New Day Rising

Fucking around with a new format for this site where I write a little more informally and stop pretending that this is ever gonna be “proper” music site… Think of it as equal parts journal, newsletter for our various bands, and webzine? I dunno. We’ll see if it sticks.

- Wound up jamming around on that idea from the other day and smashed out two semi-promising drum parts (if I do say so myself) that we might be able to work into proper songs.

- I’m pretty into the idea of only doing two song EPs from here on in. That feels like a very sane workload at any given time. Once we finish five or six EPs maybe we’ll comp them together onto a CD.

- Need to start writing lyrics again so the new songs can be “about” something.

-Fell off writing SUPER HARD about six years ago when label/ scene drama took a runny shit all over my self confidence and desire to engage with anyone. Need to get the fuck over it.

- Gotta mail our rent check today, that’ll be a long walk in 90+ degree heat... Not stoked, but trying to think if we need anything over at Home Depot since the post office is right over there.

- Been obsessed with this Geko CD for the past couple of months. Reminds me of a post-punky version of early Godflesh with goth chick vocals. What’s weird is that I was googling around about the label that released this the other day and it looks like the only other things they ever put out were a Heresy 7” and Assuck’s “Blindspot” EP.

- Also find myself listening to a lot of Ancient Chinese Secret lately. Weird ass power pop/ violence that reminds me of Man is the Bastard with Melt Banana vocals. Great fucking bass tone.

- The rabbit hole the led me to Ancient Chinese Secret also reminded me of soihadtoshoothim who I hadn’t thought of in kind of a while. Utterly fucking bizarre/ unique female-fronted pop/ noise/ grind/ prog. It’s a shame their guitarist passed away right around the time this CD came out ‘cos I would have loved to see how this stuff evolved on subsequent albums.

- I kinda wish there was more shit that sounded like this Total Fucking Destruction track. Full on Husker Du “New Day Rising” vibes, but with blastbeats.

- The newest Genghis Tron album honestly didn’t grab me at first, but I find that I’ve been listening to it a lot lately and it’s cool for what it’s is even if I do kind of miss the grind parts.

- My PTSD has been kicking the absolute shit out of me lately. Worst it has been in years. Daily panic attacks. No fun whatsoever. I think half of the problem is lack of sleep, and the other half is the entire rest of the fucking world.

- I find myself really wanting to pack up and move to a new city. Unfortunately, I suspect the panic is not something that a simple change of scenery is gonna fix. But who knows, maybe a change would do me good.

- Justin Sullivan is a hell of a songwriter.