Radical Self-Promotion

If Killdozer (who I actually really love) can get a tribute album, I think it's time Hagerstown, MD's finest, the Left had a revival.

Here's my review of a great new collection.




Bona Fide Records has some samples. Worth your time, for sure.

Be a part of the Wild-er-ness

Funny, funny clip from the Finnish "forest people" folk-black-metal band, Korpiklaani. As Mr. Kurt would say "Like Enslaved - if they had a sense of humor." Except, as the Korpiklaani boys are fond of pointing out, the Vikings had this terrible proclivity for pillaging and burning the forests of Suomi in back their conquering days.


"Hunting is going on!"

Great show tomorrow

From many people.
Always a treat to see Yonkers and the genial GST.

TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC SERIES FOR IMPROVISORS AND EXPERIMENTATION
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ACADIA CAFE...THE CORNER OF FRANKLIN AVE, AND NICOLLET AVE IN MINNEAPOLIS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2006...8:15 PM TO 11:00 PM
COVER CHARGE...$3.00

1ST SET...PHIL BELKNAP (CIRCUIT BENT TOYS)

2ND SET...MICHAEL YONKERS (GUITAR)

3RD SET...GST-PHIL BELKNAP (GUITAR), SEAN SMUDA (GUITAR),
TONY WATERCOTT (BASS), DREW MILLER (BASS), JOE CLINE (DRUMS),
BOB DEBOER (TRUMPET), DENNIS ROBERTSON (SAX)

The Diva meets the Fashionista

Some throwaway comment I made in between obsessive visits to Makeupalley.com made the Budget Fashionista's archive. Look for the big red nail polish bottle, then the first comment in tiny print. Kewl.

Voivoidesque self-promotion

Here's my review of Voivoid's new album for City Pages. It feels more like the Saints, thanks to its exuberantly rotten mood. It's the best post-punk whatever record I've heard in a while, and you'll find it in your "heavy metal" section.

The line shoulda been "it's as much as about winter warriors in a Tolkien story as Space Oddity was about stranded astronauts, which is sort of but not really". Oh, whatever, minor nitpick. Rest in peace, Piggy.

Top Ten In Norway

No, really. Satyricon's K.I.N.G. debuted at #7 there. Which probably meant all their friends bought it.

It's pretty creepy and kind of funny for a $1.99 budget. They should jot down a few notes over at MTV's Hot Topic, I mean Headbanger's Ball.

OK, so I'm going to try smaller posts, but more frequently. Sort of like the dieter's version of blogging... Wish me luck.