RIP Gwar's Oderus Urungus

I took today off from work to celebrate my day of birthing with a few extra hours of that ever-disappearing natural resource we all take for granted - Sleep. When I woke up around 8:30 AM (yeah, that's sleeping in four whole hours for me) a text came through from Mr. Brown that informed me Oderus Urungus, the lead-singer of Gwar, had died yesterday.

Talk about the reverse of a birthday present.

And Speaking of Horror... More New Music from The Horrors

Via Brooklyn Vegan. So good to hear this new music from a band I had actually kind of lost track of for a while. There's a lot of new textures I getting from this new album thus far. Some Cold Wave elements fused to the bones of psyche-out, run through their Rough Trade/Factory influence, yet all tempered with some exemplary pop flourishes.

The Misfits w/ Michael Graves - Saturday Night

Oh, and how could I not tack this one on at the end? I don't love the second Graves-era Misfits record - Famous Monsters - as much as I do the first - American Psycho, from which the first three posts in this series were from and named after one of my favorite novels - but this is one of the highlights.

The thing with this era of The Misfits is in order to appreciate it you have to consider it a totally different band than the original line-up. You just have to. Or Glenn might show up and beat your ass.

Just saying.

Three Songs Why I LOVE The Misfits w/ Michael Graves Prt. 3

And thus, finishing the holy trinity of Graves-era Misfits.

Three Songs Why I LOVE The Misfits w/ Michael Graves Prt. 2

As if that wasn't enough...

Three Songs Why I LOVE The Misfits w/ Michael Graves Prt. 1

This usually surprises people, hell it surprised me back in the day, but as big a fan I am of Danzig and Danzig-era Misfits, it does not interfere with my absolute LOVE of Michael Graves-era Misfits. Oh, I know, I know. Calm down. I know it's sacrilege, but seriously? Aren't Danzig and the Misfits all about Sacrilege and obliterating all that you hold holy? Then why oh why elevate them to that same position? Reminds me of the Golden Dawn talking shite about Christianity when they themselves adhered to a suspiciously Christian-like hierarchy. Further proof that any good idea put into practice by this mostly dumb animal called humanity ultimately corrupts itself and becomes what it sets out to fight.

None of that baggage muddies up the Misfits though. Graves-era is obviously waaaay more polished and a bit of a caricature but it is awesome nonetheless and if you doubt me then the this post as well as the two to follow are my not-so-subtle attempts at convincing you.

Happy Fookin' Irish Day Ye Basterds!

Want a good St. Patty's Day? Drink some Guinness, some Bushmills and listen to this album. It'll make you feel like a little, drunken, Irish GOD!