Daylight Savings Time happened here in the States over the weekend and it caused me to think of this time last year, when I spent night after long night as Autumn turned to Winter, listening to a certain few albums on repeat and dissecting them – “Teenage Snuff Film” being one of them. I know it is much expected, but this is one of my … Continue reading Music Monday: Rowland S. Howard – "Silver Chain"

“…because once you’ve got one scar on your face or your heart, it’s only a matter of time before someone gives you another – and another – until a day doesn’t go by when you aren’t being bashed senseless, nor a town that you haven’t been run out of, and you get to be such a goddamn mess that finally it doesn’t feel right unless … Continue reading

Let me tell you about the clearest memory I have of first time I ever really heard Bananarama’s version of “Venus”. I was in line with my family at Planet Hollywood and I was maybe eight years old, and this boy with a ton of energy and really ugly white denim overalls was bouncing back and forth singing along, and man, I just have never … Continue reading Clan of Xymox – "Kindred Spirits" (Metropolis, 2012)

Good psychedelic rock can be hard to find. Thankfully, the Black Angels from Austin, Texas create an addictive variety of modern but still heavy psychedelic that doesn’t disappoint. Their name is derived from the Velvet Underground’s “the Black Angel’s Death Song”, and the band injects their sound with a big dose of the melodic noisiness that made the VU song such a cult favorite.  “Bad … Continue reading Music Monday: The Black Angels – "Bad Vibrations"

One look at the “Unknown Blessures” cover (not to mention the actual name of the album) and any alt music fan with half a brain can catch onto the fact that Blessure Grave is clearly pretty into Joy Division. “Please,” I thought before listening to the album, “please, don’t let this be another Joy Division imitation band.” It wasn’t. While the inspiration is clearly there, … Continue reading Blessure Grave – "Unknown Blessures" (2009, Night People)

“Me and Laurie used to take turns to sleep in a coffin. Our new double one will have air conditioning , a stereo, and be big enough for both of us.” – Dave Vanian Continue reading

Some things are guaranteed in life. One of those things is that if you name your band after a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song, I will at least give you a listen. A very critical listen, but a listen nonetheless. I knew I was into O. Children after hearing their first self titled album – they proved not only to be a great … Continue reading O. Children – "Apnea" (2012, Deadly People)