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The internet has been buzzing about this for the past couple days and I’m SO HAPPY there is actually video of it. Indie rock superstar Ted Leo played a show in Philadelphia on Halloween as Glenn Danzig with the band TV Casualty as his backup “Misfits.” I’ve heard of people doing this before but holy shit this is awesome.
I’ve liked Ted Leo for quite some time. He’s one of those non-douchey indie types. I’ve seen him live before and really enjoyed myself. But when he busted into “Hybrid Moments” at the 3:35 mark on this, a tear of joy almost ran down my face. I wish I could have been there. More video here.
Alright, I know I’ve been heavy on the Misfits mentions lately. Don’t worry, I’m not going to start a MISFITS MONDAYS or anything. But perhaps some of you will be interested in this new compilation I just stumbled upon of Misfits songs done 8-bit style. My first reaction was ::face palm::, but I’m not going to lie to you people…it’s not so terrible. A few of the songs are kind of boring, but the best ones are the covers of “London Dungeon,” “I Turned Into a Martian,” and “Hybrid Moments.” All very worthy of a Danzig-themed video game. Right now, I’m picturing that shirtless/muscle-y man running through a haunted house.
Unfortunately, I can’t embed anything right here, but you can download the whole album, Eightbreeders (tee hee, get it?) for FREE at this location.
Is it just me? Or do some images of Michael Jackson (especially this weird cross stitch thing) kind of remind you of old school Glenn Danzig? I’m not sure if either party would appreciate such a comparison…
Well, here we are, folks. Laboy Day weekend is finally upon us, marking the ‘unofficial’ end of Summer. GOOD RIDDANCE YOU WRETCHED, WRETCHED SEASON. I will not even for a moment miss the excessive sweaty-ness or all the bugs chewing up my legs, because FALL F’ING RULES. The leaves turn lots of pretty colors (because they’re dying \m/), I can bust out my scarves and my boots, and I can once again consume all-things pumpkin.
As this glorious season approaches, I find myself already getting into the Halloween spirit. The majority of my music listen-age these past few days has been The Misfits. A Fall/Halloween without them would be pretty sacrilegious for me.
Fall is already shaping up pretty well this year. I’m looking forward to hearing new Skeletonwitch, Slayer, HORSE the Band and Baroness. How ‘bout y’all?
Anyway, I wish you all a fantastic weekend. I usually go upstate and hang out with my family, but since they’ve all jetsetted elsewhere this year, I’ll just be bummin’ around town. Suggest a new album for me to listen to? Or a Halloween costume….?
I have what you might call a mild hatred towards Perez Hilton. The guy is just annoying, can’t spell, and never knows what the hell he is talking about. (It’s respectively, asshole.) However, I support the shit out of him as a gay American. (That’s pageant language for those who don’t know.) Anyway, in honor of his new music tour, Ms. Hilton has launched this new line of t-shirts, including the Perezig and Peroison designs. And MAN are they gay!
Seriously, this is disgusting. Anyone who buys these should have real jizz put on their face.
-Elise
P.S. Did I really just defend Bret Michaels? I want my mother.
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