Gábor Szabó (1936-1982) was a Hungarian jazz guitarist, whose music influenced everyone from Santana to Beck. I found out about him because some rando uploaded the entirety of his album Dreams to Youtube and it showed up in my recommendations … Continue reading The July 2nd Fire Dance Night Thread
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is a good singer. You should listen to her. Continue reading The July 1st Gum Gum Girl Night Thread
In the Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne you fight a boss named Ludwig. He’s a giant, weird looking horse-monster man. His theme is probably my favorite bit of music in any FromSoft game (and they have a lot of great … Continue reading The July 1st Day Thread remembers a super dope boss theme
Iron Lung is a short, creepy, horror game by David Szymanski (of DUST fame) where you play a person welded into a rusty submarine tasked with exploring a literal ocean of blood. It’s like 5 bucks on Steam or Itchio … Continue reading The 5/21 Night Thread all live in a rusty submarine, a rusty submarine.
Back in the day there was a band I liked called Christian Mistress (who I found out about through the Metal column at the AV Club, actually), but sadly they broke up. Recently (i.e. the day before) I found out … Continue reading The 3/31 Quayde LaHüe Night Thread
I feel like I’d be failing in my duties as the resident Alynda Segarra shill if I didn’t use a OT to bring attention to the fact that they released a new album (called Life On Earth) under the Hurray … Continue reading The March 17th Life On Earth Night Thread
Adam X (the X-treme) is a comic book character created by Fabian Niceza. Debuting in X-Force Annual #2 back in 1993, Adam X (the X-treme) is a mutant with the power to make anyone’s blood literally boil after he cuts … Continue reading The March 12th Adam X the X-treme Night Thread is X-Treme!
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As of February 24th, the nation of Ukraine has been invaded, without provocation, by Russia. While the situation is still in flux in many senses, there is no doubt that the people of Ukraine will suffer greatly in the days … Continue reading The People of Ukraine need HELP
“Ramon Casiano” is the opening track of the Drive-By Truckers’ 2016 album American Band. It’s a bit of an old-school protest song, using the story of a miscarriage of justice to highlight larger societal problems. It’s a good one. Continue reading The February 17th Night Thread started on the border
Band-Maid is a Japanese hard rock band. As you may have guessed, they dress like maids. The idea sprung from singer/guitarist Miku Kobato’s past job of working in a maid cafe (a cafe but with maids). After enlisting Kanami Tōno … Continue reading The February 5th Night Thread is takanaru mune ni koou shi teru
“Unison” is the closing track on Björk’s Vespertine. It’s amazing. Continue reading The January 30th Night Thread Embrace[s] You Tight
The Green Knight is a 2021 film by David Lowery starring Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, and Ralph Ineson. Patel plays Gawain, a nephew of King Arthur whose attempt at heroism backfires and must face almost certain doom. Adventures and surreal … Continue reading Sir Gawain and…the January 30th Day Thread
I’ve been listening to a lot of Babymetal as well. They’re also great. Continue reading The January 15th Night Thread Is Hikari Yo Kanata Made
I’ve been listening to a lot of Charles Bradley. He’s great. Continue reading The January 15th Day Thread Wants To Go Back To The Golden Rule
Doc Watson was an acclaimed guitarist from Western North Carolina (also where I’m from). He was most often associated with folk and blues, though as “Below Freezing” shows, he could play pretty much everything, including jazzy instrumentals. The track features … Continue reading The December 30th Night Thread is Below Freezing
Yep, it’s been five years since I threw together a half-assed Christmas music thread because I was listening to Tom Waits’ “Christmas Card from a Hooker In Minneapolis” on December 24th. This past year I’ve been getting into Jethro Tull. … Continue reading The Fifth Annual Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck Thread
That’s right, babies, it’s another Gabby Kinney thread! This is from the Merry X-Men Holiday Special one-shot from 2018. It’s a great little collection of stories about Christmas and Hanukkah and not liking holidays and everything in-between. This particular story … Continue reading The December 1st Day Thread Gets $100 Worth of Steaks and Cakes
The late, great, Elliott Smith had a lot of amazing tunes. “Cecilia/Amanda” is one of my favorites. It was an unreleased bootleg song for a bunch of years till Kill Rock Stars released it as a free download. Enjoy! Continue reading The November 20th “Cecilia/Amanda” Day Thread
As you may or may not have noticed, I’ve been really getting into X-Men comics lately. I’ve also been listening to the podcast Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men at work. The hosts of said podcast waxed euphoric about the … Continue reading The November 19th X-Men Unlimited #2 Night Thread
