posted October 29, 2017 #

These kids killed it

posted October 29, 2017 #

https://t.co/BcKIcEnIUk I posted a new mix on Mixcloud. Check it out.

posted October 29, 2017 #

can’t wait until November so I can start screaming “merry Christmas!!!” at the sicko libs. just spitefully spreading holiday cheer. fuck you

posted October 29, 2017 #

I think we need to have a discussion about how Google's burger emoji is placing the cheese underneath the burger, w… https://t.co/A6NR5aOjQT

posted October 28, 2017 #

@pattymo feel like you would appreciate our costume https://t.co/R6w5c7Tedc

posted October 28, 2017 #

Last minute costume idea: put on a trash bag and go as 2017.

posted October 28, 2017 #

“Kate-plus-8 Bush” #halloweenideas

posted October 28, 2017 #

Well that’s the first time I got a drive by panhandling. A guy asked for money from the window of his car while I was in my car. #hardees

John Carpenter on Aging Alongside His Horror Masterworks

posted October 28, 2017 #

To read

Friday Videos - Oct 27th, 2017

posted October 27, 2017 #

It feels great to get that Halloween mix out there. Hopefully you enjoy it (and the WOTT episode that preceeded it). This playlist is a mix of the standard distractions mixed with some Halloween theme. Why not get you the goods before the weekend instead of waiting until actual Halloween, which falls on a Tuesday. Lame.

An Unlikely Family - I stole this gif from caspar and put it on Vimeo so I could watch that delightful grin forever.
Scary Gary - not quite as classic as the Pumpkin Dance but a well executed, corny, weatherman prank.
Gooseborks - incredibly stupid but absolutely satisfying in that stupidity.
Are You Ready for Freddy? - a Fat Boys classic. The minute-long intro is a bit grueling but worth it for the very awkward Freddy raps.
Ahhhhh - there is a full video that goes with this but do you really need anything more?
Crumbling Castle - an 11-minute track from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard that has one of the most consistency engaging analog video effects I've seen in maybe ever.
1980's Freeze Frame - even more awkward when compiled together.
Amy's Morning Routine - stretching for the day like only Jerri Blank could do. Also, other clips worth watching.
Lonesome Ghost - an old Disney cartoon with Mickey, Donald and Goofy chasing ghosts. Good clean amusement.

Dead Man's Bones Dance - the editing is top notch but the dancing is next level.

Don't forget to revisit last years playlist and take a deep dive on Halloween and horror GIFs.

yk Mix: Spell Caster

posted October 27, 2017 #

It's been a little over a year since I posted my last mix and since 2015 for my last Halloween mix. My lack of Halloween 2016 mix will likely haunt* me for awhile but it just made me all the more hellbent on making sure to get it right in 2017. So, I'm happy to present SPELL CASTER, roughly an hour of music to listen to while browsing your neighborhood hunting for the undead and random ghosts. Or maybe just to listen to in your office at full blast while there's a cauldron of dry ice creating a sweet mood.

Download ZIP | Download MP3 | Stream

Maybe it's recency bias but I am happy with how this turned out. It's a nice balance of actually creepy songs and mood setting tracks.

Previous Halloween Mixes
ruination rumination (2015) Revival Denied (2014), Potions & Brews for Countless Horrors (2013), Paralyzed with Fear (2012), Endless Hell (2011), My Descent Into Madness (2010), Dark Despair (Undead Trespass) (2009), Crepuscular (2008), Et Tu, Morte? (2007), Songs for Spooks (2006), Pure Terror (2005)

* see what I did there?

Makeup and Vanity Set - Jogger
The Privates - We Liquefy Tapes?
Mort Garson - Deja Vu
Black Box Recorder - Child Psychology
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - A New World
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Altered Beast I
Cherry Glazzer - Sip O' Poison
Faux Ferocious - Solvency
Idle Bloom - Interlude
Ariel Pink - Goth Bomb
Beat Vince - The Factory Alert
Jeff Russo - Chaos and Madness
Big Black Delta - BR1B
Makeup and Vanity Set - Ending
DM Stith - Murmurations
DM Stith - My Impatience
Reptaliens - Satan's Song
Wayne Coyne and Steve Drozd - Soundscape From Eraserhead And The Elephant Man

We Own This Town: Volume 96

posted October 26, 2017 #

I was putting together a special Halloween episode of the We Own This Town podcast and received a number of great recommendations from Lance Conzett of bands to include. I decided why not have Lance curate the entire episode? He's a fantastic photographer, journalist and Halloween aficionado.

So, that happened! Volume 96 of the podcast is curated entirely by Lance and features a number of local Nashville artists that I'd never even heard of. It really spans a number of genres too - from Southern gothic darkness to house electronic music (with a spooky spin) to indie rock. It's all over the place but an excellent listen.

Go follow Lance and then enjoy this hour of music as a fitting backdrop to the holiday.

Shaboi - Curse Walk
Lylas - Teenage Phantasm
Deer Tick - Blood Moon
WILDWOOD - Moonrise
Brasko - Take Me
MAVS - I am Become Death
Erin Carley - BLACKOUT
Macro & Treekeeper - Welcoem to Bohemia
Sleeptalkre - Tanqueray
BLVCK POWER - Like V Prvyer
Brinaboy - Gallows humor
Chill Witch - Big Candy
Casa - Haunted Ecstasy
The Non-Commissioned - Frozen Tongue
Boo Dudes - Johnny Don't Trick'r Treat No More
Be Your Own Pet - Zombie Graveyard Party

The Greenwich Village Halloween Parade

posted October 26, 2017 #

While I always enjoy a vintage Halloween photo dump, I often enjoy perusing archives of something a bit more recent - the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. The Manhattan spectacle has been going since 1974 and consistently features some of the most impassioned costumes on the block.

There's plenty of fascinating history behind the event and how it's grown and changed over the years but, mostly, it's just great for watching videos of weirdos and deep diving into costumes.

posted October 26, 2017 #

Pro-tip: walk around Times Square blasting @vanityset to transform it into a futuristic dystopia instead of a standard issue dystopia.

Seinfeld 'The Contest' Oral History

posted October 25, 2017 #

an excellent read

More Vintage Halloween Photos

posted October 25, 2017 #

always enjoyable

Furnace Record opening pressing plant

posted October 25, 2017 #

50,000 SQFT plant in Northern Virginia. Awesome.

posted October 25, 2017 #

I’ve taken a new job as Chief Product Officer at @Kickstarter. It’s my first week, wish me luck!

David Barnes, The Bee with Wheels

posted October 25, 2017 #

David Barnes is best known for his artwork that adorns the covers of Of Montreal albums, fronted by his brother Kevin. There's plenty of great interviews out there about his process and his latest projects but I'm really smitten with his sclulptural work. The Big Cartel shop - The Bee with Wheels - is filled with found objects that have been reworked into the acid-soaked, insane creature filled world that Barnes creates. He calls them "Ummels" and they are fascinating to say the very least.

Elsa Bleda

posted October 25, 2017 #

I know little of Elsa Bleda beyond this photostream of nighttime scenes featuring plenty of fog, neon, and extremely well capturing lighting. The stream is mostly devoid of people but when they do show up it's pretty great.

If you're not into a Flickr deep dive (understandable), you can peruse and follow along on Instagram as well.

via melisica.