It's so easy

... to find good music.


The Mars Volta new album, "The Bedlam In Goliath", is a wonderful piece of musical art. The ex-At-the Drive In did it again, and managed to fit a whole bunch of delicious progressive rock jams into a new release. The lyrics are exceptional, and the hardcore feeling attached to it is superb, enough to keep my mind under constant pressure while listening to these fantastic tracks.







Finally! I found Witchcraft's second album, "Firewood", from 2005. And what could I expect from them, if not the best stoner rock alive? "Firewood" clearly steals a lot from old "Pentagram" early releases, but that doesn't take any credit away from them. Unlike the recent "The Alchemist", "Firewood" is raw and straight to the point, wrapping the corner stone between stoner rock and stoner metal in hot aluminium foil. Delicious.





Fuck fuck fuck, why do I always forget about how much I love Bowie? If there's anyone in the musical industry with a tremenduous amount of compilations, is David Bowie. (and J. Cash as well, but that's another story.) So you got to know how to pick them right. "London Boy", from 1998, is a fine way to start collecting. Why, you ask? Well, for starters you get to listen to the very original "Space Oddity" version, which seems rare to listen nowadays. The annoying "Laughing Gnome" he once tried to hide, now fits right in the middle of the album. And you get 16 more great songs from David, but it's important to mention that London Boy is not a Best Of. And that's the beauty of it, really.




And the new The Sword album, to be officially released in April this year, kicks ass.

Buzzards and Dreadful Crows

Finally, some time to breathe. After spending the last 6 ou 7 weeks in a peep-hope every day, since early morning to late night and with no time to sleep or eating right, I find myself now in a short term peace. Only exams left to do now, which means I can start and stop work whenever I actually want!

... it feels awesome.

And these are good days, especially because... the new Mars Volta album is out! Yes, and it's fuckin' great. "The Bedlam In Goliath" is one hell of an album, I know for sure I'll keep on listening to it over and over again as I did with the previous ones. And I've discovered a great 70's stoner rock band some time ago, called "Pentagram". It's a lot like Witchcraft, and I'm eager to find more stuff from those guys.

And I'm re-watching Band Of Brothers, the best war-series related ever made in history. Only two episodes left to finish it but.. it will be worth it. They're great. And I'm also re-watching good old Twin Peaks again, in good company.

A lot of work is coming again, very soon, both related and non related to University. But I don't really care, I want to make the most of these days and also do whatever the hell pleases me.

Taking both my camera and my girlfriend out, sometime, are priorities. A lot of music and movies are next on the list. Maybe even travelling, if the time is right. Who knows what 2008 might bring.