How to Destroy Angels out in the Desert

While HTDA's first full-length release Welcome Oblivion disappointed me a bit when I purchased it and found most of the contents of their previous EP on it, I still really like the band. I love pretty much everything Mr. Reznor has ever done and Atticus Ross is just a freakin' genius, has been since I learned to spell his name back when Barry Adamson's MASTERPIECE As Above, So Below came out and I rabidly memorized the liner notes as it left its first of many deep, invigorating impressions on my soul.

Anyway...

Every image I've seen of HTDA live has been a thing of beauty - their stage lighting/set-up is nothing short of amazing and looks as though it would fit their music perfectly. Thanks to Pitchfork for linking this, hopefully more will surface.

And despite the disappointment, Welcome Oblivion is still a great piece of music.

Blur Live at that Place out in the Desert

While there's nothing I could think of that I would like to do less than attend a massive, 150+ band concert out in the middle of the desert supported by a shit-ton of corporate sponsors, I won't say I'm not going to cherry pick from the wealth of footage that is sure to arrive hot on said event's heels. A reunited Blur performing There's No Other Way is - in my opinion - a great place to start.

Thanks be to Pitchfork for linking this.

GIJOE animated Movie (80's) Intro

That last post made me think of this and so I had to look to see if it was on youtube (everything is on the youtubes - soon you will be too!).

The Cobra parts still give me chills - the Joe parts are blatantly goodie goodie. But I love the animation used here - even if the movie is pretty goofy.

"When I'm done with you their going to scrape you off the walls with a squeegee."

Sure sarge, sure.

While I'm on the topic, here's my review of Retaliation on Joup. I mean, not retaliation on Joup, but the review I published on the website I write a weekly comic book column for, Joup.

GIJOE Retaliation Fake Toy Commercial

aintitcoolnews posted this earlier. It runs out of steam, but it's pretty funny.

The Afghan Whigs - Love Crimes

I'm not really a fan of Frank Ocean. Nothing against him, and it could just be reaction against seeing his name EVERYWHERE for the last eight months, but when I gave the album a run through it didn't grab me. Might down the road - definitely not ruling that out. Especially after falling in love with the Whigs' version of this song, which dropped like a year ago and I'm just getting around to posting.

You should still be able to DL this on the Whigs' website here.

NEW music from The Devil's Blood is here!!! White Storm of Teeth

Yes, The Devil's Blood is broken up, however if you recall the link I posted upon learning this contained an interview with chief songwriter/guitarist Selim Lemouchi where he stated that the album they had been working on, along with a bunch of other demo stuff, would indeed be released. Well, here's the first track from the forthcoming third and final album, III: Tabula Rasa, or Death And The Seven Pillars. This is apparently a "demo" version but it doesn't sound too much like a demo - it's not super polished, but it's polished. Really dig this - reminds me a bit of a cross between Feverdance and Everlasting Saturnalia from the band's previous record The Thousandfold Epicenter. You can pre-order III here.

All this comes via a website I just discovered earlier today, a great metal site called Metal Sucks and their Senior Editor Anso DF. Really great site and they have quite a bit more info on what's coming from the The Devil's Blood here and here.

BRMC - Let the Day Begin Video