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April 5, 2015
Review - Legionarii - Europa Rex
Good day everyone!
I have been at Wondercon this entire weekend, my legs are pooped, but it was a blast! I always get sad at the end of these big cons, some times I wont see some of these folks again for a long time. In this age of having more friends online than in person, it can be a blow to the heart.
While at Wondercon, a new review of mine got published at Heathen Harvest: Europa Rex by the martial industrial group Legionarii. This was a very harsh review by me, and has generated some dialog. I think that is great! Nice to stir the pot.
I hope yall consider reading the review here:
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/04/05/...
Have a wonderful Easter!
I have been at Wondercon this entire weekend, my legs are pooped, but it was a blast! I always get sad at the end of these big cons, some times I wont see some of these folks again for a long time. In this age of having more friends online than in person, it can be a blow to the heart.
While at Wondercon, a new review of mine got published at Heathen Harvest: Europa Rex by the martial industrial group Legionarii. This was a very harsh review by me, and has generated some dialog. I think that is great! Nice to stir the pot.
I hope yall consider reading the review here:
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/04/05/...
Have a wonderful Easter!
March 22, 2015
Review - Black Light - Night for Day
Good evening everyone!
I just had a new review posted at Heathen Harvest - this time for the American dark folk act, Black Light. This is their second album, Night for Day. Check out my review here!
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/03/23/black-light-night-for-day-2/
I just had a new review posted at Heathen Harvest - this time for the American dark folk act, Black Light. This is their second album, Night for Day. Check out my review here!
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/03/23/black-light-night-for-day-2/
March 1, 2015
Review - Lupi Gladius - Veritas
Good evening everyone!
I was at the Long Beach Comic Expo all day yesterday and today. I am pooped! It's not Sunday evening, and the work blues now set in.
On a positive side, I just had a new review published at Heathen Harvest. This time I reviewed the album Veritas by the Italian military pop band Lupi Gladius. Check it out!
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/03/02/lupi-gladius-veritas/
Those who follow me on Facebook, expect to see lots of comic con pictures and news articles going up in the next couple of days.
Cheers!
I was at the Long Beach Comic Expo all day yesterday and today. I am pooped! It's not Sunday evening, and the work blues now set in.
On a positive side, I just had a new review published at Heathen Harvest. This time I reviewed the album Veritas by the Italian military pop band Lupi Gladius. Check it out!
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/03/02/lupi-gladius-veritas/
Those who follow me on Facebook, expect to see lots of comic con pictures and news articles going up in the next couple of days.
Cheers!
February 15, 2015
Essay - Porta Vittoria/Sonnenkind - Die Bruecke
Hello!
I have a new review/essay up at my blog:
http://heiligetod.blogspot.com/2015/02/reviewessay-porta-vittoria-and.html
This one is about the digital single/song "Die Bruecke" by Porta Vittoria and Sonnenkind.
I'll confess this was an awkward essay to write. I didn't do much research, leaving both projects to giving me their insight and production notes and I simply assembled them into a narrative. The politics of the bands though - Eurasian Artists - still leaves me at unease at times, but on the other hand, if no one approaches these songs and albums seriously, who else will?
I have a new review/essay up at my blog:
http://heiligetod.blogspot.com/2015/02/reviewessay-porta-vittoria-and.html
This one is about the digital single/song "Die Bruecke" by Porta Vittoria and Sonnenkind.
I'll confess this was an awkward essay to write. I didn't do much research, leaving both projects to giving me their insight and production notes and I simply assembled them into a narrative. The politics of the bands though - Eurasian Artists - still leaves me at unease at times, but on the other hand, if no one approaches these songs and albums seriously, who else will?
January 29, 2015
Review - Awen - Grim King of the Ghosts
Hello everyone!
I'm being put to work at Heathen Harvest! But more time to write about neofolk music and make connections. Help my academia in this field for sure!
I have a new review up at the website, for the album Grim King of the Ghosts by Awen. Please give it a read!
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/01/29/awen-grim-king-of-the-ghosts-plus-two-exclusive-streams/
I'm being put to work at Heathen Harvest! But more time to write about neofolk music and make connections. Help my academia in this field for sure!
I have a new review up at the website, for the album Grim King of the Ghosts by Awen. Please give it a read!
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/01/29/awen-grim-king-of-the-ghosts-plus-two-exclusive-streams/
January 26, 2015
2015-01-26 - Heathen Harvest reviews
Hello everyone!
I got invited to be a contributor to the online post-industrial website Heathen Harvest. My first review went up last week, a review of the album "Aus Alter Zeit" by the neofolk group Strydwolf. Check it out!
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/01/23/strydwolf-aus-alter-zeit/
I got invited to be a contributor to the online post-industrial website Heathen Harvest. My first review went up last week, a review of the album "Aus Alter Zeit" by the neofolk group Strydwolf. Check it out!
http://heathenharvest.org/2015/01/23/strydwolf-aus-alter-zeit/
January 5, 2015
2015-01-05
My friend Beth Cato has been invited to be part of an upcomming Tales of the Weird Wild West Anthology compiled/edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail - but only if their stretch goals are met. I whole-heartidly support this kickstarter, so I am hoping yall can take a look at and perhaps consider contributing.
Here is the link to the kickstarter, thank you very much in advance!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dackley-mcphail/tales-of-the-weird-wild-west
Here is the link to the kickstarter, thank you very much in advance!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dackley-mcphail/tales-of-the-weird-wild-west
January 2, 2015
2015-01-02 - Neofolk year in review
I have a new blog up at Heilige Tod.com - this one giving my impressions of the neofolk/martial releases I procured during 2014. It's not an academic essay this time around, mostly a fun one - but take a read!
http://heiligetod.blogspot.com/2014/1...
http://heiligetod.blogspot.com/2014/1...
December 13, 2014
2014-12-13 - Testing Blog Functionality
A first blog entry at Goodreads, to test the waters of its functionality. I’ll confess at the exasperation at trying to maintain another website and another form of social media.
I signed up for Goodreads a few months ago, but without any real reasons. However, since having an essay published in a book, I feel it became somewhat more responsible to setup a Goodreader Author profile here and see what Goodreads has to offer to try and legitimize myself as an author.
I’ll confess that I am not certain how I’ll utilize this blog functionality, considering one essay in one book hardly merits a ‘true’ blog here at Goodreads, but I’ll suss something out.
Until then, the best way to read my news is at http://www.nickdiak.com , which is a hub of sorts for all my projects.
I signed up for Goodreads a few months ago, but without any real reasons. However, since having an essay published in a book, I feel it became somewhat more responsible to setup a Goodreader Author profile here and see what Goodreads has to offer to try and legitimize myself as an author.
I’ll confess that I am not certain how I’ll utilize this blog functionality, considering one essay in one book hardly merits a ‘true’ blog here at Goodreads, but I’ll suss something out.
Until then, the best way to read my news is at http://www.nickdiak.com , which is a hub of sorts for all my projects.
