The Last Beat of My Heart : Crimson Scarlet

Last week Monday I was pretty excited to have been able to see Crimson Scarlet at a show in our neighboring city, Rochester, NY. I loved going to a show and seeing all the punks dance to Crimson Scarlet's goth punk sound.








I picked up their latest record at the show, but you can find them here.

Thanks for reading and listening!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

The Last Beat of My Heart : Music Thursdays

Gotta love a little Sisters of Mercy humor!

Normally Thursday's are dedicated to shoes and my love for them, but I've hit a wall. *Gasp* I know. In reality I'm a huge, huge, HUGE music nerd. I love listening, researching and talking about music. I'm not a musician, or a music critic, but I'm just someone who really appreciates music......and yes, I listen to bands other than The Cure. Haha!

On these hot summer days I've been inspired to listen to a lot of ethereal, world beat, atmospheric type sounds or driving tribal rhythms. Here are some bands I've been enjoying this week:

Cocteau Twins

Dead Can Dance


Bel Canto


Delerium

These are to just name a few bands as I've also been listening to Slowdive, Ride, Lush, and My Bloody Valentine which are more on the Shoegaze side of the spectrum.

I'm looking forward to sharing and discussing music with you all!

Happy Music Thursday!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Vex : Sanctuary

In early December one of my friends let me know that Sacred Bones Records was going to re-press the 80s anarcho-punk band Vex's record. I was ecstatic and placed my pre-order for both the Vex Sanctuary record and t-shirt that arrived mid-January. 

Awesome record, so happy I have a physical copy!

Thank you for reading!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Some Music.....While I Recover

Rad photo taken by my talented friend, 

Luke Copping

We had our Tiki group (Buffalo United Tiki Talk) first annual luau last night. We have been going to Ohana for the past three years and decided to stay in Buffalo and have our own little gathering. It was a lot of fun, but I ate and drank A LOT, oh boy. 

In the meantime, here is some music I've been enjoying as of late. I've been in a Martial Industrial/Neofolk kick lately, check it out:

Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio



Of The Wand and The Moon



ROME



I'm going to put this here as I'm a huge Death In June fan and I was at this show in 2002, you can spot little short haired me sitting right in the front. Death In June announced wanting to do a North American East Coast tour in August/September, tickle me excited!

Thank you for reading and I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Phew! What a Weekend!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! I'm happily exhausted from a weekend filled with clubbing. Last night was our kick off event for On The Wire, put together by three friends and myself, which will be a monthly event to add to the Buffalo fun. The event was a smash success, I was walking around in awe of the awesome vibe, new faces and how supportive everyone was about the new event. I danced my legs off and I can't wipe the smile off my face as we have a great team working together!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Adventures : A Place To Bury Strangers

On Friday Derek and I went to see A Place To Bury Strangers, a post-punk noise band from Brooklyn, New York. I was jumping for joy when Derek told me that they were coming to town because I'm a huge post-punk girl and a big fan of the band. 

I'm glad I brought my ear plugs! Wall of noise goodness. I stood close to the front and loved every minute of it.

I think this crazy photo describes the show and mood perfectly. 

I didn't wear anything too amazing to the show, but I was digging how my hair looked. Please excuse the silly bathroom mirror shots. 

They opened the show with one of my favorite songs!

 

And played another favorite! Happy girl was happy!

On a side note, the band played at Mohawk Place which used to be like a second home to me when it was the original owner Pete's place. Mohawk Place will sadly be closing in January 2013 and once again another haunt in my home town is biting the dust. 

Check out A Place To Bury Strangers: Facebook

Thanks for reading!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Psy-psy-psy-PSYCHO!

I'm dusting off the psychobilly music after I 'a-billy'ed myself six months ago when Derek and I dj'ed an event which we called "The Psycho Sock Hop". Out of pure accident and I was trying to comb down my mohawk and I gave myself a huge pomp.

You will often see my wearing my hair teased up and back into a pomp, yet since my hair is getting longer it's looking more full and BIG. Big is good and I was very pleased. *Wink*

Auditioning to be a member of Mad Sin

I took one of my best friend's Danielle out on an adventure and though it was ridiculously hot, I threw on my vest, a pair of rolled up black skinny's and my creepers. I stepped in front of the mirror and bust into laughter and said out loud, "Wow I look like psychobilly dude". I'm okay with it, don't get me wrong. 

So I was inspired by my look on Sunday to share with you some of my favorite bands/songs that get my toes tappin'. Enjoy.....

The Meteors

Long Tall Texans


Batmobile


Demented Are Go! (One of my all time favorite bands!)


There is a ton of music out there that completely blurs the line in terms of genres, I just wanted to share some of my favorites that make me scream, "PSYCHO!". Hahahahaa!

Thanks for reading!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Wednesday Link Round-Up : Music!

This week is dedicated to music! Wooooo! I can't get enough, I can't live without it, and I certainly consider myself a music lover! Some of my favorite styles of music are; goth, industrial, post-punk, punk, deathrock, gothabilly, psychobilly, swing, surf, 90s dance music and a whole mess of other cheesy goodness. I am linking you to some bands that I have been enjoying as of late.

+If you love dark post-punk, check out The Rope.
+The Acid Bats are a deathrock band from Mexico who are worth a listen too.
+Often compared to The Cure and also covering their song, 'Upstairs Room', Veil Veil Vanish is an amazing band from San Francisco
+Hailing from the eerie shores of Ohio's great lake, Cult of the Psychic Fetus is not only one of my most favorite bands, they helped to define the gothabilly genre.
+Another deathrock band I enjoy Eyaculacion Post Mortem, has a hard name to say with a really nice sound.
+Check out Selebrities, I'm sure they will get your feet moving.

Happy music listening!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla