Not a Death Ray

Sleigh Bells

cbrbr — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:07:20 +0000

Just wanted to spotlight a few videos of Sleigh Bells, my latest “new” band (as in new to me).

“Infinity Guitars” is my favorite so far and the video projects such coolness and swagger that I find myself watching over and over.

Here’s a live performance of “Crown on the Ground,” one of their better-sounding live videos on YouTube.

And here is “Rill Rill,” which was my introduction to Sleigh Bells.

Gates of Slumber – The Wretch

cbrbr — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:35:37 +0000

Stereogum has a stream of Gates of Slumber’s upcoming album: The Wretch.

Existentialist Star Wars

cbrbr — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 02:27:08 +0000

Poly Styrene

cbrbr — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:32:43 +0000

Poly Styrene passed away yesterday at the age of 53. Here’s one of her best-known performances with X-Ray Spex:

Mike Mitchell

cbrbr — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:27:33 +0000

See more at his website: The Art of Mike Mitchell

(via Comics Alliance)

“We are Sex Bob-omb!”

cbrbr — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:52:59 +0000

Via The Beat

Beastie Boys – Say It

cbrbr — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:32:30 +0000

Another track from the new album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2:

Heavy Metal Keeps Us Sane

cbrbr — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:44:40 +0000

Why yes, it does.

James Parker’s How Heavy Metal Is Keeping Us Sane explores the unsung value of heavy metal music. For my part, I began listening to High on Fire a month or so ago (Metallica has been my mainstay over the years and, more recently, Mastodon has entered the mix). “Blessed Black Wings” is a particularly stunning composition, its obvious thematic echoes of “Master of Puppets” maintaining a lineage of heavy metal’s unrelenting grappling with the darker aspects of our lives.

And while we’re at it, here’s “Rumors of War.”

Interview with Mark Z. Danielewski

cbrbr — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:46:28 +0000

Pixar + X-Men

cbrbr — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:51:58 +0000

“Days of Future Pixar”

Mike Henderson (via The Beat)