This week is a big one for Blank Range – they’re Lighting 100’s “Band of the Week”, they’re featured in NATIVE’s “You Outta Know” section and, best of all, they’ve unveiled their first 7". The two song wax is available for pre-order and streaming over on their Bandcamp right now but the actual release won’t be until the 21st, when they play The Basement with Fly Golden Eagle.
If they can play it live half as perfectly rousing as these recordings, they’ve got a good something going.
Whoever did the backdrop for this video needs to be highly commended, as it fits the bands aesthetic perfectly. Great song, great video.
Terminator: The Second  : Watch the Trailer
I’ve been kicking myself for missing the stage performances of Terminator: The Second for some time but am very pleased to see the film version now available for purchase online. Oh, and a score from The Protomen + 84001 as well. Weekend pleasure awaits.
Now that all that Halloween madness is out the way, get your act together and head down to The Stone Fox tonight for the Tristen record release show for CAVES. It’s a solid record and an equally impressive show bill.
Halloween Soundtrack! As the soundtrack to a zombie love story it makes sense that the Non-Commissioned Officers debut, Make-Out With Violence, would work perfectly for today’s creepy mood. This Bandcamp entry is the tiniest sampling of a greater work.. if you don’t own the whole record already, find a way to fix that problem immediately.
Halloween Soundtrack! Lets be honest, the entire MAVS catalog could be the theme music to any creepy holiday but, for my money, Never Let Go fits the bill the most perfectly. Start here and wind your way through the rest of the discography.
Halloween Soundtrack! There’s no better collection of electic songs about Halloween themes than Shaboi’s Curse Walk. Seriously, nothing tops this.
It’s Halloween! Celebrate with some proper dark tinged Nashville music. I like to start off my day with a proper dose of All Them Witches.. there’s a Remastered version too but, honestly, I love this original version the most.
Right outta left field, brand new Hotpipes video! Directed by Brinn Daniels, this video goes into some dark places – adultery, alien beings, children feeding on bodies, etc. You know, standard Tuesday stuff. It’s a fine piece of work and serves as a quality reminder that Dust is one of this years best.
I mentioned it on Twitter last week but if you haven’t seen the new Count Drizzle video, go treat yourself right now.
In celebration of Halloween week I’m going to try to post some stuff this week that, thematically, makes sense. Joshua Morse does a great bit of chiptune and videogame music but this particular EP is themed around Castlevania – the Nintendo classic aimed at hunting down the king of vampires. It’s a fitting mix and a fun listen. Available via GameChops.
I tweeted about it late last week but if you missed the 2013 installment of absurd rap goodness from Count Drizzle, waste no more time – watch it now.
There are prior installments as well. You should just go ahead and watch them all.
