Showing posts with label Night Birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Night Birds. Show all posts

Friday, June 3, 2011

Fresh Kills

A few weeks ago I received a Night Birds promo CD from Grave Mistake to review. The CD they sent me had EVERYTHING on it. I feel like I have already gone over my obsession with their music in previous posts so I'm not going to go all out repeating myself.

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As we all know I love surf and I love punk-- so a loud, fast, horror like fusion could only be the most amazing thing I've ever heard. With sounds like Adolescent, Agent Orange, The Ghastly Ones, The Dead Kennedy's and many other great skate/surf/punk bands that have come before they are more than worth a listen. It also helps that many of their songs, especially on the Midnight Movies album, pay homage to horror B movies--another favorite. Other than that, their lyrics are filled with a vengeful hate for those around them, which is reflected in the vocals, riffs and the vocalists face while preforming. Listen to Thrilling Murder its a more than perfect example of those kind of human emotions on a bad day, at least for someone as cynical as I can be.

They really put on a great show, like I said Gorsegner's(Vocals)face and voice are filled with hate, Hunchback(Guitar) spends most of his time playing from the floor on his knees or back and somehow doesn't miss many cords, Keller(Bass/Vocals) and Mchale(Drums) do an excellent job of completing the sound.

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I took this one very blury photo with my camera phone from last night's show at Asbury Lanes, where they played with T.S.O.L.

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I bought the tee that matches this album. I've wanted for awhile, it is so horribly grotesque and foul! I wish I had a bigger image so you could see ever little thing that is going on in the design.

They are on tour right now so check out their tour dates on thepunksite.com and make an effort to attend at least one show!

Also, listen to them for free on band-camp



oh, and here is me with Jack Grisham of T.S.O.L. I got him to sign Patt's book (with my name) An American Demon: A Memoir. I'm looking forward to reading it.
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He's definitely getting old, but still kind of hot.

AM

Monday, May 2, 2011

"The Horror at Martin's Beach" Mix-tape

Download "The Horror at Martin's Beach" Mix-tape here

Song Title.. Artist.. Album

1.Surfin' Cow.. Dead Milkmen.. Someone Shot Sunshine
2.Peter Lorre.. Satan's Pilgrims.. At Home With
3.Theme From T.V... Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.. Savvy Show Stoppers
4.Zombi V Mini Yubke/Zombie In A Mini Skirt.. Messer Chups.. Zombie Shopping
5.Sexy Zombie Pussy.. Mirrors and Wires.. Colorized Audio Transmission
6.Angry Surfs.. Dry Feet.. Philadelphia Beach
7.Miserlou [Instrumental].. Agent Orange.. Living in Darkness
8.Robot Automico.. Ghastly Ones.. Unearthed
9.Harbor Rats.. Night Birds.. Night Birds

Inspiration:

The Horror at Martin’s Beach
By H. P. Lovecraft and Sonia H. Greene


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Found: Tumblr re-blog

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

spring/summer 2011 look

I have differentiated my needs from my wants.

These are the things I can't live without spring/summer 2011.

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Top left
The Order of the Triangle-glass and silver pendant
Found: Under the Pyramids on Etsy

Top right
Entwined-black tank
Found: Actual Pain

Bottom
Night Birds Sunglasses
Found: dorkrockcorkrod


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Top left
Ovid Shoe-in black
Found: All Saints

Top right
snake rib and twig-lily dale pentacle necklace
Found: Bloodmilk on Etsy

Bottom left
Chopped Leather Moto Jacket-Grey
Found: Nasty Gal

Bottom right
Ginger Rock Dress
Found: Miss Brache on Etsy


-AM

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Free Night Birds Download

Huge bummer that Screeching Weasel's tour has been canceled after Ben Weasel punched two girls at SxSW. Most people think that it's not fair for a man to hit a girl-- I think it's not fair for a girl to repeatedly assault a man thinking she is going to get away with it.

After a very dramatic set, which had a more dramatic ending it was almost no surprise that the band broke up-- their entire set at SxSW apparently included rants about how much they do no appreciate the corporate music industry or music critics. After bashing music critics, these critics had a field day reporting and criticizing Ben Weasel.






I was looking forward to seeing Screeching Weasel play, especially because Night Birds were also in the line-up. As I've said before, I'm obsessed with Night Birds. I just got a pair of imitation ray bans with the Night Birds logo on the side-- I should say dollar store ray bans. They are a little big for my small girlish head but I still wear them every time I step out in the gloom that has consumed Philadelphia.


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Night Birds has the greatest designed merch Ive seen in awhile. I bought a killer waves tee about a month ago-- it is made with comfortable material and is well designed graphically. It is not black and I still wear it religiously. Although, I try not to live in that shirt in light of the tsunami in Japan. Someone pointed out that people may think I'm an asshole because they don't know about the Night Birds.

My favorite album is Killer Waves-- so here is a free download so you can obsess too.