posted October 21, 2018 #

When your daughter says she wants to be Ripley for #halloween, you do as you're told! #Horror https://t.co/ZD1txyyOcX

Friday Videos - Oct 19th, 2018

posted October 19, 2018 #

`Tis the season to get Spoopy! It's the 19th now so there's not a whole lot of time left to start getting your head straight for the holiday season. Embrace Halloween fully as it opens the gates to the end of the year. Don't resist it, dive right in.

Full spoopy playlist coming next week...

What Is Spoopy? - in case you didn't know.
Bollywood Superman - yes, you may have seen it before but does it ever really get old? No, it does not. Let this inspire your Halloween.
Boston Dynamics Uptown Funk - look, I know they were trying to make something endearing here showing that these robo-dogs can also dance to your favorite mall song but, for me, this is just further establishing how terrifying our future robot overlords will be.
Kanye presents his new video - this is so stupid, it's great.
Wait - no, wait, this is so stupid, it's great.
Scary Maze Game - another spoopy video to get you in the right headspace.

Vidalotry: The Three Kennedys

posted May 15, 2018 #

Keeping with the theme of sharing things I'm helping to put out into the world, the seventh episode of Vidalotry is now available. This episode explores the relationship between Gore Vidal and the Kennedy family. Turns out, somewhat unsurprisingly at this point, it's a contentious and complicated relationship.

There's only ten episodes in total for this particular podcast so we're definitely on the backend. It's a tough sell to convince people to listen to a podcast about Gore Vidal - a guy they likely know very little about that's been dead for six years but I was in that same boat and have been enamored with these episodes. They're relatively short, informative and give some nice historical perspective that our political landscape has always been tumultuous and there's always been champions of the underdog.

Hott Minute: Halloween In May

posted May 15, 2018 #

As I mentioned on Friday, work has been unrelenting lately. As such, finding time to browse and cobble together blog posts here has been difficult. So, in lieu of posting things that other people have made, I'm going to share things that I'm helping to put out into the world. Seems like a decent tradeoff, right?

As such, here's Episode 10 of Hott Minute- the comedy podcast I help produce over on We Own This Town. Ten episodes may not sound like a lot but it's been an extremely fun learning experience and I'm happy to be a part of this thing.

This particular episode is great because it features a brand new theme song from Tristen and has the show's first special guest, long time friend Brooks Alford.

Do me a favor, go Subscribe so by the time you read these news posts you already know.

Eels - Bone Dry

posted April 9, 2018 #

It's been four years since the last album from Mark Oliver Everett's Eels and even longer since I've really dug my heels into a solid listen. With the release of The Deconstruction comes the video for "Bone Dry", a stop-motion piece featuring a bearded skeleton traversing the horrors of a graveyard. There are clear influences of The Skeleton Dance and The Nightmare Before Christmas but who wouldn't want those two things fused together into a music video?! It works extremely well and is a shoe-in for all future Halloween playlists.

Friday Videos - Nov 2nd, 2017

posted November 3, 2017 #

November! I've got plenty to say about plans for 2018 but it feels premature with two months left to go. Laying groundwork now for some good stuff ahead.

Here's some distractions, we all know we need them.

What Is Spoopy? - yea, it's a belated Halloween video but this song is stuck in my head. I laugh every time.
Sony Aibo - new electronic dog from Sony. It's impressive? It's cute? It's kind of creepy? The future is weird.
BULLY - Feel the Same - great new stop motion animation for the single off of Bully's latest, Losing.
Fireworks in the Kitchen - from my new favorite Subreddit, What Could Go Wrong?.
Jonathan Bree - You're So Cool - just a weird music video. Gotta appreciate the simple and effective thing going on here.
Jump Around Doggo - I didn't want to laugh but I sure did.
One Hour of Imaginary Celebrities - as Wjitze said, this is an Endurance Challenge. It's actually interesting technology but incredibly difficult to watch for such a long stretch. Why is this an hour??

posted November 1, 2017 #

we asked 100 people 'what is the most unnecessary halloween costume in the history of the world?' sexy Steve Harve… https://t.co/0SE0RGlTn5

posted October 31, 2017 #

For #Halloween this year we went as creepy early-1900s homemade Halloween costumes. @Steph_Sheridan_ made the masks… https://t.co/9RbRKcLV4r

posted October 31, 2017 #

Happy Halloween, ya buncha goobers!

Halloween 2017

posted October 31, 2017 #

Happy Halloween! Here's some appropriate links for the day. The above video, Mr. Sandman (Breakmaster Cylinder Remix), is an intense viewing but incredibly well edited.

Friday Videos, Oct 27 - plenty of amusing ghouls and ghosts to stare upon here.
Spell Caster - my 2017 spooky mix to set the mood for your evening activities.
Shaboi on WXNA - if you haven't had your fill of Curse Walk yet, dive into this 2 hour block of spooky tunes curated by Shaboi himself.
WOTT 96 - another mix! Curated by Lance Conzett and featuring only Nashville area artists.
MONDOBOYS - Transylvanian Sublet - posted last year, this half hour mix holds up.

posted October 28, 2017 #

“Kate-plus-8 Bush” #halloweenideas

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.

More Vintage Halloween Photos

posted October 25, 2017 #

always enjoyable

Shaboi Mix

posted October 24, 2017 #

Shaboi, everyone's favorite elusive Halloween music maker, recently appeared as a guest host on Nashville Mixtapes and provided two hours of spooky tunes to enjoy. From Edgar Winter Group to Bing Crosby to Bobby Brown and Goblin, he covers a lot of ground.

It's streaming in its entirety right over here, so get to listening.

Vintage Obscura Halloween 2017

posted October 23, 2017 #

The subreddit Vintage Obscura has been mining for rare gems for years. Their sharing policies contain rules like: "Is it at least 25 years old? Does it have under 30k views on YouTube? Under 50k on Last.fm?" All done in an attempt to find sounds that you haven't heard before but probably should.

They also release a Vintage Obscura Halloween mix every year, composed of the songs they've spent the past year digging through.

Side A is entitled 'Swinging Ghosts' and Side B is 'Forget the Light Forever' - helping to frame the songs selected for each set. It's an enjoyable listen to help get you in the proper headspace for whatever spooky rituals you enjoy participating in this time of year.

posted October 22, 2017 #

I'm posting new horror-themed glitch art every day until Halloween, with desktop wallpaper links. 01:… https://t.co/RjzdGOZHoH

posted October 20, 2017 #

Get in the Halloween spirit with these free tracks from Two Dots! https://t.co/cbZfgkxOP0 https://t.co/O3GpwpDu9V