Monthly Archives: December 2009

Top Ten Albums of the Decade – Honorable Mention

I could not close out the year without adding a few albums that are pretty damn good. Astra‘s debut album The Weirding is an incredible album.  Astra is a straight up progressive rock band from San Diego.  And when I … Continue reading

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Top Ten Albums of the Decade – Enslaved “Monumension” and “Vertebrae”

Enslaved is another band that came out of the second wave of black metal that has gone beyond the standard black metal riffs and add something more to their music.  If you listen to a their older albums, there has … Continue reading

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Top Ten Albums of the Decade – Ulver “Shadows of the Sun”

Ulver‘s Shadows of the Sun is a mediation of sound and wonder. Mournful and somber.  Ulver has gone from extreme metal to something very unique and wonderful.   Like Enslaved, Ulver has broken free from the brick and mortar black metal … Continue reading

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Jinxi Article in the December Issue of Bizarre Magazine – Blog – Jinxi Boo

Jinxi has got some of the coolest tattoos I have ever seen.   You go out and get the December Issue of Bizarre Magazine and check them out.   Check out her blog. Last month, I wrote about the new Body Art … Continue reading

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Top 10 Albums of the Decade – Diagonal S/T

There is prog and then there is prog. During the 80′s and 90′s prog kinda went on the wayside. There are bands out there that are called prog, but none of it really jumped out at me and said, “Wow … Continue reading

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Top 10 Albums of the Decade – Trinacria “Travel Now Journey Infinitely”

From avant jazz to avant metal, if you do not have Trinacria‘s Travel Now Journey Infinitely, then you are missing out on something unique and spectacular. Trinacria was originally a composition by Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved and Maja S. K. … Continue reading

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Black Tattoo Art: Modern Expressions of the Tribal Boing Boing

I might have to get this book.  Leo Zulueta and the other interviews sound great! Edition Reuss recently released Black Tattoo Art: Modern Expressions of the Tribal, a photographic homage to a particular genre of skin art. The book is … Continue reading

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Top Ten Albums of the Decade – Tom Waits “Alice” and “Blood Money”

What can I say about Tom Waits that hasn’t already been said. An incredibly prolific songwriter of Avant-garde and strangely beautiful jazz (and I use jazz lightly). I put Alice and Blood Money together because seem to be from the same mold. Alice is … Continue reading

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Top 10 Albums of Decade – Radiohead “Kid A”

When I first heard Kid A I was like, “What the Fuck?” I was not sure if a dug it or not. I listened to a few times and then put it back on the shelf. Then about 6 to … Continue reading

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Top 10 Albums of the Decade – Lurker of Chalice S/T

Lucker of Chalice is the shit. Period! Wrest (Jef Whitehead) is one of the best all around musicians in extreme metal. He is one of the best drummer out there. His blast beats are fucking insane! His guitar work is … Continue reading

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