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Month: October 2021

Guilty Pleasures

On October 29, 2021October 28, 2021 By bigbadburchIn Controversy6 Comments

The “guilty pleasure” is one of music listening's most odd and sometimes interesting terms. People like something, but people don't want anyone else to know. It's embarassing for a 35 year old, burly man to like Britney Spears or whatever, or for some mild-mannered soccer mom to headbang to Suffocation. Of course the concept of …

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Gently Down The Stream

On October 27, 2021 By bigbadburchIn collecting1 Comment

I've talked a bit before about how I, and we as a whole, consume music. I grew up in the old days where you had to have some form of a physical collection if you didn't want to be stuck with the radio. I've transitioned through a few different formats over the decades, from tapes …

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Album Of The Week – October 25, 2021

On October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 By bigbadburchIn Album of the Week2 Comments

This week I'm going with a recent album and one from an artist I hadn't heard of until said album's release. I was browsing the social sites and saw a post from Consequence, Pitchfork or whatever hipster music aggregator when I saw a write-up for a new record from an act totally unfamiliar to me. …

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The Number Of The Beast – Satanic Panic in 2021

On October 22, 2021 By bigbadburchIn Controversy4 Comments

Note – I originally intended to post this last Friday, the 15th. I started coming into updated information about this incident so I held off until the final news of the matter came through. I had to rewrite most of what I had. This is why I don't mess with current event stuff much. I'm …

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Upcoming New Releases – November and Beyond

On October 20, 2021October 19, 2021 By bigbadburchIn Upcoming Music1 Comment

It's time to preview some promo singles from albums coming out in the near future. I'm still trying to get the timing right on these and December is generally a dead month for album releases so I'm still feeling this thing out. Also, I will feature a few second singles from upcoming albums I talked …

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Album Of The Week – October 18, 2021

On October 18, 2021October 17, 2021 By bigbadburchIn Album of the Week2 Comments

This week I'm heading back to the early '90's for my AOTW pick. This record, by definition really an EP, was one of the most formative things I've ever heard and it's also a set of songs that I'm very personally connected to after all these years. I've talked about a few of my favorite …

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S-Tier Songs, Vol. 4

On October 13, 2021October 12, 2021 By bigbadburchIn S-Tier Songs1 Comment

It's time for another edition of S-Tier Songs. For a rundown of what this is all about and also who has made it in thus far, head here. Today the honor goes to my favorite band and what is often considered their best song. Let's go straight for it. Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy …

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Album Of The Week – October 11, 2021

On October 11, 2021October 10, 2021 By bigbadburchIn Album of the Week1 Comment

There's no real huge occasion for this week's pick other than I recently scored a sweet copy of this on vinyl at my local record shop. Let's head back to 1984 for one of rock and metal's best debut albums. W.A.S.P. - self-titled Released August 17, 1984 via Capitol Records Favorite Tracks – I Wanna …

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A Soundtrack To Geography

On October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 By bigbadburchIn Playlists5 Comments

Something I want to start doing more of around here is making playlists. It's the modern version of the old mix tape, mixed CD, you name it. I find it fun to pick a theme or concept then find songs that fit that theme. I've just been a bit hung up on where to begin …

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Paying The Price – Collecting Records In 2021

On October 6, 2021October 5, 2021 By bigbadburchIn collecting3 Comments

One topic I want to cover more aspects of on here is music collecting. Not everyone does it these days but several of us still have collections of various physical formats. I've done one post so far on my own collection, as well as this post specifically about my Iron Maiden collection. And there are …

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