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Butcher Babies (Heavy Metal)

  The name, the name, the name just offends the hell out of my conditioned morality, but could the name be an indictment against the government of my beloved nation?  The music, the music, the music just mellows the hell out of me. Literally. I love this shit. Labels be damned. I read on the internet that Carl Jung said that screaming could never be musical. On many things that Mr. Jung reported,…

Cloud Nothings (Live Action Report)

There is a part of me that would love to say that the reason that I was backstage to take this photo was because the band knew who I am, but reality differs. I just happened to be drunk enough to open a door that hid a few stairs that led to a little corner of the backstage. I’m grateful for friends that endure my folly. The Dr. wears a crown when it comes to this and he beautifully refuses the…

While looking through my Facebook feed today, Utah came to mind. A well-headed friend described the violent street protesters as Anarchists. It is not uncommon for violent protesters that riot against the state to be labeled as Anarchists. It does bother me when I see the label used this way, but accept that it is just another example of how the use of language can chisel perspective. I see them…

  This two-man get up from Los Angeles is currently working on new music for a new album. I’ve been holding off sharing them here with anticipation of the new material, but I’ve run out of patience. One of my nephews recently asked me about what I listen to when listening to music. Do I listen more to the lyrics or beat, and is there anything that I pick to listen for. I told him that I listen to…

Dead Skeletons (Psychedelic Rock)

  Nonni Dead was born the same year as the writer. What that has to do with anything, I’m not certain, but his band’s art and his personal art touches me. It touches the dark quiet places that I still share with my earlier years. The times when laying in bed at night and a still object in the room would suddenly awake to life through my fear of the darkness. Being too afraid to leave the bed, I…

This discovery comes by the way of a Facebook friend from Austrailia. This friend, I have never met, but through correspondence, a relationship has grown through similar understandings of our individual realities. I’m grateful for the bond made with this individual that resides half way across the planet. Social Media seems a source of ugly societal uprisings, but on the flip side, it can be a…

Rival Sons (Hard Rocking Blues)

This band from Long Beach, California is the opening act for Black Sabbath so this band isn’t as underground as most that are posted about here, but I just got a first listen to their stuff today and I enjoy what they are creating. The vocals are as strong as any I’ve heard and the groove they produce is perfect for drinking, dancing, and driving. The Town of Hard Rock is chock full of talented…

Factory Floor (Post Industrial Electronic)

Here is another band from The Island.  I have been keeping tabs on Factory Floor, formed in 2005, for close to a year now. Electronica is not a genre that I have any level of deep listening experience to bank on when listening for bands that sound interesting to me. I just looked up my first share from this genre, Mystery Skulls, and while they haven’t taken over the world, they have enjoyed some…