52 (copied from gatorsmash.blogspot.com)

pounds of feathers
and plumes of bricks
establish the scent of your voice.
heard the movements today
of cleaning the rust
a dark high-noon red's rejoice
there's a choral reef somewhere
far below Poseidon's rain
the damned cry out from their rack's
to fall on deaf ears.
'Father Maximilien,
forgive me my ways
brutality the horse you rode in
corrupts thy soul
like my own'
Terror will rain
in blades of silver
the dance of the dead

Love + Rent

One of the best albums thus far in my generation. Everyone should own it, the money goes to a good cause. Everyone should give it a listen...




Human Ruin has their first show soon. It's posted on the forum. I'll be writing a review soon for Bioshock 2. Look out for that.

Thats some fucked up integrity you got sonny.

Here's some records that I recently got in touch with..




And these...

In the middle of a crowded room

You look so lovely
drunkenly dancing with your dark hair
hiding your face
encouraging me to run my fingers across your cheeks
and behind your ears
removing your hair
and exposing your lips to the lust that lies waiting behind mine

Pressing our bodies together
in the middle of a crowded room
feeling the envious eyes of every other guy
burning on the back of my neck
wondering "Why him?"

You must feel it too
because your eloquent eyes suddenly seem empty

And as the songs ends
you begin to leave
and I stand at the top of the stairs
helplessly hoping for a kiss goodnight
but you walk away without a word
and I'm left to dance alone
in the middle of a crowded room

OMG

Old man gloom - seminar II, get into it.

Mountain Man & Converge

Pre-orders are up Friday, Feb. 19th at 12 PM for the new mountain man. Get one. im so stoked.

Sorry to edit your post Kevy but,

Thursday and Converge tickets go on sale at 10AM.

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2295

Iron Age and Doomriders rule.

THE BOARD

lets get some more people on the board.

Window

I've never met her
but she stays in the back of my mind
like a guilt I can't assuage
her dirty blonde hair tucked behind her ears
exposing her green eyes to the world

like a window letting me in to her favorites parts of her soul

like a secret she's dying to reveal

and I'll never tell

and I stare into her eyes
with a childlike sense of wonder
begging for the chance to discover every desire she owns

Theres no beauty.

There's a beat a drum that soothes all of our souls, a high note and a low note for every mood. A drawn out pattern of beats for every break up. Who decides what... who decides where.. who decides when.. The need for escape is heavy within each of us. I know my current friends. I love them. I can't tell one of you a damn thing right now. Because you don't care. What troubles me only means something to me. That is how it should be. But sometimes you need more than that. And lately... I need more than that.

Something for the ladies.

Happy Valentines day lovers of the world. While most of us remain working or uninterested in such hoaxes, there's a group of you that thinks that our fair world revolves around your relationship. Well suck a fat one and I wish harsh times ahead of you.

A tour to be aware of

I'm aware that not everyone likes Converge, or if you're William hardcore at all or anything of the sort. I think that this is a tour that should be made known, taken from the Deathwish website, and reproduced for thine eyes.

Converge

w/ Harvey Milk, Coalesce, Thursday, Black Breath, Lewd Acts, Gaza, Touche Amore, etc.

03/12: Auckland, New Zealand @ Kings Arms
03/13: Wellington, New Zealand @ Bar Bodega
03/16: Perth, Australia @ Amplifier w/ Genghis Tron
03/17: Adelaide, Australia @ Fowlers w/ Genghis Tron
03/18: Melbourne, Australia @ Corner w/ Genghis Tron
03/19: Sydney, Australia @ Manning Bar w/ Genghis Tron
03/20: Brisbane, Australia @ Hi Fi w/ Genghis Tron
04/30: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero w/ Thursday, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts
05/01: Worcester, MA @ Palladium (upstairs) w/ Thursday, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts
05/02: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance w/ Thursday, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts
05/03: Williamsville, NY @ Club Infinity w/ Thursday, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts
05/04: Washington DC @ Black Cat w/ Thursday, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts
05/05: Norfolk, VA @ The Norva w/ Thursday, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts
05/06: New York City, NY @ Santo's Party House w/ Touche Amore, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/07: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/ Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/08: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Lewd Acts, Black Breath, and more
05/09: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge w/ Lewd Acts, Black Breath, and more
05/10: Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/11: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/13: Seattle, WA @ Neumo's w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/14: Portland, OR @ Satyricon w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/15: San Francisco, CA @ Slim's w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/16: San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brew w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/17: Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/18: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/19: Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/21: Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/22: Dallas, TX @ Trees w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/23: Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/25: Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/26: Louisville, KY @ Headliners w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/27: Nashville, TN @ Exit In w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/28: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/29: North Carolina @ TBA w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/30: Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest w/ Entombed, Obituary, 16, and more

As the seasons change, as do the beggars uniforms

This will be coming together shortly for the first installment of New England Standard's Zine. The holidays are over and work has become a sprint to ready some furry friends for their own holiday.



The past few days have been quite rewarding in terms of the post. Here's this weeks items!

For some inexplicable reason, I find myself disinterested in listening to hardcore music. The very notion of hardcore is seemingly petty, albeit emotional, is to me just some spectacle in an already bloated world of rhythm. I resent the predictability within hardcore songs, and of course, all the loaded words (wont die on my knees, gratuitous use of the term 'conviction,' etc etc) to a point where I am ashamed for both myself and the band, respectively. Yet, when I sit behind a drum set, or play a play a guitar, I feel an overwhelming urge to hit as hard and as fast as I possibly can; or play a riff that evokes a sense of sorrow. For me, there is nothing else quite as reposing.

The whole situation is incredibly defeating; in the sense that I know these bands are just like me. I don't know what to do, and that's quite nauseating.

Snow Storm

What a joke. Worcester is getting about 4 inches. What a let down.

The Board.

Make sure everyone signs up for the message board at

New England Standard

Red Line Train To Ashmont

I can see them shivering
the pain in their faces paints a perfect picture of the
bitter cold bite that February brings
I can see them wincing
the fear in their face as they stare out the window at the
frozen banks of the Charles
praying that the train never stops
I can hear them gasping
their lungs begging for air
I can hear them panting
like dogs in the park hoping today is the day
the squirrel will give in
I can hear them weezing
and I can hear
their bronchial tubes slowly swelling
on this sobering Sunday evening
and as I step off the train onto the platform I hear silence
and I smile

ages pass
mortality becomes a muzzle
a sludge surrounds dreams
we yearn to produce
with our faith caught in a noose
we are pawns
within our own daily grind
until we are gone
a life led by crime
but our toes are enveloped in grime
our trough full of husk and rind
belly down and bottom up
fucked with knowledge of history
forever to repeat water and wine from a golden cup
but we're entombed with desire
refined

What hath the post brought thee

Thanks Post. Rock On.



brisk chill enters
the cracks in this house
they serve as a grinder
spreading ice through
each inch of drywalled bliss

when you say my name, i want to stop it in your lungs and collect all of your blood to put in the radio


plagues 7" out this summer

Sadist Formal & Upcoming Shows pt. II

In the company of Gio and John.

We are watching Funny People. It is funny though long. You know I like Adam Sandler except for when he sings, or does voices. Otherwise he is a great man. And fuck it Seth Rogen is hilarious. And the Jack McHugh look alike in these movies is spot on and awesome.
Anyway this post is more in regards to todays mail that I received.

Such an amazing piece of artwork from Jake Bannon. I got 3 copies of it. One on gold, one silver, both limited to 200. The final was 'special' limited to 25. It is on dark green paper and looks simply amazing. I will upload a photo soon. I got number 1 of all of them. Much love to deathwish records.

3/09/2010 - Harvey Milk, Coalesce, Gaza, Phantom Glue
@The Middle East Downstairs
http://www.mideastclub.com/


4/6/2010 - Bone Thugz N Harmony
@The Middle East Downstairs
http://www.mideastclub.com/

4/15/2010 - Doomriders, Red Sparrowes
@The Middle East Downstairs
http://www.mideastclub.com/

4/16/2010 - The Appleseed Cast(performing low level owl tracks)
@The Middle East Downstairs
http://www.mideastclub.com/

RIP

Olly Tombeno. He died in a car accident last night. He was 22. RIP.
-kevin.

Groundhog Day

Why am I the only one
sick and tired of every single day and person at this place?
We wake up in the same beds with the same mindsets,
look in the mirror and see the same face.
But I'm so tired of all this bullshit.
Every single day is the same.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Over and over and over and over
till I'm so numb I can't sleep.

I'm so sick of living in the past.
Reliving teenage memories is getting old.
And this bitter cold New England winter got the best of me again
and I can't figure out if I hate myself or just the fucking cold.
I don't know.
I don't know.

I'm finally seeing how I should be living:
no longer feeling defeated or lost.
It's time to start being somewhat forgiving
to myself and not worry about the cost
of all my past regrets
from all the wrongs of done.
It's just not worth the stress
so I'll just turn and run.
And I will do my best
to try and be someone
who tries to change everything
about the way things are done around here.

Ryan

Is reading house of seven gables and it took thirty minutes to read ten pages. I am currently playing skate 2 and listening to Will play guitar really loud in Somerville. Skate 2 is highly over rated. Cory, Will, and I started a new band, and we are practicing tonight. I have been drinking Tampico Tropical Punch and living off Tina's Burrito's and Toaster Strudel's for the past 24 hours, but no need to fret, because Cory is swiping me dinner at Lesley tonight before practice. We listened to Iron Age again last night, because they are awesome, we are slowly but surely getting things rolling for N.E.S. and will begin the hard copy of the zine soon, but this will do for now. Will is writing for another zine also, what a sucka bitch.
-kevy

everyone should own this...