Thought Crime Spree

For your daily dose of underground black metal: here’s...

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:13:16 -0400

For your daily dose of underground black metal: here’s Bone Awl, with “Show Me”. This is one of the most vitriolic, angry things I’ve ever heard. And it’s fucking great. I really love how the American scene decided to fuse punk and black metal together - the genres compliment each other a lot more than you’d initially think. Here’s hoping Bone Awl release some new material soon.

New Album Stream: Kylesa

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:33:37 -0400

New Album Stream: Kylesa:

Pitchfork Advance done good. Real good. They’e offering a stream of the newest record from Kylesa, entitled “Ultraviolet”, and I have to say, it’s pretty damn great. It’s more psychedelic than 2011’s “Spiral Shadow”, but it doesn’t sacrifice any of the sludgy goodness that Kylesa built their name on. It really doesn’t get much better. For those in St. Louis, Kylesa will be performing at The Firebird on June 7th!

Stoked to see ANHEDONIST tonight at the Shred Shed in Salt Lake. Great times ahead.

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:40:35 -0400

Stoked to see ANHEDONIST tonight at the Shred Shed in Salt Lake. Great times ahead.

Here’s “Black Wedding”, the first track from...

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:48:00 -0400

Here’s “Black Wedding”, the first track from Sunn O)))’s “The Grimmrobe Demos”. The first 8 seconds of this track are monstrous, consisting of a low, claustrophobic rumble that forewarns of the impending torrent. Apart from that, the 19 minutes of depressive drone-doom that make up this track are top-notch. Turn the volume up.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything....

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:58:32 -0400

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. Here’s “Stay Here”, the opening track off of “Filth”, by Swans. I love the industrial clang that permeates this track. It’s probably one of the heaviest things I’ve ever heard - heavier than 90% of the metal in my music library - and Michael Gira’s voice is the cherry on top of a completely deranged cake. The track moves forward with a vicious, bouncing groove, only to dissolve into smashed percussion and buzzing feedback.

FINALS WEEK BROADCAST! I took over the studio for 2 hours....

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:43:28 -0400

FINALS WEEK BROADCAST! I took over the studio for 2 hours. Here’s what I played. I might possibly do another show next week, depending on scheduling. Thanks for listening, everyone!

In case I don’t do another show this semester, THOUGHT CRIME SPREE will return in the first week of June. Stay tuned.

BROADCAST

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:16:28 -0400

BROADCASTING LIVE NOW UNTIL 1 PM CST!

Tune in for metal, and relieve yourself of some finals week anger.

2012 FUNERAL DOOM PLAYLIST. Solid show, and a fitting epitaph...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:08:00 -0400

2012 FUNERAL DOOM PLAYLIST. Solid show, and a fitting epitaph for the official KWUR semester. The fact that most of today’s playlist came from Profound Lore shows how strong that label is. See y’all next week for the first unofficial Thought Crime Spree of the semester.

MELANCHOLY

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:05:00 -0400

RIGHT NOW: THOUGHT CRIME SPREE TAKES A LOOK AT FUNERAL DOOM OF 2012. Featuring Bell Witch, Bereft, Anhedonist, and a very special presentation of Aldebaran’s “Forever in the Dream of Death”. It’s gonna be a fantastic show, folks.

In honor of Earth Day, here’s “Toxic Garbage...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:31:23 -0400

In honor of Earth Day, here’s “Toxic Garbage Island” by Gojira.

Guess what day it is? Here’s DOPESMOKER by SLEEP, in its...

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:20:07 -0400

Guess what day it is? Here’s DOPESMOKER by SLEEP, in its entirety. One of these days, I’ll try and play this thing on the air.

Shortened underground black metal playlist (Helen Money was the...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:28:54 -0400

Shortened underground black metal playlist (Helen Money was the background music). Apologies for delayed upload. The playlist was cut short on Tuesday due to my trainee playing songs and learning about the studio equipment. Successful show, all around.

LIVE STREAM

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:57:16 -0400

STARTING IN 3 MINUTES: A FOCUS ON UNDERGROUND BLACK METAL, as well as the ascension of a young padawan learner to her rightful place in the Jedi Order that is KWUR. Listen at www.kwur.com, or use the stream embedded in my blog!

METAL DOUBLE POWER HOUR PLAYLIST. Apologies for technical...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:32:40 -0400

METAL DOUBLE POWER HOUR PLAYLIST. Apologies for technical difficulties (read: my own stupidity) at the beginning of the show. Also ignore the spelling error in the title of “Bathory Erszebet”. Oops. Thanks for listening, everyone!

SPECIAL FRIDAY BROADCAST

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:19:34 -0400

FRIDAY EVENING KWUR SUPER METAL DOUBLE POWER HOUR(S). In which I will be banging my head in the studio for two hours, starting at 7 pm, CST!! Tune in, at www.kwur.com, or use the stream embedded in my blog!

Metal radio ain’t dead, folks.

The body have released a new video for the song “The Ebb...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:57:54 -0400

The body have released a new video for the song “The Ebb and Flow of Tides in a Sea of Ash”. I’ve waxed ecstatic about them many many times before. They’ll be releasing a new EP on April 30th, entitled “Master, We Perish”. I previously thought it was a full length, but unfortunately I was mistaken.

I’ve talked about Conan several times before, both on the...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:20:00 -0400

I’ve talked about Conan several times before, both on the air and on this here blog thing. They remain one of my favorite bands, and they have a new split with the venerable Bongripper coming out on April 22nd via Holy Roar Records. Here’s their half of that split, entitled “Beheaded”. Don’t be daunted by the 17-minute length. Just breathe deep, inhale the fumes, and let the huge wall of bass engulf you. Seriously, I think this track wins the award for “heaviest thing released in 2013”, at least so far. Conan are already responsible for the death of one of my subwoofers, and it looks like they’re on track to claim a second.

PADAWAN LEARNING PLAYLIST. Unfortunately our trainee’s...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:14:20 -0400

PADAWAN LEARNING PLAYLIST. Unfortunately our trainee’s computer had an episode and was not working. Oh well. More metal for me. Good mix of stuff today, made possible by me smacking my face against the keyboard and seeing what came up on itunes.

TRAINING TIME

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:53:39 -0400

STARTING IN FIVE MINUTES: I’ll be training a new KWUR DJ. Yeah! Also metal. Listen at www.kwur.com, or using the stream embedded in my blog!

REFUSED ARE FUCKING DEAD

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:16:10 -0400

REFUSED ARE FUCKING DEAD:

It’s rare to hear an instance where a band is cognizant of the barriers they’re breaking. “Refused Are Fucking Dead” is exactly one such instance. Every note is audacious, angry, and transgressive, twisting the foundations of punk and hardcore into fantastic combinations - whether it be tambourine-laced groove or jazzy electronics. There’s really nothing else much to say - the song, and the album it comes from (“The Shape of Punk to Come”) are both masterpieces. Enjoy.