Instead of writing any honest to goodness reviews—which I’ve noticed tend to get long in the tooth and I really don’t have to time for at the moment—I decided to just let you in on what new(ish) and exciting things I’ve been spinning.
For the record, I think that it is still safe to call it “spinning” since, while not exactly a record, your hard drive does a considerable amount of twirling around to play your music.
Last Saturday was the big day, a day that I had been looking forward to with both anticipation and a sense of dread. In my heart I knew that it was bound to happen sooner or later, but I never thought it would be this soon. I did my research, but all of the experts in the world can’t fully prepare me for the actual event. Sure, it was a little painful, and the whole thing seemed to take an eternity, but when it was all over I had done it… I had upgraded to Leopard!
My favorite avant garde metal band Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is slated to begin shooting a short film this summer. I for one am excited to see the end product.
While it may be no secret that what is almost certainly The Last Human Being has been found, rinsed off and made ready for scrutiny, few are aware of the storm of controversy surrounding its interpretation by the scientific community, its treatment, its effect on nervous persons, and its future. In our continuing commitment to excavating the hidden present, the Museum is once again joining forces with director Adam Feinstein (’Helpless Corpses Enactment’) to expose the limits of reason by poking at something with a stick. Stand back!
Also, be on the look out for SGM to hit a town near you this fall.
For the last half of our weirdo metal exploration, we’re going to leave the avant-black metal scene in Scandinavia and head all over the world for avant-death and avant-grind bands.
A very quick discussion of “black metal,” “death metal,” and “grindcore” is probably in order. There are differences in sounds, lyrical approaches, and historical origins of each macro-style. If a person wants to dive deeply into these distinctions, the following is pretty oversimplified, but hopefully this will be a helpful level of information to help folks who are just getting into these kinds of “extreme music” styles.
Mister PT just wanted to remind everyone that Nebraska winters are rough, so be sure to put on your favorite sweater and cuddle up with those you love.
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome guest contributor, Fluxus, musician, weird music fanatic, art/culture ponderer, library scientist. He is a my brother from another mother—quite literally, since I have the distinct pleasure of being married to his sister—who’s knowlege of obscure music is surpassed only by his love of polyester leisure suits. His current obsession, which he has so kindly shared with us, is hunting down new and unheard-of avant metal bands. I hope you enjoy the first installment as we look forward to hearing more from Fluxus.
Many times I’ve heard my friends, musicians and non-musicians, complain that there just isn’t that much “good music” out there to discover. That’s certainly never been an issue for me. One just has to know where to look. Now that bands from all over the world have an online presence, it’s easier than ever to find music that suits your own particular tastes.
Here it is in complete night vision glory, the latest video from former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty—27 Jennifers, starring twentyseven girls all named Jennifer. 27 Jennifers is from his new album Golden Delicious, set to drop February 19th. Fans of Mike Doughty will also likely notice that this track is in fact a remake of said song from his album Skittish/Rockity Roll, this time with less coffee house guitar picking and a lot more keyboards like all the white kids seem to enjoy.
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