Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Blogs
May 22, 2013
Top 10 Spitters In Music History (w/ VIDEO)
Spitting. It's gross in any language or culture -- a sign of disrespect that garners admiration or adoration from no one. Well, except for fans. Stars and celebrities themselves get mighty pissed off if you spit on them, but if they spit on you, you better just grin and take it. That's why we decid ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2009
Interview: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez on Mars Volta's Fifth Album Octahedron and His Solo Record Cryptomnesia
"You come and see us and it's three hours of getting punched in the face." Hetero life partners Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala The Mars Volta's guitarist and co-leader, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, seems possessed by an almost demonic energy. The fifth Volta album, Octahedron, will be released ... More >>
Blogs
September 18, 2008
Mars Volta at the Hammerstein: Astronauts Going Nowhere
Music
January 22, 2008
Bate and Switch
The audience-antagonizing joy and terror of the defiant, ridiculous Mars Volta
Music
September 12, 2006
Prog-Metal Wackos' Sick Chops Turn Noxious
Music
March 29, 2005
Ghost Writers
Dueling divas of Latin hair-prog explode the possibilities
Music
November 25, 2003
Turkey Shoot 2003
Putatively musical sounds from hunger, for the fan of the future in a very disastrous year
Music
July 29, 2003
Music
Music
September 26, 2000
Emotional Rescue
Sad Emo-Punk Boys Pull on Strings, Unravel Sweaters, Shiver ’Til Spring