A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Murder by Death
It’s a simple yet sublime pleasure, and just thinking about it can make you feel a little calmer, a little more content. Imagine: You bring out one of the good rocks glasses (or your favorite mug or a special occasion tea cup) and pour a couple fingers of amber liquid (or something dark and … Read more
Murder by Death Is Coming to Cleveland
The best voices in modern music are not those that are technically proficient but those that are dented and torn, so full of character that they could tell a whole story just by humming a few notes. Tom Waits, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Leonard Cohen… as their careers continued their lives seeped into their … Read more
Bits: Strand of Oaks, Murder by Death/The Builders and the Butchers, Rome, The Due Diligence, Hell and Half of Georgia
Strand of Oaks has made the demos to Pope Killdragon available as a free download on Bandcamp. Murder by Death and the Builders and the Butchers are releasing a split 7″ on which MBD will cover TBATB and vice versa (and Ray Rude will cover both with his Mission Operation project). Murder by Death is … Read more
Bits: This Is Jim Jones, Sleigh Bells, Trent’s new joint, Liquid Swords II, Murder by Death & whiskey, litrock, Frank the Funkasaurus Rex wrecks ya
In Pitchfork’s One Week Only spotlight this week is This is Jim Jones. The guys at Citizen Dick share a bangin’ new Sleigh Bells song with their review of the band’s recent Cleveland show. Get a listen to the new Trent Reznor/Mariqueen Maandig project How to Destroy Angels at Pitchfork. I am underwhelmed. What do … Read more