Squirrel Nut Zippers Live 28 Years Later!

 

Oh man! Mr. Brown steered me to this one the other day, and it's fucking EPIC. Reminds me how much I love this band. I need to get Hot! on vinyl like yesterday! Also, serves as a great reminder to pull out their Christmas album.

 

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NCBD:

This week's pull list has some pretty exciting titles in it:

One name sums up my absolute excitement for this issue: BRUTICUS!!! I am a huge fan of the Combaticons, and seeing them dart in and out of the last few issues, I knew this couldn't be far away.

Loving Jeff Lemire's new series Minor Arcana so far, but then, I've really come to appreciate these books where he writes and does the art. His style is very distinct and very mature, i.e. he's been doing it long enough that it really feels 'complete.'

This is another new, limited Batman series. Here's the solicitation from League of Comic Book Geeks:

"Set during the early years of Batman's career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City's protector while the city itself fights back against him. This is the Dark Knight Detective at his most stripped-down core, a man relying on his wits, his skills, and little else as he tackles some of the most twisted mysteries Gotham City and its protector have ever encountered. Case 01: We Are Wounded A series of sickeningly gruesome murders has sent shock waves through Gotham. Are these the random works of a serial killer, or is there something more sinister at play? Batman attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery before any more victims are claimed."

Sounds pretty cool, eh? Definitely worth giving a shot, at the very least.

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Watch:

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 28 Years Later got a trailer yesterday and there was no way I wasn't going to watch it, despite the fact that between now and the summer 2025 release date, I expect to be inundated with this trailer ad nauseam.

I'm a huge fan of the first two films in this series, and despite the usual disdain I hold for late-coming sequels, I'm pretty excited about this. It feels natural, not like a cash grab. 

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Playlist:

Sumerlands - Dreamkiller

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Black Sabbath - Sabotage

Orville Peck - Bronco

Bluekarma - The Communication

Anthrax - Among the Living

Anthrax - State of Euphoria

This Movie Saved My Life Podcast - Alien

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

Blood Incantation - Absolute Everywhere

High on Fire - Cometh the Storm

Better Lovers - Highly Irresponsible

Ministry - HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES

Justin Hamline - The House With Dead Leaves

Double Life - Indifferent Stars E.P.

Ulver - Liminal Animals

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Card:

From Jonathan Grimm's Hand of Doom Tarot, which you can buy HERE.

• Five of Swords

• Page of Pentacles

• XI: Justice

Good will comes from finding a truce, and finding the truce comes from recognizing the "Lunar Pull" - Read: obscured influences - on seemingly unconnected processes. I'm not really sure how this applies to my daily life at the moment, but as always, it's good to approach the day with this in mind and see what reveals itself.