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Album Review: The Locust ‘The Peel Sessions’
The Peel Sessions is one of the best things that can happen to a band or artist. John Peel recorded and captured some of the best moments in music. This moment is definitely rare and one to be proud of, I give you my review of The Locust’s Peel Session from almost 10 years ago.
Read past the break for my review!
To me there is not one band out there that sounds like The Locust. They have managed to combine punk, hardcore, power violence, grind core and death metal, just to name a few genres, into a blender filled with knives. This session was recorded on August 19, 2001 and was caught during their time in between labels. At the time a few of the songs wouldn’t appear on record until the release of their 2003 album “Plague Soundscapes”.
A majority of this set comes from their self-titled EP as well as their self-titled LP and “Flight Of The Wounded Locust”. Songs such as “Twenty-Three Full-Time Cowboys” and “Kill Roger Hedgecock” are featured on the album but honestly it’s hard to point out just a few songs when they deliver such a harsh and brutal set. The whole session clocks in just under 17 minutes, which if you’re familiar with The Locust this comes as no surprise.
The Locust, along with their fans will tell you to get the full effect of their music one must go see them live. On stage they don’t have the standard drummer behind the band set up. Instead they have a single line formation going across the stage, almost like a military line. It’s definitely a sight not too mention they never miss a beat. I must say this session is a perfect representation of how intense The Locust are live and is definitely worth picking up.
Now I wouldn’t recommend this for a first time listener but give them a shot then check this live act out ’cause it really is incredible. As of now the album is available on vinyl and mp3 download. Now I made the mistake of purchasing the vinyl and then buying the mp3s via iTunes. Just a heads up you do get a digital download card of the album with the purchase of the vinyl. But I don’t regret it, they’re worth the cash.
5 out of 5 skulls.
The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.
The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”
The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.
Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).
The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.
As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.
Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
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