#swami

[kajra-re]

Shabana Azmi, Swami, 1977.

[krishnaart]

A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

[ghaas]

The Mystic Circle Murderer, 1939

[lifeinhellarchives]

"You're a fraud, Swami!" - July 31, 1998

[xatmaa]

[beefcakebambi]

Photos from swami's during the Christmas swell

[dustedmagazine]

Swami and the Bed of Nails — All of this Awaits You (Swami)

Swami John Reis has been in a lot of bands, but the ones you probably love the most—Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu — were joint projects with Rick Froberg, who passed away suddenly in June 2023. The two had made some of the most ferocious, tuneful hardcore on offer in the 1990s with Drive Like Jehu, and, with Hot Snakes, were the real thing in a sea of “rock is back” pretenders through the aughts.

Hot Snakes reconvened in 2018 after a 14-year hiatus for Jericho Sirens, and they were writing more material when Froberg died. All of This Awaits You comes from that set of songs, reconfigured for another band, with members drawn from Reis' storied history. Hot Snakes Jason Koukounis plays drums, alternating with Richard Larson from Night Marchers, while Night Marchers Tommy Kitsos plays drums. Reis sings and plays guitar, with Mark Murino on second axe. Joe Guevara, who played on the last solo Swami album, adds keys and synthesizer.

The songs rip hard, running fast and loud and full of hooks. “How Are You Peeling?” could easily be a Hot Snakes banger, with its ramping, vamping guitar riff, pummeling drums and ragged howling verse. It’s not complicated, but not stupid either. There’s a sweetening in the guitars just before the chorus starts that comes like a rainbow in a pool of diesel, and a wiggy little synth solo, and then it’s back to the gut-slugging pound and rush.

There’s a real—and welcome—blue collar aesthetic to this disc, a perspective sorely lacking lately even in the roughest varieties of rock. One single celebrates hot dog condiments. “I want ketchup and mustard and relish!” Reis shouts along to a very ear-wormy chorus. Simple pleasures. “Harbor Freight” blisters and rages and finds the income divide in home repair. Apparently, we’ve come so far that even dudes in their undershirts wielding power tools can be divided into haves and have nots. Shop at Harbor Freight at your own risk. As Reis gleefully explains, “The shit’s gonna break, the shit’s gonna break, the shit’s gonna break on you.” 

A few of the cuts feel a little bit by the numbers. Doo-woppy “Teen Hate,” for instance, looks at young rebel cliches from the wrong side of 50, but closes in a “yeah yeah yeah” cribbed from the Beatles’ Hamburg days.  It’s fine, but no match for the psychedelic rush of “Lost in Bermondsey,” which is furiously hot but also kind of trippy.

All in all, it’s another very solid outing from an artist who did a lot to define post-hardcore punk and rock (check out the Swami Sound Volume 1 compilation he curated in 2003). Sadly, there will never be another Hot Snakes album, but meanwhile we’ve got this, and it rocks.

Jennifer Kelly

[cbssurfer]

Overcast day at Swami’s

[kayin-junn]

Can't believe no onese posted this yet I've been obsessed with this since I first heard it ♡

[npskudlu]

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[kajra-re]

Shabana Azmi, Swami, 1977.

[pensusila-narasihma-swami]

Pensusila Narasimha Swamy temple

Pensusila��Narasimha Swamy temple located in penchalakona village,rapur mandal, Nellore district,Andhra Pradesh. It is a highly great and famous temple. Apart from this,thousands of devotees visit the temple each year to seek blessings from Lord Narasimha swamy,the quit surroundings and spiritual ambiance of the temple provide the perfect setting for devotion and further, the historical significance of the temple makes it a must-visit tourist site in the region. Thus, Penchalakona Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam offers both spiritual fulfillment and cultural heritage..

[krishnaart]

A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

[4rtific]

RedBull BC One Cypher México 2024

Este viernes 22 y sábado 23 de noviembre se llevó a cabo la RedBull BC One México 2024 con las categorías de Top 16 Bboy y Top 16 Bgirl con el fin de definir a los representantes para la final mundial RedBull BC One 2024 en Rio de Janeiro, Brasil el 7 de diciembre. Con fin de conseguir a los mejores competidores la organización hizo llegar 16 invitaciones 8 Bboys y 8 Bgirls: Kastrito, Swami,…

[xatmaa]

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