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Plantasia, a simple, sweet, futuristic 70s electronic album I never thought I needed in my life.

I've had a strong fascination and affection for plants ever since I was a little toddler, growing up in the comfort of my grandparents' home and oblivious to many of the wonders and dangers of the world around me. I remember spending those innocent spring and summertime days of my youth in the garden watching the petals of flowers flutter gently back and forth with the wind. I'd lie beside them ... read more

[DIAMONDS OF DECEMBER: #1 of 4]

Merry Christmas you filthy animal. Welcome to the haunted, fucked up world of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and the fantastic murder booth of Murder Ballads! Please select mode of death: {Quick and Painless} or {Slow and Horrible}.

We all know deep down why we're all here. Yes, I'm talking to you, fellow bloodthirsty reader and music dickhead. We are humans: absolute savages built to be killing machines. You want to kill me, don't you? After all, murder is ... read more

Let me just say that there's a reason I saved Murder Ballads and Let Love In for last in my Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds discography binge...

I've waited for what I felt is now the perfect opportunity to review Nick Cave in full, right before the jolly ol' holiday season and after the remarkably profound Ghosteen, one of their best albums ever! Let Love In is perhaps one of the band's most pivotal moments, an effective array of alt rock/punk blues tracks that range from delicate ballads to ... read more