Rinocerose - la guitaristic house organisation

I first heard this somewhere on the other side of the pond, back at the beginning of the oughts. I think a club in Edinburgh. Somehow tracked the record down - whole thing is fantastic and doesn't get the props it deserves.

Tristan Shone's artistic Process (Author & Punisher)

The more I learn about Tristan Shone, the more I am fascinated by him.

Brian Michael Bendis' All-New X-Men

I am just in love with Brian Michael Bendis' run on X-Men. Here's my full two cents:

http://joup.co/thee-comic-column-34-bendis-x-men/

Tones on Tail - Twist

This is one of those songs that I feel was made 'for me'. Love it.

Crystal Castles - Affection

I don't love III the way I do II, but this is a start to getting me back into trying to.

Secret Board of Canada Links and... an album title???

They're set to private, so I couldn't embed them here, but follow these links: One and Two and you'll hear more of Boards of Canada fucking with us. I'm hearing complaints but I'm LOVING this; someone has found a way to bring the mystery back to album releases {props again to QOTSA on their recent weirdness as well, but this is out-mystiquing them BIG TIME at this point}. And speaking album releases, the speculation at present is the new record may be named Cosecha. What? Where'd that come from? Read all about the research going on to keep on top of this stuff on Exclaim! - it's fascinating!

Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God

I'm in full Blut mode today (much to my wife's chagrin). One of the greatest metal albums ever, but you have to have the right ears to 'hear' it. Many don't - I'm not trying to be elitest, it's just not an easy piece of music to love. I almost dismissed it at first too. Then I 'heard'.