... that I am forced to poach it from oletheros:





Also: Caspar Brotzmann Massaker is extremely loud. Ow! And lurid in their lust for treble and tinnitus-inducing squalls of truly devolved sound. The work of genius or lunacy, that sort of thing, you know....

Why am I here? I could be finishing THE DOME. Bye! *(descends into book coma)*

The new Stephen King book, UNDER THE DOME, is the best thing he's done in... well, a very long time. Of course I am only 697 pages into it (it just came out yesterday), and DUMA KEY did turn into a pumpkin -- a bad, lame pumpkin at that -- so it could all turn to dogshit before too much longer. But I don't think so. Sure, none of the component parts are terribly original, and his technical form is a tad sloppy in places (confusing "dikes" with "dykes," which was kind of amusing, but still a blooper), but in terms of pure story-telling he really brought his A-game. He actually did some research this time around instead of just winging it, too, which helps. The story itself is essentially a high-tech cross between THE TOMMYKNOCKERS and NEEDFUL THINGS, both nominally science-fiction stories that are actually thinly-veiled homages to the immortal TWILIGHT ZONE episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." Seeing as how I liked the original TZ episode and both of the aforementioned King books, I don't think it's entirely surprising I like the new one. But it hasn't disappointed me yet. (Key word: yet.)

The eyeballing game.

My overall score was 5.53. How will you do?

TOTIMOSHI: live acoustic "milagrosa"


TART BONUS: Heart vs. McCain / Palin.

Reposted from morbidloren's blog:

I'm having a sale on all back issues of Morbid Curiosity. If you would like to complete your collection (or do your holiday shopping early), issues 3-10 are available for $4 each, US postpaid. If you need international postage, let me know what issues you'd like and I'll do the calculation. I accept checks or paypal.

Issues 3, 4, and 8 are down to the last precious few. If you would like copies of those issues, let me know so I can set them aside for you.

Information about each issue, including contributors and topics covered, is up at http://www.charnel.com/morbidcuriosity.

Oh, and please pass this announcement around, if you would. I want to get these beauties out into the world where they can do some good.

Thank you!

BLASPHEMY!

Hillary? Tell a fib? O, that would never happen.

Observation: Alvin the Vacant doesn't appear to dig Portal. (An aside to kaliflower: if you haven't heard this band, you need to investigate, and pronto.)

The latest post of TOTDA is up. Included this time: reviews of nifty stuff like the Hellhammer demo reissue thingy, Marduk, Averse Sefira, Brekekekexkoaxkoax, Cry Blood Apache, Darsombra, and more.

Is everyone in the Clinton campaign smoking crack?

Liar liar, pants on fire!

An unappetizing skeleton emerges from Hillary's closet.

The politics of taking umbrage.

More politicians living in Fantasyland.

Some musicians will do anything for attention. [NWS]

EXTRA SPECIAL MONDO BONUS TIDBIT: Gallhammer interview!!!

From HEATHEN HARVEST: A swell review of THE JOY OF SEPPUKU.

Charles Willeford.

Natsuo Kirino.

I'll have more to say on both subjects tomorrow. Next up in the book queue: The A. M. Homes book THIS BOOK WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE.

RITUAL OF THE OUROBOROS and SACRIFICE OF THE OUROBOROS are available now from Crucial Blast. Each one is limited to 150 copies. Get 'em while they're hot, blah blah blah. The first disc of the trilogy, VOICE OF THE OUROBOROS, has been sold out for a long time now, but you can hear it in MP3 format on the Korperschwache SOUNDS page.