señor taco’s travels

It’s actually been a while since I got some new music so I went over to

Interpunk and ordered a few things.

• 
  A Wilhelm Scream: mute print & benefits of thinking out
  loud
  Coming out of New Bedford, Massachusetts these guys pump out some really good
  melodic hardcore. They used to be known as Smackin’ Isaiah, but changed
  names when the lineup changed a bit. Both albums are good. mute print
  is definitely more polished, but it has the benefit of being newer too.
• Nekromantix: Dead Girls Don’t Cry
  Once again the psycho-billy goth rockers from Denmark hit the mark. Providing
  a great sound with a stand-up bass and solid lyrics the Nekromantix will take
  you into the dark places you are curious about. When I listen to it I get a
  feeling of old buildings and little understood customs of some long gone
  underground group. Good stuff. I’ve never been disappointed by them, although
  the 30+ minutes of “Outro” was a bit much.
• Alkaline Trio/
  One Man Army:
  Split Series Vol. 5
  The BYO Split Series has been pretty popular so far. Generally it
  brings two bands that aren’t that close onto one record. This time it’s
  Chicago rockers Alkaline Trio (Alk3) and Frisco’s One Man Army (OMA).

  In the past I’ve been a big fan of Alk3 and I still listen to those albums
  all the time. I neglected to pick up their last couple of releases because
  the few samples I heard off of them just didn’t seem to have the same passion
  in them. Well, now that I’ve heard the Alk3 half of the split I’ll have to
  re-evaluate that position. They have just as much passion as before and just
  as solid lyrics. I’m glad to hear the same heart in the music as before.

  OMA, what more can you say. OMA rocks and there is not much more one can say
  about it, there that’s out of the way. The songs on the split are well
  rounded and classic OMA. I would say if you like one or the other of these
  bands you should just pick up the split and be done with it.

• Various Artists:
  Rock Against Bush Vol. 1
  Fat Wreck has pulled together 26 bands and gotten a lot of unreleased or rare
  tracks for this compilation. There is a DVD included too, but I haven’t
  had a chance to watch it yet. In the liner notes are 40 reasons not to vote
  for Bush Jr. It’s a nice way for these guys to take a stand on what they
  believe in and for you to hear some good rock.

Do you ever have recurring dreams? I do. For many years I’ve had recurring
dreams that I’m in a car wreck and I lose part of one of my legs. It’s never
the same leg, but is usually the right leg. Sometimes I’m driving and
sometimes I’m a passenger. Over the years it’s been in different cars and
with different people.

Last nights version was me as a passenger in my roommates car. We were
blind sided and I lost my right leg from the knee down. Then I got a
prosthetic and ended up working with the doctor and developer of the leg
to give all prosthetics better AI software so they were more life-like.

It’s so odd. I’m sure it will continue just like the other recurring dreams
I have. The The first person to suggest therapy is going to get a big
slap on the back of the head the next time I see them.