deadboy & the Elephantmen on Halloween

deadboy & the Elephantmen on Halloween

by | Oct 30, 2011 | Album Review

Deadboy elephantmen album review
ALBUM REVIEW: So if you’re a ex-metal head what do you do after lighting strikes you and you are enlightened? One thing is you make a record called we are night sky and you call the band deadboy & the Elephantmen. The main dude Dax Riggs (what rock minikor) was in the slowcore metal band Acid Bath and the rock anthem group Agents of Oblivion before deadboy came together. However, the metamorphosis happened we don’t care because this is a great heaven and hell themed record that marks this dark line in the sky. Ok maybe we do care because the transformation is an exploration from something sinister to something dark and deeper. Which has moments in the music when it’s a curious brew of Craig Wedren’s Shudder to Think like dischordant indie rock, Jack White’s rock-n-roll parts and the folk spice of Jeff Magnum all in one scary fucked-up dream. I’ll admit it. I don’t know jack shit but yesterday I was in the Sound Station in New Jersey and Bob was spinning this record and it it immediately caught my ear. The guitar tones were just right and I picked it right up. Released officially via Fat Possum Records way back in 2006. This is a record worth revisiting if you’ve never heard it. Highly recommended with 5 upside down crosses all the way through and I can rarely say that. Seriously. Even though this band is out of commission you should add this piece of music to your permanent record/cd collection. There one acoustic things on here called “No Rainbow” certainly could be considered direct lift from On the Aeroplane Over the Sea , other time they even borrows from Mick Jagger with the sung melody parts. These songwriting tactics are all good because the music is killer and because a well borrowed hook that is nicely interwoven is really in my heart a homage to something great. ☩ ☩ ☩ ☩ ☩ Enjoy!

Evil Friend MP3 by deadboy & the elephantmen (2005)
Dr. Seuss Is Dead MP3 by Acid Bath from When the kite strings pop (1994). Fantastic slowcore metal outfit. Nasty and evil.
Dead Girl MP3 by Agents of Oblivion s/t (2000)
The Terrors of Nightlife MP3 by Dax Riggs from We Sing of Only Blood or Love (2007). This particular track is more inline with deadboy which subtly reminds me of Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s album with David Lynch, Dark Night of the Soul.

Bonus songs:
Revenge MP3 by Sparkle Horse & Dangermouse from Dark Night of Soul featuring your favorite Halloween friend Wayne Coyne.
Crush You MP3 by Craig Wedren from his new one called Wand (2011). This is classic Shudder to Think in my humble opinion. Another find from the Sound Station yesterday. Otherwise I would have no clue it was out. Still listening. Watch out for the review!
Hit Liquor MP3 by Shudder To Think from Pony Express (1994)
Wishing He Was Dead MP3 by The Like from Release Me (2010). Girl pop with a 60’s vibe created in this decade.

Related Junk:
Album Review: The 60′s girl pop of The Like is back
Scary songs for monsters & goblins
More Scary songs for Halloween
Album Review Dark Night of the Soul By Danger mouse and sparkle horse

Magic numbers zeros & one’s set-list on 1.11.11

Magic numbers zeros & one’s set-list on 1.11.11

by | Jan 12, 2011 | 1980's, 1990s, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 60's


Numerology is one of those real weirdo sciences based on some sort of mathematical religion I won’t even begin to understand. What does interest me though is that our time on this giant landfill is limited so when there is a awesome calendar that ends on 2012 you have to begin to wonder what the Mayans knew? What is going to happen from a year from now? Obviously their civilization did not stick around or maybe they just got on the good ship, put on their sneakers and got out of Dodge. Whatever the reason when ever there are songs that include some sort of integer it gives the song some meaning that we attach to it I like them usually. Here’s a few odd songs with numbers in their titles. I left out some of the obvious ones and just went in order of what has randomly come-up on a search in my music library then filtered on time, years or when something is counted. Whatever came first you could probably rationalize this post all freaking day!

DOWNLOAD:
00. Carry The Zero by Built To Spill from Keep It Like A Secret [Buy some BTS stuff]
01. One PM Again by Yo La Tengo from I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One [Buy]
02. Two Sunspots by The Stranglers from meninblack
03. Three Bullets by Poster Children from Tool of the Man [Get some Pkids music]
04. Four Horsemen By The Clash from London Calling [Career Opportunities the one’s that never knock]
05. Four Horsemen By The Stranglers from meninblack
06. (David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six by The Brian Jonestown Massacre from Take It from the Man! [Buy]
07. Seven Seas by Echo & The Bunnymen from Ocean Rain [Buy some amazing music]
08. Eight Day Hell By Trail of Dead from So Divided
09. Number Nine by The Twilight Singers from Blackberry Belle [Buy]
10. 9 Fingers on you by Shudder to Think from Pony Express [Get Your Goat is good too!]
11. Clock Strikes Ten by Cheap Trick from In Color (Albini Mix)
12. Thirteen(live) by Elliot Smith
13. When Yer Twenty Two By The Flaming Lips from Transmissions from the Satelite Heart [Support Wayne Coyne]
14. Bob Dylan’s 49th Beard by Wilco from More Like The Moon EP [Buy]
15. 59 Times The Pain by Hüsker Dü from New Day Rising [Buy]
16. 66 by The Afghan Whigs from 1965 [Best sexy albums]
17. Flight 96 by Chavez from Ride The Fader [Ring the register]
18. 1976 by Red Kross from Third Eye
19. 1969 By The Stooges s/t [Iggy Pop rocks]
20. 2000 Man by The Rolling Stones from Their Satanic Majesties Request [Get stoned]
21. 9 Fingers on you by Shudder to Think from Pony Express