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Dali

2010-10-27T10:29:00.000-07:00

Sorry it's been a bit, I've been a little occupied with school work and what not. Anyway; I'm sure the majority of my readers out their are familiar with the next artist I will be highlighting here, Salvador Dali.

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), commonly known as Salvador Dalí (Catalan pronunciation: [səɫβəˈðo dəˈɫi]), was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres.

Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters.^[1]^[2] His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Dalí's expansive artistic repertoire includes film, sculpture, and photography, in collaboration with a range of artists in a variety of media.

Dalí attributed his "love of everything that is gilded and excessive, my passion for luxury and my love of oriental clothes"^[3] to a self-styled "Arab lineage," claiming that his ancestors were descended from the Moors.

Dalí was highly imaginative, and also had an affinity for partaking in unusual and grandiose behavior, in order to draw attention to himself. This sometimes irked those who loved his art as much as it annoyed his critics, since his eccentric manner sometimes drew more public attention than his artwork.^[4]

Below and above are some of his more famous works. Also here is a very interesting compilation found of youtube highlighting the different branches of his works.

New Deerhunter

2010-10-18T17:08:00.000-07:00

Halcyon Digest (2010)

In early January, it was revealed that the group would serve as openers on the upcoming Spoon tour to promote their album Transference. Along with the Spoon tour, the group also announced some shows of their own, including stops at the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and All Tomorrow's Parties (curated by Simpsons creator, Matt Groening.)^[16] During these shows, the band began to debut some new material, including the songs "Helicopter," "Primitive 3D," "Fountain Stairs" and "Revival,"^[17] all of which would end up being recorded for their next studio session to follow.

In June, Deerhunter took a short break from touring to record Halcyon Digest. Initial news of the album became public when music industry firm, Milk Money, posted a message on their Twitter account that the band had been mixing the new record with Ben Allen (who also worked on Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion and Fall Be Kind EP.)^[18] A week later the band launched a new website where they announced the title and release date of the LP, along with aguerilla style marketing campaign.^[19] The first single "Revival," was made available to fans who had assisted the band with promotion for the new album through a link via official email. In the same month, director John Albrecht posted a trailer for an upcoming live video on his Vimeo page set to be released later in the year.^[20]

^{Wikipedia spoke it so it much be true. Enjoy guys.}

^{Halcyon digest}

Arrested

2010-10-18T09:34:00.000-07:00

Sadly I was arrested this past (not this past weekend, but the weekend before that) weekend, and to honest with you interweb bastards its really put a tole on my inhibitions. Of doing anything really. All I wanna do is roll over in bed and stare at the Melvins and Ralph Steadmen poster that grace the right hand side of my dorm room. What was I arrested for you ponder? Friggin' possession of a regulated substance (oxycodone), a bit o' weed, and a pipe. The only thing that really truelly railed me as far as the eyes of the law is concerned was that oxycodone charge, WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE A FELONY BRAH! It's fucking obnoxious the hypocrisy that goes on in America today, especially on a college campus where one witness's binge drinking on not only a weekend basis but literally a daily one. Anyhoodle, now I have to pay thousands of doll hairs for an attorney not to mention the 550 I already chucked out for bail.

Thought I'd mix it up a bit and rant a lil' today. Enjoi the Ralph Steadmen pix and Zoroaster music video. It's a way of venting, what can I say.

Banksy Arwork

2010-10-18T00:58:00.000-07:00

I know usually that this is a blogspot devoted to music and or the likes of music, but on this early Monday morning I feel like sharing some of my favorite Banksy pieces. If you are unfamiliar with this English street artist please refer to the wikipedia article below:
Wiki

Now alot of his work is placed on the sides of buildings but from time to time he releases works that are designed for more of a generic art collection feel. The header to this blog is actually a Banksy piece from the side of an English building. Anyway, above and below are some of my favorite pieces from him. So enjoy. Feel free to make them wallpapers or whatever.

Also here is a link to Banksy's supposed website:
Banksy

A Place to Bury Strangers

2010-10-17T22:07:00.000-07:00

A Place to Bury Strangers are a New York–based noise rock band composed of Oliver Ackermann (guitar/vocals), Dion Lunadon (bass) and Jay Space (drums). The band plays a heavy, atmospheric wall of sound-influenced blend of psychedelic rock, shoegaze and space rock. The band is commonly known by the initials APTBS.

This is their second release and it fully envelops alot of the workmanship they spent probable hours morphing. It's their easier accessible album and it really invokes a feeling of nastolgia. Enjoy.

Exploding Head

Sunday Sludge: Weedeater

2010-10-17T18:41:00.000-07:00

Let's bring some ruckus shall we? These southern sludge kings new album, Jason the Dragon, should be coming out any month now. While we wait, lets just dwell on the heaviness. Seen these bastards a few times now and they only get better.

Lenny Bruce: Buyer Beware

2010-10-17T17:44:00.000-07:00

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Including six discs of previously unreleased material. this compilation collecting a hundred and twenty tracks of one of the most vulgar and infamous comics of all time, Mr. Lenny Bruce. Inciting laughs and stirring the mental psyche of all who listen to him, Bruce still maintains a grip on the American mind which many don't even realize. Nearly any comic you hear on comedy central today heavily borrows if not downright steals a lot of the mannerisms that made Bruce so fascinating to listen to. The buyer beware discs get the introduced listener a pretty wide range of material to judge Bruce on, but there are still alot of more infamous performances, such as his recording at Carnegie Hall. Still though, his legacy will forever be apparent as long as their are people in abuse of power.

Lenny Bruce: Buyer Beware part one
Lenny Bruce: Buyer Beware part two

Go buy some posta's!

Pavement: The very best

2010-10-17T05:53:00.000-07:00

If you have never heard of 90's indie band Pavement, then I have basically lost all faith in the general population of viewers who come to this blog. I first discovered this lil' gem when jamming out to cassessettes at my friends dads house. It's essentially the best of: Pavement and highlights the standard lo-fi sound of them. If you would like me to include any other material by Pavement please include it in the comments below.

enjoy:
Quarantine the Past
Check out my favorite song by them
Gold Soundz: Youtube video

finally, get some good ol' quality merch:
Search Amazon.com for pavement poster

Clutch Discography

2010-10-16T20:17:00.000-07:00

A concubine of doo wop, 70's rock, and alternative, Maryland's Clutch has been on the radar for going on close to two decades now. If you haven't heard of em' I'd advise you to get the hell off of ma blog. Recently just releasing their eighth album, Strange Cousins from the West, these bastards have a pretty consistent rate of touring so I'd advise you to check em' out on their facegay which I will link below. Anyway, dig these mothers. Also, you can find some merch of theirs at the amazon links below this post.

Facegay

Don't keep these links, but just to investigate their music you can find links to their albums at the link below
Don't keep this music queers

Search Amazon.com for clutch band shirt

Classic Punk Album

2010-10-16T18:35:00.000-07:00

Well now it's time to mix it up a bit and feature one of the most ground breaking punk albums of all time, Double Nickels on the Dime by the Minuteman. It seems almost impossible that no one could even dislike this album, as it incorporates so much of the accessible sound that "punk" grew famous on. One could not even dabble in the standard sounds of punk and more than likely you would be able to jam a good hour or so to this album. Released in the early 80's, Double Nickels on the Dime is a fourty four tracked album that has stood the test of time and revolutionized the way we view punk and the conspirators behind it. Enjoy

YO
http://www.mediafire.com/?os2da2mhfvk

Black Pyramid

2009-11-08T10:06:00.000-08:00

Forming after the break up of, well Artimus Pyledriver and Palace in Thunderdome, these mass. locals pack a powerful punch on this sludge filled self titled. Post on stonerrock with the lead singer, he's a sweet dude. Show em love. Get this asap. In my top 10 for 2009 for sure.

Myhey

BUY THIS STUFF
don't
DOWNLOAD IT

Acid Bath

2009-11-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

Showcasing Rax Digg's powerful vocs, and all around best (and first if memory serves right) band, Acid Bath was a sludge band formed in Louisiana in 1991. Their first album When The Kite Strings Pop is a fine demonstration of the sheer intensity of Acid Bath's sludgeness. Riggs has perfected the singing/scream aspect of heavy music, and one can't help but reflect on the fact that Riggs could enter any genre with his very flexible vocals. Anyway, best album by far is the kite strings pop, but their next album, Pagan Terrorism Tactics has the same sound as Kite, except with a more watered down feel. Breaking up in 97, Riggs went on to from numerous other bands, none reaching the intensity or heaviness of Acid Bath. I will also give you guys their early demos, released in 2005. Classics my friend, sheer classics.
BTW: Check out their sweet album art work as well. Both albums take artwork made by serial killers. Wicked stuff.

Wikifuck

KIte

Pagan

Early Demos

Graveyard

2009-11-04T18:13:00.000-08:00

Hey mann, don't look sad bro. It's 1972, all is well man, shit did you see that dragon just fly by? Heck man. I must be flippin'. Hey man you hear that new graveyard album man? So friggin' groovy. Imagine if the doors met sabbath and then decided to have a wizard fight.

Psychadelic 70's influeced rock at it's downright core, Graveyard's 2008 self titled release is a magnificently crafted piece of work in the same vein as Pentagram, earlier Witchcraft and numerous others. The difference between these Swedes and all the rest is the thin layer of nastolgia that's crafted for each song. This album seriously could have came out in 1972, and I wouldn't know known the wiser. One of my personal favs of 2008, get it while the acid still hasn't kicked...shit. Too late.
Check em out:
Mynickelbag

Graveyard

Trippy Wicked

2009-11-04T13:13:00.001-08:00

Sludge pirate music can only be used to describe these guy's first album, Lowering the Tone. One of my favorite bands, these guy's just released another album titled Movin' On. Combining heavy riffage with a distinct-nasaly vocalist, these guy's secure their spots in one of my personal favs.
Give em a listen. And pillage.
not to mention their full band name just invokes a badass vibe:
Trippy Wicked and the Cosmic Children of the Knight

Mygay

Movin On

Lowering the tone

Javelina

2009-11-03T19:34:00.000-08:00

I couldn't get this whole fuckin' album out of my head all day today. Now I'm forced to share it with you. Possibly one of the best performances of the year, Philidelphia's Javelina go all out on their full length, Beasts Among Sheep. And that is truly what this album is. A fuckin' monstrousity of heavy music each song is crafted to revolve around the sheer brilliance of the vocals. Absolutely stunning, a raw piece of heavy sludge-doom metal is portrayed, and this my friends and faggos, is how music is meant to sound.

Mygoodness

FUCK!

Church of Misery

2009-11-03T18:43:00.001-08:00

Starting this off, I want it to these riff rippin' bastards are one of the many great sludge bands that come from Japan that in the next few posts hope to be showcasing. This first band has been kicking around since 97, and with their most recent release remind us just why Japan delivers some of the most excellent sludge my hears of ever heard. Releasing a pretty healthy amount Eps,LPs, singles and other numerous releases I can't offer you their full discography, but I do have their most recent ( and in my opinion best) album (Houses of the Unholy), along with Masters of Brutality (2001),The Second Coming (2004), and their Early Works Compilation. The best thing about Church of Misery is that they do in fact, like many bands fail to do, is get exceptionally better over time. The vocals of their early work for example sound good but completely different then on Houses of the Unholy. Keeping true to stoner rock bands at heart, Church of Misery may not be groundbreaking for there genre, but when they're on fire prepare to be faced with a personal conundrum. Cus its about to hit the fan.
BTW: cute lil tidbit. These dude name the majority, if not almost all of their songs after serial killers. Most of the artwork is pretty insane too.

MySucka

WHY Early Works:Part One
do Early Works: Part Two
you Masters of Brutality
not The Second Coming
just
become
a
zombie Houses of the Unholy

Earthride Disc

2009-11-02T20:07:00.000-08:00

With the ability to move the bowels of small infants withe the power of this mighy bass, I'd watch where you blast these next few albums friendos. Saw their bassist live with a side band of his (Nitroseed, pretty rad. Check em Here). Needless to saw this dude can slap the bass. Think sleep but with a faster groove, and more grindier vocals. Formed in the aftermath of vocalist Dave Sherman and Wino collaberation Spirit Caravan Earthride have released two albums. Taming of the Demons (2002) is the more slower, denser of the two and is an easy sit through. Once cannot help but think how awsome it would be to have the ability to just jam so effortessly. Following, Vampire Circus (2005) seems to speed things up a bit, and focus's more on stonery vibes. Nice portrayal of vocals here, and again an all around good effort, but Taming the Demons brought the fuckin' sludge.
Both are great.
In Fact Imma feelin' generous.

But first, check this rockin' sons a snitches at the space below, and show some love by buying stuff.
Myfuckstick

You (Vampire Circus)
Get (Taming the Demons)

Nitro.....seed.
Called Molt. Good instrumental album. Did a bit of vocals live, sounded pretty good. Instrumentals were so loud...still wickedness.
Uberness?

Heaviness?

YArP.

Snail

2009-11-02T19:32:00.000-08:00

(BTW: This is the T-shirt design, the album design's below this. And in between that?

One of my albums of the year for sure. A fantastic display of fuzzed up stoner rock filled with trippy selections of...dare I say it? 90's rock? But none the less this is an immediate pick up for anyone who would like....anything. Picking up a load of influence over the years(although dissolved until recently), Blood focus's itself on the determination of the listener, although this whole album lays itself out fantastically, the standouts (Cleanliness,Relief) seem a bit more similiar. But in all honestly I've most likely to this album more times then you spoke to your close family today.

If you live near seattle wa., and enjoy some of the finest stoner rock in the business.

Mygas

Headies?

Lichens

2009-11-01T21:21:00.000-08:00

A one man solo project by Robert Low, Lichens is more like a pyschic excorcism with yourself, if you were a monk. Low provides sparatic hums in odd arrangements of pitches against a heavy wall of tone...heavy but translucent. It seems Low has a specific outline for his sparatic jumble of noise, but all the while holding the beauty and softness of the actual music. To my knowledge he is still on a tour with Om, and I hear their live show isn't to be fucked with. His only major release, The Psychic Nature of Being, basically explains itself.

Check out the show mang!

Yougay!

nah man....

FO SHO

Egypt

2009-11-01T11:38:00.000-08:00

Only releasing a demo, this now dissolved funky stonerrifferic North Dakota should have garnered much more publicity then they did. Mixing sleep influenced bass distortion and well slewn together guitar riffs, Egypt perfectly captured the simple beauty of stonerrock. Only ranging in on 4 songs, this demo is argueably my favorite demo or LP of al time. Imagine if kyuss and sleep fought each other in space, and then had a brawl in a pub with Black Sabbath, while dousing each other in LSD, then you can imagine the sheer perfection of this album. Download immediatly. You won't regret it.

CHeck out the lead singers new project: El Supremo
here

Get this

Weedeater Disc

2009-11-01T09:59:00.000-08:00

Catching these guys a few weeks ago with the likes of the mighty Melvins and the not so mighty Down, Weedeater is made up of the sludge king himself Dixie Dave and two other nukkas. Poking around for over a decade, this power house of noise was created after the brake up of Dixie's first band, the infamous Buzz*ven. If any of you are familiar with Bongzilla (Dixie's OTHER band) then you need to pick up Weedeater immediatly. Think Bongzilla with alot more heaviness and ALOT better vocals. Dixie takes over for vocal duties, and puts on a fantastic live show. If you have the chance to see these dudes live do NOT pass of the opportunity. Dixie went the whole 9 yards, swaying, swirling his eyes back in his eyes; basically it was pretty fuckin' wild.

As for the albums themselves, at first listen my immediate favorite was the single littered Good Luck and God Speed. Containing their most popular song (Evan's Sake), Good luck has some jewels on it for sure, but the all around summation of their catelouge would be the 2001 and Justice for Y'all. Not a bad song on the album, and really shows the best combinations of momentous sludge and horse vocals. Sixteen tons is sub par at best, but overall this band is one barnburner of a good time. Top notch sludge at it's finest.

Mynigga

Fuck (Justice for Ya'all)

off (God Luck and Good Speed)

Nazi's(16 Tons)

Ufommamut

2009-10-30T14:28:00.000-07:00

Fuck me. This band encompasses all that is good in the music realm. Ambiant, heavy sludge filled, distorted vocals all mark the beauty of this Italian band. There albums span from 2002-2008, but in my opinion this only is due for them rocking so fucking hard. By far there best in there 2nd release, the mighty Snailking. Think pyschy sludge covered over with seran-wrap. Anyhoodle. Don't download these. Listen to them. Blow your load. Then promptly delete them.

Check em:

Mydick

You (Godlike Snake)

Shitheels (Snailking)

Fail (Idolum)

BTW they have two more releases, just check out their site though for more info.

Site

They are FINALLY visiting the west coast this month, so if you live near Cali, make the fuckin' trip. From what I've heard of them, you'll require serious medical attention afterward. For having your brain shit on by some of the heaviest music I've ever witnessed.

Enjoi

Ogre's Disc.

2009-10-30T13:17:00.000-07:00

Ozzy inspired vocals and a trumping 70's guitar sound highlight the sheer power of this next band. Tough as all hell to find around the interwebz, I was able to track down this bands three studio releases. My advice? Get them all. Buy purchasing them. Especially since this band recently held their last show in their hometown of Mass. But who am I to judge? Anyway. Give em some love at their myspace, and let the riffage begin.

Best album? 7 Hells in my opinion. Simply because Plague of the Planet is all one single track, which irks me simply as a music listener. Dawn of the Proto man is good, but not as heavy as 7 hells. Again my opinion. And again, don't download these. Purchase them.

myfuck

You (Dawn of the proto man)

Kids (7 hells)

Don't

Listen (Plague of the Planet)

Yawning Sons

2009-10-30T12:56:00.000-07:00

I myself have never even listened to this next bands former projects (Yawning man,Sons of Alpha Centauri) but from the sound of this catchy as shit 2009 release, I most definitely will. I have heard that this album is the perfect soundtrack to a stoner bbq, and frankly this definition fully encompasses the mainly instrumental maelstrom of soft guitars and ambiance that is Ceremony to the Sunset. For some reason this album seems to set the tone for a japanese battle to take place, but that may just be me. Best tracks include Tomahawk Watercress, Japanese Gardens(personal favorite, the opening guitar is quite possibly the catchiest thing I've heard in my live, and Wetlands. The whole album is a magnificent demonstration of the simple power and elegance of the guitar. Check it the fuck out.

Myspace

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