I came across this - https://archive.org/details/aadamjacobs?tab=collection&sort=title - which anyone into American guitar alt-pop should seriously have a look at, a collection of gigs over the last 30-odd years in Chicago properly recorded by this guy Aadam Jacobs, approximately 30,000 performances going up.

It turns out to be part of this - https://archive.org/details/etree - which is a very spicy meatball indeed

Better put the kettle on, this might take a while   

Yeah I've been listening to drawing down the moon on and off for the past few weeks, after forgetting about it for about 10 years. There really is something special they captured with it, such an odd and unique brand of weird creepiness. Vocal delivery in particular elevates the record to strange and alien sounding territory. Great album.

Beherit- Drawing Down the Moon. What an utterly strange and unique album. Simple, basic stuff in many ways but the mood NHV captured with the production sends it into outer space. An easy album to mock from a musical perspective, but so dark and evil. I remain hopeful that the current touring lineup might make it in to the studio before calling it quits. I have no doubt there's plenty of weirdness left in that brain if his, just waiting for the right time to emerge.

Ooh nice.. Ordering on the new Reeking Aura on Friday in a Profound Lore smash 'n' grab.

Brilliant cymbal with no key holding or cracks. €500 based in cork

https://www.adverts.ie/39942160

Archspire - Too Fast to Die.
Portrait - Crossroads.
Reeking Aura - Blood and Bonemeal.
Scorpions - Taken By Force.

Stewart Lee's How I Escaped my Certain Fate just arrived in post today, looking forward to giving this a read in advance of seeing him in Drogheda, of all places, in June. Had it in my head that this was a recent enough publication but was released around 2010. Despite being a big fan of his stand up, I've never read any of his published stuff but given his style, id imagine it reads well enough.

Quote from: Mooncat on April 14, 2026, 03:55:47 PMSaw a nice woodpecker on a telegraph pole recently. They make some noise! But in a way it's very relaxing.

Very relaxing indeed, and yes, some noise...
A lot of them around here on the outskirts of the city...
Walking home this morning after dropping the wee one at the day care. Was on the phone changing tunes and a large brown dog crossed the road right in front of me. Nope, a Roe deer, strolled along and hopped a garden fence and started grazing on the lawn.
Phone in hand, made a nice quick video and it looked straight at me, which was great...

PM there dude!!

Yip great tune but trying to hold off till the album.