Can it be considered a 'cover' if there are members from the original band who wrote song performing in the band covering it? Probably. I'll say this - I am extremely attached to every song on The Thirsty Crows' Handman's Noose; however, this is fantastic!
Four tight issues that tell a weird A.F. story that brings to mind Jeff Lemire and Gabriel H. Walta's Phantom Road and, I think, Greydon Clark's The Return. Barstow takes place in the desert, and if you've spent any time eating hallucinogens in Joshua Tree or an equivalent location, this will resonate. If you haven't, this is still a damn good time, with a mix of Body Horror, Satan Horror and a skosh of procedural thrown in to boot.
Read:
I finally had a chance over the weekend to sit down and read Rebekah and David Ian McKendry's Barstow.
Watch:
Ari Aster's Eddington is probably not my favorite film of the year - its unflinching approach to America 2020 dovetails with the country we live in five years later. It doesn't pick at the low-hanging fruit by blaming politicians. Instead, it blames US.
As with Aster's previous film, Beau is Afraid, there is a lot of humor here. It's dark and subtle and twisted, though, and honestly, my uproarious laughter was, at one point during our showtime, misinterpreted by a fellow audience member. There could have been trouble, but instead, I think the misinterpreter realized his mistake as he adjusted to the movie's voice, and by the end of the film, he was laughing just as loud as I was.
I will say, I was expecting something approaching Civil War's "reasons to hate humanity" vibe, and instead, Aster pokes a kind of almost good-natured fun at just how stupid our species is.
Playlist:
Ozzy Osbourne - Patient No. 9
Mick Harvey - One Man's Treasure
Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power
Them Crooked Vultures - Eponymous
Grinderman - Grinderman 2
Amigo the Devil - I Hope Your Husband Dies (Bridge City Sessions)
Amigo the Devil -
Anthrax - Sound of White Noise
YUNGBLUD - Idols
G.B.H. - City Baby Attacked By Rats
Aerosmith - Pump
Zeal & Ardor - GREIF
Card:
From Jonathan Grimm's Hand of Doom Tarot, which you can buy HERE.
• IX: The Hermit
• Ten of Swords
• King of Cups
Spend some time alone working on things or there is going to be an issue with getting things finished.
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