That's new to me!

ten years already. that one snuck up on me

And next year is 10 years since Martin Eric Ain died.

Only found out recently that Branigan's version was a cover too, Raf put it out in Italian the same year. That song just keeps getting passed around

Hard to believe it's been 20 years. Coming back after a 16 year gap and then making that the last record is a pretty strong way to sign off

The alt-country tag fits better than you'd think, since Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin came out of The Drones. If the twangier, storytelling side of this clicks for anyone, The Drones' Gala Mill is well worth going back to. Braindrops is still my favourite TFS record for the sheer chaos of it.

Hard to overstate his reach up here in Norway. Mayhem took their name from Venom's "Mayhem with Mercy", and so much of the second wave grew out of Welcome to Hell and Black Metal. If anyone only knows the Black Metal album, Welcome to Hell from '81 is just as raw and worth a listen. Rest easy, Cronos.

nice, enjoy! 😁 they're a favorite of mine and one of the weirdest I've ever seen do it. Their album from last year "Fairyland Codex" is quite good, and their debut "A Laughing Death In Meatspace" is definitely worth a listen.

some assorted favs:

You Let My Tyres Down
The Future of History
Braindrops
Paradise
Who's My Eugene?
Teeth Marché

Listened to this on the way to work, sounds interesting. I'll probably check out more of them.

I don't know who it is but shouldn't "former" be the emphasis here? Meaning that apparently she changed her opinion for the better?

Art and artists don't have to be political. But to say that they can't or shouldn't, is disingenuous and harmful.

Metallica doesn't have to make a political statement condemning genocide at their concerts, but to say that others shouldn't do it either is encouraging people to hold to the status quo. I'm not surprised, but I am disappointed.

And, unfortunately, right now the status quo is to be OK with genocide when it's being perpetrated by a country/leader whose political and monetary interests align with that of our own dictator.

Did you read the piece? Regardless of her former allegiances, her point stands. As musicians and artists, what we do has meaning and we can't be part of the bread and circuses of the empire. I know I consider what message my art brings to the table. Yes, I want to bring unity but I also don't want to lull people into a sense of complacency. Art needs to challenge us and call us to look inward at ourselves and outward at the world.

Isn't this fucking lady a former trumper? I recall feeling like she was pretty naive and yet she persists.

Wow I just finished a Twin Peaks episode. What a coincidence

No spoilers please I watched only the first and half the second seasons

Could be. Concerts are a dress up event just got to figure out the vibe.

Yes, my partner is basically that (and is the reason I was at those concerts, though they are incredible showmen and I've come to like their music too). She doesn't wear full goth makeup everyday, but she still dresses up occasionally just for fun, even outside of going to an event. I call her a spoopy-goth, but she hates that. :P

ha, that’s the best outcome really. the music won

haha good point

neither i only could see it in line. was pretty cool, but once the show started i forgot about it

People definitely amp it up for MCR concerts, theres plenty of people who aren't Goth girls now but were scene girls in their youth and want to relive the nostalgia at an MCR gig

did it change the show itself or just what the room looked like

I mean different genres have different vibes, some encourage going all out like edm and goth. You never really have to. In fact it's a joke that the guy dressed like he's going to an accounting job is probably the craziest in the pit

I think it’s less treating it as a costume party and more that certain genres have styles associated with them. Although, I wouldn’t be surprised if groups of fans coordinated that kind of thing.

I went to a Social Distortion, Descendents, Chats show over the weekend where everyone was pretty much wearing black and semi-rockabilly clothes. I felt very colorful in my forest green tank top and light blue jacket. I’ve been a fan of Social D for decades though, so I didn’t feel out of place. It was funny walking around near the venue because I could pick out exactly who was going to the show simply by their clothing which included lots of punk band shirts.

yeah i'd consider it a costume because i see people wear metal, goth, punk stuff on a regular night in LA, but while some 70s fashions are back in, ive never seen a costume event like this outside of halloween or a convention

i was told that many concerts are like this now, but i mostly go to specific genres so i wouldnt know