Goat brought out a small bottle of tequila at like 9AM and said, ‘Whenever I record, time doesn’t exist.’ And he was right – you really didn’t feel the time pass in there. Abe was the first one up and laid out the drums from like 10:30-2 after mic setups, testing, etc, etc. Diego followed with the guitar, Goat followed with the bass, I finished up with the vocals.
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SWEET DREAMS, DEAD MEMORIES – MI VIDA LOCA by Jessica Edith Cerda.
Initially, this piece was brainstormed the last week of July 2023 and the pencil didn’t hit the paper till July 28 all the way till August 24, a little under a month of very well-used hours to get this pieced and framed, ready in time. I loved creating this piece and the emotions and memories that came with illustrating sweet dreams, dead memories.
The Family Portrait – Differences. Track by Track.
There was a picture of Jesus on the ceiling that she used to talk to who she thought was her friend. And I’m sure he was… Um, (laugh). But I went to go visit recently, and I saw that my aunt finally took that photo down. I’m 28 now, and I’m still trying to figure out 18 years later how to deal with all this stuff. This project has been such a big help.
Commercialized DIY in Los Angeles. With Fracture.
LA’s becoming pretty commercialized, for sure, as far as the production groups that throw shows. Even the stuff that presents DIY; if you follow the band pages on these bills individually, it’s presented in a very DIY way. ‘Look at our 35mm photos, look at this cool collage-y art thing…’ And the flyers, especially the flyers. It looks so DIY that they’re almost tapping into our scene, you know? And now the standard in this city is a very commercialized DIY, especially in hardcore, for sure. For sure.
Implied Powers in the Greek Ambient Scene – Submersion Records.
Taking the landscape and melancholy quiet of Bulgaria and the direct, hyper political art found in Thessaloniki to make… something. As of writing, I’m still working on what it is, but I got some ideas involving charcoal infused toothpaste and pea soup, and it’s gonna be fucking revolutionary mark my words.
As the songs start to take flesh, they usually tell you what they’re about.
I tend to mix & match verses or completely transplant lyrics to another song last minute (All In/This Prison).
Some of them have a concept from day one (Feral & Possessor) & others I got to listen to for the first time in the booth with everyone else (Pity Party / DOA) …
Dreary’s Blueberry Crumble Pie.
Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, mix berries with granulated sugar. Add cornstarch and salt – mix until berries are coated… Add lemon juice and transfer to an 8×8 square baking dish… In a bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy…
Stepping Stones with Quiet Fear.
Speaking for Jonathan and myself, we grew up in the East LA, Boyle Heights area. We were heavily influenced by Chicano culture growing up, but when listening to our favorite bands, we noticed we weren’t really represented as people – like man, why do we love these bands so much, and yet there’s none of us in there?
Well Hell on Identity. + QNA.
When people feel the need to say ‘Hey, you do that pretty well for being _____.’ Whatever happened to just being good at something because you are?
Eternity Rave Magazine #15 (1994) Reissue. Ft. Lemon D.
Only a minutes walk from the city’s extremely popular heavy metal club, we found down a back street, a venue with an enticing foyer and front wall – Planet Earth, est. 1993. Previously host to Ella Fitzgerald, The Beatles, & the Kray twins as La Dolce Vita (Italian for ‘The Sweet Life’), in 30 years time the space had ushered in a new wave of voguish electronic acts, such as Chicago disc jockey Marshall Jefferson & London house vocalist Alison Limerick…