Okay, now, as it last stood, I wasn't going to be able to make it. But Delsin and Colleen, as usual, came through like troopers and saved the day so a big giant yay to them. So, I get up there, and we're running late, because the show starts at 8, and knowing our luck with running late at concerts, we rush rush rush to get there, and find out that the Dots aren't even going on until 11-fucking-30. So now we have about 3 hours to kill on Massachussettes avenue. So we do what any self-respecting Rhode Islanders do…

Am I the only person in the entire world who HATES Johnny Cash?

Faith and the Muse is actually my all time favorite band. THEY ARE MY FAVORITE BAND OF ALL TIME. I think they're the most talented band in the world - period. Genre not withstanding. Even if you remove the "Goth" genre from them, they still make some of the most emotional, passionate, intense, dramatic and riveting music in the world. Bar none. Sometimes Folky, Sometimes Rocky, sometimes Ethereal, and sometimes punky, they're always fantastic. One of the best bands to ever make music, certainly.

Albums:

Elyria - Their debut alum, and some would argue, their best. This album…

I'm not sure if my friend Kristian is still doing this, but I've decided that it's a good idea.

THIS WEEK'S BAND OF THE WEEK IS ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN

I just won Ocean Rain on EBay for $0.99. Fucking score. I really always overlook these guys, and Songs to Learn and Sing, I've decided, just isn't enough for me. I'm now bidding on Crocodiles, and if any of you beat me to it and make me pay more, I'll break your fingers.

I found a review for Ocean Rain that I thought was really good on EBay,…

To Be an Angel Blind, the Crippled Soul Divide
Acid Bath
The Fan and the Bellows

Songs:
In Search of My Rose
Blacklist
One Hundred Years
Less Than Human
Cantus
Another Planet
Visions In Blue

So, I actually find myself enjoying more and more that 80s post-punk stuff. Whilst searching for a Gothy radio station on Last.fm that didn't play Lacuna Coil or Cradle of FIlth, I tuned in to the Post-Punk Station and have been hooked since.

It took me a while. I always shyed away fromt eh post-punkthings for ear of having to put up with The Mars Volta or Franz Ferdinand. But these days, i find myself really enjoying Wire, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Church, and The Stranglers. This seems to be a long time coming, though,…

Never trust my Recently Listened to list hen it comes ot what I've been listening to over the course of the week. Here's a list of the top 5 artists, albums, and songs I've been obsessing over this week.

Garlands
Nobody's Heroes
Still In Hollywood
Katzenjammer Kabarett
The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord

I've also started to explore some new bands that I wasn't too much of a fan of beforehand.
Placebo
PJ Harvey
Stiff Little FIngers
Cabaret Voltiare
Nervous Cabaret
Perry Blake

And there are som songs that I just could NOT get out of…

Post your top bands/artists, the first song you heard of theirs (a), the song that made you fall in love with that band (b), and your current favorite ©.

Faith and the Muse
a. Importune Me No More
b. Sparks
c. The Silver Circle

Siouxsie and the Banshees
a. 20th Century Boy
b. Holloween
c. Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man

The Chameleons
a. Swamp Thing
b. Tears
c. Less Than Human

The March Violets
a. Snake Dance
b. Religious As Hell
c. Lights Go Out / Radiant Boys

The Sisters of Mercy
a. Burn
b. Possession
c.…

This was a response I posted on the General Discussions forum here on last.fm on a topic called "Not subscribing to genres". You can read the entire thread here

My Response ——————————————————-

"The Genre War" has been going on since the early 70s and will continue to go on until people stop making music to make money.
I think that the logical way to start would be to define the word "Genre", so, without further adeiu:
Gen - re
2. a. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content

Now,…

Buy This Album
Bell Hollow - Self Titled Demo
Self-Produced
2005

They've really done it this time.

Christopher Bollman, Greg Fasolino (Naked and the Dead and The Children's Zoo), Hayden Millsteed (Lubricated Goat), and Nick Niles have really done it this time. The latest project from these 4 New York natives (save for Heyden, whom comes from the land down under… home to acts such as Nick Cave and Dead Can Dance. Impressive enough, I'll say) is one of the most promising acts that I have, frankly, heard in quite some time. Borrowing the atmospherics of shoegaze and ethereal with…