Month: October 2023

Damn That Holiday: Armageddon.3

Bummertrash gets us back to the garage with their shoulder chipping “Joy to (The End of) the World.” Something’s got their goat. BLUE ALERT

Billy Reece is in Pandemic panic with his jazz band “Christmas at the End of the World.” Go grab some ammo… and dance!

Bemoaning the gloom-and-doomsayers, Tampa Stan wants to know, when the end comes “Which Hill Do We Meet On (& Who’ll Bring the Beer)?” From a Christmas album, but not exactly in the spirit–though a suggested remedy for hemorrhoids (asteroid colliding with Earth) is quite generous.

In Providence is looking for his nuclear winter girl while the bombs are whistling their tune in the haunting “End Times.” But, it’s Christmas! La la, lala lala….

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“Xmas at the End of the World” by Teenage Kicks (Peter van Helvoort) is more gentle retro rock pop electro-strumming. Close your eyes, baby.

The Doubleclicks get more agenda-driven with “The End of the World” off their Christmas album. Global warming and trolling on the soshes don’t directly connect to Xmas. But it’s the end of all things. So, let’s enjoy this gentle pop.

Something Sneaky also neglects holiday mentioning but renders their “End of the World” in fine rock fashion from their Christmas album too. I can dance to it.

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Absolute Studios play on REM’s hit with their own office shouting match “It’s the End of the World (And It’s Christmas).” Went to some trouble listing our early 2010s woes. Nostalgic, almost.

Al Axy performing “End Of The World (Christmas Version)” has only a couple lines altering it from the original un-Christmas version. And it seems maudlin pop upbeat for all the doom-crying. Oh, well.

Jay Stansfield’s “A Good Last Christmas” is zippy pop of romantic propositions, while the dead are walking and Santa is chasing children with his face half hanging off. Not evocative enough? Listen for the epilogue’s sound effects.

Sad Dad is not joking around with “Christmas at the End of the World.” This new age pop poem spins up the possibilities in the null set. Nice.

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Whether the end of the world is following the Xian timeline or the Devil’s ultimate gimme… it’s going to hurt like hell.

Covered some of this before when the Mayan calendar ran out for 2012. Some good endtimes.

Gentle folking makes “Christmas at the End of the World” go out with a whimper (not a bang). Tom Stone guides us through the ennui and happy nihilism that may or may not be the themes of our current days.

Marty Skinarty returns us to the Mayan prophecy (dude, they just ran out of calendar writing tools) with the adorably folk-pop “Happy Christmas (It’s the End of the World.” Lots of fun theories here: robots, aliens, killer bees, or Mexicans.

Damn That Holiday: Hellions

BLUE ALERT for Busdriver’s mad rant over the holidays. “Ding-a-Ling-a-Ring-a-Ling” is a rap for the ages (adult only) that compares cashiers to hellions. It gets worse. Catchy bicycle bell though.

An actual hellion enters stage right in ‘Possessive! The Musical.’ Yet this Darian merely interrupts the satanic conjuring of his sis in order to get filled up with badness. He wasn’t ever getting but a Whole dang coal mine Christmas stocking; still i figure this is more victim than minion. Listen to the metal limned “Friday the 13th (Intro Intro Intro)” to figure it out.

Elevnety Seven (feat. Spaceman Jones) Suffered a nervous breakdown Bringing Christmas Eve back to Halloween Town crawling out of the “Hellmouth.” Rapping the pop song. So, bleak AND annoying.

Fleetwood Mac figures If today was Christmas day And tomorrow was Christmas Eve, there wouldn’t be need to worry about the “Hellhound on My Trail (Take 1).” Tinkly lounge music that reminds us Xmas trumps Hell-things.

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In my cell, a Christmas hell, like a Yuletide lobotomy was the take away for Jeff Avinson with some fine Calypso pop (and scat). “Stop the Bells (Jingle Bells)” is his 12/25/2020 verdict.

Do we even deserve Christmas? “A Krixmas Carol” from The Krixhjälters reminds us of the children we’ve been killing in our many and frequent wars. Shame. Shame for turning Christmas into Hell.

There is no justice in the desert Because there is no God in Hell, sings Cass Dillon in his rocking pop song “Christmas in Fallujah.” Had to be there.

“She Gave Me Hell for Christmas” is a merry bluegrass shrug from The X-Misses. Ya git whut ya give.

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Amanda McCarthy suffers how the hell can I be merry if I have to bring your gift to a cemetery in a “Christmas Without You.” Lite pop that wanders into country mush. Holy hell.

Randy Pisswhistle is gentle and comforting with a folk “Christmas in Hell.” It’s other people, according to Sartre.

“It’s Christmas (But I Don’t Carey)” if half hate (kill Mariah Carey!) and half demon summoning from Go Go Ponies. Girl rock of the BLUE ALERT sort notices the hell in your veins, and your scarlet tongue too. You devil.

Megan McKenna’s “Family at Christmas” admits It’s one hell of a show (the family). Bouncy jazz retro rock that would fit in well coming out of elevator speakers.

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Sheri Miller enlists Celtic tonality with her folky reverence “Merry Christmas, Jesus, It’s Been One Helluva Year.” It’s plaintive, but in a gospel-ly way.

Rapping a sad story, Newland misses her: Man I ain’t been no help; She text me told me get my life –Oww or I’ll catch hell. “Don’t Feel Like Christmas” makes it personal.

“Another Rotten Christmas” from Bright Kelly seems colder and darker ‘cuz he’s missin’ you, hon. I wish you were a helluva lot closer, he warbles with R+B pop.

I don’t always get the K-pop. When a song advises: Trying to take sleeping pills just because you are lonely? Oh please don’t–hell no, thats so wasting your Christmas, I have to wonder what the demographic really is. “새해까지 크리스마스” [English Version] by 모몽크루 is ‘Christmas ‘Til New Year.’ Hopeful? It IS pop.


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Wishin’ for Satan’s kisses, LEW Husbands (feat. Candy CurlsMT) sings it sure as Hell ain’t no one else’s business in “Effed Up Xmas.” Party electronica that gets weirder and weirder.

That awful breakup/resulting loneliness can make a “Christmas From Hell.” Folk whining by Matt Polsfut/ Mista Mat suggests you shut up with that small talk.

Jen Blosil divas the tinkly pop of “Christmas Hurts Like Hell.” It’s a celebration of the suffering necessary to be part of the season. I get it.

Black Friday used to be that To hell with the rest of them kind of time. Thursday’s Flight takes us back to “Holly Christmas Days” with fine-fingered rock’n’roll.

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2020 was THE Pandemic year. As such it was a HELL of a year. So the song record shows. Kari Loya employs sitar sounds to punch up the electronica of “There’s Still Christmas” (and Hanukkah, it’s sad).

1993 was another helluva year. I guess. Well, the lines are: It’s been a hell of a year And we need you here. “Put On Another Christmas Song” by Brittlestar (feat. Emma Rudy) is dandy Celtic pop. It makes hell better, dunnit?

It’s been one hell of a year was a 2021 sendoff from King Carol (feat. gig Wigmore) in “Christmas Party“–a party retro rocker of grrl power.

Young Mister hits the indie mood drum thoughtfully with “Helluva Year (But Christmas is Here).” Patrience, young padawan. This one takes its time.