I was so excited waiting for Trinity Blood volume X, but today's browse through it killed that. It's interminable boring talk talk talk and the presentation throughout of Esther as a very special star snowflake. Only Brother Petros brought things to life once in a while. Also, I wonder at Tres' reaction to something the pope does near the end ( Read more... )

I've been relistening to some old CDs lately, and this time it was The Cure's Pornography. If you ever had to give a person one album to try to get the idea of goth across--well, that would suck because it would be impossible to get the full breadth through a single album, but still--Pornography would be a good one, especially if you want to bring ( Read more... )

They used "Why Can't I Be You?" by the Cure as a song to quickstep to on Dancing With the Stars. And tried to somewhat reproduce Robert Smith's style of singing. ::gaping in horror::

A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box is a 3 CD/1 DVD compilation set of gothic music cutely laced into a leatherette "corset," though that makes it somewhat hard to file with your other stuff. For whatever reason, the CD/DVD/companion book folder itself has a stylized octopus drawn in red upon its black background, so Goth approves of tentacle porn ( Read more... )

I went to Best Buy yesterday, but in my current financial straits I'm not willing to buy something that's $15 to $21 without getting recommendations first. Anybody have any opinions on:

Rollergirls soundtrack (I've been liking the bits of music I've heard on the show, but the only song I recognized on the listing was "Play My Game" by The Donnas, ( Read more... )

I thought the anime version of Saiyuki's Kami-sama arc had some pretty good soundwork (and the addition of some fun floors to the temple/playhouse), but when I read the manga my mind automatically supplies some of its own sound effects. I can never predict when this will happen, just as some characters I read have a voice in my head and others just ( Read more... )

When did it suddenly become okay for people to admit that they like The Cure's old songs? Was there a memo?

The birthday booty continues, since my brother and D gave me gift certificates and my dad is starting to get the amazon.com returns on the fictitous Wish List items he bought me. Thus, my recent haul:

Saiyuki volumes 1 and 2 by Kazuya Minekura
The Curse of the Witch Queen by Paula Volsky
The Luck of Relian Kru by Paula Volsky
Forge of Heaven by ( Read more... )

Peter Gabriel's "The Family and the Fishing Net" from Security sounds so early Cure that it freaks me out. In a fun way, but still.

I got a mini road trip Wednesday that made me happy. While out and listening to the radio, I came across a program talking to a member of the Mamas and Papas. Missed the commentary on "California Dreamin'" (dammit) but got to hear a bit about "Monday, Monday," a song I never cared much for. Interesting comments on it, though. They recorded the ( Read more... )