After many months of deliberation here at L&L Towers (ok, it's just me sitting there looking out of the window trying to remember what on earth I'd done all year), I've put together my top albums of the year. Like the Albums of the Decade (starting here ), the idea was to only choose albums which I happily listen to all the way through, and had listened to a whole bunch of times. This time, rather than the album art, I've gone for YouTube videos. Enjoy! The Top 5, not in any [...]
In no particular order... Mastodon, "Oblivion" and "Divinations" - directed by Roboshobo This is why music videos exist, kids. Suicide Silence, "Wake Up" - directed by David Brodsky Yes, we're huge Brodsky fans. This might be his trippiest video yet. Chickenhawk, "I Hate This, Do You Like It?" - directed by Danny North Satan Rosenbloom doesn't watch many music videos, but [...]
Currently on tour, Mastodon has some big things planned for the near future. One of those is a live recording possibly. According to the band, the October 17th show in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom will be recorded for future releases. That means if you have tickets to see them along with Dethklok, Converge, and High On Fire, you can soon use that phrase "I was at the fucking show dude" as much as you want. I just confirmed that some tickets are available and I almost accidently purchased one, but click here if you [...]
This is sure to be the metal show with the most interesting crowd ever. I've seen Mastodon before, and they draw hipsters, punks, indie kids, and the usual long-haired metal dudes with long hair and b... Continue reading "Incoming: Mastodon and Dethklok at the Uptown, October 12" >
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 9, 2009... Mastodon is getting its very own premium lager! Too bad it's only a limited run of 200 bottles. Mariah Carey is wo... Continue reading "Today In Music News: Mastodon Gets Its Own Beer, Mariah Worries She Let Us Down, Beck Gets Chatty and Iggy Gets Grumpy" >
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