____ Is Dead

So, You Wanna Be Hardcore?

Check out "A Blaze in the North American Sky" by Brandon Stosuy (Stereogum, Pitchfork) in the July/August issue of The Believer. Stosuy provides a brief retrospective on the murder and arson tainted Norwegian black metal scene, explores the distinction between black and death metal, and muses on the sociological importance of the US black metal scene. Compelling stuff.

Or check out this little radio interview.



"We refuse to comment on details but let's just say that we are not normal people."

Disturbing stuff. I'm sticking with R&B.

A Winning Mentality

Apropos of Father's Day:



One day I hope I get to say something as profoundly inspirational to my own children.

"Warm Out"

Hooray For Earth!
In an early form called Raymond, this band played at my high school when I was in 10th grade.
This song is called "Warm Out" and it is from their new ep, Cellphone.

I'm not a big fan of the video, but I really like the song. (*after a third viewing, I actually really like the video)
Equal parts 80's pop new wave and nu-metal (uhh, what? no seriously), they wed the best of both worlds, bearing a heavy yet very palatable child.
I saw them perform two weeks ago at Piano's and they were super tight.
I really enjoyed their self-titled full-length debut, released a year ago.
Since that record, however, their sound has gotten much sharper, cleaner, and more focused as evidenced by their new ep.
I don't live in Boston, but from what I can gather they are pretty popular in Beantown.
If you enjoy, here's their myspace, via which you can grab a copy of their ep and their full-length.
Hooray For Earth!