Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Maybe just that kind of day

I just want to go home and listen to High on Fire. When's the last time you listened to Death is This Communion?

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Realities of War

One of the most iconic record covers. Discharge - Realities of War. February 1980. Photographer took a pic of the band but the singer didn't want his face on the record so he turned around. They cropped the photo and here's the cover. How many kids did up jackets after seeing this. And the music was ferocious.

Friday, May 13, 2022

Damnation of the deer

Saw Fontaines D.C. on Monday night at the Ogden Theater. Good show, they were tight. The guitar player switched guitars every single song, his tech was running the whole night. No hello's or anything, straight gig in a small town feel, but they played well. Rythym guitar looked a lot like Strummer and the singer had an Ian Curtis thing going on. The crowd was surprisingly mostly close to my age.... heh. Older for sure. I'm only once through the new record but it's
like the more serious tone of Hero's Death rather than Dogrel. Sounding closer to the Murder Capital and Iceage I think. Moody and dark, so right up my alley.

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Holey Moley

Well, I for one love the stupid TV Show Holey Moley. Mini golf, silly double entendres, and generaly goofiness. I am also a Muppets fan, mostly for the nostalgia aspect of being a kid and seeing them live on TV when I was young. However the new season of Holey Moley deviates from this pattern, no dumb jokes and all my Muppets voices are dead (I am assuming). The "new" Muppets seem to be souless shadows of days past, and that's OK. But the two should not be married, what a poor decision from the network.

Friday, April 29, 2022

Fear of the Dawn

I can't say enough about the new Jack White record it's fantastic. I've only been a casual fan since the White Stripes broke up. The record is next level. Killer power pop, but I hear elements of dub, the Beatles, hip hop, sampling(William S. Burroughs), scratching, a theremin is used. The percussion work from Daru Jones is astounding. Check some of his live playing on youtube, so fun to watch.

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The Gangs Solves Global Warming

Last night I caught the Always Sunny episode where the gang solves Global Warming. So damn good. Season 14 Episode 7. The Gang plans to profit from global warming by pumping up the A/C so people will congregate at Paddy's and save energy at home.

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Whoa, is this thing on?

It's only been 8+ years since I posted. Since Facebook and Twitter are not really the best places to share what I'm interested in I'm considering going back to this joint for some self expression.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Top 10 Records of 2014

My favorite albums of 2014 in no particular order:

Spoon - They Want My Soul
Electric Wizard - Time to Die
Death From Above 1979 - the Physical World
Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
Iceage - Plowing the Field of Love
Caribou - Our Love
FUGAZI - Demos
Moon Duo - Live at Ravenna
Jack White - Lazaretto
Dream Police - Hypnotized
The MEN - Tomorrow's Hits
OFF! - Wasted Years
Horseback - Piedmont Apocrypha

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Monday, December 16, 2013

MY TOP 10 for 2013

OK, you know the rules, it has to come out on vinyl or it doesn't exist!
top ten for 2013 - in no order

My Bloody Valentine - MBV
Wooden Shjips - Back to Land
Oozing Wound - Retrash
the MEN - New Moon
the Bronx - IV
Four Tet - Beautiful Rewind
Darkside - Psychic
Forest Swords - Engravings
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
Cave - Threace
QOTSA - ...Like Clockwork
Ice Age - You're Nothing
Fuzz - Fuzz
Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
FIDLAR - FIDLAR

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Sunday, November 3, 2013

UTA Flight 772 Memorial information

UTA Flight 772 was a scheduled flight operating from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo to Paris CDG airport in France. Wow! neat article worth the read.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

J Dilla

check this sweet quick doc on JDilla, so good.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Top TEN for TWELVE

Lots of good albums for 2012! These were my favorite - In no order below, if it wasn't pressed to vinyl it doesn't exist. I'm no good at describing music, plus you guys all know how to spell YouTube so if you're into it you can look it up.

Darkside - Clown and Sunset
Burial - Street Halo 12" and also Kindred 12"
OFF! - OFF!
Moon Duo - Circles
High on Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis
Santigold - Master of My Make Believe
Kim Phuc - Copsucker
Horseback - Half Blood
Divine Fits - These Are Divine Fits
9th Ward Marching Band - Sneakin' Up the Street
Diplo - Express Yourself
The Men - Open Your Heart
the Evens - the Odds
Mark Lannegan Band - Blues Funeral