He looked up at her and shook his head quickly, his face a dim outline lost in the muted lighting and neon-flecked shadows. Christ. Trading down on…… Read more “Siren’s Song”
Author: Me!
Matthew Lippart is an international educator, raconteur, one-move-dancer, and connoisseur of reasonably priced local beers. He has spent the last twelve years of life on this rather strange planet teaching Math, Literature, and Generalized Mischievousness in various sweaty places.
His thirst for adventure has taken him and his patient wife and slightly less patient toddlers to many random places, with Congo, Myanmar, and Egypt being some of the most interesting. He currently resides in Canada where he spends most of his time cleaning the carpet and paring for a nap. He holds the dubious honor of being the only person in the world to have released a death metal song as a cylindrical phonograph (at www.vulcanrecords.com) and brings it up at every opportunity.
Music Review 5! Persekutor-Permanent Winter
From the album cover, to the song titles, to the raspy vocals, this album answers the timeless question: what would happen if Immortal decided to calm the…… Read more “Music Review 5! Persekutor-Permanent Winter”
Music Review 4! Ulver- Flowers of Evil
Calm your jets, dear reader. I will not force you to slog through the now tired trope that happens with every traditional Ulver review: waxing poetic about…… Read more “Music Review 4! Ulver- Flowers of Evil”
The Speed of Light
She stepped back and gently shut the door. It made that weird clicking sound which meant the latch hadn’t fully connected with the frame; it would rattle…… Read more “The Speed of Light”
Music Review 3! Steve Von Till- No Wilderness Deep Enough
Just to get it out of the way- Neurosis rules. Rules! Every album is a goddamned masterpiece, a churning wall of sound, at times melancholy, existential, brooding,…… Read more “Music Review 3! Steve Von Till- No Wilderness Deep Enough”
Music Review 2! Omitir-Ode
So one of my favorite kinds of music- the kind I could pretty much always listen to no matter what- is atmospheric Black Metal, especially of the…… Read more “Music Review 2! Omitir-Ode”
This is a Story About a Boy
“My leg hurts”. It’s the straps. Too tight. “I don’t feel good.” Chemicals. It’ll all be okay. Everything was blurry. He remembered looking through the blue blanket,…… Read more “This is a Story About a Boy”
Music Review 1! Havukruunu- Uinos Syomein Sota
My first review for the new website. Yay! I wanted to pick something that exemplifies both my love of Black Metal and also pay some kind of…… Read more “Music Review 1! Havukruunu- Uinos Syomein Sota”
The Title of This Song is Longer Than the Song
Hello All, Here is a link to the first Death Metal Song ever recorded in Myanmar (long very interesting story) and, also, the first Death Metal song…… Read more “The Title of This Song is Longer Than the Song”
Consolatio
“Table for one, sir? He looked around, startled. The restaurant was bustling with the energy most common in New York style bistros. Couples held hands…… Read more “Consolatio”