of Black Skies, both of whom went as far as to schedule whole new photo shoots for their interviews and publicize WOSMAW IV to a broader audience. More thanks go out to the women on the British sludge/doom scene for being tireless messengers for my work, and also to Lori from Acid King for being so patient as I poked and prodded her relentlessly for an interview (Hey, sometimes it’s what you’ve got to do!). Until WOSMAW V comes along (which will likely be in September or October of this year), here’s a recap of the “Trailblazers” features and the five-question interviews I did this time around:

TRAILBLAZERS:

Jinx Dawson (Coven)

The Ladies of 13

Amy Miret (Nausea)

Runhild Gammelsæter (Thorr’s Hammer)

FIVE-QUESTION INTERVIEWS:

Dani Hawkins (Ishmael)

Kathleen Stubelek (Circle Takes The Square)

Amy Holifield (House of Capricorn)

Sina D’Crime (Bottom)

Stephanie (Tinsel Teeth)

Mindy Kern (Stasis)

Andrea Black (A Storm Of Light)

Jenn “LadyEvil” Kilburn (Sister Caravan)

Michelle Temple (Black Skies)

Lori S. (Acid King)

Darcy Nutt (Uzala)

Carol Ann Cat (Nice Cat)