Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Still catching up on some stuff that i missed the first time around in 2015, and i completely forgot that we got a new record from Godspeed You! Black Emperor earlier this year.  Much thanks to my brother for reminding me with the band's latest, "Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress," for Christmas last week.  The album feels more brief and direct than previous efforts, but still packs the dark, dense, and heady punch the band is known for.  Get it from Constellation Records and listen to an excerpt of "Peasantry or Light! Inside of Light!" below.

Wished Bone

Enjoy some Wished Bone, hushed and lo-fi, Appalachian-tinged folk music for earlier morning hours of calm.  Listen to "Witty Boys Make Graves" below and download the "Pseudio Recordings" EP here.

RIP Lemmy Kilmister

It's always strange to see those pass away that for some reason you thought would live forever.  RIP Lemmy Kilmister.  Listen to some Motorhead tonight.

Honey Radar

Really digging on the lo-fi vibes right now.  Here's a new one from Philadelphia's Honey Radar called "Kangaroo Court," from the band's "Giraffe" EP, a short blast of warbly, crackly, psych-tinged bedroom pop.  Listen below and grab the record here from Chunklet Industries.

Car Seat Headrest

Well, it's that time of year again when i start to come across all of the excellent music that i missed out on earlier this year for whatever reason.  And Car Seat Headrest is truly some excellent music.  "Teens of Style" consists of a collection of re-recorded songs from the last four years compiled for release on Matador, and pulls from seemingly every cool band from the 90's, with Guided By Voices being the most obvious and prevalent.  If you're gonna ape somebody, it might as well be GBV.  Listen to "Something Soon" below.

It's Christmas Time, Mr. Falcon!

Before the day is over, give Retro Promenade's Christmas compilation, "It's Christmas Time, Mr. Falcon," a spin.  Synth-pulsing, neon-tinted wonderlands to help you digest and rest.  Listen to Jaunter's "Carol of the Bells" below and download the whole album here.

LCD Soundsystem - Christmas Will Break Your Heart

A new song from LCD Soundsystem!  A Christmas song from LCD Soundsystem!  And the word is they're reuniting for some shows next year!  Listen to "Christmas Will Break Your Heart" below.  That is all.

Radiohead - Spectre

So, apparently at one point in time, Radiohead was the front runner for the theme song for the latest Bond flick, "Spectre."  They didn't get it.  And that's a shame.  But, they saw fit to share it last night, and it's pretty darn good.  Take a listen to and download below.

Christmas Movie Trailer Week: Scrooged

If i only get to watch one Christmas movie during the season, it's going to be "Scrooged" every single time.  So, Merry Christmas everybody, and will you please...stop...the god...damn...hammering!

Christmas Movie Trailer Week: Gremlins

Because what is Christmas without having your mother attacked by a little monster hiding in a Christmas tree?  Part horror flick, part comedy, and part anti-Christmas narrative, "Gremlins" is still an absolute gem.  Joe Dante is one of the most underrated filmmakers to have ever graced image to celluloid, and he deserves way, way more props for his contributions to the cultural zeitgeist.