The musical performer Beck Hansen has been one of the hipper figures associated with the Church of Scientology these past 2o years but now is disavowing the Church, going as far to deny that he was ever a member per… Continue Reading
For a lot of y’all, the most notable event of 2019 will have been the release of a new Tool album after a 13 year wait. I assume all hardore Toolians purchased or pre-purchased this asap. For the rest of… Continue Reading
So the Church of Scientology maintains its own online TV network! Who knew? I was reading a music trade mag and found a full page add for today’s debut of their new “Signature Performances” series, this episode being devoted to… Continue Reading
Tarantismo: Odyssey of an Italian Ritual is a book + 2xLP set examining the Tarantism ritual – a cure for women bit by spiders – said bite inciting madness and sexual abandon (there seems to be no such cure offered… Continue Reading
Townes Van Zandt gets described as “an American singer-songwriter,” and he was, but more specifically, one that helped define “Outlaw Country” along with artists like Willie Nelson and (former touring member of Buddy Holly and the Crickets) Waylon Jennings. He… Continue Reading
O.T.O. Cabinet member David Tibet is releasing INVOCATIONS OF ALMOST, the installation music from his recent exhibition at the Begovich Gallery in Fullerton, California on vinyl. There are two editions – expensive and twice as expensive. Details on the cheap one:… Continue Reading
93 is new band featuring former Chimaira guitarist Matt Devries, ex-Morbid Angel drummer Tim Yeung, and erstwhile-Vital Remains vocalist Brian Werner, joined by Rithiya Khiev and Chris Joao. Werner explained: “‘Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law’ and ‘Love is the… Continue Reading
Last month, the New Yorker ran an article on the “self-care” regimes of veteran rapper Common: meditation, visualization, what appears to be astral projection, chakra work. Hmmm. Do a few of these activities sound familiar to you? So, yeah, of… Continue Reading
Laurie Anderson’s record label has posted a track “Listen Without Distraction” from her upcoming album release Songs From The Bardo on Smithsonian Folkways done in collaboration with Tenzin Choegyal and Jesse Paris Smith. The first track is a series of… Continue Reading
Thelema, NOW! host Harper Feist talks to Jon Povey & Marco Conti, the minds behind the album Sympathy For The Beast: Songs From the Poems of Aleister Crowley. This album is from Twink & the Technicolour Dream, being released by the… Continue Reading