Episode 125 – Merry Fuckin’ Christmas

This week’s show was all about good music and well, I guess about Christmas. I didn’t really play any Christmas music this year but I did play Tojo by the Hoodoo Gurus which mentions Christmas so I kinda stayed on topic. Anyway, this week there’s tons of music that totally rules, reviews of the No Sleep Til festival, my plans to head overseas for my birthday next year, amongst other things. Yeah, true. But more importantly is how awesome the music is. Totally. Have a listen by downloading an mp3 right here or just click this link and it will start playing at the Mevio page. Yep, awesome!

Enjoy tunes by:
GWAR
Hoodoo Gurus
King Khan And BBQ Show
Iron Maiden
Fu Manchu
Lost Patrol Band
Young Governor
Screeching Weasel
Riverdales
Extreme Noise Terror vs KLF

DEFILED – ”In Crisis” (Season Of Mist / Riot!)

I love Japan. It’s without a doubt one of the best places in the world. It’s full of crazy neon lights, machines that yell at you, bizarre sacred temples, koi fish, and hot women. Like this one time, I had just left Bar Current and it was like 7am. I was walking along the streets of Shinjuku and this extremely gorgeous woman was walking towards me, smiling, she came straight up to me and asked if I wanted a special musashi. Now, for those in the weightlifting world, you are no doubt familiar with musashi. I, personally, have no idea what musashi is, let alone special musashi, but I do remember seeing it written on a banner behind a weight lifter once during the Olympic games. Anyway, I eventually worked out that what she was offering me was a special massage. You know, nude and stuff? She was like super hot and I should have accepted her offer cos my back was killing me from all the walking I do when I am in Japan but when I found out that she wanted money in exchange for this special massage, I kindly declined, said “kawaii” and went on my way, killing time before I had to rush to the airport to catch an ongoing flight to Germany for some Manowar viking ship burning goodness. So, yeah, Japan… how could you not be into it?

Well, little did I know that beneath the politeness, niceness, and special massages of the Japanese people lies a band as brutal and chaotic as Defiled. Like what the fuck? I couldn’t tell one song from the next but bust this, people who listen to this sorta stuff don’t care and neither should I, really. I mean, it’s just chaos. Like it’s so fast and full of riffs-a-plenty that I can’t make any sense of it. None at all. I had no idea when one song finished and another started. It was all over the shop. Crazy stuff. I’m not even gonna begin to tell you which song was my favourite cos these songs all sounded the same… even more than the songs do on AC/DC’s “Stiff Upper Lip”. Huge call to make but that’s the truth. And of course you should take everything I write with a pinch of salt.

What I can tell you about Defiled though is that they can play like motherfuckers. Shred like crazy, drum faster than that Top Thrill Dragster ride at Cedar Point (which is pretty fuckin’ fast) and can scream at you in death metal growls for extended periods of time; this album clocked in at just under 45 minutes. That’s a lot of time to be subjected to blast beats, thrashin’ riffs and slap bass. Yes, SLAP BASS! Ha! I kept that secret, didn’t I? The bass is, at times, slappy and twangy yet so brutal and they have confusing song titles like “Lethal Agitator”, “Paradoxical Chaos” and my personal favourite, “Behind You Pray” which seems to make as much sense as the subtitles do to those old Jackie Chan movies. Again, you gotta love Japan. Best place ever.

I am not sure what else to say about Defiled only that I am sure that in between episodes of Ultraman, they’re probably listening to Morbid Angel and Cannibal Corpse. Fans of Brutal Truth, Autopsy and Okonomiyaki will dig this. I think I prefer Guitar Wolf. Just sayin’.

Japan is the best. I have a headache.

“In Crisis” hits the streets January 17^th, 2011.

www.defiled.info
www.myspace.com/defiledjapan
www.season-of-mist.com/
www.riotact.com.au/

EPISODE 124 – Love’s Got Me Doin’ Time

I am back. I dunno what happened but I disappeared for a while. I needed a break. Nah, what really happened was we lost our internet and changed providers. The result? Heaps better connection and a better show for you. This week topics include Soundwave Festival sideshows and stuff, Big Day Out stuff, upcoming gigs, French bands, brand new singles, the Kyuss Lives tour, buying cheap records that are heaps awesome, getting serious over the sad news about Aretha Franklin’s illness, gig reviews, the new Screeching Weasel album, and not only that but you will hear some of the best music you will ever hear in your life. So you wanna tune in? Do so by following this link or click on this one to download an mp3. Yep, heaps awesome. You can thank me later.

Check out tunes by:
 The Gaslight Anthem
Matt Sonic & The High Times
The Jim Jones Revue
Johnny Casino & The Secrets
Ghetto Ways
Hits
Hemi Cuda
Aretha Franklin
The Datsuns
New Bomb Turks
Cinderella
Chainsaw Hookers
Wavves
Screeching Weasel