Venereal Disease

Well it's Valentine's Day, and love is in the air... well, maybe not. But if you live in California there's probably at least some smoke in the air. Now, Saint Valentine, in all fairness, is probably not as cool as Saint Patrick (whom, if you recall, banish'ed all the serpents from the isle of Ireland); But, neither are as cool as Saint VITUS (who I think should have a holiday too, right?). I'll spare you an essay about why Just Friends (Empty Love) is important, and only say this: there may be nothing more perfect to listen to while getting tangled in your lover than this spastic, slow tempo-ed monument (except for maybe: Huey Luis and the News, Whitney Houston, or Phil Collins); also, if you're interested, M-anslaughter-ellanie agrees with me; so she's cooler than you...

Enough divergences! Let us get down to the core of what Valentine's day is all about... The best way to put it "VD is like the things that Robert Plant says in Whole Lotta Love, every single night...", or how 'bout "VD is like the names of all the 80's Judas Preist albums(Ram it Down, Point of Entry)"... Ok, I'll admit, maybe I'm a little out of the loop, but lets take a brief, interesting look into the past, shall we?

(This was done by my friend stopgodestroy a number of years ago, he now operates Boca De Fuma. )

I now know how to say 'gypsy' in Italian. Women can be the devil. cliche. Onion tea heals your insides!

Then again, should you really listen to what the owner of this cat has to say?

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If that didn't amuse you then maybe this will...

Drum Wizard... R.I.P.

Much love to Armando Acosta, who sadly passed away last week. He made Saint Vitus one of the heaviest bands; one of the coolest bands. Have fun traveling through the universe.

Here is the first Saint Vitus recording, when they were known as Tyrant,
an omen of what was to come, and how awesome it would be...

Fucking Rocking On

Beyond!

Captain Beyond was introduced to me through a list of records that my brother wanted. I knew nothing about this band, but while I was looking unsuspectingly through the endless bins of a fluorescently lit record store, what should I come across... A band that involves the guitar player from Iron Butterfly, and the singer from Deep Purple, and a rhythm section that tears it up like a rampant brontosaurus! So I had to listen to this record, naturally, before passing it on to my brother; but once this touched my ears, I couldn't let go. It sounds kind of like a boat sailing to to the moon on winds comprising of faery tears. Travel to the next astral sea for yourself:

Beyond