Light Show Video: This is Halloween, Marilyn Manson
I love this song. I especially and unironically love this particular version of it. Sometimes that Manson growl hits the spot. And the light show here, filmed last year in California according to the YouTube notes, is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. On that note, special warning to epileptics: you may want … Read more
Video: It’s Almost Halloween, Panic! at the Disco
Last year NTSIB-friend Joy and I went up to Poughkeepsie to celebrate Gothic Christmas with the Felice Brothers and Titus Andronicus; this year I’m headed even further north to visit with Panic! at the Disco and Foxy Shazam. And so in honor of one of my favorite holidays, I present to you Panic’s Halloween video, … Read more
The Black Keys, Bitches!
“Lonely Boy” (No, it isn’t a Paul Anka cover or an Andrew Gold cover) from the forthcoming Black Keys’ album El Camino, which drops December 6. It has great energy, and I think it will pair nicely with “Howlin’ for You” on the Keep April from Slashing Her Wrists playlist. Dan and Pat … Read more
I Don’t Feel Like I’m Dying Anymore: 13ghosts, Liar’s Melody
13ghosts, of Birmingham, Alabama, is now 4 piece, with Brad Armstrong at the helm on lead vocals and guitar, Sammy Boggan on bass, A. Vernon as multi-instrumentalist, and Jason Lucia on drums. 13ghosts has, as a band, endured a good deal: the early loss of a founding member, multiple line-up changes, and having a record … Read more
Taqwacore
I’ve been saying this a lot lately in conversation with friends: I always thought that my idealism would fade away as I became older. But aside from a supremely apathetic phase in my 20s, my idealism has remained intact. Certainly it has become a crankier form of idealism as I’ve become more informed about … Read more
The Dead Exs Giveaway: Winner!
Congratulations to Mike Durner, who is the winner of our Dead Exs giveaway. I’ll be dropping you a line to collect your coordinates and get your goody off to you. As always, much appreciation to everyone who participated.
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound: If Life Was Easy As a Song
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound release their Bloodshot Records debut, Want More, today and it is a fine, fine soul album that feels and breathes and dances with a deep shimmy, not playing out as a lifeless set-piece as can easily happen when a modern band takes up a sound closely associated with … Read more
Drew Smith: Love Teeth
We just received this submission minutes ago from Drew Smith, and even though I’m at my day job with limited resources (can’t even get you proper images to go with the post), it’s so heartbreakingly beautiful that I couldn’t wait to share it. From Drew, the story of the video: My first ‘real’ job was … Read more
Et Voilà: Taisez Moi, Didier Wampas
Didier Wampas, of Les Wampas, has put out his first solo record. It is called Taisez Moi which, from what I can gather translates as either “Shut Me” or “Quiet Me”, and it is delightful. It’s also really, really different from Les Wampas‘ sound. The catchy melodies are still there in force, but the big … Read more
New Guadalupe Plata Single
You may recall us covering this dirty Spanish band with sharp edges before. They have a new single out called “Casino El Camino”, and it’s a two-parter. Listen up! Single by Guadalupe Plata Good stuff and available for free download. How many people do you know who love you enough to give you … Read more