Gwar

The stained glass Oderus Urungus @iancorey made for me is pretty much the best thing I own.

Gwar’s great cover of Pet Shop Boys’ “West End Girls” has a nice surprise finish that may have made me tear up a bit. avclub.com/video/gwar-cov…

“Nothing is sacred, everything is awful, let’s have fun.” invisibleoranges.com/2014/03/the-gr…

And now to confront the dreams that await the man who listens to ten GWAR albums in one day.

In the late ’90s, I interviewed Dave Brockie for a magazine. I was a lousy interviewer but a huge fan, and he made the conversation so fun.

Devastated to hear Gwar’s Dave Brockie died. RIP, Dave. Your creativity and wicked wit were peerless. Thanks for being unapologetically you.

100 Cassettes

The maggots are falling like rain.

The maggots are falling like rain.

My album cover contest has come to a close and the scores have been tallied. Contestants received a half point for each artist correctly identified and a half point for each album, making the highest possible score 55 points.

And the winner is... Raul Gutierrez!

Combining his own considerable musical knowledge with that of several friends, as well as incorporating some clever cyber-sleuthing techniques, Raul was able to at least partially identify a whopping forty-four… See more →