S.C. Green's Blog, page 26
January 22, 2015
post scriptum: sheep troubles, summer days, and Shonen Knife
In my ears: Not really much this week. I made myself a playlist on Spotify of "cheesy pop crap" and it's full of songs I'd be embarrassed if you knew I listened to them. That's been cracking in my ears most of this week.
Published on January 22, 2015 17:17
January 20, 2015
So You Want to Live Off-the-Grid?
As part of my 2015 blog redesign / revamp, I’m deleting a few old columns from the site and adding a few more. (I’ll also be posting more often, too, which I know you guys are super keen on!) One of the new columns is called Barbarian Home, and it is about living closer to […]
Published on January 20, 2015 14:36
January 19, 2015
Arcana Tarot Kickstarter from Dead on Paper
I’ve become quite fascinated with tarot artwork recently. It seems everywhere I turn, someone is talking about or working with tarot cards. They are in every second image on my Instagram feed. A friend of mine recently got a beautifully detailed tarock deck from a kickstarter campaign, designed based on tarot’s original purpose as playing cards. […]
Published on January 19, 2015 12:12
January 15, 2015
post-scriptum: Post number 666 \m/
This is my 666th post here on SteffMetal.com. I started this blog in 2009, a few weeks before I was due to leave NZ for a four-month OE across Europe and the Middle East. I wasRead More
Published on January 15, 2015 16:28
January 14, 2015
Steff Metal rocks Blogcademy Auckland 2014
I’ve been writing this little blog of mine since 2009. In that time, some pretty incredible things have happened – I’ve travelled to 19 countries and got press passes for shows and interviews with musiciansRead More
Published on January 14, 2015 13:53
January 13, 2015
Ask a Metalhead: On Metal Concert Fashion Choices
Dear Steff I have a question, please. I have recently made public that I am a Metal Maiden, and even just came to accept that part of myself after denying it for so long for various reasons –Read More
Published on January 13, 2015 11:26
January 12, 2015
This Linking Horn belongs to Satan
Many links for your amusement this week! Leave the Light On - Articulated table lamps. Damn, but do I wish I had a spare $1500 lying around? Archaeologists have recently uncovered a Turkish dungeon they believe once heldRead More
Published on January 12, 2015 11:18
January 8, 2015
post scriptum: Insomnium, scones and star trek
In my ears: Listening to lots of old CDs this week, but right this minute I’m thrashing Insomnium’s Shadows of the Dying Sun. Loving this album. It made my 2014 list of top ten metal albums forRead More
Published on January 08, 2015 12:45
January 7, 2015
Steff Metal’s List of the Top Ten Metal Albums of 2014
2014 kicked arse when it came to solid, genre-bending metal releases. This is probably a relatively predictable list this year, as I don’t feel as if I’ve really been grabbed by anything super-underground recently, and mostRead More
Published on January 07, 2015 17:31
January 5, 2015
Linking Horn: Links of the Dark
The first linking horn of the new year! (I suspect I’ll be starting posts like that for some time). From the LastCraft shop, the hilarious New Wave Tarot Deck featuring all your favourite post-punk bands –Read More
Published on January 05, 2015 10:53