Check out this link to the Super Deluxe web site. On it you will find Episodes of Derek & Simon directed by Bob Odenkirk. Each one is about four minutes long and usually pretty damn funny. The one with Michael Cera (who was great on Arrested Development) called Sweet Tits is good. They are all good really, so enjoy.
July 31, 2007
Very Funny
July 24, 2007
Music News
Candlelight Records in cooperation with Manic Music is set to unveil its new exclusive merchandising division for America. Now previously unavailable tshirts will be offered at domestic prices for stateside fans. Starting July 1 you will find new and classic designs offered for sale via Candlelight’s official US site.Â
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Coming July 1 officially licensed tshirts from Opeth, Emperor, 1349, Burzum, Insomnium, Keep of Kalessin, Enslaved, Burzum & Zyklon. Visit www.candlelightrecordsusa.com beginning July 1 for the best size selection. Check back each month as new designs are added to the official line.
NEW IN AUGUST
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Emperor
Candlelight will release limited edition special box versions of each of Emperor’s recordings in August. These pressings are sure to sell out; preorders are now available via www.candlelightrecordsusa.com, Respected by musicians, fans and critics alike, Emperor has become known as one of the originators of symphonic Black Metal. Often described as the greatest and most unique modern black metal act of all time, Emperor has sold well over 500,000 albums worldwide. Their cult album “In the Nightside Eclipse†has been ranked among albums like Slayer’s “Reign in Blood†and Venom’s “Black Metal†as a definitive genre masterpiece. Emperor recorded its final album “Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise” in 2001. Guitarist Samoth with drummer Trym continued together in Zyklon (latest album “Disintegrate”) while vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn early on concentrated on his now defuct band project Peccatum. He is currently working on his second solo record expected for release in early 2008.  In stores August 14.
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Gentlemens Pistols
With just a handful of 7-inch vinyl releases, the Leeds-based Gentlemans Pistols have already created for themselves a growing cult status prior to the release of their full-length debut. Since forming 2003, the band have shared the stage with acts as diverse as Scissorfight, Witchcraft, Circulus, Firebird, Leaf Hound & Saviours, and have astonished audiences with their melding of classic Heavy Rock-riffing and convincingly energetic, near punk-rock delivery. Self-titled album (CDL365) in stores August 14.
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Hemlock
Las Vegas-based Hemlock have been a constant on the regional scene for years. The band have performed alongside Slayer, Hatebreed, Soulfly, Otep, Slipknot, Lamb of God, Disturbed, Chimaira, Drowning Pool, Shadows Fall, Devildriver, Sepultra, Exodus, Sevendust, Arch Enemy and more. Recently completing their first European tour alongside labelmates Pro-Pain and are set to hit the road alongside Obituary this fall. Album Bleed the Dream (CDL379) in stores August 14.
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Obituary
With Xecutioner’s Return, Obituary deliver what many are already calling 2007’s most anticipated metal album. Hitting stores on August 28, the album’s release date triggers the start of a year-long media and touring blitz that will find this legendary Florida-based death metal band gracing magazine covers the world over. With a multi-tiered international touring plan, extensive promotion and marketing detail already in progress, Xecutioner’s Return is expected to become the best selling album in Candlelight’s history. Watch for tour date details next week. Album Xecutioner’s Return (CDL332) in stores August 28.
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Hearse
The Dan Swanö (Marduk, Opeth) produced In These Veins is the fourth offering from this Swedish trio featuring among them original Arch Enemy vocalist Johan Liiva. Already successful on European release, it finally finds domestic availability for the band’s growing and loyal stateside fanbase. Gothic Beauty Magazine calls Hearse, “absolutely addictive.†Brave Words Bloody Knuckles noted “here’s to being damn impressed.â€Â Album In These Veins (CDL381) in stores September 18.
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In Battle
The fourth album from this respected Swedish death/black metal band finds them teaming with Nocturnal Art Productions (label owned by Emperor guitarist Samoth). Together since 1996, the band’s previous album was produced by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal) and released via Metal Blade in 2004. Kingdom of Fear is an artist development title for Candlelight. Album Kingdom of Fear (CDL300) in stores September 18.
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Knights of the Abyss
This Phoenix-based powerhouse release their anticipated Cory Spotts (Job For A Cowboy) produced debut via Siege of Amida/Candlelight. Already touring in support of Juggernaut, KOTA are early on in their career proven road-warriors having shared stages with Dead to Fall, The Acacia Strain, The Faceless, Through
the Eyes of the Dead, Job For A Cowboy, Misery Signals, Ed Gein, and Light this City. Album Juggernaut (CDL153) in stores September 18.
the Eyes of the Dead, Job For A Cowboy, Misery Signals, Ed Gein, and Light this City. Album Juggernaut (CDL153) in stores September 18.
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COMING SOON
Gorefest, Rise to Ruin – in stores September 25.
Hardrockin, Grimen – in stores September 25.
Tulus, Biography Obscene – in stores September 25.
Vreid, I Krieg – in stores September 25.
Limbonic Art, Legacy of Evil – coming this fall
Rob Rock, Garden of Chaos – coming this fall
Witchcraft, The Alchemist – coming this fall
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CANDLELIGHT ON TOUR
full tour details for our artists are available at www.candlelightrecordsusa.com
July 21, 2007
Old News, but does it end well?
Here’s an old review of my magazine SLTM (the Magazine) that I dug up the other day and I thought that I would share with all you Viagra and Porn spammers that flood my site. Enjoy it as much as I enjoy “hot anal fucking” and “grow your dick bigger and meatier”.
From Razorcake Magazine (don’t recall the issue) :
Silly Little Trouser Monkeys #20 8 1/2 x 11, newsprint, 20 pages. This starts off like THE ONION, with the fake news headlines and what have you, but it’s just not very funny. And to think, there was so much promise with an article on the decline of cunnilingus rates. The Highlights are one guy who became disillusioned with Television when they canceled ALF, and another part where I not only learned how to make an Orange Julius, I also learned a short history of the Orange Julius. – JOSH
And to think that I stopped publishing this magazine when all I ever got was positive reinforcement from magazines like this one. Actually Razorcake is a fine magazine, they just know shit when they see it and at least the guy read the issue. Fine work.
July 19, 2007
Music News
Knife The Symphony + Caterpillar Tracks + Sah shows this weekend start tomorrow night (Thursday!) CATERPILLAR TRACKS -- -- JULY 19 COLUMBUS, OH at BERNIE's w/ The Tressels JULY 20 KALAMAZOO, MI at KRAFTBRAU w/ Hornet + The Young Immortals + Ender JULY 21 DETROIT, MI at THE OLD MIAMI JULY 22 LANSING, MI at REPLAY ENTERTAINMENT EXCHANGE w/ Natural Moments + The Word Play -- -- SAH -- -- JULY 21 ANN ARBOR, MI at RAW HAUS JULY 22 DETROIT, MI at TRUMBULLPLEX -- -- KNIFE THE SYMPHONY -- -- JULY 19 CINCINNATI, OH at THE GYPSY HUT (Northside) w/ Outclassed and The Colour Out Of Space JULY 20 INDEPENDENCE, KY (Home of Tiberius Records!) at TYME OUT w/ Outclassed Links: http://www.phratryrecords.com/ http://www.myspace.com/sah http://www.myspace.com/knifethesymphony http://www.knifethesymphony.com http://www.myspace.com/caterpillartracks http://www.caterpillartracks.org
July 18, 2007
THE FUCKING WRATH TOUR
With their debut album set to hit via Goodfellow Cali’s The Fucking Wrath are hitting the road next week with Ox vs. Thunderbird. Several shows the band still need help booking are listed, so any leads on shows for the band on the dates still marked *TBA, please get in touch.
7/26 Red Cove – Ventura, CA
7/27 Community Of Friends -Las Vegas, NV
7/28 NVO – Login, UT
7/29 *TBA – Denver, CO.
7/31 Box Awesome – Lincoln, NE
8/01 Elks Lodge – Newton, IA
8/02 *TBA – Chicago, IL
8/03 Smalls – Detroit MI
8/04 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH
8/05 29 Custer House – Buffalo, NY
8/06 AV Space – Rochester, NY
8/07 O’Brien’s – Allston, MA
8/08 *TBA – New York, NY
8/09 *TBA – Brooklyn, NY
8/10 Red Emma’s Church – Baltimore, MD
8/11 Nara Sushi – Richmond, VA
8/12 Reservoir – Chapel Hill, NC
8/13 Desoto Row Music Space – Savannah, GA
8/14 Atlantic, Gainesville, FL
8/15 *TBA – Atlanta, GA
8/16 Bottletree Cafe – Birmingham, AL
8/17 Lemmon’s – St. Louis, MO
8/18 Haunted Kitchen – Lawrence, KS
8/19 15th Street Tavern -Denver, CO
8/20 *TBA – Colorado Springs, CO
8/21 Burt’s Tiki Lounge – Albuquerque, NM
8/22 *TBA – Flagstaff, AZ
8/23 The Space – Tempe, AZ
8/24 *TBA – Ventura, CA
7/27 Community Of Friends -Las Vegas, NV
7/28 NVO – Login, UT
7/29 *TBA – Denver, CO.
7/31 Box Awesome – Lincoln, NE
8/01 Elks Lodge – Newton, IA
8/02 *TBA – Chicago, IL
8/03 Smalls – Detroit MI
8/04 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH
8/05 29 Custer House – Buffalo, NY
8/06 AV Space – Rochester, NY
8/07 O’Brien’s – Allston, MA
8/08 *TBA – New York, NY
8/09 *TBA – Brooklyn, NY
8/10 Red Emma’s Church – Baltimore, MD
8/11 Nara Sushi – Richmond, VA
8/12 Reservoir – Chapel Hill, NC
8/13 Desoto Row Music Space – Savannah, GA
8/14 Atlantic, Gainesville, FL
8/15 *TBA – Atlanta, GA
8/16 Bottletree Cafe – Birmingham, AL
8/17 Lemmon’s – St. Louis, MO
8/18 Haunted Kitchen – Lawrence, KS
8/19 15th Street Tavern -Denver, CO
8/20 *TBA – Colorado Springs, CO
8/21 Burt’s Tiki Lounge – Albuquerque, NM
8/22 *TBA – Flagstaff, AZ
8/23 The Space – Tempe, AZ
8/24 *TBA – Ventura, CA
Finally, One More
Enjoy this nugget. More soon. Thanks for listening and take care of yourself.
July 13, 2007
Music News
ZOROASTER – “Dog Magic” CDÂ Street date will be September 11th
Atlanta, Georgia’s heaviest band returns with their debut full-length album, “Dog Magic”! Picking up where they left off with their debut self-titled EP last year on Battle Kommand, Zoroaster return with a devastating album of epic psych-doom metal that truly showcases the bands massive progression over the last two years. Moog synths, theremins, haunting vocal choirs and even a brass section (!!) are brought to the table this time to add to the massive heaviness that protrudes from all angles of this beast-of-a-bands sound.
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Truly innovative and totally devastatingly heavy, Zoroaster are here to let the world know that REAL doom metal is alive and well in the United States. Plans for extensive touring are in the works. Zoroaster will be taking on the United States again this summer with Christine (see full dates below) and again this fall, and will hopefully be reaching European shores in early 2008.
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07/14 Lenny’s – Corndogorama, Atlanta, GA
07/18 Murphy’s, Memphis, TNÂ Â
07/19 Downtown Music and Records, Little Rock, AR
07/20 Jackrabbit Lounge, Shreveport, LA
07/21 Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA w/ Mouth of the Architect, Big BusinessÂ
07/25 Jack Rabbit’s, Jacksonville, FL
07/26 Crowbar, Tampa, FL
07/27 *T.B.A., Tampa, FL
07/28 Rooster’s, Auburn, AL
07/30 Tasty World, Athens, GA
08/01 Cumberland’s, Charleston, SC
08/02 The Milestone, Charlotte, NCÂ Â
08/03 Ground Zero, Spartanburg, SC
08/04 The Jinx, Savannah, GA
08/06 Knitting Factory, New York, NY w/ RosettaÂ
08/07 Europa Brooklyn, NY w/ RosettaÂ
08/08 Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY w/ RosettaÂ
08/09 Ravari Room, Columbus, OH w/ RosettaÂ
08/10 The Hideaway, Johnson City, TN w/ RosettaÂ
08/11 Ethyl’s, Roswell, GA w/ Music Hates You
08/20 Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA w/ Black Corba, Music Hates YouÂ
08/25 Repent, Athens, GA
09/19 Lenny’s, Atlanta, GA w/ Withered, Waited, Daath
09/21 Otto’s, Dekalb, IL w/ WitheredÂ
09/22 The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL w/ WitheredÂ
09/23 *T.B.A., Indianapolis, IN
09/24 *T.B.A., Toledo, OH
09/25 *T.B.A., Detroit, MI
09/26 *T.B.A., Cleveland, OH
09/27 *T.B.A., Columbus/Cincinnati, OH w/ Withered
09/28 *T.B.A., Richmond, VA
09/29 *T.B.A., Charlotte, NC
10/06 “Doomed To Fall Festivalâ€, San Antonio, TX (lineup coming soon! 3-Day doom fest)
July 12, 2007
SOON, SOON. You’re a Balloon!
The cleansing rain is neigh upon us. So be prepared you sinners and reprobates. All New, All fresh, with a brand new attitude that says “Hey, Fuck off. I’ll cram them down your Goddamn Throat if I have to. Now let’s do this the easy way and have a few drinks first.” Be on the ball, and ready to open your hearts and minds. Soon my children, Soon.
July 10, 2007
Music News
“The Fucking Wrath play heavy-as-bricks, fast-as-lightning stoner punk
from the deepest depths of hell.†– Ventura County Reporter, Ventura CA
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Goodfellow Records is pleased to welcome the sonic destruction of The Fucking Wrath to our extended family. The band has just finished up their debut for Goodfellow, to be titled Season Of Evil. The album will be released on Goodfellow this August, followed by some extensive road time.
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The Fucking Wrath hosts members from bands such as Missing 23rd and Ox vs. Thunderbird but sound more like a cross between Cursed and Tragedy. Hailing from Montalvo, California, The Fucking Wrath consists of three long-time friends that all work in record stores and live on the same street. While the members have each been playing in bands for more than ten years, The Fucking Wrath formed a year-and-a-half ago as a result of jamming for fun after work.Â
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Since their initial gig in November of 2005, they have played nearly 70 shows to date, including the No Idea Fest IV in Florida. The band recently completed a five-and-a-half week U.S. tour with Glass and Ashes and is set to embark on another nation-wide tour with Ox vs. Thunderbird in the summer of 2007. Some of the notable bands that they have played with include Tragedy, Coliseum, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Das Oath, Adolescents, and Dr. Know among others.Â
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Fueled by healthy doses of THC and a proclivity for loud music, the group headed to the studio and recorded their album, Season of Evil during the week of 6/06/06, which is due to be released on Goodfellow Records. The band’s sound can be described as an amalgamation of groups such as Tragedy, Black Sabbath, and Kill ‘em All-era Metallica. Â
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The Fucking Wrath consists of Craig Kasamis: guitar/guttural onslaught, Nick Minasian: bass/visceral ravaging, and John Crerar: really heavy drums.
www.myspace.com/thefuckingwrath
July 7, 2007
Music News
OBITUARY EXCLUSIVE I-TUNES PROMOTION
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Candlelight Records together with I-Tunes will premiere the first song from Obituary’s upcoming new album Xecutioner’s Return via an advance single. “Evil Ways” will be available for purchase starting July 31 and for fans will be the first and only advance listen of the album set to hit North American stores on August 28.
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Tampa-based Obituary featuring vocalist John Tardy, guitarist Trevor Peres, bassist Frank Watkins, drummer Donald Tardy and new guitarist Ralph Santolla are one of the genre’s most respected and successful bands. Formed in 1985, the quartet have released six critically-acclaimed albums that have to date sold nearly one million copies in the United States.
Regarding the band’s new cooperation with Candlelight Records Frank Watkins says, “we are very excited to be part of Candlelight Records. This will mark a new chapter in death metal history.” John Tardy says, “”we are really looking forward to having a record company that wants to work with us. We feel rejuvenated and this new album is gonna be sick!” Donald Tardy adds, “”we couldn’t be more pumped about teaming up with Candlelight. It is an unbelievable feeling to know that a record company cares about our music as much as we do.”
Album art for Xecutioner’s Return was created by artist Andreas Marshall. Marshall has worked with the band for The End Complete and their most recent record Frozen in Time. The album was produced by the band with mastering completed at Morrisound Studios in Tampa on June 16.
Obituary will embark on a headline tour of the US on September 11. Tour details will be announced shortly.