My newbie-doomer, who has a pretty cool job, told me one of her employees needed to take the afternoon off and cry. I said, “That won’t help. Now’s not the time to hide in a safe room.” Newbies reaction, real and deep, told me that it’s time for me to STFU. Just for now. See, […]
Read More Roe Vs. Wade: brief thoughtsIn 1985 I joined the Navy. While stationed in San Diego for Basic Electricity and Electronics School (BEE), I met quite a few people who turned me onto music I’d never dreamed of. One dude who did so was named Rob. I didn’t know him long: he attempted suicide one night and I never saw […]
Read More the ascension of kate bushWhen I first discovered Besvarjelsen on a Doomed and Stoned compilation, Doomed and Stoned in Sweden, I was hooked. Alone remains one of my favorite songs of all-time, and pretty much hit that ever-changing list immediately. Along with Messa’s She Knows/Tulsi, it remains on heavy-rotation four years later. But my reaction to the album, Vallmo, […]
Read More Besvarjelsen: AtlasI’ve always liked Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard. I’ve always respected them, listened to them, and added them to a few playlists. But I could never get past the silly name. No matter how ‘thru the veil’ Jessica’s singing sounded, how it gave me a rush and a tingle, they just didn’t win me over the […]
Read More Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard- The HarvestNot my post, but I love this guys writing. I hope you do, too! With all the many different forms of psychedelia that have cropped up over the decades, it has to be its heavier forms that have got to be some of … Ufomammut – Fenice
Read More Ufomammut – FeniceSo, I have this girlfriend. Which seems like a trite way to put it, doesn’t really describe the relationship we’re developing. Not only is she open to Stoner/Doom/Heavy Psych and all the underground stuff I dig, but she’s started her own blog. That’s just how she rolls: it’s not so much that I’m interested in […]
Read More newbie and relationship…So, while I’m slacking off and moving to another city, my girlfriend has decided to up and start her own blog! Check it out… Doom music gets a bad reputation. I included have judged them in the past to be headbanging Neanderthals who scream lyrics and just rock out to the … First Newbie Doomer […]
Read More First Newbie Doomer PostIs The Ocean by Fostermother the best album so far this year, a masterpiece destined to be a classic? Probably not. It’s just a very good album. That’s some of what sets it apart: it’s an album. Not a concept per se, but a collection of songs with a common theme. I think that theme […]
Read More Mid-week quickie: Fostermother, the oceanI want to make this clear and get it out of the way immediately: I am 100% abstinent. I have been 100% abstinent since 1992. I, as an individual in long-term recovery, am more than convinced that I cannot, under any circumstances, consume any psychoactive substance. Doesn’t matter if it is marijuana, alcohol, psychedelics, tranquilizers, […]
Read More California Sober-an opinionTo be clear, I didn’t write this. Hope you don’t mind the share… The whole realm of heavy psych, heavy rock, or whatever it is you want to call it has really been experiencing a renaissance that started not even a … Spaceslug – Leftovers
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