Back in June, to celebrate his 70th birthday, Vanyaland ranked the 70 greatest songs from Glenn Danzig. Curated by site founder and editor-in-chief Michael O'Connor Marotta and me, it was an exhaustive dive into the catalog of the Evil Elvis, one he would surely bristle at because that's just what he does, but which the... Continue Reading →
[Some of] The Best Music of 2018
'Twas a good year for music 2018, and after the jump are 28 songs from the year that I found myself spinning over and over. There's a good bit of electronic-tinged music in the mix like Carpenter Brut, Kingswood and Chromatics as well as stuff from the heavier end in Turnstile, The End of the... Continue Reading →
Needs More Skulls [V.I]
One of the descriptors of this blog is, "Skulls." It's meant kind of tongue in cheek but kind of not. I get asked all the time, "What's the deal with you and skulls?" The answer is a pretty simple one. Basically, the skulls I have around and tattooed on me are a reminder of how... Continue Reading →
69 to 99 Moving Finds: Part Three
This one wasn't really a "moving find" per se, since it's been hanging on my wall since returning from the first time I went to Iceland in 2011. Jón Sæmundur Auðarson is an Icelandic artist who created the Dead project in 2003, nine years after he was diagnosed HIV positive. The message behind Dead is... Continue Reading →