015.

I was asked the other day by one of my really close friends as to which are my favorite hardcore records of all-time. Which is a GREAT question because that is a genre of music that, with me, either I love it or I hate it. So, here they are... in no order at all: (yes, 'post-hardcore' is included).

Snapcase - End Transmission
The Bled - Pass the Flask
Million Dead - A Song To Ruin
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Botch - We are the Romans
Converge - Petitioning the Empty Sky
At the Drive In - Relationship of Command
Thursday - Full Collapse
Poison the Well - The Opposite of December
Zao - Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest

014.

I'm going to do a few blogs today. I'm going to start off with what is probably the most important black metal release of the past 5 years. It's by a band I have known and loved for a few years now called Wolves in the Throne Room and the album is called Black Cascade. It is seriously insanely beautiful and haunting. I haven't been this captivated by an album in quite some time. The record is only 4 tracks long, but the shortest song is 10:33. The music is very, very atmospheric and brooding. If you like that kind of stuff at all... you will devour this record. Seriously, 5/5.

013.

Lucky number 13, apparently. Anyway, I got a new cabinet for my guitar today and sold my '68 Fender Bandmaster 2x15 in exchange for a '66 Vox Buckingham 2x12. DEFINITELY like my deal better. Sounds sooooooo incredibly good!

(sorry for the terrible picture).



My current set-up:

- '68 Gibson/Kalamazoo KG-1 (electric guitar)
- '74 Applause AE-50 (acoustic)
- '76 Holmes Mississippi Bluesmaster (50w head)
- '66 Vox Buckingham (2x12 cabinet)
- '77 Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (OD pedal)

I'm quite pleased with my gear right now!!

012.

The fabled beard of yore is no more! Shaved it off last night. It looks and feels great!