Sunday, February 3, 2013

something i never believed i would say: My Bloody Valentine Put Out A New Record



having now listened to My Bloody Valentine's new album 3 times since downloading i am still not sure exactly how i feel about the record.
music sends people into fits of hyperbole like nothing else really...and so it should be no shocker that when one of the most influential bands of the last 30 years releases their first album in over 2 decades that people are going to take some extreme sides about the fucking thing. i've already seen people declaring it BETTER THAN LOVELESS and also BORING BULLSHIT. the first time i listened to the album myself, my first thought was "these songs all sound like outtakes or throwaways from when they were making Isn't Anything". the album actually made me feel kind of cold... a sort of a nothingness. like, yeah...these songs are fine...but nothing is dynamic and nothing is blowing me away. but the more i listened the more it grew. this is in no way a disaster of a follow up like that horrifying Stooges reunion album or GN'R's Chinese Democracy. no, this is a good album. something that you would be happy to call part of their discography.  i mean, the best thing i can say about m b v is that it sounds like a fucking My Bloody Valentine album that the band could have just as easily released in 1995. there are no weird curveballs or stylistic departures. shit still sounds like whales singing underwater with some reverb and feedback. my bloody valentine are still writing music for you to fuck to. they haven't lost their way. but at the same time, it's hard to listen and not think...why did this take so goddamned long to make?
mostly if i have a strong feeling it is that of disbelief. like i can't fucking believe that it is an actual thing that exists in the universe that we can hear and whenever those records get shipped out we will hold. we will hold it and we will think about things like babies that were born after Loveless came out are now old enough to buy beer. and we will hope to fucking hell that Kevin Shields will not take another 22 goddamned years to release another record. anyways, i am just glad this exists. welcome back guys. we missed you.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Glue Sniffin' Teen Trash




Glue Sniffin' Teen Trash! (Punk & Garage Rock Playlist)
  1. The Controllers- Neutron Bomb
  2. La Peste- Better Off Dead
  3. The Weirdos- Destroy All Music
  4. The Zeros- Mean Street Brat
  5. Crime- Murder By Guitar
  6. The Fun Things- Savage
  7. The Boys Next Door- Sex Crimes
  8. X (Australia)- Hate City
  9. The Scientists- There's A Monster In Me
  10. The Cramps- Weekend On Mars
  11. Thee Milkshakes- I'm Out Of Control
  12. The Mummies- I'm Gonna Kill My Baby Tonight
  13. The Gruesomes- I Never Loved Her
  14. The Dwarves- In And Out
  15. The Lazy Cowgirls- Can't You Do Anything Right?
  16. Pussy Galore- Cunt Tease
  17. The Dicks- Rich Daddy
  18. The Pagans- Little Black Egg
  19. The Misfits- Children In Heat
  20. GG Allin- Don't Talk To Me
  21. The Simpletones- I Like Drugs
  22. Redd Kross- Clorox Girls
  23. Meat Puppets- No Values
  24. The Replacements- I Hate Music
  25. The Heartbreakers- Get Off The Phone
  26. Teenage Head- Picture My Face
  27. Ramones- Slug
  28. Stiv Bators- Poison Heart
  29. The Avengers- Paint It Black
  30. The Celibate Rifles- Dancing Barefoot
  31. Radio Birdman- Breaks My Heart
  32. The Saints- Messin' With The Kid


Thursday, January 17, 2013

My new favorite Tumblr = Bargain Bin Blasphemy

sometimes creative lunatics come along with the perfect idea. sometimes that idea is so good it makes you hate yourself for being so lazy uncreative. last night i discovered Bargain Bin Blasphemy and realized just how lost i had been in the world without it. do yourself a favor and follow it now. 


Thursday, January 3, 2013

The Cold Beat (post-punk/goth playlist)


THE COLD BEAT
  1. The Cure- One Hundred Years
  2. The Chameleons- In Shreds
  3. The Sound- Cold Beat
  4. The Jesus and Mary Chain- Just Out Of Reach
  5. The Birthday Party- Guilt Parade
  6. Public Image Ltd.- Banging The Door
  7. Killing Joke- Night Time
  8. Alien Sex Fiend- I Walk The Line
  9. Death In June- The Calling (MK II)
  10. The Sisters Of Mercy- This Corrosion
  11. Ausgang- Crawling The Walls
  12. Psychotik Tanks- Let's Have A Party
  13. Christian Death- Deathwish
  14. The Lords Of The New Church- Dance With Me
  15. Southern Death Cult- Fatman
  16. Sort Sol- Marble Station
  17. Gene Loves Jezebel- Bruises
  18. The Psychedelic Furs- Into You Like A Train
  19. The Comsat Angels- Map Of The World
  20. Colin Newman- Not Me
  21. Modern English- Gathering Dust
  22. Love and Rockets- Mirror People
  23. Sad Lovers and Giants- Things We Never Did
  24. Lowlife- A Sullen Sky
  25. For Against- Sabres
  26. (In) Camera- Die Laughing
  27. Modern Eon- Euthenics
  28. Joy Division- Twenty Four Hours
  29. Echo & The Bunnymen- Stars and Stars
  30. Bauhaus- All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
  31. The Gun Club- The Breaking Hands
  32. Nikki Sudden & Rowland S. Howard- The Girl With No Name