Did you hear that voice Did you see that face Or was it just a dream This can’t be real That only happens, babe On the movie screen… It’s always kind of special when a Friday the 13th falls in October, a perfect apotheosis of Spooktacular Occurrences. So in honor of this auspicious occasion, I’m…
Little by little the night turns around. Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn Lotuses lean on each other in yearning Under the eaves the swallow is resting Set the controls for the heart of the sun… For the several gazillion people out there who fail to recognize the wealth of material that makes up…
Well, welcome to the Robbers’ Ball Both gentlemen and ladies all Are welcome to the revelry tonight… Hey lookee here, Hokeyblog is hyping some Paul McCartney. I am sure you’re quite shocked. And stunned. And that will be the last Rutles reference of the evening… But bear with me here, because Robber’s Ball is strongly…
Black Sabbath. The forefathers of Heavy Metal. The masters of gloom and doom rock. Nobody does classic hard rock on the crunchy side like Sabbs. And if you hadn’t noticed, there are no lyrics posted here. That’s because Supertzar is one of their many instrumental tracks, and holy crap this thing is an atmospheric musical beast.…
I lie awake and dread the lonely nights I’m not alone I wonder if these heavy eyes Can face the unknown… Yes, 80s hair metal. Deal with it. Aw come on now, as far as 80s hair metal goes, few did it better than Dokken. Oh sure, they were replete with all the spandex and…
Come on, monsters! You don’t have to cry, we can be happy! Well things were looking a bit dark there, weren’t they? So let’s lighten the mood a bit with some patented Halloween lighthearted fun, courtesy of R.E.M. and the Muppet Rockers from Sesame Street. Taking inspiration from their much loathed 1991 hit Shiny Happy…
I can’t get down and I won’t get down And stay all night with thee For the girl I have in that merry green land I love far better than thee And the wind did howl and the wind did blow… Quite frankly, you could do a WHOLE lot worse than Nick Cave and PJ…
Too scared to turn your light out‘Cause there’s somethin’ on your mindWas that a noise outside the windowWhat’s that shadow on the blind Highway To Hell is AC/DC’s best album and that’s not even up for a debate, so let’s move on from that statement and declare that Night Prowler could be the spookiest song…
And when there’s nothing Nothing left to lose You leave it all To fade to blue… It’s October 1st!! Well, October 2nd, fine, but October means one magical thing here at Hokeyblog: CANADIAN THANKSGIVING!! That’s right, the leaves fall off the trees and the curling brooms stop being used as dueling devices against your little…
LUCK. RUNS. OUT… Well Hokeygang, it’s been another fun month of sharing Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs together! While I didn’t get to cover as many songs as I wanted to, I think we got a really strong and diverse collection of tunes together. I’ll leave you on this cool, dark, eerie Hallows Eve with a track…