the headmaster ritual

entering the cold cave

The first time i heard Cold Cave's new single "The Great Pan Is Dead", i had mixed feelings, mostly wanting to delete the mp3, and i did

Now, after hundreds of listens i want to pre-order the new album, buy a band t shirt, sticker and tickets to their show and sneak backstage and hang out with the band

I love Wes Eisold's work, from the blazing hardcore American Nightmare to the cold synthie-indie cave, but, this is totally different. I guess moving to NYC changed him and his artistic vision as this city has the tendency to metamorphose people (in a good way)

The Strange Death Of True Romance

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U.S.A. 2030: A Dystopia

The content of this post should not be taken seriously, i just had a dream the other day visualizing some very weird, intense dystopian scenes. You should not be scared! Although it might happen!






So, according to my day-to-midnight-daydream, in 19 years from now:

• Music will be controlled, as a free form of expression, every major release will be strictly monitored to not contain lyrics that "will do harm". Independent releases will be considered piracy and will be hunted down.
• Television will become even more bland and boring, showing only aspects of the "good life" and eliminating programmes that are more "in depth" such as politics, economy and maybe even documentaries. People will only look, not learn.
• As the dollar becomes weaker and weaker, prices and taxes will rise, putting the bullet in the head of the middle class.
• Religious cults will multiply, in an attempt to try and "save" the souls of desperate citizens (especially in the south). All they want though is their money in order to bring in more members.
• I would also say that there will be no more wars for oil but there will be for water, not sure about that though, as there is not much evidence.
• Human relationships will become very weak, as the effects of the socioeconomical downfall will only make them try to survive in a "dog-eat-dog" way. Very sad.
• Burglary/rape/murder/assault rate will ***ble/iple.
• If the mental cancer (depression) is already a part of 1/3 of the population, imagine how many people it will be afffecting in 19 years.
• There is a big question mark concerning recreational drugs. Whether they will be completely banned or not in order to bring some extra cash flow to the government cashiers.
• THERE WILL BE BLOOD Y'ALL!

4:20 420 4/20

Upon celebrating the event of my first 420 page views(!) i would like to share a story with you. First of all, check this page: FREE WEED

What do you think? Should cannabis/weed/pot/marijuana/mary jane/broccoli/turf/dope/stuff/nuggets be legal or not?

I believe Cannabis Sativa will/should never be legalized, as there are reason(s) behind every prohibition, most of which consent for the greater good. And that's the way it should be. All those talks regarding the "Amsterdam Project" that people will smoke less and less since it would be legal are bullshit. Weed is addictive, people will continue to smoke, and being legal, even more people will try it. I'm not saying it is a "bad" thing that will kill you and your brain cells from the first puffs nor am i a government geek, instead, smoking cannabis can do miracles and even cure mental health problems. But it is definitely not for everyone, as it can ruin your mental stability (which is even worse than being seriously physically ill, as long as you understand whats going on in your brain, if not then don't give a fuck) for a very long time in just a matter of minutes. Just like that. You can still smoke in your house, car, friend's house or junkie nightclub.


I also feel that it is every stoner's responsibility to smoke up to this song:

(insert numb hazy face person doing this with only one hand as the other is holding a fat joint and feels too heavy to lift -> \m/)

Alternativeness

I love alternative people. Even if they are poor, ugly, jobless, without a degree, living off pizza crumbs and dirty clothes; the scum of the earth, making ordinary people look totally ordinary and boring. Take an extremely famous pop song, place it next to an ugly, weird sounding alternative tune. What will happen is that the majority will choose the pop song as their favorite because they find safety and comfort in easily digested things, whether that is a song, a job, a car, a way of life.
Bottom line is that anything too ordinary tends to become boring, while an alternative approach to life and way of things gives a more special touch, "spice" and might give true excitement in your everyday life. The consequences? I think they vary, so it could be a bad idea, but, if you're not ordinary enough, i'm sure you can at least give it a try!

i love this Pt. II

For today's class, i will be continuing my historic reference to noise.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I AM NOT TRANSFORMING THIS TO A MUSIC-ONLY BLOG
i have just been in the happiest of moods lately to unearth this kind of stuff. hope you hate it!


Hard Drugs


Converge, take a dog with rabies and put a mic in front of it, then give an octopus with panic attacks a drum kit and give Kurt Ballou a guitar. NOTE: i've met them, they are true gentlemen in their ordinary lives!
Result:



The Secret, anti-italian Italians that are obsessed with graves, swarms, mass murders and basically any band that prints black and white t shirts with upside-down crosses. Met them too, they act more strange than the guys from Converge!
Result:




Very Hard Drugs


Discordance Axis, short lived experimental progressive blackened noisegrind band from NJ. Rumor has it they probably were an alien music project on earth, to test the limits of human hearing tolerance. They succeeded.
Result:



The Dillinger Escape Plan, probably the strongest, most talented band, with the most insane and intense live shows on this solar system. Say a regular pop song has a tempo of 120 bpm and scales from 4/4 and 6/8. TDEP can throw 5 different tempos ranging from 100 to 280 and insane polyrhythms from 3/4 up to 5/8, all that in one song. Did i mention that the drummer plays in a totally different sequence?
Result:




Long Lasting Experimental Drugs


Sunn O))), satanic themed drone doom duo. To tell the truth, these guys either smoke weird things all day every day and play around with their gear, thus creating high-rated masterpieces that will be totally understood decades/centuries after OR they are the scum of the earth, wasting their time producing useless guitar/amp noise effects, gathering large masses of believers at their shows. I feel sick.
Result:



Boris, are one of the most kickass Japanese bands that have never ever copied western world bands (entirely). They are also one of the most diverse artists around, one moment sounding like Sunn O))), and then playing fast paced Jap N' Roll. Wow. 3 members. Female guitar player. Crazy hair. 70s Psychedelia. 10-60 min tracks.
Result:

i love this

As far as i can remember, i always loved loud and disturbing noise, for example, when i was around 6 i had a passion for observing bulldozers and excavators do their work. Later on, when i got more into science and the world in general, i really enjoyed hearing and watching building demolitions and bomb explosions!

Today, im re-discovering all those childhood memories in extreme music





10 SONGS, 13.52 MINUTES, WAKING UP IN THE MORNING TO THIS: PRICELESS

Deathwish has a deathwish

As most blogs do(?) in the beginning of every new year, I have also been absent from my diary of dissent for a good amount of time. I guess the more you leave it, the more it leaves you, unless there is TRUE LOVE!
i started college (not backing up this time), don't ask why, these things just happen, and its better not to question them. Job: I have been working as a seasonal for the past month, yes, i do shovel snow pretty damn well, it runs in my blood i think! Also been exploring the depths of lowlife poet's souls, drinking a carton of orange juice a day.

I have also come up with some pretty nice blogging topics in the past 25 days! Some include: social behavior of the American youth, American football, what i do not miss from Greece, some reviews and insight on albums/novels.

For today, i wont be spending much time bluffing around.

There are plenty of record labels. There are also plenty of hardcore/punk labels.
In 2011, hardcore is considered "dead" and that is the way it is. It's not 1980 nor 1992. So many medium-skilled bands are touring around, producing worthless records that are repeating themselves and thinking that they are RE-doing/RE-inventing the genre. I live hardcore, i cry thinking about it in the night, i punch glass and bleed my hands in my converge t shirt when i listen to piece of shit that comes from Facedown, Rise, 30daysofnight, Trustkill, Ferret, Victory, Equal Vision and lately from Metalblade and Epitaph. Fuck that!
hardcore will never die, but you will!

That's why these guys right here are still keeping it alive and real:


Deathwish Inc.


Dischord


Bridge 9


Resist


Translation Loss


Temporary Residence Ltd.


Alternative Tentacles


Hydra Head Industries




IN YO FACE MOTHAFUCKA!
BLIAH!

Lightning strikes once

I was browsing inside an h&m store and when i came across this colorful item, the first thing that came in mind was the artwork of Lightning Bolt's "Beautiful Rainbow". It felt extremely cool so i just bought it. Then, a real lightning bolt struck the cashier and gave me back some of my money (totally unexpected but always welcome!)

For those who don't know, Lightning Bolt is a noise rock/drum and bass (see early work of Big Business, not the electronic genre) band from rhode island, formed sometime in the 90s in rhode island, with five studio albums out, more than intense live shows and even more intense drumming!

they are also known for their AMAZING album covers