Skeleton Beach : Ritual

Ritual, according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, is defined as “the established form for a ceremony“; “a ceremonial act or action“. When you step into the world of Ritual, the brand new long player by Skeleton Beach, you are indeed stepping into ceremony. This album harkens back to the days of double gatefold sleeves and hanging out […]

Making Machines Speak : Gene Priest Opens Up About ‘Ritual’, His Process, and His Influences

Gene Priest is a man on a mission. That mission is to create music as much as humanly possible, and offer his art and creativity into the atmosphere for all to devour. Whether it’s in Cemetery Gates with his life long pal Derek Jones, or in one of the many musical projects he’s been involved […]

Turning The Knobs : Daniel Davies Talks ‘Events Score’, Gear, and ‘Halloween’

I don’t think I’ve ever known or been related to anyone famous. I mean, I had a second cousin that played in The Rivieras in the early 60s. Willy Gaut(I knew him as Billy Gaut, but who am I to argue with Wikipedia?) was my mom’s first cousin. I remember him coming by the house […]

Daniel Davies : Events Score

If musician and composer Daniel Davies hadn’t ended up down the career path he had, it would have been shocking and a loss for us all. Given that Davies’ father is one half of the brothers Davies(the younger half Dave) of The Kinks fame and his Godfather is the Master of Horror himself John Carpenter, […]

Deadly Avenger : The Girl With The White Orchid

Damon Baxter, aka Deadly Avenger, seems to have found a well of inspiration in the last few months. Not only has he continued his musical contributions to film and television, but he has also set out to deliver a prolific run of Deadly Avenger albums since last year. You might recall his Death Waltz Originals […]

While My Scanner Darkly Gently Weeps

Sitting here right now I can barely recall a thing about Richard Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly. It was a movie that when it came out seemed intriguing. I remember watching his Waking Life on Sundance Channel one bored evening back in the late 90s and really liking it. It had this druggy, existential feel to […]