Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs

 Who were you expecting, Maureen "Tea Party" Tucker?

Scream Thy Last Scream

Lou "Lulu" Reed - Street Hassle

I'm gonna be nice to Lou for once 'cause I had another shitty day today and I refuse to pass the murderous anger and frustration on to someone who doesn't even know I exist because, well, that would be silly and...ineffective. Better to save it 'til you find a better target and an ideal opportunity...anyway, I hadn't planned on showcasing ex-members of The Velvet Underground this week, it just sort of happened. Lou Reed made some classic records and some crappy ones but at least you never know exactly what you'll get the next time. Oh, and that record he made with Metallica? He could've made it with Pearl Jam- it's Lou's all the way, for better or worse...

Before he turned into Frankenjunkie...

Aah, Creem. I learned how to put funny captions under pictures of famous people
from the experts...

Nico - The Marble Index

Another reminder that Death Is Real came to me today in a rush of despair and disgust, so I'm posting the most depressing album pre-Joy Division (and maybe post-) I've ever listened to repeatedly. Produced by John Cale.

Cujo R.I.P.

John Cale - Fear

 How about a nice, friendly John Cale album? It's got "Fear Is A Man's Best Friend" and
"Gun" on it, enough said...

Lou: "Santa didn't bring me my heroin!" John: "Santa abhors you, Lou!"

Dark Ambient/Noise/Experimental Black Metal...Aderlating - Dood

Hey "everybody", here's a Dark Ambient/Noise/Experimental Black Metal release that sounds just like it looks, which is awesome. It also reminds me- I've wanted an American Black Vulture for a pet ever since I saw The Addams Family when I was five and what with Xmass approaching... (HINT)

Portal - Illoomination

We spent all afternoon and evening relocating, feeding and cleaning up a litter of puppies found underneath one of the several boarded-up houses on our street and rounding up the mother so we can take the whole family to a shelter tomorrow. I have never seen so many fucking fleas on an animal before. It was a lot of fun plucking them off the pups with tweezers and then squeezing them until they popped. I hate fleas.

Not an ideal first glimpse of Portal's new visual assault but still...

Krampus Nacht Is Upon Us

Ich liebe meine Aufgabe!

There are a gazillion Krampus Gone Wild videos out there but I like this one because it makes one feel as if one were there...but if 12:27 is too long for you, check out 1:04 of hot Krampus action below...

My People Are Strange

 "Got a good thing goin' here, don't we?..."

 Good little boys & girls have nothing to fear from the Krampus...

 They are rewarded with marvelous gifts!

 It's a relationship built to last.

 Not all children do as they're told however;

repentant ones get off with a reprimand for minor offences...

But for the really naughty ones, things start to get out of hand...

 Lunch Time!

 Back At It!

 After an honest day's work, it's time to relax and reflect...

Then it's down to the village to seduce the womenfolk!

 Herr und Frau Krampus have an open relationship...

 Junior!

Krampusnacht - My Bavarian Blood Is Racing...

 ...and it's giving me a fucking headache, actually. Never mind that though, go check out this awesome site about Krampusses and check out all the scary, scary masks that are hand-made every year just for the occasion.

Now there's an attractive couple.

Krampus Style...

Thanx to Blood-Curdling Blog Of Monster Masks for bringing this matter to my attention in a timely fashion...

Psychedelic Space Black Metal - Oranssi Pazuzu

My mind reeled at the prospect of experiencing Psychedelic Space Black Metal from Finland for the first time. I was not expecting the alien progeny of an unearthly co-mingling of Amon Duul II, Hawkwind and Can's musical essences, but I just love surprises. Not to worry, chord-streams and raspy, thirsting-for-Tang-or-whatever-the-Finnish-equivalent-is voice included. Highly recommended.

Oranssi means orange and nothing rhymes with orange...

 

Oranssi Pazuzu/Candy Cane split

∞

"Neptune, Titan/Stars can frighten..."

The Residents - Buster & Glen/Duck Stab & Third Reich 'N' Roll

The dementia level on these recordings has not receded in the 35 some-odd years The Residents have been lurking outside the bricked-up bedroom window of your mind and this is your chance to get the skinny on these guys before they started wearing tophats on their eyeballs...

"Don't believe in me/Don't believe in me/Don't believe in me..."

That's right kids, Dick Hitler was a vegetarian.

Eerieness Fats.

Nino Rota - Fellini Casanova

From vinyl, the soundtrack to my favorite Fellini film.

Your journeys take you through the bodies of women...and that gets you nowhere.