As if I wasn’t stoked enough for the Shrinebuilder show on Sunday in NYC, some brilliant Californian has posted clips of last night’s show in Los Braingeles on the YuberTous. Fantastic. Apparently at some point they also covered Joy Division. Of course they did.

If you’re going to be at Le Poisson Rouge Sunday night, be sure to look for me. I’ll be the fat guy with long hair and a beard in a black t-shirt and jeans. Real standout in the crowd, ha ha.

Here’s “Science of Anger”:

Friends and attendees: The English word “Friday” is derived from the German “Freitag,” “frei” being the word for “free.” I hope wherever you are, you’re free today and get to enjoy some of it for yourself. I don’t know about you, but when it comes to freedom, nothing goes with like a full cup of Pentagram. I decided to put up “Lazylady” from the First Daze Here collection, because it rules and that which rules is its own excuse for being. I have the feeling this whole record is going to be on this site soon, one YouTubular track at a time…

And just remember: Bobby Liebling loves you and always will.

This isn’t the first time I’ve used “Sabbra Cadabra” as a means for celebration. Five months ago to the day, it went up to honor The Obelisk‘s 200th post. So you can say I’m repeating myself if you want, but dammit, it’s Black Sabbath. Get off your hypercritical high horse and rock the fuck out. It’s the best riff ever. The more times it appears on this site, the better the site is.

I’ve been avoiding saying it, but today, Oct. 19, is my birthday. There. It’s out now. Like all holidays, I think birthdays are pretty arbitrary and I’m not really into partying or celebrating them or anything like that, but hell, it’s an excuse to post “Sabbra Cadabra” again, so I’ll take it.

This version, appropriately, comes recorded live from Asbury Park, NJ, in 1975. It’s a bootleg called Accidental Overdose that Candlemass bassist Leif Edling and I discussed when I interviewed him about his solo record. One listen and you’ll know why it’s a worthy topic of conversation.

No disrespect to current Candlemass frontman Robert Lowe, who’s kicked ass with the band for two albums now, but Messiah Marcolin, in this clip, basically owns the stage in front of tens of thousands of people and makes them his willing accomplices in a doomed nachtmare of monumental proportions. Too bad the guy’s (allegedly) a nutjob, because god damn, did he rule. Here’s “At the Gallow’s End” from Wacken 2005:

Well, since I missed that show in Philly on Sunday, and I knew I wouldn’t make it to Brooklyn either (the evening was filled with literary endeavors both involving and not involving alcohol), I thought it might be worth seeing if there’s any clips from the Pelican/Eagle Twin/SunnO))) tour on the YouTubers. Sure enough, some timely bloke uploaded video shot less than 24 hours ago at the Masonic Temple in that most gentrified of boroughs. So, here’s what Eagle Twin were doing last night while I was out at the bar in Newark. Thanks, internet.

Pretty dead today after a long weekend an explanation of which will come sooner or later in the form of a live review. In the meantime, when I woke up early this morning and starting heading back to the valley, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was in the car CD player (that’s right, I still have one), so I figured I’d start the week here the way I started it in real life. “Killing Yourself to Live” seems appropriate enough. Anyone needs me, I’ll be tracking down some ibuprofen.

I have no topical reason for posting this, but Kyuss rule and I stumbled on it on YouTube, so there you go. It?s the lineup with Scott Reeder on bass and Alfredo Hernandez on drums at the Bizarre Festival in good old Deutschland. Think it?s from ?95. Pretty bad ass.

It’s been raining in the valley for what feels like the last month and a half. No summer this year, just a wet season. So we left for the weekend and have managed to squeeze in some sunshine up in CT. I’ll take what I can get. Somehow feeling like I should be listening to Winter in a Jersey June just doesn’t make sense to me.

In the spirit of less troubling climes and launching a hopefully pleasant weekend, I gladly offer this video from embattled New Orleans sludge stoners Suplecs, filmed at Emo’s in Austin, TX, on New Year’s Day in 2008. They’re covering The Beatles‘ “I Want You (She’s so Heavy)” as they secretly do on their second record, Sad Songs, Better Days. Not the best sound, but good enough so you get a sense of how much they rule.

Whatever the weather is by you, have a great weekend.