Thursday, November 5, 2020
The Deadbeat Bang of 2020
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
November Walks at Dusk
Monday night was the first night I came home from work since the clocks went back. I'd gotten out late, and by the time I arrived home, the sky was already beginning to darken. K was still at work, so I threw on my headphones and took a nice long walk into the Dusk and listened to Yob for the first time. I mean, I'd given a song or two a whirl before, but the music hadn't really made an impact on me then, for whatever reason. This time though, I began with a song a friend recommended - Marrow, the final track on 2014's Clearing the Path to Ascend - and the timing couldn't have been better. Perfect.
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A lot of good stuff this week!
And yes, even the final issue of Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams!
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Tuesday, November 3, 2020
November 3rd as Portal to the Future
Poignant words from an album I fell in love with in High School. This day will change things going forward. Unfortunately - and I hope to hell I'm wrong here - I'm preparing for either outcome at the polls today to bring domestic terrorism on a scale we've not seen before. Obviously, the preferred outcome is achieved and we step into a new chapter, but I believe the "Stand back, stand by" was meant to put orange's cronies on watch for this very day. Expect militarized action if he is tossed out on his ass, as he should be. Of course, if the opposite happens, well, I guess we'll really know what kind of cuntry (and other cunt like tendencies) we live in, and how many bigots, xenophobes, and downright misguided people surround us. In that case, well, it's going to be a very long four years.
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This is more of a listen than a watch, but here's a great episode of Henry Rollin's KCRW radio show where Mike Patton is his guest. They get into some great stuff in this one:Playlist:
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Monday, November 2, 2020
A Dirge for November
And we enter the Dying Time with Opeth, usually a staple of most Novembers for me.
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Saturday, October 31, 2020
Happy Halloween!
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Friday, October 30, 2020
1 More Day 'til Halloween
Chock this up to unexpected. I finished my movie last night and sat down at my computer, only to stumble into a premiere for the first single from the upcoming first Remix album from Deftones - Black Pony. This is for the 20th Anniversary of their seminal album White Pony, which will always be special to me because it's where I began following the band. I'm not really one for remix albums, but this version of Knife Party - done by Purity Ring no less, a group I was briefly obsessed with during the later half of the 00s - is pretty fantastic on headphones. I'll definitely be giving the entire Black Pony a spin when it drops.
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Meg Myers - SorryThursday, October 29, 2020
2 More Days 'til Halloween
LA band PLaNETS is doing a special Halloween show on Youtube this Friday at 9:00 LALA Land time and I'm going to try and 'be there.' I only know one of their records, 2012's The Dark Woods, but it's a favorite. They'd fallen off my radar for quite some time and it was only last week that I broke out the album and then went digging around online for updates on them - their name makes them kind of hard to find stuff about. At any rate, I found their youtube, subscribed, and it was totally fortuitous because now I have this awesome virtual gig to look forward to!
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Deftones - White PonyWednesday, October 28, 2020
3 Days 'til Halloween
New John Carpenter album? Yes please!
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
4 Days 'til Halloween
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Monday, October 26, 2020
5 Days 'til Halloween
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The Sisters of Mercy - FloodlandSunday, October 25, 2020
Sunday Bandcamp: Void Vision
Philadelphia's Void Vision is a perfect addition to the Halloween playlist I've been listening to and refining all month. The synths sound like spiderwebs, and Shair Vari's (see what they did?) voice doesn't so much inhabit the songs as it does haunt them. The drums have that vintage 80s electro sound that serves as the crimson icing on the proverbial black cake. You can support them and buy the album HERE.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
7 Days 'til Halloween
I received an email alerting me to the fact that the copy of Mr. Bungle's Raging Wraith of the Easter Bunny shipped yesterday. Oh glorious day! I cannot wait to double down on this one when it lands.
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Friday, October 23, 2020
8 Days 'til Halloween - New Zeal and Ardor Out Today!
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New Creepshow animated special hits Shudder THIS Thursday, 10/29 - just in time for Halloween!
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Thursday, October 22, 2020
9 Days 'til Halloween - Deafheaven Live Daedalus
New, live Deafheaven from the forthcoming double-live album Ten-Years Gone, out December 4th on Sargent House. Pre-order HERE.
I ordered mine along with a nifty long-sleeve shirt back in March (I think it was March). I received the shirt shortly after, and only just recently remembered the good news that there was Deafheaven vinyl on the horizon.
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John Carpenter - Lost ThemesWednesday, October 21, 2020
10 Days 'til Halloween - New Kill or Be Killed
Holy smokes! New Kill or Be Killed dropped last week and I had no idea! I've still yet to break into Greg's solo record Child Soldier, which dropped a few weeks ago, but I think as soon as All Hallows passes and November settles in, I'll start really digging into this stuff.
New KoBK Reluctant Hero is out November 20th on Nuclear Blast, pre-order HERE.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
11 Days 'till Halloween
Time to break out the MLWTTKK. While Confessions of a Knife is my go-to from them, the first album is pretty rad as well, and nothing on it lights my fire like this track.
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Monday, October 19, 2020
12 Days 'til Halloween
I know a lot of folks are up in arms about Michael Graves' political leanings. Being a person who dislikes staunch adherence to either party, I feel like there are good people on both sides - although these people are the ones who definitely get noticed the least, as they're not running their mouths preaching the kind of hate and intolerance now trafficked in on both the Left as well as the Right. Either way, I haven't ever looked into Mr. Graves' political philosophies because I don't care. I love the two records he did with the Misfits and after that, well, for me he just fell off the face of the planet, which I am 100% okay with. I rewatched George A. Romero's Bruiser recently, and the Graves-era-Misfits make a cameo in, and the bonus features on the disc reminded me that the late, great Mr. Romero directed this music video for the band. How absolutely perfect, no?
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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Bandcamp Sunday: Chris May
Full Disclosure: Chris is a long-time friend. Like, seriously long time. He was one of the first two people I made friends with upon moving to the Palos area in the South Suburbs of Chicago in fourth grade. Yes, fourth grade. Chris has had many musical and visual projects over the years, G. Reed for one and later, Venue being the main one I tracked. He was also a part of Schlitz Family Robinson during arguably our best, most interesting live period back in the mid/late 90s. Over the years he's honed his video editing skills to an almost unparalleled degree, and now he's doing these audio/visual works and has begun posting them on Bandcamp, and they're fantastic.
Saturday, October 17, 2020
14 Days 'till Halloween: New All Them Witches
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Type O Negative - October RustFriday, October 16, 2020
15 Days 'til Halloween
Because I can't seem to get enough Type O this year. Well, that's every year in Autumn, but I suppose I'm smoking more pot this year, and it's making me appreciate them in a way I don't normally get to relive these days. Big difference between having a few beers and listening to music, and smoking out with one. Especially one you've loved for this long.



































