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Ruairi O'Baoighill / Catacombs Of Doom: Ceremonial Rites Of Passage split CD

Backside Park

Here included, our postman is around every Saturday.

The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World

Still amazing, even the couple of songs I wasn't bothered about before hit now.

The Glove: Blue Sunshine deluxe edition

I've been wanting to hear this for years. Essentially Robert Smith and Steve Severin from The Banshees, with Budgie's girlfriend on vocals for most of it. Sounds like a cross between both bands with a bit of New Order thrown in. The second disc has Smith's home demos for most songs so should be just as interesting.

S.O.D. - Speak English or Die

A real summer album for me that one, I gave it a spin on Sunday myself. I probably spent the warm months (days) with it in the Walkman back in the day.

Currently reading The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, my first of his. Post apocalyptic religious cult with a hatred of mutants or 'deviates'. Really good so far.

Recently read a horror called Whispers In The Dark by Allison Gunn. City cop moves to rural town, relationship falling apart due to family trauma, kids go missing in the woods, supernatural shenanigans, blah blah blah. Almost every character is an asshole, had its moments but not great overall.

Also read a collection of sci fi short stories called Forward, an Amazon Prime free thing. Six in all, hit and miss but a good line up of authors (Paul Tremblay, Andy Weir, etc). Worth a look.

Sonic Youth: Evol

Only 3 duds* in that setlist, much better night. I still wouldn't cross the road to see them but I'm sure it was great craic.




*Screaming Suicide, Whiskey In The Jar and the 'doodle'

Rush: Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves
Voivod: The Wake, Post Society

I was at a friend's months mind earlier, had a few pints after. Home now and just opened a bottle of Malbec and have Moving Pictures on the headphones. A day of contrasts for sure but I'm on the good side of it now.

Couldn't consider going dry in this form.

Edit: I forgot - contacts out, specs on. A relief after a long day.

Guitarists and bassists always fuck their plecs into the audience. Drummers fuck their sticks into the audience. So why doesn't the singer pick up his mic stand and fuck that in too? Double standard.

Because they're aware of the lawsuits that followed whenever Axl did it?

Ah lad.

[Thus Defiled]

Thus Defiled Through The Impure Veil of Dawn

That takes me back, I haven't listened to it for decades. Great album.

Warning: Ritual Of Shame

Metallica: Seattle '89

It's The Irish Times, what would you expect from that rag?