TheCrashTest
I'm a restless heart with a strong desire for intellectual expression and visual stimulation. The earth is a big and beautiful place, so I figure, why not dwell in and explore it as much as possible! For me, life is about love, music, and the effect of words on the soul. I look for those who are as passionate about their lifestyle as I am. I'm extremely sporadic. I spend a lot of time going to shows, exploring the hardcore music scene (in ALL its forms) and meeting new people. I'm determined and incredibly passionate about life, interested in only positive vibes. With all intents and purposes I am a firm believer in the "Hardcore" culture, believing that just because you went and got your teeth knocked out at a show and covered yourself in tattoos doesn't mean your hardcore. I'd like to keep all my teeth thank you very much. See, Hardcore set the precedent, but it's not just the music that defined a generation, it's the spirit behind it that defines who we are as a people together, united under one cause. While having piercings and tattoos may define what many define as "looking hardcore", I don't believe that's solely what makes someone a part of the culture. My plan is to write my story through the images I choose to put on my body throughout life, not as a way to fit a niche, but to express what I carry with me, as I grow. I deeply despise over-inflated egos and thoroughly enjoy deep and intellectual conversation. I'm extremely accepting and I tolerate what most people can't. I promote events and book shows from time to time and when I'm not doing that, I'm diving into the shelves and stock rooms of the great, great House of Guitars helping customers satisfy their want for music, daily! Most of the time though, I'm going to shows, taking pictures of bands/artists, and indulging in the modern music scene. This site will host reviews, news, and updates on all of my ventures, on popular releases and underground music. I'm very versatile when it comes to living in the moment. I can create a soundtrack of music for each day of my life on a whim! I also love to make friends so there's never a dull moment! Words are consistently on my mind. I love their sounds, meanings, and the things they put forth through their communication. Every time something is spoken, muttered, or clarified, a light peaks out of a dark confusion shining bright. Simply put, I'm addicted to words, they define my passions. My 3 standards in life are as follows: Music, Philosophy, and Fecundity. I'm Straight Edge, because it's okay to live drug and alcohol free, without judgment of those who don't choose to do the same. Stay posi. XXX circa 2010. <3's to Hardcore!
I had an opportunity to enjoy the fellows in Bleeding Through a long while ago when they released their 2010 album, “Bleeding Through”, but I never took it. Having listened to their music here-and-there in passing, I initially wrote the band off as one lacking originality and meaning. Giving notice to the anticipation within the metalcore community and many metal magazines for the bands latest offering, I gave the band a second spin. My original opinion has fallen through the cracks, so excuse me now, as I begin kicking myself over here, in the corner, dunce cap adorning my head, regretting my hasty and not so well informed decision.
Bleeding Through’s latest phenomenon, “The Great Fire” absolutely destroys all preconceived notions of hardcore and metalcore. Upon first listen, the album takes you on a thrill-ride that changes its moods as fast as it changes tempos. It’s clear to see that the band are not just mere hardcore heavy weights, but long-standing, skilled progenitors of their unique take on the genre. Fusing brutal, fast-paced riffage akin to that of hardcore with symphonic melodies akin to that of black metal, (thanks to keyboardist, Marta Peterson) Bleeding Through differentiate themselves from the pack without question.
If any of you are sick of the same-ol’-same-ol’ in the hardcore and metalcore genres, then give this album (and any of Bleeding Through’s albums) a listen. “The Great Fire” is an absolute headcrusher. There’s truly nothing like it, and it’ll be hard to shake out.
Check out the albums lead single, “Faith In Fire” here and prepare your ears, they may just implode.
"Trick Fuck" by Blacklisters.
The destructive, raucous punk heathens, Blacklisters, have released a brand spanking new single to the interwebs. Originally planned to hit the streets on February 27th, “Trick Fuck” is quite the fist to the face as far as progressive hardcore is concerned and after a few listens and headbangs later, my face feels like a swirling bloody pulp. In this case, that’s a good thing.
Enjoy!
(Link courtesy of Front Magazine)
January
This brand new book that I just happened to set my eyes upon earlier this afternoon, is filling up empty space on my book shelf even more beautifully than I had expected. What a splendid book too, diving headfirst into the erotic and sensual realms of marketing, art, and as the title so aptly reveals, design. After a simple breeze through its pages, I was hooked right away, and eight dollars and sixty-three cents later, I’m infatuated.
Sex, love, rock ‘n roll, and wonderfully sensual design!
I get it. It’s a riot to get drunk, hammered, wasted, or flat-out plastered, but it’s strange to me that people waste so much money on going to events just to be drunk during them. Even stranger is that I find that it’s THOSE PEOPLE complaining about how the state of the U.S. economy is what’s making them broke and that their poor uneventful lives have turned for the worst because of this notion. Well, here’s a NEWSFLASH: People, GET OFF the crazy juice and look at what you’re spending you’re money on!
Concert tickets? Booze? More booze? And all of that, just to wake up the next day and remember next to nothing from it? But, you must have forgotten about all that while you were pre-gaming at home before the car ride to the show. Let me just say that I, for one, am stunned. If working almost seven days a week, having bills to pay, and having a gas tank to fill has taught me anything, it’s taught me not to be wasteful. Sure, not everyone’s in the same boat, and thankfully so, because I’m sure if I was in the same boat with a bunch of big-headed drunks, the damn boat would sink.
This isn’t a rant based on the fact that I’m straight edge. It’s based on principals. Don’t do something and then parade around the planet detesting something else because of what you’ve done. YOU got drunk. YOU woke up hungover. If you died tomorrow, it’s because of YOU that when the doctors finished your autopsy, they reported that your liver looked like it had been hacked to pieces by a meat cleaver. The economy and the multitude of other reasons you’ll use to complain did not get you a DWI or give you the next mornings foggy memory. If the economy could do that, then we’d be in even thicker shit then we’re in now. Misery is misery, go ahead and live it, but don’t think that anyone will believe you when the truth is, your drunken follies are what’s really bringing you down.
I miss Tumblr, OH SO MUCH!
I’ve taken quite the hiatus the last week or so, but never to fear! My postings shall return. Life is just a hectic pile of waste as of late. Working, catching up on sleep, and worrying about day to day activities. Bare with me, ye merry followers. I shall return.
Love,
TheCrashTest!
It’s rare for a commercial to put me into hysterics, but this was just too much. “What’s so funny?”, you ask. Well, watch this video, and you’ll see for yourself. I will never eat another bag of Doritos, without a watchful eye, a suit of armor, and bodyguards.
Best inbox message ever! Not to worry though, every time I post something I think, “Oh good, Nikki can see this, maybe she’ll reply to some of these, but wait! No, this is not to be. For all she does is fill my dashboard with pictures of the members of Rammstein fully nude, followed by obsessive rants, professing her love for them all”. I’m not bothered though, because quite frankly, I could never be bothered by you :P
By the way, do you still have that picture of me making the kissy face w/ Matt in the Aquinas auditorium? Any other onlookers on Tumblr will most likely take that statement VERY wrong, haha.
