Great interview w/ Local Natives via KCRW

God is LSD - Girl on Fire

It's been a while since I dug this out - one of my all time favorite records. I special ordered God is LSD's Spirit of Suicide from Red Tower in Orland Park back in the early 90's after reading a write-up of it in Subculture magazine. It didn't disappoint then and still holds strong today. This is my favorite song on the record, although, "Trippin... and Fucking the World" is a close second.

It's been a while since I had a GILSD jag - 'bout to remedy that.

Tiamat - Clouds

Wow. I haven't heard this in ages. One of my favorite album covers (although the crucified raven disturbs me a bit)

A Place to Bury Strangers - In Your Heart

I've probably posted this before, but it's so good it's worth posting again (and again and again).

Stag Hare - Sandpaintings

Found this via Warren Ellis' Twitter. I like - definitely fits the floating, hung-over mood I have this morning. You can of course click on the widget and follow it back to the group's bandcamp where the album is digitally offered at the "Name Your Price" cost. Or you can go to Inner Island Records and buy the C30 cassette!

Making How To Destroy Angels

Found this via Wired this morning.

I'm over my hang-ups with the album - I listened to Welcome Oblivion the other night two or three times in a row while reading Brian Michael Bendis X-Men comics and absolutely LOVED it. (was initially disheartened to find several of the tracks from Dec 2012's An Omen e.p. on the full length as well. I've pretty much just combined them into a giant playlist in Itunes).

Real Genius? Shamalamadingdong

This is old news to most; it went viral about a month or two ago. I just finally watched it for the first time and LOVED it.