Jason Persse
Contributor
Jason is a writer, editor, and photographer who lives in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to Noisecreep, he has written for Spinner, McSweeney's, Publishers Weekly, and Mixer. When he isn't working, he prepares himself mentally and physically for the zombie apocalypse.
Upstart Pickle Has More Facebook Fans Than Nickelback
Amid the patriotic fever ignited by the Winter Olympics, one of Canada's national treasures was dealt a staggering blow today when an inanimate pickled gourd officially racked up more Facebook fans ...
Who Was the First Band to Wear Corpse Paint?
Thank you, Jenny (not photographed at left), for providing this weeks Ask The 'Creep - Who was the first band to wear corpse paint? We could enter into a long, convoluted discussion of face painting ...
Do Norwegian Black Metal Bands Really Kill Each Other and Burn Churches and Stuff, or Is It All Just Hype?
Newspaper headlines can be scary these days, especially when metal bands are involved. That's a bit like asking if the Hells Angels run around stabbing people to death at rock concerts. Extreme acts ...
How Did the 'Devil Horns' Become the Universal Metal salute?
This weeks 'Ask The 'Creep' comes from Kristina, and she's looking for the origins of "devil horns" in the metal world. Long before the devil sign was used to piss off the parents and teachers of ...
How Come the Number 666 Pops Up in So Many Metal Songs?
Jory wants to know about the whole "666 thing" that he keeps hearing in so many metal songs. As any Iron Maiden fan can tell you, 666 is "the number of the beast," which is a really badass biblical ...
What the Hell Is 'Hipster Metal,' and Should I Hate It?
Our friend Willis from Gamedaily asks the 'Creep, "What the Hell Is 'Hipster Metal,' and Should I Hate It?" Answer: Like pornography, hipster metal is hard to define, but you know it when you see it. ...
