Thee Oh Sees - Fortress

Hey, there's a new song out by Thee Oh Sees because of course there is.  There's always a new song out by Thee Oh Sees.  It's one of the grander things about life.  Anyway, listen to the charging, chugging "Fortress" below and look for the 7" in February on Castle Face.

Ulaan Khol

Ulaan Khol is the project of Steven R. Smith, and his latest release, "Salt," is a feedback-filled, psych and drone exploration through inner space.  It sounds like dropping acid and wandering into the darkness.  Get the album from Worstward Recordings and listen to "Saltland" below.

Life After Death Star

Some geniuses mashed up music from "Star Wars" with Notorious B.I.G. songs.  Listen below and download here.  Merry Christmas!

Levitation 2016 Lineup

Austin's Levitation Fest, formerly known as Austin Psych Fest, just unveiled their lineup for next year's event...and it's fantastic.  Boris!  Sunn O)))!  Royal Trux!  And on and on.  Slowdive is also on there, so i'm kind of freaking out a little bit.  I guess i know where i'll be come the end of April.  Watch a video announcement for the lineup below and get tickets here.

Fucked Up and Tanya Tagaq

Fucked Up and Tanya Tagaq just shared a collaborative, improvisational track called "Our Own Blood."  It's 30 minutes long and sounds like watching the ocean on a cloudy day.  Listen below.

Postiljonen - The Open Road

Swedish band Postiljonen just keep releasing one gorgeous jam after the next.  "The Open Road" is just the latest, another Balearic-leaning, dreampop gem that lifts and floats and soars.  I'm gonna need a new record soon guys.  Let's make it happen next year.  Listen below.

Grimes - Kill V. Maim

I've got to admit that i'm not as taken with "Art Angels," the latest from weirdo pop mutant Grimes, as virtually every other music website and blog writer is, but "Kill V. Maim" has been stuck in my head all weekend long.  It's a bouncy, punch the air little number that maintains Grimes' weirdness better than most of the rest of he album.  Take a listen below and get the record from 4AD.

RIP Robert Loggia

RIP Robert Loggia.  The actor is responsible for my go-to movie monologue from the film "Necessary Roughness" whenever my football team is letting me down.  Thank you sir.

Roly Porter

"4101" is the latest from electronic producer/musician Roly Porter, taken from his upcoming new LP, "Third Law," and it sounds like the end of everything.  Equal parts ambience, drone, orchestral swell, and industrial metal chaos, the song ebbs and flows between moments of stark beauty and others of indomitable destruction.  It's the soundtrack for the end of the world.  Listen below and get the record from Tri Angle in January.

RIP Scott Weiland

RIP Scott Weiland.  Though he had as many detractors as he did fans, i was always a pretty staunch defender of Stone Temple Pilots and Weiland's solo outing, "12 Bar Blues."  Maybe his best material was far behind him, but this really bums me out.  Watch the video for STP's "Interstate Love Song" below, i dare say one of the best pop songs of the last 25 years.