Fuck This Place: A Mixtape

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Playlist: Fasting Month

It's Ramadan, and all around me in Malaysia people are fasting from sunrise to sundown. But just because I'm still stuffing myself in the middle of the day with bagels and vegan cream cheese doesn't mean I'm not thinking about you.

O Canada! A Canada Day playlist

Mixtape: The bus back from MDF

MDF Mixtape by Dreams Of Consciousness on Mixcloud

On the bus ride back from Maryland Deathfest, the guy sitting next to me told me about the time he met Satan. I figured that was a good enough reason to interview him for a podcast.

Playlist: Month of Sundays

My NY trip got off to an inauspicious start - I missed Krisiun the day I arrived and Jeff Hanneman died three days in. Plus, the Nails show sold out, which I'd been looking forward to for months. But the past 28 days were still more metal than your ma's kettle. Horns up, crosses down...

Postmortem: 10 Songs by Jeff Hanneman, for Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman died yesterday. I'm still in shock. Though he's often overshadowed by Kerry King in the media, he's considered by many Slayer fans to be the stronger of Slayer's two guitarist/songwriters. I was lucky enough to see Slayer four times; I'm grateful that at least two of those concerts was with the classic line-up, and all four were with Hanneman. I'm sure the band will keep going after this (though Tom Araya has been hinting for years that he definitely sees an end in sight), but it just won't be the same without Hanneman. The metal world has lost a giant, a fearless pioneer who helped tear metal from its primordial rock-based state and hammered it into the unrelenting, uncompromising, terrifying form we recognize today. His impact will always be felt, and his importance will never be forgotten. RIP.

Playlist: Ten Songs for Earth Day

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Playlist for Boston

 

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Bitter and Then Some: A Valentine's Day Playlist

Being single, and all the better for it, I figured I'd do something for the bros and ladies who want nothing more than to strangle the sickeningly cozy couples suckered in to this Hallmark-manufactured not-a-day. From my blackened heart to yours, enjoy.

Brazilian Death Metal Top Ten

Got it into my head to do a top ten for one of my favourite region-based subgenres, the hyperblasting, Christ hating beast known as Brazilian death metal. If you're the drinking sort, take a shot every time I use some variation on the word "blast." Or, just chug a whole bottle of tequila now, it comes down to the same thing.

Mayan Metalocalypse

Terrorizer put together a playlist for the (as-yet unfulfilled) Mayan Apocalypse; I thought it was a pretty good gag, and decided to follow suit. With a typically heavy bias towards Sweden, here's my end of the world playlist:

A Rainy Day Fun Mixtape

Hurricane Irene is finishing up its NYC visit, and Le Poisson Rouge put together a playlist in tribute. I thought it was a good gag, and considering that I was kind of excited by the apocalyptic possibilities (and let down by the lack of same), I thought I'd join in the fun.