"By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum." ~ Steve Albini

Monuments in Ruin Episode #11 07.20.08
Oroku - Spineless
Doom - Agree To Differ
Ekkaia - Mientras Dormimos
Protestant - She Says I Don't Have The Stomach
Fall of Efrafa - Last But Not Least
Northless - Wasteoid
Logical Nonsense - Razed
Iskra - Threat Inflation

Hope everyone is doing fine out there. I need to see you all on the forum. It's been a long two weeks for me and i want to hear from you about yours. 116 hours on the clock in two weeks and i am beat down. That's hard on a brother like me. Outside of that, i want to thank Cory from Halo of Flies Records, who is also a stand up character in Protestant, for being such a kind soul and sending me a package of great tunes this week. I am thankful to him because they helped me make it through. Check him out and buy stuff from him. You will not regret it. He is housing some damn fine music on his label and a few are featured on this show. Heavy work weeks call for crust in the tunes. Hope you all enjoy it. I have been jammin' these bands all week without fail. Slam a cup of coffee, run out the door, crank up the car and turn up the tunes. That about covers my two weeks. Hope you all enjoy the show. It's 6pm on saturday and i had to kind of slap this one together. Essentially, i just took all the discs laying in my passenger seat and used them for this show. I think you get the idea. Take care, bear with me, see you on the forum. Until next week...

Forum: www.tarblackvomit.com
Halo of Flies Records: http://www.myspace.com/halooffliesrcds

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp11

It all started with the records and comics. In small space, i rearrange my living space. If i want to move left i have to move left to the right. Left generally holds the booty of years gone by. Now my treasures spill onto the floor and left can finally move right as chosen. As i sit in this four cornered room, it overcomes my senses. Dust swirls and smoke sails across the open window seal. As luck would have it, now my sleeping has been disrupted. I must stop this commotion to drain a bed of water and locate a new place of rest. Load, unload, tear down, drain, dust, sweep, set up, take out the garbage, and of course, find new and forgotten treasures. For the first time in 20 years i slept on a standard matters in my home. After all of this weeks trials I need to relax. I will listen to music to keep my sanity and hope you will do the same. These audio hills we will climb together and my mountain of home my lovely wife and i will climb alone. Peace be with you all. Bobby

Monuments in Ruin Episode #10 07.13.08
War - Four Cornered Room
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Midnight Black Earth
Stars of the Lid - The Evil That Never Arrived
Wonderland Falling Yesterday - Old Winter Ferris Wheel
Beast, Please Be Still - Order of the Golden Dawn
A Silver Mt. Zion - Mountains Made Of Steam
Cloroform - Christianity

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp10

Monuments in Ruin Episode #09 07.06.08 Pt.2
Buried Inside - Prologue
Buried Inside - Racking The Skulls Of American Golgatha
Zombi - Cetus
Medeski, Martin & Wood - Just Like I Pictured It
Pygmy Lush - Hurt Everything
Mr. Bungle - Goodbye Sober Day
Drunk Horse - Greazy Moustache
Mouth Of The Architect - Carry On
Amber Asylum - Silence of the Setting Sun
Melvins - At The Stake
Zeke - Ever Onward

As i mentioned, this could be and is a potentially infinite topic. Hope you enjoy and i'll get something ready for you for next week. Go to the forum at www.tarblackvomit.com and tell us about some of your favorite live sets you have seen. One more thing before i go. If your band did not make on this double episode, it means i probably have something special in mind for your music. It definitely DOES NOT mean i forgot about you or did not enjoy your sets. Take care on the road and hopefully i will see you all again soon. Bobby

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.

http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp09Pt.1AndPt.2

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." ~ Berthold Auerbach

Monuments in Ruin Episode #09 07.06.08 Pt.1
Neurosis - Raze the Stray
Mono - Yearning
Kayo Dot - Wayfarer
Guapo - Mictlan
Magicicada - Secret History

Episode #09 Pt.1 and 2 are dedicated to a few of the best live sets in have had the honor of witnessing. Of course, this is an infinite show and these are only a few. When you start looking back, it is easy to figure out how this turned into a two part show and still doesn't even begin to cover all the great live bands out there. Hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July.

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.

http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp09Pt.1AndPt.2

"If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little." ~ George Carlin 1937-2008

Monuments in Ruin Episode #08 06.29.08
The The - The Twilight Hour
The Who - Who Are You
The Want - Supertoker
The Want - Pass It On
The Pink Mountaintops - Rock'n'Roll Fantasy
The Litter - Codine
The Doors - The Soft Parade
The Rolling Stones - Live With Me
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
The Beach Boys - Looking At Tomorrow
The Beatles - Think For Yourself
Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp08

"For us, it's not empty music. Lyrically it's not empty. We take it very serious and when somebody connects with that it's really personal. It's like family." ~ Mike Thompson

Monuments in Ruin Episode #07 06.22.08
*Withered Roots Run Deep. A Withered Affiliated Feature*

playlist:
Withered - The Fear and Pain That Cripples Me
(Taken from the 2004 Demonstration Disc)
Social Infestation - Gort Load
Social Infestation - Helpless/Hopeless
(Taken from the 1999 Goatlord release Lasciate Ogni Speranza)
Leechmilk - Saltlick
(Taken from the 2001 Tee Pee release Guilty of Sloth split with Sofa King Killer)
Puaka Balava - Church Sign
(Taken from the 1998 Self Titled release Puaka Balava)
Mastodon - Ol'e Nessie
(Taken from the 2002 Relapse release Remission)
Withered - Like Locusts
(Taken from the 2005 Life Force release Memento Mori)
Waited - Empty Skin
(Taken from the 2005 Waited Demo)
Interview with Mike Thompson of Withered
(Recorded backstage at The Masquerade on May 31st 2008)
Withered - To Embrace
Withered - The Fated Breath
(Taken from the 2008 Prosthetic release Folie Circulair)
Light Pupil Dilate - Exhaust
(Taken from the 2003 Vert release Cascades)
Kylesa - In Memory
(Taken from the 2005 Prosthetic release To Walk a Middle Course)
Kylesa - Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun *Unreleased*
(Taken from a Free Download via Myspace)

Thank you to Mike Thompson of Withered for taking the time to chat with me about the new record and other random things. (Your the best brother!) The new record destroys gang! Hopefully i have done team Withered justice and you along with all of your fans enjoy this show.
Here's to family.
Cheers,
Bobby

Links:
Withered
http://www.withered.net/
http://www.myspace.com/withered

Social Infestation
http://www.socialinfestation.com/
http://www.myspace.com/socialinfestation

Leechmilk
http://www.myspace.com/leechmilk1974

Puaka Balava
(sorry folks. i'm at a loss here. can you help me out?)

Mastodon
http://www.mastodonrocks.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mastodon

Waited
http://www.waitedonline.com/
http://www.myspace.com/waited

Kylesa
http://www.kylesa.com/
http://www.myspace.com/kylesa

Light Pupil Dilate
http://www.lightpupildilate.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lightpupildilate

Tee Pee Records: http://www.teepeerecords.com/
Relapse Records: http://www.relapse.com/
LifeForce Records: http://www.lifeforce-america.com/home
Prosthetic Records: http://www.prostheticrecords.com/home.php

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp07WitheredRootsRunDeep

"One of the unfortunate things about our education system is that we do not teach students how to avail themselves of their subconscious capabilities." ~ Bill Lear

Monuments in Ruin Episode #06 06.15.08
Ambush - Zebaoth
Crash Worship - Wild Mountain
Kadura - Travel To Faraway
Lucifer (aka: Mort Garson) - Incubus
Tartar Lamb - Incensing the Malediction is a Lamb
Lightdreams - Voiceless Voice
Tunturia - These are the Words

Hit the free forum at www.tarblackvomit.com and chat with us in the Temple of Despair section.

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp06

"Music happens to be an art form that transcends language." ~ Herbie Hancock

Monuments in Ruin Episode #05 06.08.08
Contemporary Noise Quintet - Army Of The Sun
Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle
Bill Evans Trio - Minority
Earl Klugh - I'll Remember April
Miles Davis - Black Satin
Herbie Hancock - Hidden Shadows
Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet - Spin
Ornette Coleman - Lonely Woman
The Nostalgia 77 Octet - Musical Silt

"Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know" ~ Louis Armstrong

Jazz (Noun) A style of music, native to America, characterized by a strong but flexible rhythmic understructure with solo and ensemble improvisations on basic tunes and chord patterns and, more recently, a highly sophisticated harmonic idiom.

Check out some jazz info at http://www.apassion4jazz.net/jazz.html

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp05

"My life has been happy because I have had wonderful friends and plenty of interesting work to do." ~ Helen Keller

Monuments in Ruin Episode #04 06-01-08 (Vinyl Series One)
Devo - Are You Experienced?
*Originally recorded by Jimi Hendrix
Ocean - Siamese Twins
*Originally Recorded by The Cure
Iron Maiden - Massacre
*Originally recorded by Thin Lizzy
Drunk Horse - Dirty Mind
*Originally recorded by Prince
Judas Priest - Johnny Be Good
*Originally recorded by Chuck Berry
WASP - Mississippi Queen
*Originally recorded by Mountain
High on Fire - The Usurper
*Originally recorded by Celtic Frost
Agoraphobic Nosebleed - The Antichrist
*Originally recorded by Slayer
Police Bastard - Mandatory Suicide
*Originally recorded by Slayer
Dozer - Sonic Reducer
*Originally recorded by Dead Boys
Goose Creek Symphony - I'll Fly Away
*Written by Albert E. Brumley

Thought this would be a fun way to kick of the vinyl series. All of these tracks are cover songs that i found in my record collection. Unfortunate that some of these albums were poorly taken care of before they came into my possession but they all sound good and transfered well to digital format for this show. Hope you enjoy this effort. We sometimes get caught up in technology and forget things that have gotten us this far. Vinyl was, is and has been for a long time, a major part of the music industry. For one, i am glad it is still to be found. To me, there is nothing like the dedicated listen. See the forum at www.tarblackvomit.com under the thread turntable and vinyl for further explanation. It's free to sign up if you have something to add to it.
Until next week,
Bobby

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows. However, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp04vinylSeriesOne

Monuments in Ruin Episode #03 05.25.08
Assassin - Fight (Stop the Tyranny)
The Accüsed - Bethany Home
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
M.O.D. - Jim Gordon
Sacred Reich - Draining You of Life
D.R.I. - Argument Then War
Fates Warning - Misfit
Violent Force - Destructed Life
Municipal Waste - Intro/Death Ripper
Holy Moses - Corroded Dreams
Prong - For Dear Life
Nuclear Assault - Inherited Hell
S.O.D. - Kill Yourself
Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
D.A.M - Left To Rot
Pantera - Heresy

It was kind of difficult to balance the track volumes on this weeks show to a stable medium.
Due to using so many recordings from different periods and loctions, the levels were modified to a degree without compromising the music to provide a better balance.
Although, you may find some of the volumes are louder or lower you shouldn't have to run for the volume button ever other song.
Enjoy!
Bobby

The answer to last weeks name that tune was... T.N.T by AC/DC

This Day in History: May 25th
1787: The Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia under the leadership of George Washington, in order to establish a new U.S. government.
1925: John Scopes was indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
1935: Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1965: Muhammad Ali knocked Sonny Liston out cold in the first round, after 1 minute and 56 seconds, for the world heavyweight title.
1968: The Gateway Arch was dedicated in St. Louis.
1969: Midnight Cowboy, the only x-rated film to win a best picture Oscar, was released.

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows.
However, you can still listen and download it here.
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"Without music, life would be a mistake." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Monuments in Ruin Episode #02 05.18.08
Aerosmith - Back In The Saddle
Led Zeppelin - Out Of The Tiles
ZZ Top - Precious and Grace
Leaf Hound - Drowned My Life in Fear
Kiss - 100,000 Years
Alice Cooper - Caught In A Dream
Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love
Blue Öyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
Ten Years After - Love Like A Man
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Brown Shoes Don't Make It
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long As I Can See The Light

*Bonus: Can you name this tune in 7 seconds?
Post your answers in the comment section or list 'em in the forum!

This weeks show is dedicated to classic bands who provide the riff that makes your foot tap.
Thank you to the Temple of Despair family.
I extremely appreciate Gavin for all of his hard work here along with Rhea, Kalle, K.E and everyone who is tuning in.
I hope everyone who used to listen to the old show has made it over ok and dig the new format.
Check out all of the other shows and hosts!
If you want to contact us or submit music do so because we want to hear from you.
Interact with us by going to the forum at www.tarblackvomit.com and click on the Temple of Despair link.
Until next week,
Take care.
Bobby

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows.
However, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp02

"In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Monuments in Ruin Episode #01 05.11.08
Phantom Limbs - Piss On Them Lightly
Dead Kennedys - At My Job
His Hero Is Gone - Raise The Curtain
Converge - My Great Devastator
Napalm Death - Hung
Conifer - Albuque Reprise
Coffin Dancer - Act 2: Another March to Calvary
Today Is The Day - Rabid Lassie
Deadguy - Apparatus
Godfather Soundtrack by Nino Rota - The Halls of Fear

interact with me by going to the forum at www.tarblackvomit.com
hope you all enjoy the show.
bobby

Unfortunately, i had to delete the uploaded mp3 for this show to make room for the new shows.
however, you can still listen and download it here.
http://www.archive.org/details/MonumentsInRuinEp01