THE DOOMED & STONED SHOW
On this episode, we tap once again into the rich well of early American science fiction television to bring you the story of the ‘Appointment on Mars’ from Tales of Tomorrow, which ran from 1951-1953. Three astronauts arrive on the Red Planet, not to advance science as much as to search for riches – uranium, to be exact. When they find the mother lode, petty suspicions and annoyances lead to a fracture in the cohesiveness of the team, with tragic results. Is an extraterrestrial entity to blame? Find out this week on The Doomed & Stoned Show, with a selection of music by Aleph Null, Black Asteroids, Cities of Mars, Demon Head, Cosmonaut Fuzz, Electric Wizard, Holy Monitor, Jucifer, Jukebox Monkey, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and Mars Red Sky.
PLAYLIST:
CRACKING BEERS ON THE RED PLANET (00:00)
1. Aleph Null - “Mars Father” (01:30)
ALL THERE IS? (07:52)
2. Cosmonaut Fuzz - “Mars, The Future and The Past” (10:11)
DISCOVERING URANIUM (17:06)
3. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - “Mars For The Rich” (19:23)
TEMPERS FLARE (23:36)
4. Holy Monitor - “Fields of Mars” (26:28)
BEING WATCHED (34:04)
5. Cities of Mars - “Lines in the Dark” (36:28)
CASE OF THE MISSING RABBIT’S FOOT (42:07)
6. Black Asteroids - “Mars” (43:37)
THIS GUN STAYS WITH PAPA (49:31)
7. Mars Red Sky - “Hovering Satellites” (51:20)
NIGHTFALL (56:56)
8. Electric Wizard - “Mountains of Mars” (57:42)
MARTIANS! (1:01:31)
9. Jucifer - “Champ de Mars” (1:02:56)
ACCUSATIONS (1:06:48)
10. Jukebox Monkey - “Death on Mars” (1:09:11)
PHANTOM OF MARS (1:13:30)
11. Demon Head - “Rivers of Mars” (1:14:17)
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The Sludge Lover’s Alphabet
By Billy Goate
Lists are a ton of fun, and also controversial, so I thought…why not start Monday with a list that will get everyone talking. For the record, there’s a metric ton of incredible sludge out there, so picking one band to represent with, say, the letter D or H was tough (so don’t get your undies in a bunch if your fav isn’t here), while some letters no one really wants much to do with at all, like Q, X, and Z. Also, there may be some controversy about what bands are truly “sludge.” In the last three years of doing interviews, I find that bands are truly not interested in this discussion. It’s more of a nerdy obsession of writers and fans (including yours truly). Musicians are artists and will always paint outside of the boundaries we assign for them, especially in the heavy underground. There’s a lot of genre blending going on, for example, in the Seattle scene right now and this is becoming more and more the norm. The best way to think of sludge, then, may be more as a color in the tonal palate of heavy music. Alright, with that said, hope you enjoy the list and maybe even discover some new bands in the process!
A is for…
Acid Bath
B is for…
Bongzilla
C is for…
Crowbar
D is for…
Deathkings
E is for…
Eyehategod
F is for…
Fange
G is for…
Grief
H is for…
High on Fire
I is for…
Iron Witch
J is for…
Jucifer
K is for…
Kowloon Walled City
L is for…
Leather Lung
M is for…
Meth Drinker
N is for…
Norska
O is for…
Ocean Chief
P is for…
Primitive Man
Q is for…
Quallus
R is for…
Regarde Les Hommes Tomber
S is for…
Sourvein
T is for…
TarLung
U is for…
Undersmile
V is for…
V A I L S
W is for…
Weedeater
X is for…
XATATAX
Y is for…
YOB
Z is for…
Zatokrev
The Twins of Evil Australian Tour
Featuring Black Cobra & Jucifer! The pair hit the Land Down Under this July. Event details here. Here are my recent recording of both bands, as they came through Eugene, Oregon on a damp, rainy Thursday.
D&S Recommends
‘District of Dystopia’ by JUCIFER
You knew the almighty JUCIFER had a new album out, right? Told you not to make your Top 10, 20, 30, 100 lists yet! It’s been streaming on Spotify and recently came available on Bandcamp, so I thought I’d share. The brutal folk, blackend D.C. doom due continues to win listening ears as they tirelessly gig with their bonkers sound system from city to city (heading next to Texas and Cali). Now in its 21st year, Gazelle and Edgar show no signs of slowing down or taking a break from songwriting, still exploring themes of nihilism and despair, beauty and love. 'District of Dystopia’ may lean more heavily on the former, but shows moments of lyrical hope that life is a stubborn thing, blooming in even the most desolate of landscapes.