#king of the surf guitar

[spockeye-fierce]

RULES: When you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, then tag 10 people!!

I tagged myself from @warpcoreejector

Tagging @thebejeweledwatercat @twinkboimler @jimmysdragonsuit13 @hc1701 @in-sufficientdata @queer-geordie-nerd @departmentq @sopranoentravesti @david-watts @numberoneobservationbarbarian

[rockandrollpicsandthings]

Dick Dale, the king of surf guitar, pictured here in 1964

[olafsings]

May 4, 1937: Dick Dale was born Richard Anthony Monsour in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar."

[dustedmagazine]

The Anomalys — Down the Hole (Slovenly)

Once a band comes out of hibernation, there’s no telling what they’ll do. The Anomalys, a rough-cut garage band out of Amsterdam, re-emerged in 2022 after a 12-year hiatus, older perhaps but not noticeably wiser, cranking ferocious, block-simple punk rock out of the standard rock line-up.

The band draws members of King Khan’s European circle of acquaintances—Remi Pablo on furious, rapturous drums and French punk guitarist Looch Vibrato of MAGNETIX and Louder Than Death. The band leader, known as BONE, plays another guitar. There is no bass, though someone’s making heavy use of the fat strings on his guitar.

This is the sort of music best honed live, and the Anomalys have spent the last two years playing a shit-ton of shows. “Anxiety,” an early single, rolls maniacally forward like a freight train with blown brakes coming down a hill. The energy is high, but it’s funneled through a narrow channel, a repeated surf riff that juts upwards like a question, then answers itself plummeting down. The drums meanwhile go off like firecrackers on a string, stuttering a beat in between regular crackling explosions. There are no vocals on this cut, it doesn’t need them. Two and a half minute of frenzy crashes into a wall.

“Despair” is the other single, and if you’re sensing a downer theme, take heart. It gallops and hurtles and pulls up sharp in raging, head-bashing spasms, running as fast and hard as a rock song can go. The band may have been paralyzed with dread and jitters when they conceived these tracks, but you’ll receive them as a double jolt of adrenaline.

The Anomalys begs comparisons with brute force punkers like Gino and the Goons and, though they’re less goofy, Personal and the Pizzas, but though they’re not in the subtlety game, they’re not sloppy either. “Coke Head” hitches a screaming guitar riff to pounding, annihilating drums, and it’s as tight as it is on fire. You can hear it in the sudden stops, blinding bits of white space in a blitzed out barrage of noise. They’re as clean as a white-out blot, everybody pulling up at once.

I reviewed Glitch a couple of years ago, noting that, “The sound is loud and primitive, sped up like a locomotive with its back cars on fire,” and that, at least, hasn’t changed. Down the Hole is better though, tightly held together even as it careens most wildly. Glitch woke up the beast, but Down the Hole sets it free to rampage.

Jennifer Kelly

[dollarbin]

Nickel Bin #12:

The Roches' Losing True

Ah yeah, Dollar Binners, it's Roches time. We celebrated the beginning of this already silly year with Maggie, Terre and Suzzy's epic monster track, The Hammond Song: five minutes of bizarre and perfectly harmonic storytelling swirling around Robert Fripp's equally bizarre and perfect guitar effusions.

Losing True, from the sisters' third record, Keep on Doing, is the natural sequel to The Hammond Song. And, unlike the Roches' coveted first record, Keep on Doing is a certified Dollar Bin mainstay: it's relatively easy to track down alongside mid to late late seventies Carole King albums (which are optional to your collection) and the essential to us all 70's titles from the Lord and Lady of the Dollar Bin, Gordon Lightfoot and Linda Ronstadt.

Take a listen.

There's no better surf to be had than on this swell of voices. The sisters curl and churn around one another, cradling us in warmth and bold sun sparkle.

We already know that they skipped town, risking everything, to go down Hammond, and, as promised, they never came back. Losing True tells us what happened next. They, or maybe it's just the iconically elfin and yet deep throated Maggie, who wrote both songs, wound up with the wrong guy. But now they're ready to ditch Loudon Wainwright, who seemingly had a thing going with every female singer-songwriter of that era, like a dead skunk in the middle of the road, and reunite with one another in jubilant song.

Happily, they invite Fripp to the reunion. He'd sat out their underwhelming and poorly produced sophomore record but he's back on Losing True with his signature, other-worldly harmonics and blatant skills. Fripp knows better than to upstage the ladies and it's a shame we don't have 16 more sequels to The Hammond Song to keep on spinning on a suddenly sweet weekday.

Cheers Everyone...

[bandomstuck]

You are the GREEN DAY bandom. You’re AWESOME AS FUCK and you take pride in your BROKEN GUITAR COLLECTION and many ALBUMS. You are the KING OF PUNK ROCK and are ready to battle and defend your position to anyone who says otherwise. Your hobbies include SETTING THINGS ON FIRE, DEFACING GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, dressing up as a PLANT MONSTER, DANCING TERRIBLY, SURFING, WALKING AFTER DARK, and creating/being involved with all kinds of SHENANIGANS. You even dabble in the BROADWAY side of things thanks to the musical adaptation of AMERICAN IDIOT. Also, you’re missing a tooth thanks to Woodstock ‘94, and while you look fairly young, you’re PRETTY GOD DAMN OLD. Being old is whatever, though, because no matter what you’ll always be HAVING A BLAST.

Your chumhandle is prostheticJinx.

What will you do now?

==> Walk a Lonely Road [==> Start Bouncing Off The Wall]

(ref sheet)

[peppermint-flavored-chaos]

list of songs that belong in a marauders band au

because i made this really rad playlist and i want to share it

specifically when sirius is the lead singer, james is on guitar, remus on bass, and peter on drums: 

don’t try suicide by queen

i think i’m going to kill myself by elton john

sex on fire by kings of leon

killer queen by queen

pumped up kicks by foster the people

stayin’ alive by bee gees

build a bitch by bella poarch

parents by yungblud

therefore i am by billie eilish

middle finger by bohnes

hey look ma, i made it by panic! at the disco

teeth by 5 seconds of summer

maniac by conan gray

teenagers by my chemical romance

teen idle by marina

rat by penelope scott

why’d you only call me when you’re high by arctic monkeys

numb little bug by em beihold

devil town by cavetown

twisted by missio

i am not a woman, i’m a god by halsey

check yes, juliet by we the kings

freaks by surf curse

life’s a bit by noahfinnce

songs i can’t listen to by neon trees

choke by i don’t know how but they found me

arms tonite by mother mother

i miss having sex but at least i don’t wanna die anymore by waterparks

bubblegum bitch by marina

anyways add more i want more music in my life

[tfc2211]

Play ▶ Retro Obscuro No. 139 - Christmas

The Belmonts - Wintertime The Surf Boys - Stuck In The Chimney Francis Smith - Solar System Simon, Santa's Supersonic Son Santo And Johnny - Twistin' Bells Sylvia Reid - Christmas Rock And Roll Babs Gonzales - Teenage Santa Claus Gisele Mackenzie - Too Fat For The Chimney Jim Easter And The Artistic's - White Christmas The Copycats Featuring Kimo & Sabbe - The Abominable Snow-Man Ed McCurdy And The Boomers With Joe Cribari - Red Hair And Green Eyes The Debonaires - Crazy Santa Claus Gary Ramey With Floyd And The Little Soul Sisters - Moon-Y Min-I Men Visit Santa Claus (Part 1) Walter Stone "The Cry Baby" And The Tradewinds - Christmas Time Again Judy And The Duets - Christmas With The Beatles Mie Nakao - Jingle Bells The Cavaliers - Santa's Soul Gus Colletti - Santa Is A Superman Doye O'Dell - I'm Pickin' Fights For Christmas Johnny Preston - (I Want A) Rock And Roll Guitar Fred Bergin And His Music - Deck The Halls Janette Eden - You Turn Me On (And I Light Up) The Wilder Brothers - I Wanna Goat For Christmas Jack Ware - What Did Santa Claus Used To Be? The Martels - Rockin' Santa Claus The Lollipops - Mister Santa Idle Few - A Letter To Santa Yasunori Nakajima And The Latin Rhythm Kings - Winter Wonderland Bobby The Poet - White Christmas (3 O'Clock Weather Report) Judy Jamison - The Santa Claus Twist Gus De Wert Trio And Jeannie Jay - Space Age Santa Claus Jeri Kelly - Poor Ole' Santa Claus The Splendors - Winter Time The Teardrops - Hey Gingerbread Little Rita Faye - I Fell Out Of A Christmas Tree Jim Backus - Why Don't You Go Home For Christmas Jimmy Allen, Tommy Bartella - When Santa Comes Over The Brooklyn Bridge Donna And The Dees - I Know There's A Santa Claus The Pixies Three - Cold Cold Winter Bet E. Martin - Mrs. Santa Claus The Surfers - Here Comes Santa Claus In A Red Canoe The Sherwoods - Cold And Frosty Morning The Qualities & Sun Ra - It's Christmas Time

[luv4fandoms]

Invisible String story profiles

Lizzie is me/an OC and Ari is @arianamhm

Neteyam

-Is the point guard for the Pandora U basketball team

-Has already been scouted but isn't sure if that's what he wants to do with his life.

-Is a straight A student and has been almost his whole life.

-Can also play guitar

-Secretly loves to write love songs, but will only preform for family and close friends.

-Made Lo'ak take the video he secretly recorded of him off of his TikTok as soon as he found out...even if it had over a million likes already

-His own TikTok is videos of his games, his family, and him playing the guitar.

Lo'ak

-Is the shooting guard for the Pandora U basketball team

-Struggles with classes, not because he's stupid but because it doesn't hold his interest.

-Takes extra classes in things like art and music to make up points he gets taken off in his normal classes.

-Can play the drums and loves to meet up with friends when there is a "spray meet", pretty much a graffiti meetup where a bunch of people get together and spraypaint an area, these meetups are actually legal.

-Has quite the following on TikTok for his basketball and dance videos

Kiri

-Passes her classes without even trying honestly

-Is an art major

-Has been called an old soul since she was little and because of that is often a counselor for younger students

-Is spiritual and loves to go shopping for new crystals and herbs.

-Is all over witchtok, as both a watcher and creator

Ao'nung

-Captain of the Pandora U swim team

-Was born in Hawaii but he and his family moved when he was 15.

-Though he doesn't seem like the type to be studious, he is a straight A student.

-His father expects a lot of him, including taking over the family business

-Probably misses Hawaii more than Tsireya and Roxto

-Joined TikTok after Roxto told him how many views and likes the videos he had taken of the swim team got. He really only posts videos of him practicing. Other than that he reposts a lot of videos of Hawaii and Hawaiian culture.

Tsireya

-Is the captain of the girl's Pandora U swim team

-Misses Hawaii but also enjoys the shopping more now. About lost it the first time her, Ari and Kiri visited a five floor mall.

-Is also a straight A student.

-Unbenownst to Ao'nung, Tsireya and Roxto went on a couple of dates but ultimately decided they were better off as friends.

-Low-key has a crush on Lo'ak

-Purchased one of those silicone mermaid tails and is known as the Reef Auli'i on TikTok by many. Mainly does shout-outs to children who comment and tell her how much they love her and how they always knew mermaids were real.

-She also does videos of traditional Hawaiian dances

Roxto

-Is also on the Pandora U swim team

-Along with Ao'nung, Neteyam, and Lo'ak, is one of the most popular boys in school.

-Much prefers to be at the pool or at the beach surfing than anywhere else, but will cruise the town with his friends also.

-Has had a crush on Kiri since he first met her

-Even though most of the guys on the swim team are labeled as "players". Everyone knows Roxto is a hopeless romantic sweetheart.

-The king of surf videos, his TikTok is mainly videos of the waves he catches. But he does also join in Lo'ak's dance videos

Spider

-Grew up with the Sully kids as their adopted brother

-His mother died soon after he was born and his father was a military man who went MIA for many years. Jake Sully and his father served together and did not get along at all due to his father's lack of morals.

-After living with his father for a year once he returned he decided to move back to attend Pandora U with the Sully's

-Loves the outdoors and would much prefer to be outside in nature

-Would love to either be a photographer or work with animals.

-Has had a crush on Kiri since they were little.

-Is also an art major

-Does a lot of videos with the others for tiktoks, but for ones he makes he tends to make nature or animals based videos. Compilation videos of different shots of different flowers or deep in the woods, deer he comes across, or other wildlife.

Ari

-Has known the Sully kids the longest (besides Spider)

-Went to middle and highschool with them before going to Pandora U as well. Highschool was when she met the Hawaiian transfer students.

-Vibes the most with Lo'ak, and that often leads to trouble for both of them

-Is a good student even when she doesn't nessasaily want to be at school

-Low-key a lot of people in school steer clear of making her mad because she is grade A scary when she's mad.

-Is the queen of dance Tiktoks and is often seen in Lo'aks videos along with Roxto

-Loves to go shopping with the girls

-Low-key has a crush on both Lo'ak and Neteyam

Lizzie

-Moved only a couple of months ago, so she's still a very new student to Pandora U and the area.

-Instantly clicked with Kiri since they are both art majors and old souls

-Got quickly brought into the friends group after she met Ari who introduced her to everyone

-Would much rather be outside painting, drawing, or crocheting then in a crowded mall

-That being said, she will still go shopping with the girls when they ask

-Won't ever mention it but she does find all of the boys attractive in their own ways, but she sees them all as good friends

-But she does have a crush on Ao'nung

-Runs her own Etsy shop where she sells her crafts.

-Her TikTok is mainly artsy stuff, does a lot of diy/the process of videos. Or transition videos from supplies to product to show off things she's selling. She also does nature compilation videos that have a very cottagecore/whimsigoth/goblincore vibe

© to @luv4fandoms tumblr; do not repost or steal

[lascidarkblueuniverse]

Adventure Time: Full Refs From The Cosmic Wizard! by isrrael120

Hello Everyone Well I was looking through my saved drawings then I came across a version of combined references of the Pre-Elements and Post-Elements Versions Of My Adventure Time Sona, Also Known As The Cosmic Wizard I Didn't Remember I Had And Along With A Copy Of His Bio, I Hope You Like It!!!☺️

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Name: Isrrael The Cosmic Wizard

Nicknames: Cosmic Wizard, Isrrael, Issa, Galaxy

Sex: Male

Age: 1000+

Physical Age: 27 - 37

Species: Wizard/Cosmic Entity Hybrid

             Human (formerly)

Occupation: Adventurer, Blacksmith And Seller Of Magical Things

Place of Origin: Before The Great Mushroom War

Current Residence: Wizard City

Height: 5’ 11" ft

Weight: 200 lbs

Relationships:

Family: Unnamed mother, Unnamed father, Unnamed younger sister, Unnamed younger brother, Unnamed younger brother, Unnamed younger brother

Friends: Finn, Jake, BMO, Princess Bubblegum, Lady Rainicorn, Marceline, Simon Petrikov (Ice King), Party God, Cosmic Owl, Prismo etc.

Love Interests: None

Enemies: The Lich, GOLB etc.

Neutral: Peppermint Butler, Abracadaniel, Grand Master Wizard, Bufo etc.

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual

Personality and Character Traits: Relaxed, Funny, Quiet, Sentimental, Curious, Intelligence, Clumsy

Powers and Abilities:

Magic Manipulation/Wizardry/Magical/Arcane/Mystic Force: He can create, shape and manipulate magic, a form of arcane power to achieve supernatural effects and mystical powers through the use of mystical practices, examples of practices include rituals, spells, potions and all their mystical forces. The practices of magic are the use of the supernatural that builds on and rules over arcane energies and rules/laws from other worlds that many used to influence their realities, he use of spells, potions, objects and various other magical powers! *Magic Skills Acquired: **Wizard Powers: They are acquired by completing various tasks and challenges, most of which are simple things most people could do without practice! **Ice Ninja: Creates ninja weapons out of ice! **Other Magic Abilities: Several!

Cosmic Manipulation: He can create, shape, absorb and manipulate cosmic forces and energies to produce almost any effect he desires, he can summon or manipulate comets, meteorites, asteroids, moons, planets, stars, nebulae, neutron stars, quasars, black holes, white holes, galaxies, antimatter and dark matter can also generate stellar winds, solar flares, cosmic storms and summon meteor showers!

Esoteric Cosmic Manipulation: He can manipulate the esoteric side of cosmic forces, with special properties and a mystical nature, with mastery, he could use the esoteric element for a variety of magical effects!

Shapeshift, Appearance and Transformation: He can change his shape, size, color, density, texture, cellular composition and/or atomic composition to imitate qualities, impersonate other entities, with the ability to totally or partially change his physical appearance to take the forms of animals, objects and people!

Energy Senses: He can sense the presence of energy, be it electromagnetic (magnetic/infrared), psionic, magical, spiritual, etc. and possibly gain a detailed understanding of the energy he is detecting, including the amount/size of energy he is detecting and if it is hidden!

Immortality: He possesses immortality: an infinite lifespan, as they can never die, never grow old, never get sick, are completely self-sufficient, free from all bodily needs, and can virtually ignore any kind of physical harm!

Healing Factor: He possesses a regenerative healing factor, which means that he can quickly heal/regenerate and regain his full and optimal health/status at an extremely fast rate!

Skills and Hobbies: Drawing, Playing Video Games, Surfing, Playing Guitar, Blacksmithing, Finding Magic Artifacts, Learning New Magic Arts, Astronomy

Basic Backstory (Main): Isrrael The Cosmic Wizard Is A Wizard, Hero, Adventurer And Blacksmith Who Lives In The Center Of Wizard City, He Is A Very Powerful Wizard From What The Other Wizards Say Though He Doesn’t Call Himself “Very Powerful”, He Is A Hero And Adventurer Who Always Embarks Towards Adventure And Danger, He Is A Blacksmith Who Manufactures Weapons And Magic Objects With The Materials He Collects Throughout The Land Of Ooo And In His Travels To Other Universes, He Is A Very Skilled Surfer, He makes songs with his guitar as a hobby, he is usually very relaxed with almost any situation and is well known for it, he is usually a kind and calm person with a rather fun attitude and loves to talk about how things were before!

Basic Backstory (Others Stories And AUs): None

Complete Biography (Main): +Before the Mushroom War: centuries before the Great Mushroom War he was a normal human with a normal life he was a computer and electronic equipment repairman who sometimes went on a trip and with great curiosity about mythology and legends, one day during a trip to Europe during the One night, after seeing a meteor shower, he found a dark blue rock when he saw that it had melted in his hand. The first thing he thought was that he was hallucinating and he didn’t think about it anymore, the next day he discovered in the place there were Yesterday it was an ancient impact point of a comet a long time ago, days after returning to his home he began to experience strange things like seeing strange creatures and feeling a strange energy in all living beings but he played it down, during the beginning from the war he started doing weird things like throwing lightning bolts and flaming rocks by accident he tries to avoid that but fails sometimes! +After the Mushroom War: He now only calls himself an apocalypse fighter, he tries to live his new life with the fights against living toxic creatures and other beings, the things that now have life and face, the animals that talk and more while he lives without course and he wonders what to do with his new life now! +During the Years In The Formation Of The Land Of Ooo And His Present: Over the years he tries to find a place in this new era with the other life forms that he saw as they change their shape and behavior over the years, he also began to get along with them in different ways, some still fought, others they were like his friends and others see them in a more personal way for him, he begins to be adventurous because of the excitement of the fights and also becomes a magician at one point and begins to make and sell magical items to the newly formed kingdoms of Ooo for centuries up to the present, nowadays he is covered in legends and myths about himself because of his calm and cheerful personality in almost every difficult and dangerous situation that he finds himself in front of, he is known to talk about how things were before and the supposed hidden magical ability that he has! +The Present Time: The Cosmic Wizard is a wizard and seller of weapons and magical objects very well known in the land of Ooo although he is surrounded by myths and legends of his own person he usually sells his magical things mainly other sellers and wizards within Wizard City although sometimes he looks for clients to sell his things, he hides his own merchandise when he considers it too dangerous he generally prefers to leave the work of hiding his dangerous merchandise to other people, he is an adventurer who looks for very exciting adventures and collects objects to make more merchandise, it is known that he spends part of his time in space it is unknown why he does it for many, some of his best known interests are surfing, legends and myths, the guitar and talking about an old era that he lived, despite seeming sane it is known that he sometimes says a phrase and in the middle completely changes the subject of the phrase, he is also well known as the most relaxed and carefree person in the land of Ooo because of his personality, he seems to have a great taste in fighting when the situation is indicated, he seems to know many stories about very powerful creatures!

Complete Biography (Others Stories And AUs): None

Additional Information: +He is usually too relaxed for many things but there are exceptions such as romance, democracy and cosmic entities! +He Says A Lot About His Life Before The Great Mushroom War! +He likes to try new things that he sees! +He likes to be in empty space and seeing around the same space! +He has to be very shy about romantic aspects like flirting and/or situations like that! +He sometimes prefers to be alone with his thoughts! +He Usually Names His Moves When He Fights Like ���Planetary Impact”, “Meteor Strike”, “SuperNova Explosion”, “Solar Burst Attack”, “Nebula Pulse” Or “Neutron Beams”! +He is a surfer!

Weapons and Equipment: Various Magic Swords! Various Magic Weapons! Other Magic Items!

Disguises and Other Personalities: The Mysterious Magician: It is one of his hidden identities, he is dressed in a red robe with a yellow sun on his chest that covers a large part of his body!

Likes: Magic, Blacksmithing, Space, Adventures, Fights, Draw, Surfing, Music, Travel, Geology

Dislikes: Stress, Soup, Exaggerations, Democracy, Bad Things, Bets Involving His Merchandise

Quotes: “Old neutral luck strikes again!” “Only wizards, meh!” “Another complete adventure!” “The cycle of life continues!” “Nothing Better Than The Smell Of Very Hot Metal!” “I can feel your energy since a while ago you don’t have to hide from me and also you want a weapon or armor or what?” “I’m the sanest here, that says a lot about the place!” “Well another crazy day!” “I can see your energies and I know them very well, you don’t have a hiding place for me!” “I’m a wizard not a psychic!” “Ahh Loneliness My Old Friend!” “It’s Just Stardust And Cosmic Radiation, Nothing Bad For Me!” “I’m not a big fan of democracy!” “I Can Replicate The Aspects Of The Cosmos In Me!” “That does more harm than good!” “That brings back bad memories!” “At Least You Wanted To End Up Under A Pile Of Space Rocks Show Yourself!” “Now Who Are They Summoning?” “That’s not a big deal!” “Seriously, A Democratic Vote? This is the worst idea you could have thought of!” “Relaxing can be even worse!” “Was it GOLB?”

Relationship Chart/List: Closed None

Questions: Closed

Roleplays: Closed

Dares: Closed

Headcanons: Closed

Notes: -I Show It Because I Wanted To! -I Wanted To Have Some Basic References About Him! -I Forgot That I Did It A Long Time Ago! -Links Info: https://tmblr.co/ZMgalYajVJq_4W00 o https://toyhou.se/12282590.cosmic-wizard-adventure-time- -Links Full: Tumblr, Twitter, Pixiv, Instagram and Deviantart

Isrrael The Cosmic Wizard (Adventure Time Sona) - Me Art - Me Adventure Time © Pendleton Ward/Cartoon Network

[somethingvinyl]

Studio Tan is the first of the so-called ugly cover albums. Zappa delivered 4 albums at once to Warner/Discreet to try to get him out of his contract with Herb Cohen, but they didn’t take them at first, and a legal battle ensued that kept Zappa from releasing the music he wanted to in 1977 and ‘78. This came out in ‘78, as it became clear that they weren’t going to get anything else out of him and needed to release what they had if they wanted to profit from it. So Studio Tan came out over FZ’s objections, with cover art he never saw and even a track name misspelled. Zappa hated the way these albums were released—probably why he later delegitimized them by claiming Läther was the original intention. But the music is obviously his. It’s odds and ends of unreleased material more than an album of singular vision, but that just puts it in the same category as Apostrophe.

Side 1 is a single silly rock opera, The Adventures of Greggary Peccary. Much like Billy the Mountain, I find it tiresome and have made it all the way through it maybe twice. But side 2 is incredible start to finish, one of the best in his discography—Let Me Take You to the Beach is a peppy bit of parody surf music (my 8-year-old LOVES it) that is, shockingly, built off the rhythm track of a Hot Rats outtake! Revised Music for Guitar and Low Budget Orchestra is a revamped version of what he wrote for Jean-Luc Ponty on the King Kong album, and it’s still got a heck of a lot of electric violin despite the title change. But the star is RDNZL (his custom license plate of his nickname for his wife, “Redunzel,” because the tended to repeat herself—learned that factoid from Dweezil at a ZPZ show). It was a staple of his live show for the Ruth Underwood years: excellent live versions appear on Roxy by Proxy and The Helsinki Concert. This studio version was recorded by that same core band and it’s outstanding, one of his absolute best compositions. So though this is a lesser album in the oeuvre and does indeed have a hideous cover, this is still one I wouldn’t want to live without.

[uncleardyn]

8, 16, 21, 23 :D

8. three songs that remind you most of summer and vacation Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffett jimmy buffett is forever the king of beach bum music. every song of his a summer song Brown Eyed Girl - Reel Big Fish brown eyed girl is a summer vacation song to me and ska is a genre is associate with summer so uh. Yeah. Skeet Surfing - Maurice Jarre/Nick Rivers skeet surfing 👍

16. three favourite songs for sex nice try idiot i dont know what sex is White Noiz - Akira Yamaoka the silent hill 2 soundtrack stays on during sex but unironically CHEMICAL BREW - LudoWic babe where are you going Air - Daniel Deluxe babe come back

21. three songs of your childhood Be Careful, It's My Heart - Bing Crosby my dad used to sing this to me before i went to sleep when i was little Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen i have a VERY vivid memory of my dad sitting me in front the computer and making me watch the music video when i was like 7 What Is a Shooting Star? - They Might Be Giants the here comes science album was MY SHIT when i was like. 10.

23. three songs that never fail to get you pumped up Devil Trigger - Casey Edwards i would like to thank nero bc i mean. cmon. devil trigger is so good. Zero - Keiki Kobayashi the spanish guitar stirs something deep in my soul Beast Of Gévaudan - Powerwolf frankly we could put any powerwolf song here but something about beast of gevaudan's chorus really gets me going

thanks nox. i hope u enjoy my sex selections. love u <3

[antifascistblackmetalnetwork]

Necrosferatul - Candelabrum Necrosferatulum (full album, 2023)

What if vampires were class-conscious creatures that were fed from the blood of aristocrats and kings? This one person project from Austria assumes this alternate reality and creates it through the course of their two albums, the second of each we are presenting today. After the eloquently titled and very promising "Ancient Bloodlines Mean Nothing" debut, "Candelabrum Necrosferatulum" comes to further define Necrosferatulum's peculiar and original approach in vampyric black metal, not just in the thematics, but also in the sound itself. While the debut was a classic raw, lo-fi, dungeon-laden yet still beautiful recording, the sophomore album cleans up the sound a bit and allows more dynamics and color. And the unique characteristic of the band, the clean, surf-inspired (!) and 60's psychedelia parts are present again of course. How could they not be? Weird broken keyboards, church organs, chorus-like guitars, eerie wind and other sound effects are used heftily in conjunction with the metal instrumentation to invoke a romantic and absurd atmosphere, no doubt inspired by these crazy french vampires in the dusk of the previous millenium, as also the antics and originality of contemporary Grime Stone Records artists. The album is full of well performed and composed ideas, and boring moments are almost nowhere to be found. You can't miss this record of you're interested in weird and original black metal!

[marginalia-music]

There are at least three different “The Weejuns,” one from North Carolina & released on Jaguar Records, a second from Evansville, IN; & finally the most elusive: The Weejuns of Battle Creek, Michigan. This is the one featured here. Ready C’Mon Now hits all the right places for me, combining a typical moody garage sound w/ some “wet” surf elements. It’s no-thrills: no screams, monologues (unlike their other song which devolves into the singer pitying himself), no crazy guitar. It reminds me of The Islanders’ King of the Surf for that reason - it does exactly what it needs to do & exceeds at it.  As the band never got a proper release (or at least it never made it’s way to Discogs) & has only been featured on Numero Group’s Louis Wayne Moody High,  there is very little on the band. No names or anything. Any searches for “The Weejuns” in local newspaper archives inevitably produce pages of ads for the shoe. I do hope to find more in the future, however. As an aside - you can hear The Weejuns & more 60s-70s garage on today’s edition of “Marginalia Radio” on WMUC Digital @ 3 PM EST. We got a great selection today, including The Sonics, Modern Lovers, pre-VU Lou Reed & more!

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Curated Storefront is an Akron arts organization started in 2016 that is working to turn downtown Akron into an arts destination. Their projects include a collection of public murals and art in store windows. They also offer studio spaces to local artists.

One of their projects, Outside the Box, is a series of up-cycled shipping containers that house pop-up galleries and rotating murals.

Below are more selections from Outside the Box and information on the works from their website.

El Mac, “Stardust”

From the information plaque-

This mural titled Stardust depicts El Mac’s son as a baby looking up towards the sky, which creates imagery that the artist hopes “can be relatable to people and hopefully it suggests youthfulness and new beginnings. I had fun with the rendering , patterns, movement, and shapes. It was challenging for me and I think it’s beautiful, so I hope others do too.”

Palehorse, “Garuda”

About Palehorse’s mural from Curated Storefront–

Painting of the deity Garuda from Hindu mythology. Garuda (King of Birds) symbolizes the harmonious union of earthly strength and celestial freedom. As the divine messenger, he traverses between realms, embodying the bridge between humanity and the sacred. His outstretched wings form a shield of protection, a testament to his role as guardian and defender against adversity. Garuda’s presence inspires us to embrace our inner courage and navigate life’s challenges with unwavering determination. Just as he faces the serpents of life, we too can rise above obstacles, guided by his example. As you gaze upon this mural, may Garuda’s symbolism ignite your spirit, reminding you of your own capacity to soar to new heights, find peace amidst chaos, and stand strong in the face of all trials. Jai Guru! OM Garuda!

With over 20 years of experience as a professional illustrator, the catalogue of work created by Palehorse now serves as a breadcrumb trail, highlighting his intense curiosity and a relentless quest for deeper meaning and self-discovery. Years of seeking and following delightful and mysterious curiosities, eventually led to a devoted spiritual practice, arising from an ever-expanding love for sacred art, mystical scriptures, ancient cultures, plant medicine ceremonies, world mythology and travel.

The artwork of Palehorse aims to become more refined and meaningful as he increasingly becomes more spiritually adventurous through the years. His aesthetic harnesses the ancient power of traditional Thai ornamental design, blended with Indian motifs and symbols derived from the Thangka paintings of Tibetan Buddhism. As a follower of Paramhansa Hogananda, these inspirations are then filtered through the lens of an American yogi/psychonaut/illustrator, who was born in the late 70’s and grew up skateboarding, surfing, getting tattooed and playing guitar in metal bands.

John Comunale “The First Energy Monster”, Recycled tires and golfballs

John Comunale, whose work is pictured above, is an Akron artist with many works located around the city.

Studio Haz – Joshua Hall and Diana Paz- “This and That”

About the Studio Haz mural from Curated Storefront-

This mural is a visual dialog, a conversation between order and fluid organic forms. It is the first collaboration between the two artists.

Diana Paz is a Venezuelan Multidisciplinary artist based in Miami, FL. She has been fully dedicated to her art since 2012, right after graduating from her graphic design studies. Navigating between artistic expressions, she explores materials, shapes, spaces, textures and colors; reinterpreting elements from her native region as well as others taken from her everyday life. The result is a balanced union of elements; coming all-together in the cleanest and simplest way.

Joshua Hall, AKA Baghead, (born January 5, 1988) is a contemporary Latin- American artist from Miami, Florida. His work is derived from 90’s skateboarding, street typography, and early animation. He is known for his wooden sculptures as well as being a muralist. In his practice, Joshua reflects on his suburban adolescents; recounting them in fluid, abstracted and sometimes sculptural forms.

Steiner, “Repetitive Nature”

About Steiner and Repetitive Nature–

The bright and psychedelic colors and mutation of the third eye on the leopards represent human negative effects on nature. However, nature is ferocious (like a leopard) and fights back, reclaiming what is left behind by humans in a cycle that is repetitive. Nature finds a way.

Raised on surf/skate art and comics, and influenced by the likes of Jim Phillips and Todd McFarlane, Steiner began spray painting walls during middle school in the 90s. After traveling abroad and formal art training he returned to his street art and graffiti roots. He has lived and painted in San Francisco and New York, and now resides in Los Angeles. His work is reminiscent of the Toxic Avenger. It shows man’s effect on nature and manipulation of the environment. His work often has mutated beasts with multiple eyes, bright un-earthy colors and smoke ring cloud (pollution) backgrounds … so the 3 eyed Simpsons fish is a good reference to sum it up … an actual issue with a somewhat humorous delivery.

Axel Void (Alejandro Hugo Dorda Mevs), “Untitled”

L.E.O. (Reginald O’Neal), “Dr. John Henry Clarke And the Mundari People”

About L.E.O. (Reginald O’ Neal)–

L.E.O. (Reginald O’Neal), born in 1992 in Miami, Florida, began painting in 2012 and soon met his friend and mentor, Alejandro Dorda, also known as Axel Void, who would teach him classically.

In 2014, L.E.O. took his first trip to Europe to complete murals in Austria, Norway, and Spain, as well as exhibit in a collective show alongside his teacher in Berlin, Germany. In the years since, Reggie has focused on canvas work, residencies, and murals that embody his community surroundings, experiences and beliefs.

Gabriela Ayza Aschmann, “Momentum Absence Act”

From Curated Storefront about the Gabriela Ayza Aschmann’s mural-

It has two faces. What we see and what may be behind. Is it the absence of oneself that creates emotional instability? Sometimes we are in a sea of fire and we have to warp to hold on to ourselves so we can be our own lifesaver. With the vertigo of falling, you create a dance that in the end only you can learn to enjoy. Emily Dickinson wrote, “I was falling and in each crash hit, I ran into a world.”

Born in 1991 Cologne, Germany, Gabriela Ayza Aschmann is a Spanish-German artist currently based in Miami, Florida. She lived and studied in Andalusia, graduated from the University of Fine Arts in Seville, Spain. She continued learning with workshops and follow ups from different artists. In 2020, Gabriela attended her first artist residency with Void_ Projects in Miami, FL. Later, she followed her next artist residency at Gotulist Froyar, Feror Island, Denmark. Her last two shows titled I have an idiot inside me and Mom, let me be an animal for one day opened in Miami, FL where she presented a mixture of her personal collection of paintings.

Her practice represents the search for the poetic. She begins with considering that listening to ourselves and our environment brings us closer to the core of our existence. In her paintings one can find humor, sweetness and hardness at the same time. The artist observes and empathizes how humans are, measurably, beasts and brutes. Bluntly, she questions why humanity hides its beastiality: What is so dangerous about our depths? Her work is focused on oil painting, although in her process we can find poetry, theater, analog photography and other sculptural aspects.

Johnny Robles, “Gloria Bow”

About Johnny Robles and the mural from Curated Storefront–

Johnny Robles is a multi-disciplinary artist working at the intersection of art, technology, and nature. Studies in color theory, geometry, and science, combined with his natural and spiritual world interests are central to his work.

The artwork’s title, Gloria Bow, is derived from a glory rainbow, a halo of interlocking colors made up of tiny droplets of water reflecting sunlight scattered back towards the viewer. This phenomenon we see in nature can be experienced from tall buildings, a mountain top, or an airplane. Over the years, the artist’s experiences of observing glories have marveled and served him as reminders that nature seeks each of us. This painting intends to engage passersby in a moment of solitude, clarity, or stillness.