Theme Night Thursday is back this week at Soundproof, Jan 9th! And this time, we're getting a visit from the KING with DJs Kookie Hax and Brodie "Burnin' Love" Oleander driving the royal coach 6-8pm SLT. Elvis is everywhere, man, he's in your genes. It's our Elvis impersonator party, celebrating the rock god whose face mystically appears on everything from black velvet paintings, furry toilet seat covers to tortillas.
Dress as Elvis from any era of his legacy, or Elvis-ish anyway, and you can win $500L!. Kookie Hax 6-8pm and Brodie 8-10pm will be playing all things Elvis and related (including covers, El Vez and more). Don't miss it, uhuh-huh!
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Terre%20Des%20Mortes/96/86/40
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Monday, 6 January 2014
Dox's Tune Picks of 2013
I know, it's late to be posting my picks of 2 best songs of 2013 but I hope it's ok to anyway. I was just so busy over the holidays that I just kept forgetting about this or postponing it until it was already the new year. But these are just too worth sharing, late or not. As with everyone, there were a very many favorite songs of the past year for me, these are just 2 strong examples.
Hard to pick just one track off this killer debut album from 2013 but this is the one I keep coming back to in my sets. Real, confrontational postpunk revival rock from an all-kickass-girl group.. An earth-shaking, shit-stirring album that'll chill, move and rock you to your core! It perfectly captures the badass gothrock essence of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and other postpunk greats but they do it with their own energy and vision.
Mesmerizing hypnotic psychedelia and trippy rock was in no short supply in 2013 but this was one album of that genre that rose above the others ( although Suuns and Clinic are definitely worth mentioning as well) with catchy songs that didn't just drone on endlessly and can be enjoyed by people who aren't dropping acid while listening. "Holland" is an excellently constructed work of auditory art that is hauntingly beautiful. The chord progression is just amazing. The Black Angels remain one of my very favorite bands.
Hard to pick just one track off this killer debut album from 2013 but this is the one I keep coming back to in my sets. Real, confrontational postpunk revival rock from an all-kickass-girl group.. An earth-shaking, shit-stirring album that'll chill, move and rock you to your core! It perfectly captures the badass gothrock essence of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and other postpunk greats but they do it with their own energy and vision.
Mesmerizing hypnotic psychedelia and trippy rock was in no short supply in 2013 but this was one album of that genre that rose above the others ( although Suuns and Clinic are definitely worth mentioning as well) with catchy songs that didn't just drone on endlessly and can be enjoyed by people who aren't dropping acid while listening. "Holland" is an excellently constructed work of auditory art that is hauntingly beautiful. The chord progression is just amazing. The Black Angels remain one of my very favorite bands.
Friday, 27 December 2013
Possessed by Paul James
"what Possessed by Paul James brings to the table is pure, unchecked passion. Every song gets every ounce of energy, attention, love, and dedication that Possessed possesses, leaving nothing behind. Blind, rabid, berserk, eyes rolling up in the back of the head, stampeding buffalo herd passion." The Triggerman, Saving Country Music
Possessed by Paul James - Hurricane
Possessed by Paul James - Hurricane
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
The Republic of Wolves
I'm really loving these guys! They manage to mix the post-rock guitar sound, with gorgeous vocals. The Republic of Wolves have a recent EP which features an acoustic version of 'Spare Keys', that I highly recommend;
The Republic of Wolves - Spare Keys
The Republic of Wolves - Spare Keys
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
Soundproof's Office Xmas Party this Saturday!
Soundproof is having its Christmas event this Saturday Dec 21st with the theme of being an office xmas party, with the cliches of the workplace like a Secret Santa gift exchange between the Djs and (likely drunken) karaoke at the end of the party.
Wear your ugliest festive sweaters and (optionally) if you want to get in on the fun of the Secret Santa exchange bring a boxed transfer item and set it for 0L under the tree for anyone to grab!
7 Djs will be playing their best mixes of alternative Christmas tunes to get you in the holiday spirit while we dance, get eggnoggy, and play a few rounds of a little interactive game we have called "Destroy the Xmas Tree"! It doesn't falsely advertise! The club will also have ice so you can skate if you want. Festive prizes handed out every hour!
Best of all 8-10 your host Dox will be hosting holiday karaoke, come sing your Xmas favs old and new and make an ass of yourself for all our amusement!
Schedule of the day's holiday hijinx:
12-1pm- Pope Dagostino
1-2pm- Paradox Messmer
2-3pm- Kookie Hax
3-4pm- Janus Planer
4-5pm- Frequency Picnic
5-6pm- Ophelia Balczo
6-7pm- Moby Tenenbaum
7-8pm- Paradox Messmer
8-10pm SLT- Holiday Karaoke hosted by Dox
SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Terre%20Des%20Mortes/112/108/51
Saturday, 14 December 2013
add to the songs of the year thread
I loved hearing everyone's songs.
my two for the year are,
Lavenderlight by Lovers (alliteration!)
https://play.spotify.com/album/04AGkBRdeAH5coyV2rkY9U
and Calm down by the Love Language
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj45XbqsnAw
Happy Christmas soon!
my two for the year are,
Lavenderlight by Lovers (alliteration!)
https://play.spotify.com/album/04AGkBRdeAH5coyV2rkY9U
and Calm down by the Love Language
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj45XbqsnAw
Happy Christmas soon!
Enthropy Panache
Soviet Soviet - Hidden [Fate]
I never really understood what was all the fuss with this post-punk revival thing. All I know is that when my neighbour Gerald the hipster starts talking about it, it’s already lost to me. The Italian trio Soviet Soviet is one of those bands who have nothing to do with the mainstream hype cycles or media publicity. Releasing their debut full-length after six years of existence tells me these guys know that good things come when good things feel like coming, no matter what’s hot this week or what decade it happens to be. They also know how to make catchy post-punk hooks - oh my goddess do they know! And forget about all the usual doom and gloom issues here - if this stuff doesn’t get you running towards the dance floor then you’d better check you aren’t dead!
Chelsea Wolfe - Feral Love [Pain Is Beauty]
After first being exposed to the searing guitars on her ‘Apocalypsis’ album, I knew there were great things to expect from Chelsea Wolfe. I just didn’t expect it to happen so soon and with such a quantity. I mean - how many commercially successful singer-songwriters out there would be able to fuse Indie Pop with Doom and Dark Metal, Dark Ambient, Folk, Goth, Electronica and Björk while making it all sound very fresh and completely their own? How many would dare to make a tribute album to Rudimentary Peni? Even without this kind of backing evidence it is clear that ‘Pain Is Beauty’ deserves our most sincere nods of approval and applauses with hands clad in black velvet. Hell, I don’t want to limit the admiration of this album to the average goth only. For all I care you could be a construction worker or a skate park brat - give it a listen and you’ll surely hear this music is not a laughing matter. ‘Pain Is Beauty’ is sore like a fresh bruise and I wouldn’t be surprised if playing it alone in an old house in the midst of the woods would get you in touch with the beyond. I’m still trying to get back to normal myself.
I never really understood what was all the fuss with this post-punk revival thing. All I know is that when my neighbour Gerald the hipster starts talking about it, it’s already lost to me. The Italian trio Soviet Soviet is one of those bands who have nothing to do with the mainstream hype cycles or media publicity. Releasing their debut full-length after six years of existence tells me these guys know that good things come when good things feel like coming, no matter what’s hot this week or what decade it happens to be. They also know how to make catchy post-punk hooks - oh my goddess do they know! And forget about all the usual doom and gloom issues here - if this stuff doesn’t get you running towards the dance floor then you’d better check you aren’t dead!
Chelsea Wolfe - Feral Love [Pain Is Beauty]
After first being exposed to the searing guitars on her ‘Apocalypsis’ album, I knew there were great things to expect from Chelsea Wolfe. I just didn’t expect it to happen so soon and with such a quantity. I mean - how many commercially successful singer-songwriters out there would be able to fuse Indie Pop with Doom and Dark Metal, Dark Ambient, Folk, Goth, Electronica and Björk while making it all sound very fresh and completely their own? How many would dare to make a tribute album to Rudimentary Peni? Even without this kind of backing evidence it is clear that ‘Pain Is Beauty’ deserves our most sincere nods of approval and applauses with hands clad in black velvet. Hell, I don’t want to limit the admiration of this album to the average goth only. For all I care you could be a construction worker or a skate park brat - give it a listen and you’ll surely hear this music is not a laughing matter. ‘Pain Is Beauty’ is sore like a fresh bruise and I wouldn’t be surprised if playing it alone in an old house in the midst of the woods would get you in touch with the beyond. I’m still trying to get back to normal myself.
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