Tag: vampires are real and palpable

Bastards of Fate, Tunabunny, and Muuy Biien at Pop Rock Nation

Bastards of Fate, Vampires are Real and Palpable. Loud, woozy, strange, carnivalesque, racing from one idea to another, and prone to explosions — all with crooned melodic vocals. Muuy Biien, D.Y.I. An abrasive, churning, hostile splatter of echoey 2-minute punk-rock songs, more spoken/yelled than sung, that’s very well-played for what it is and ends up striking me as lots… Continue reading Bastards of Fate, Tunabunny, and Muuy Biien at Pop Rock Nation

Bastards of Fate at Roanoke Times

Roanoke-based indie band The Bastards of Fate has released its second album, “Vampires Are Real And Palpable.” But don’t think for a second that the title has anything to do with pop-culture vampires from the likes of “True Blood” and “Twilight.” “I see it as an Anton LaVey psychic vampire thing as opposed to literal… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Roanoke Times

Bastards of Fate at Get It On Vinyl

When the name Bastards of Fate was passed along to me, I assumed they were a punk band. I was positive in fact, that they were a hardcore punk band with stage antics in line with G.G. Allen’s. I pictured a front man who cut himself on stage and projectile vomited on the audience. It really sounded… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Get It On Vinyl

Bastards of Fate at Big Takeover

Two years after their debut, Who’s a Fuzzy Buddy?, Roanoke, VA’s The Bastards of Fate continue their uncompromising onslaught of demented pop with an incredibly strong sophomore effort. Vampires Are Real And Palpable filters the dramatic sound of Muse andGhost & Goblin through the lens of psychedelic Ralph Bakshi cartoons and Hanna-Barbera hijinks. A raw darkness runs through the insanity, however, and, as the… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Big Takeover

Bastards of Fate at Fear and Loathing in Long Beach

A thin line exists between nightmares and memories in the swamp of interpretation. If you can picture the hangouts that you loved as a teenager and the bars that solidified your psyche in your 20s, stand back, and absorb all of it in. Was it that good or was it that bad. Now envision a… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Fear and Loathing in Long Beach

Bastards of Fate at babysue

The second full-length release from The Bastards of Fate. We went to the band’s web site but could find little biographical information…just a few quotes and a listing of upcoming shows (plus some links). So the band is leaving it up to listeners to decide what to make of the music rather than force feed ideas… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at babysue

Bastards of Fate at das klienicum

da wird mir wahrlich nicht bange um den rock ‘n’ roll, wenn bands wie bastards of fatenachrücken. am 10. juni veröffentlichen sie auf this will be our summer records ihr zweites album namens “vampires are real and palpable”. die fünfköpfige krawalltruppe stammt aus dem beschaulichen roanoke, das wohl im südwestlichen virginia liegt und ganz sicher nicht dazu einlädt… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at das klienicum

Bastards of Fate at Austin Town Hall

Somewhere in the last decade we’ve all started taking our artistic statements way too seriously, especially as commenters on the world of music.  Personally, I accept that fault, but I still hold a really special place in my heart for oddball pop songs that might not get the appreciation they deserve.  Such a tune came… Continue reading Bastards of Fate at Austin Town Hall