The Reverend

I like Playboi Carti even though I don't think there's a single instance of him really 'rapping'. I could listen to his ad-libs of "what?" "huh" and "*laser sounds*" for hours though. The flute in "Magnolia" is summer-time sounding as hell too, perfect for July. No one will remember this shit a decade from now but it's fun. (Is it just me or does the dancing with the black umbrella bit look like it could be for a VK photoshoot?)

Sounds great! Might need to preorder this one

For the second week in a row I reference the Gazette during a review of some new VK. This time while reviewing ゴシップ's new single. This is @inartistic's excellent post about Ains/Yukika I referenced in the vid:

Driving around my new home and reviewing the new mini-album from Miztavla (which is available for streaming on Spotify and probably other places!) Let me know what you thought of the mini.

Seriously wondering if I can convince a friend or two to plan a trip to New Orleans..... Boris, Endon, and Thou sounds tasty as fuck.

Boris have announced a North American tour with some seriously cool support: from their Facebook: "DEAR/25th ANNIVERSARY TOUR" 10/03 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers * 10/04 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s * 10/06 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall ^ 10/07 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s ^ 10/08 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre ^ 10/09 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge ^ 10/11 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent ^ 10/12-14 – Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert Daze Fest 10/14 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole % 10/16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall % 10/17 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater % 10/19 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre % 10/20 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room % 10/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club + 10/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall + 10/23 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall + 10/25 – Detroit, MI @ El Club + 10/26 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop + 10/27 – Millvale, PA @ Mr Smalls + 10/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer + 10/29 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live! (Days of Darkness) 10/31 – Allston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall ~ 11/01 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw ~ 11/04 – Durham, NC @ Motorco ~ 11/05 – Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse ~ 11/07 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade, Hell Stage ~ 11/08 – Nashville, TN @ Exit / In ~ 11/09 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn $ 11/10 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks $ 11/10-12 – McDade, TX @ Sound on Sound Fest 11/14 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister + 11/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom # 11/17 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah # * = w/ ENDON ^ = w/ SUMAC, Endon % = w/ SubRosa, Endon + = w/ Helms Alee, Endon ~ = w/ Mutoid Man, Endon $ = w/ Thou, Endon # = w/ Torche, Endon

One-man tour ending at O-West!? Good for them.

Only tangentially related but I generally like the flyers Crow Music makes for their shows... good job art guy at Crow!

What are the albums I need to check out?? I liked the Amanda Woodward album I've heard.... and that is basically the beginning and end of my familiarity with French screamo.

God I hope so too! Been like five years since I was able to buy something Ren related that came in an actual jewel case.

Had a long drive over the weekend and noticed this album was on Spotify so finally gave it a listen (the tracklist is completely different on Spotify for some reason). Basically my biggest complaint. Their sound is novel and cool in small doses... but over an entire album almost becomes a gimmick. The vocalist's unrelenting vibrato on some tracks can wear on you. Agreed the production is great though. This band would be a great candidate to just eschew the concept of a full album in general. If they released a single a season with a cool video (as they definitely have the capability of making) they'd probably be one of my favorite bands. I wouldn't even consider just releasing single songs (or maybe singles with a b-side) as 'fleecing' since they put their shit online. A $5 single four times a year probably makes the people who buy physical copies happier in a 'have a bigger collection of *things* for the same price' way and the people who aren't buying their albums anyway don't get tired of the slog through an album and forget about them the rest of the year. These record labels really need to hire me and let me enact my vision for a perfect world

LOL, the change.org petition came up just a biiiiit short: https://www.change.org/p/the-scientific-community-change-the-name-of-a-group-of-squids-to-squad

That's a sexy lineup for the show.... I'd certainly be happy if they came back and released some new stuff

Welcome! I haven't been keeping up with Metronome since they came back, any highlights from the show in Toronto??

Found some goodies in my mailbox today!

Hehe 2017.7.29 'First Cracking' Not bad, I'll keep my eye on 'em.

Guess those playfully derisive show names worked!

Hey guys/gals I'll be moving soon (boo! I've lived in the city I do now for 12 years and kinda like it) BUT it's to start a new job that I think will be good for my career! Anyway, does anyone want this signed Mucc poster? Got it when they came to the states on the taste of chaos tour, but I've never been a *huge* Mucc fan and I don't think this is gonna make the cut for my smaller apartment (and all the branding on it kinda detracts too) Just pay for however you want to ship it to you, I could fold it and stick it in an envelope, or I've got a poster tube lying around if you want to keep it looking nice. Post in this thread if you want it!

Finished up Master of None yesterday as well. I'd agree the second season is well worthwhile (I never really cared about the 'black virus' movie story arc from the first season). I do think 'Mornings' from Season 1 is still the best single episode though. Just rang really true to me.

Great thread, I like hearing the little things that are memorable at shows! - During Morrigan's set at Ikebukuro Cyber. During RIP (which is two minutes on CD but about 15 during their shows) they do the whatever it's called when the front row of girls lay over the bar/stage and the rest of the crowd takes turns slamming into them on the fourth beats. Anyway, during that the vocalist went out into the crowd to start dragging people forward who weren't participating (even going into the venue's stairwell, haha). When he sauntered over near where I was standing I could see the surprise in his face to run into a giant white dude amidst the crowd of tiny girls and instead of attempting to drag me into the melee he gave me a high-five. - I wrote about this one during a 君は鋭く。set here. A middle-aged woman in the crowd approached me between bands and asked what band I was at the show to see. When I told her 君は鋭く she got really excited and grabbed a wrist band off their merch table and gave it to me. I will continue to believe she was someone in the band's mother until proven otherwise.

Hahaha, you tell 'em Aie!

Yes! One of my fave happy-Kei indulgences.

Merry Go Round are one of the bands that act as a bellwether for my judging others' tastes........ like "oh you like Merry go round? You're a good egg" Good work creating a thread where we can come out and gush a little a bit.

At least one of you fine folks is from Wisconsin right??? Holla at ya boy.... I've got a job interview up there soon; and they're flying me up so I'm confident about my chances. I may soon have to decide whether I want to move to a state I've never been to!