Oh wow! Tarkus brings back memories. When I was a kid I used to listen to that with my dad. What a great, weird album.
It depends on your thresholds. Most of the weird shit was sexual, which I don't have a moral issue with other than I didn't consent to be exposed to it.
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Unfortunately there were some other types of photos with content that we felt necessary to inform police about. Not explicitly CSAM, but children were involved.
Oh wow. I know we don't know each other but I want to thank you, and other people, doing this job. It's so important.
I worked two separate jobs doing film photo processing when I was a university student. The first was at a factory that handled a lot of police photography. I saw way more crime scene photos than I needed to.
The second time was in the photo development lab for a high street pharmacy chain. I swear, either people didn't realise their photos were developed and handled by other people, or some of them really got off on us seeing their weird shit.
Outrage/protest isn't really evident in pop music, but it's still there in scenes like punk and hardcore. Off the top of my head, Body Farm are a great contemporary punk band that call out (neo)conservatism and fascism.
Edit: check out their track Revolution With Friends
Aww please give Rizzo a hug and tell him he's the best.
Yes! Love JG Thirlwell's work. Been listening to the Wiseblood album a lot recently.
I've revisited this band recently and love the riffs in this track.
Beehavioural even?
I'll show myself out...
from the album Illusions of Silence
from the album Illusions of Silence
The title track from the debut album of Insomnius Dei, an Australian death/doom metal band from one of the bandmembers of The Eternal.
I don't know anything about its effect on fertility. I know people who have conceived while on SSRIs, but that's purely anecdotal.
It's going to be a judgement call on your part. SSRIs have been in use for long enough that I would expect there's a big pool of data around fertility rates, even if it's not had much analysis done on it. Also, rat models are useful but need to be understood in their context. One study in rats is not overwhelming evidence.
I have been on SSRIs for 20 years. For me they're a good idea, but I've known others who have had a terrible time with them.
Sexual dysfunction is definitely a thing: how much of an issue that will be is going to be a personal decision on weighing up pros and cons. If your sex drive is low as a part of your depressive symptoms or you're already experiencing anhedonia (inability to feel happiness/pleasure) or anorgasmia (inability to achieve orgasm) then going on SSRIs isn't going to make that any worse. But for others the risk of missing sexual pleasure might be an unacceptable trade-off.
For anyone starting SSRIs I think it's best to go slowly and keep in touch with your primary doctor throughout the process. There are a number of SSRIs available, and if one doesn't work out you can try others, and hopefully land on one that works for you.
With all that said, SSRIs don't work for everyone. It's not unusual to feel weird or like things are getting worse when you first start them: it takes some time for the effects to settle. But if you're having a really bad time on them, speak to your doctor about alternatives.
This absolutely screams "I was zooted on lithium when I came up with this" 🫤
Two new Pretty Hate Machine era demos
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Someone has unearthed two demos from the Pretty Hate Machine era: a demo of Sin and a studio version of Maybe Just Once. The only other version of Maybe Just Once is a "live in the studio" recording on the Purest Feeling bootleg, so this newly found version is especially interesting.
It's great to hear these demos, even if they're only 50 second clips.
No problem! It's basically a service for people to sell used clothing/items, but they have a very good delivery guarantee.
Do you have Vinted in your country? I've bought used vinyl through it and I'm really happy with the experience so far.
It's not dedicated to vinyl sales though and the availability of things you're looking for will be highly variable. But I picked up an original pressing of David Bowie - Low via Vinted for a fair price.
from the album Through Aureate Void
I like to think of this as "opium den metal".
Jonathan Rach Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral exhibition in London, UK
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their iconic album, The Downward Spiral, we have collaborated with Nine Inch Nails & award-winning documentary and feature film writer/director Jonathan Rach , who captured Self Destruct’ era-defining photography during their 1994-976 extensive global tour.
There's an exhibition of photos taken during the Nine Inch Nails "Self Destruct" tour in London from Wednesday 16th - Sunday 20th October. Admission is free!
Jonathan Rach Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral exhibition in London, UK
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their iconic album, The Downward Spiral, we have collaborated with Nine Inch Nails & award-winning documentary and feature film writer/director Jonathan Rach , who captured Self Destruct’ era-defining photography during their 1994-976 extensive global tour.
This exhibition is running in London, UK from 16th-20th October at 2 Hoxton Street, London N1 6NG.
The track "Reciting the Airships" on this makes everything stand still for me.
Axis of Tortures, by Suffer Yourself (2023)
Some really good funeral-ish inspired death/doom metal.
Recommendations for "warm" sounding industrial?
I'm looking for some industrial/electro-industrial with a "warm" sound to it... basically something like Boards of Canada but with more rhythmic and harsh percussion. Can anyone here recommend something that might fit?
