Music & Audio

Where are the fun bands?

Over the last few months, as I have been happily lost in a non-radio paradise of podcasts, audio books and my music collection, this is a thought I've had many times.

Where are the fun bands?

The latest show features and interviews with Robert Newcomb (author of The Scrolls of the Ancients ) and Vivi Anna (author of Hell Kat. Read the full story.

A discussion of science fiction, and what it means to host Mur Lafferty. Includes thoughts on Long Dark Teatime of the Soul Douglas Adams, Left Hand of Darkness and Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. LeGuin and American Gods by Neil Gaiman Read the full story.

I decided to catch up on my podcasts today, and spent this morning's commute listening to a few of my favorite podcasts, as well as trying out something new.

A review of the soundtrack for the upcoming sf anime film set in Victorian England. Read the full story.

Listening to podcasts quickly became part of my daily routine after I discovered the phenomenon last fall. I wrote about a few of the podcasts I'd found, and then settled into a groove listening to these new, increasingly familiar voices during my morning and afternoon commute. Recently though, I've made a concerted effort to seek out some new podcasts.

There are great movie soundtracks, ones that resonate with your soul, invigorate your blood flow, and generally kick ass. This is not one of those albums, but it is a very amusing album, and one that fans of 1980s "B movie" horror flicks should enjoy, if not outright love.

The Deadly Spawn was one of those gore-filled, low-budget horror flicks that dominated the back racks of 1980s video stores. Inspired by big budget monster movies like Alien and the low-budget splatter fests of Halloween and Friday the 13th the films of the era sought to kill as many people with the most lethal gut-wrenching effects possible (well, as long as it didn't exceed the $20,000 budget line).

A review of the soundtrack to Wes Craven's new werewolf flick Cursed, which features Bowling for Soup, Collective Soul and Three Days Grace. Read the full story.

Battles is 12 track audio compact disc dedicated entirely to the sound of warfare. Created by Toxic Bag Productions, the disc contains battle "soundscapes" from four genres: Fantasy, the American Civil War, World War II, and Science Fiction.

The webzine loves Oingo Boingo alumnus Richard Gibbs's sountrack for the new Battlestar Galactica TV series. Read the full story.