Episode 270: 12/22/2024: The HMLM 2024 Holiday Hellshow

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Half Machine Lip Moves logo with ‘#270’ on it.

This week was our eighth holiday show—and our 270th episode! We began the show with a mix of goth, punk, etc. tracks to bring in the holiday spirit. The second block was a darker and weirder set of holiday songs. The third block was a set of songs about Krampus, Grýla, Belsnickel, etc. The fourth block was a somber set, in which we remember those who are no longer with us for the holidays. The fifth set was a Winter Solstice themed set of post-punk, metal, etc. And we ended the show with some experimental, metal, and comfy synth tracks to wind down the night. We hope you have a Merry Christmas, a happy Channukah, a joyous Kwanzaa—or a nice Wednesday if you don’t do the holidays!

  1. Half Machine Lip Moves Introduction
  2. Within Temptation: A Gothic Christmas (So This is Christmas Compilation, 2003, Unknown Label)
  3. Alien Sex Fiend: Stuff the Turkey (The Best of Alien Sex Fiend, 2001, Anagram Records/Cleopatra)
  4. Lemmy, Billy F. Gibbons, Dave Grohl: Run, Rudolph, Run (We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year, 2008, Armoury Records/ST2 Records/Eagle Records/Isol Discus Organization/Mercury Studios)
  5. Happy Fangs: All I Want For Christmas is Halloween (All I Want For Christmas is Halloween, 2013, Self-Released)
  6. Zombina & The Skeletones: Transylvanian Christmas (Halloween Hollerin’, 2003, Self-Released)
  7. Peter & The Test Tube Babies: I’m Getting Pissed For Christmas (Alien Pubduction, 1998, We Bite/Pub City Royal/Captain Oi!)
  8. Impact: Punk Christmas (Punk Christmas, 1983, Cyanide Records/Antisociety)
  9. Slasher Dave: Christmas Classics (A Very Lofi Christmas 4, 2023, Self-Released)
  10. KrashKarma: Santa Claus is Creeping Around (Santa Claus is Creeping Around, 2022, Self-Released)
  11. James White: Christmas With Satan (A Christmas Record, 1982, ZE Records/Island Records/Passport Records)
  12. John Kassir/The Cryptkeeper: We Wish You’d Bury the Missus (Tales From the Crypt – Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas, 1994, The Right Stuff)
  13. Christmas at the Davenports (Excerpt from Female Trouble) (Female Trouble, 1974)
  14. Zip-Tie Handcuffs: Santa’s a Creep (Santa’s a Creep, 2019, Unknown Label/Self-Released?)
  15. Vampire Rodents: Holiday (War Music, 1990, V.R. Productions/Dossier/Rodentia Productions)
  16. Who Saw Her Die?: A Very Vampire Christmas (A Very Vampire Christmas, 2024, Self-Released)
  17. The Creeping Terrors: Krampusnacht (Medusa Complex, 2020, Self-Released)
  18. Sólstafir: Grýla (Hin Helga Kvöl, 2024, Century Media)
  19. Night Chill: Jólakötturinn (Jólakötturinn, 2020, Self-Released)
  20. Krampus: Krampus Night (Krampus Night, 2022, Self-Released/Krampus Record at Northpole)
  21. Spiders n’ Diamonds: Belsnickel’s Baby (Belsnickel’s Baby, 2021, Self-Released/Sand Goddess Records)
  22. Darkzine: Krampusnacht (Krampusnacht, 2020, Zero Corporation/Self-Released)
  23. Actually: Krampus Redux (Krampus Redux, 2014, Self-Released)
  24. Centhron: Krampus – Reaper RMX 2024 (Krampus (Reaper RMX 2024), 2024, Scanner)
  25. Bacio Di Tosca: Red Water (Christmas Mourning) (Der Tod Und Das Mädchen, 2007, Caput Medusae Records)
  26. Jesu/Yang Li: Christmas (Life Mass) (Christmas EP, 2018, Hospital Productions)
  27. Life… But How to Live It?: Christmastime (Life But How to Live It?, 1989, X-Port Platter/Boss Tuneage/Norske Albumklassikere)
  28. Goldblade: City of Christmas Ghosts (City of Christmas Ghosts, 2008, Damaged Goods)
  29. Terminal Gods: Driving Home For Christmas (Boundless, 2015, Snowflakes Christmas Singles Club)
  30. Ides of March: In Winter’s Land (In Winter’s Land, 1986, RS Records)
  31. Rosegarden Funeral Party: Winter Song (In the Wake of Fire, 2021, Self-Released)
  32. My Dying Bride: A Cruel Taste of Winter (The Dreadful Hours, 2001, Peaceville/Mystic Production/Icarus Records/Symbol of Domination/Snapper Music)
  33. New Model Army: Winter (Winter, 2016, Ear Music/Attack Attack/Red Essential)
  34. Moral: Frosty Night (And Life Is…, 1983, Adsel Service/Arp Grammafon/Dark Entries)
  35. The Cure: Winter (Three Imaginary Boys (2004 Reissue), 1979, Fiction Records)
  36. Coil: Christmas is Now Drawing Near (Winter Solstice: North, 1999, Eskaton/Threshold House)
  37. Jex Thoth: Son of Yule (Jex Thoth, 2008, I Hate Records)
  38. Kertasníkr Töframaður: V - The Greatest Gift of All (Stolen Tallow, 2020, High Mage Productions/Voices of the Ainur)
  39. Mushroom Grandpa: Comfy Mushroom Christmas (Life Under Snow, 2021, Self-Released/Black Casket Records)
  40. London After Midnight: The Christmas Song (Oddities, 1998, Apocalyptic Vision/Metropolis)
  41. Shonen Knife: Sweet Christmas (Sweet Christmas, 2011, Damnably/Good Charamel Records)
  42. Shittyflute: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (We Wish You a Merry Christmas, 2016, ShittyFlute Youtube Channel)

Flyer for Club Nevermore’s Last Rites: a goth+industrial dance party event. There is a photo of a skull, which is on top of a background which shows a drawing of an hourglass and skulls. The text reads, “Last Rites: a goth + industrial dance party. Saturday, January 4, 2025. Door at 7 PM, $10 cover, 21+ up. Featuring DJs: 10.29, Graveyard Gloria, Hollow, Operator OT, and Wilhelm. At Stickyz, 107 River Market Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas. Presented by Club Nevermore and Darkness Resurrected.”

Come start off the new year with Club Nevermore’s Last Rites event! It’s on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Stickyz in Little Rock. This will have sets by DJ 10.29, DJ Graveyard Gloria, DJ Hollow, DJ Operator OT, and DJ Wilhelm. Doors open at 7 PM; the cover is $10; ages 21+ up.

Stickyz has a full bar and a food menu. We advise parking in the library parking garage (It’s typically free and is a safe place to park!). More info can be found at this Facebook event page.

Retro Moderne logo. It has a blue background, with a black star on it. The text says, “Retro Moderne. New wave, post-punk, synthwave, EBM, synthpop, etc. Brought to you by The Shadow Transmission and Rhythm Room.

A little birdie told us there’s a Retro Moderne event coming up in late January. You can find more info about Retro Moderne events at https://beacons.ai/retromoderne, or follow them on Instagram at @retro_moderne.

Weird On Ouachita

If you’re in Hot Springs check out Weird On Ouachita (Avenue)

A glowing neon sign which says, “Welcome foolish mortals.”

Jane’s Curiosity Shop is at 313 Ouachita Avenue. They have vintage items, posters, and cool original artwork by the owner. You can check them out on Instagram.

The front window of The Parlour, at 340 Ouachita Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

The Parlour is a metaphysical shop at 340 Ouachita Avenue in Hot Springs. They sell metaphysical items, books, and sometimes Amber does tarot and astrology readings. You can check out their website, or follow them on Instagram.

The front window of The Raven, at 246 Ouachita Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

The Raven is a store with clothes and gear for goths, punks, metalheads, etc. at 246 Ouachita Avenue in Hot Springs. Their website is at http://ravenalternative.com/, you can view some of their items at https://raven246.com/, or follow on @ravenhotsprings on Instagram.

Logo for the Shadow Tranmission Podcast. The image is an outline of a cellphone tower, in yellow. The text says, “Shadow Transmission Podcasts.”

The Shadow Transmission Podcast, by our friend DJ Hollow, is back! You can find more info and a link to listen at https://linktr.ee/shadowtrans1, or follow them on Instagram @ theshadowtransmission.