Music

Want To Write For BD Music?

Published

13 years ago

November 19, 2010

Greetings Bloody Disgusting readers! Bloody Disgusting Music is in search of two (maybe three) writers who wish to contribute some original editorials to this section. This includes (but is not limited to) lists, rants, opinion articles, etc… This is an unpaid position that would allow you to get your music ideas published, thereby adding a very nifty bullet point in your résumé. Understand that these pieces do NOT have to be completely based in horror. Rather, this is a music blog with ties to the horror community and we want to reflect that.

There are times when you might be asked to do an interview or event coverage of a specific artist. I will take care of organizing said interview and getting you all squared away.

Here are the requirements that we have for you:

*Ideally looking for one candidate from the New York City area and one candidate from the Los Angeles area

*Strong spelling and grammar skills

*Reliable communication

*1-2 original articles each week (news is already taken care of)

*For interview purposes you must own or have access to a camera, a camcorder (or other video recording device) and, if needed, an audio recorder.

TO ENTER YOUR NAME FOR CONSIDERATION you need to submit 2-3 articles demonstrating your voice, your approach to writing and, basically, showing what you have to offer. Once you have those items squared away, feel free to email me. You can submit until next Friday, the 26th. Once I make my decision, I’ll let the writers know and we’ll get things going!

Music

“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

Published

2 weeks ago

April 9, 2024

John Squires

It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…