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That Was 2023
My year in review
I’ll begin by briefly weighing in on five of the most prominent pieces of the 2023 zeitgeist, at least from where I was sitting. Some cynical vibes ahead, so feel free to skip past this part if you’re not in the mood for negative energy:
- Taylor Swift: Gen Z’s version of Beatlemania is a bit of a head-scratcher for me, since I find Taylor Swift’s music to be entirely unremarkable, but that didn’t stop her… See more →
Porchella 2023
Late last year, my friend Jon (without an h) told me his high school buddy John (with an h) was putting together a band to play Misfits and Danzig tunes for Porchella, the annual Halloween band crawl in Irvington, the town in New York’s Hudson Valley where John lives. John on drums and Jon on guitar. Did I want in? As anyone who has ever spent more than five seconds with me knows, fronting a… See more →
Some friends and I will be playing all your favorite Misfits tunes in the Hudson Valley on Halloween! 💀
GLENN AND THE DANZIGS October 31, 6:30pm 7 S. Cottenet St. Irvington, NY FREE and family-friendly
Halloween tradition of listening to everything the original Misfits recorded in chronological order is complete. I’d say I’m all whoa’d out, but there is no such thing. 💀
Tuesday tea
Some thoughts on going to see one of my very favorite bands for what is probably the last time. tinnitus.robweychert.com/2019/10/19/mis…
The Misfits
For most of their existence, and especially since the market for recorded music collapsed, the Misfits have been more of a fashion brand than anything, their logo adorning virtually any object that could conceivably accessorize with a shade of Manic Panic or a pair of Doc Martens. The unlikelihood of a proper Misfits reunion stemmed from the decades-long feud between founding members Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only over how those sweet merch profits should be… See more →
I’ll now update you in real time which songs I skip on this chronological playlist of nearly everything the original Misfits ever recorded.
It is Halloween, so here is a @letterboxd list of movies referenced by @themisfits. letterboxd.com/robweychert/li…
Links: October 2016
Barbara Crampton on Stuart Gordon, Chopping Mall, and the new wave of indie horror
For fans of 1980s B-horror, here’s a good AV Club interview with the delightful Barbara Crampton.
Anti-Christ in a custom van: The churchy cheap thrills of A Thief In The Night
It may seem impossible to not think of the end of the world in poetic terms, but never underestimate the premillennialists.
Why Punching Down Will Never Be Funny
Watters and… See more →
I couldn’t get the vocals right on The Misfits’ “Hybrid Moments,” so this cover is an instrumental. Happy Halloween! soundcloud.com/robweychert/hy…
Riot Fest
Tonight I saw the actual Misfits play a whole bunch of Misfits songs. My voice may never come back from this one.
Links: May 2016
A Final Visit With Prince: Rolling Stone’s Lost Cover Story
“All of us need to be able to reach out and just fix stuff. There's nothing that's unforgivable.”
The Contributions of Others: A Session with Jeremy Keith
“I’ve found that on the web, it’s best to assume nothing. That might sound like a scary prospect, but it’s actually quite liberating. Giving up on “pixel-perfect” control doesn’t mean giving up on quality. Quite the opposite: it… See more →
I’ve often wondered if I’d bite if this ever happened. Now I have my answer. See you soon, Chicago. twitter.com/pitchfork/stat…
I walk down city streets of an unsuspecting human world. Inhuman in your midst, this world is mine to own.
Oh, hello October.
Misfits merch has gotten pretty shameless, but I have to admit I kinda want the “Die, Die My Darling” shower curtain. noisey.vice.com/blog/the-worst…
10 Ideas for TV Shows Starring Glenn Danzig: pleasekillme.com/10-ideas-for-t… (via @essl)
12 Hits from Hell
The first Christmas card of the year has arrived, and it’s a keeper.
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 →
Bonfires burning bright. Pumpkin faces in the night.
It’s that time of year again when I contemplate spending an unreasonable amount of money on original Misfits singles. r.ebay.com/Youbun
“My otherwise normal head contains twenty identical eyes. Ironically, this impairs my vision.” lyricssummarized.tumblr.com/misfits (via @petersm1234)
Devilock
My second annual Halloween Misfits cover, including a treatise on what makes punk rock great.
With all manner of unnecessary vitriol flying to and fro, social media can be a nasty thing during an election year like this one, but the most unfortunate thing I’ve seen in my social graph lately had little to do with politics. It had to do with punk rock, and a friend’s expressed preference for The Misfits’ post-Danzig era; that is, the seminal horror punk band’s mercenary reformation without its creative mastermind, Glenn Danzig, more… See more →
Brown-leafed vertigo, where skeletal life is known. I remember Halloween.
Skulls
Celebrating Halloween with my first Misfits cover.
It is no secret that Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Is there any other event celebrated on a mass scale whose very purpose is to challenge the tenuous divide between pain and pleasure? Halloween encourages us to enjoy our fear, to find mirth in the macabre, to recognize how death enriches life. On every other day, fear holds us back; on Halloween, it propels us forward. What’s not to love?
And so it… See more →