kenmore

Sears brought happiness and security to generations with great brands like Kenmore and Allstate; had us racing to the mailbox for the latest Wish Book and broke our hearts as they shuttered doors around the world.  Join me on the Sears and Roebucks journey - one of the GREATEST retailers to ever exist. 

Chapter 88: "The STING of freelance art" ...as read by Jaci KVLT

Jaci Raia and our buddy Seth Werkheiser joins the first chapter of 2017 for Jacis' story and some of the obligatory 2016 list stuff...but with a slight twist. Jaci is an art director, designer, author, MetalBandCampGiftClub logo creator, all around ass-kicker and she was awesome enough to come on and admit to a few hair bands and tell us a bit about what she does. Then the three of us give our top three releases on 2016 that we think might not be on a lot of lists. Kinda going' off-road with the list. Enjoy. Happy New Year, you lovely scattered few.

All things Jaci: http://kvlt.co

Chapter 88 Music:

• Sting: "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" (Haha. Happy New Year, Jaci.)

• Skid Row: "Big Guns" (Sorry, Seth and I have a "Skid Row; first two albums" thing...)

• Metallica: "Disposable Heroes" (This song turned THIRTY this year! THIRTY!!!)

Jacis' "top three obscure weird-ass atmospheric metal you may not have heard in 2016" list:

• Oranssi Pazuzu: "Lahja"
  http://listen.20buckspin.com/album/v-r-htelij

• Sleepwalker: "Black Ribbon"
  https://vnkv.bandcamp.com/track/black-ribbon

• Noir Noir: "Black Sun"
  https://noir-noir.bandcamp.com/track/black-sun

Seths' 'trying to pick a top three off the typical metal list of 2016" list:

• Bloodiest: "He is Disease"
  https://bloodiestband.bandcamp.com/track/he-is-disease

• Helms Alee: "Andromenous"
  https://helmsalee.bandcamp.com/track/andromenous

• Earthship: "Conjured"
  https://www.facebook.com/wearetheearthship/

Travs' "I barely listened to any new metal albums in 2016" top three list (plus a Zao drop):

• KENmode: "Absolutely Not"
  https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/album/nerve-ep

• Zao: "Jinba Ittai"
  https://officialzao.bandcamp.com

• Candiria: "While They Were Sleeping"
  https://candiriatheband.bandcamp.com

• Dysrhythmia: "Selective Abstraction"
  https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-veil-of-control

• The Police: "Roxanne" (Jaci, Seth made me do it.)

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