November 2013
Month archive / 45 posts
My mother just called Bruce Springsteen a bum.
My 2013 Halloween Misfits cover is “Astro Zombies,” though I guess at this point it’s a Thanksgiving Misfits cover. robweychert.com/writing/astro-…
Astro-Zombies
My third annual Halloween Misfits cover, along with some thoughts on nostalgia.
When it comes to aging, there is nothing I am more wary of than nostalgia. There’s a fine line between basking in fond memories and believing your best days are behind you, and getting older presents ever more opportunity to cross it. For many people, and certainly for myself, nostalgia’s gauzy glow is most acute in music. After all, it’s the soundtrack to our lives, and for whatever reason, most of us tend to engage… See more →
Don’t get me wrong, he’s a nice guy, I like him just fine. But he’s a mouth breather.
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Coliseum (16), Tool (15) & Melvins (12) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

Congo

Graceland

Fargo

Lore

The Rape of Europa

Bedroom Recording

West of Memphis

Zero Dark Thirty
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Def Leppard (29), Whores. (18) & Toxic Holocaust (12) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

1 says, “I am plugged in and charging.” 2 says, “I am plugged in and not charging.” WHY DOES 2 EXIST.
Finished my @unmatchedstyle CSSOff 2013 entry:
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/cc @danielmall

The Disaster Artist
“To fly – the dream of man and flightless bird alike.”
Woke up in a weird panic about downloading my old Dopplr travel data, only to find I am 11 days too late. techcrunch.com/2013/10/18/nok…
My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Low (12) & Future of the Left (6) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

War Witch

The Kid with a Bike

35 Up
Looking forward to documentary filmmakers getting over their obsession with using the parallax effect on still photos.

A Band Called Death
Some advice about aging: When your favorite bands begin their inevitable reunion tours, go see them before they make a crappy new album.

Maniac

The Conjuring

The Initiation
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Misfits (49), Skeletonwitch (22) & Ghost (15) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

My Bloody Valentine

Near Dark

Drag Me to Hell

The Descent

Braindead

The Thing
12 Hours of Horror

Extremely bummed to be missing Melt-Banana in Brooklyn tonight, but at least I’m with my best Philly people.
Dong’s and Rail Rods

It is 4:47 a.m. and @jungshadow owes @josh_stewart and me beers.