Rape This Day

I'm always surprised when I hear Tomahawk fans say that Mit Gas isn't one of their better albums (some prefer it less than eclectic Anonymous).  Released in 2003, their second album was the last one that Kevin Rutmanis would appear on, and was chock full of great tunes.  I listened to Mit Gas on the way to my previous job religiously for months, warming up with "Birdsong", then going into the fast and catchy "Rape This Day".

In this particular sense, use of the word "rape" goes back to the Latin word rapere, meaning "to seize".  The subject of this video is seizing his day (with lyrics like "this fat 24 is all mine").  My day would be spent indoors all afternoon after listening to this, but it wasn't a bad way to start my work day.  It was especially rewarding to play while driving home from said job, knowing that a day off was ahead.  Carpe Diem!

Check out one of my favorites from the album, and look for a cameo by former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri. 

   

I should also note that later today when record shops open up here in the US, Tomahawk's M.E.A.T vinyl will be available!  Looking forward to picking it up, and posting something from it in the future!

We're Not Alone

Along with "Mojo", Peeping Tom performed this song on "The Henry Rollins Show" with Imani Coppola, Butterscotch, and Dub Trio (a band also signed to Ipecac Recordings).  This was the second and final single released off their only album, though it never charted in the US.  It was originally found on Dub Trio's New Heavy album, and featured Patton on that version as well, under the title "Not Alone".  With it's pop-y sound, like most of the album, it easily could have made its way to mainstream radio play, but unfortunately never caught on. 

Il Cielo In Una Stanza

When I heard that Ennio Morricone and Mike Patton's Mondo Cane were doing a show together in Santiago, Chile, I couldn't have been more jealous of those who had purchased a ticket.  Patton, a big fan of Morricone himself, finally met him before this November 2013 concert, and even fulfilled his dream of sharing the stage with Ennio during the Mondo Cane set. 

This evening did have some challenges, however.  Mondo Cane was slated to open the evening's concert, with Ennio Morricone headlining.  A last minute change in scheduling then switched the order, with Mondo Cane performing second (many speculated that this was to keep the Patton fans in the audience for the entire concert, rather than having them leave after the Mondo Cane set), much to the dismay of both performers.  It also meant that Mondo Cane had to cut a few songs from their set to keep within the venue curfew, since Morricone would be still be playing the long set he had originally planned (and the transition between his large set to Mondo Cane's would be time consuming).  Patton posted about this change on his Facebook page hours before he was to take the stage:

"Hello friends and fans in Chile. Due to circumstances beyond our control the Mondo Cane show set time tonight has been moved. We will now be going on AFTER Ennio Morricone at approx 10:45 pm. We are VERY VERY sorry for this inconvenience. It is not how it was supposed to be, but we hope to make it a great night for you."

Like previous shows, they opened the night with Gino Paoli's composition, "Il Cielo In Una Stanza" (Heaven in a room).  Mondo Cane played for just shy of an hour, but it proved to be worth the wait.