10 THINGS I HAVE DONE...

...that you probably have not. (Inspired by this list.)

1) Eaten chocolate cake with Ornette Coleman in his apartment.
2) Interviewed Lemmy in front of a live audience. (Video.)
3) Had my picture taken with Ozzy Osbourne backstage at Madison Square Garden.
4) Been a guest on live radio with Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and host Jim Breuer.
5) Received a phone call at home from Tony Iommi.
6) Nearly been thrown out of a Manhattan deli with Abel Ferrara.
7) Lived with a weird eco-militant/hippie cult.
8) Written liner notes for two CDs (one of which hasn't been released as of this writing).
9) Been flown to Stockholm to hear the last Opeth studio album and interview the band.
10) Self-published a book, and (as of this writing) three issues of a magazine.

DECEMBER AMG UPDATE

After the Burial, In Dreams
Aux 88, Black Tokyo
Embryonic Devourment, Vivid Interpretations of the Void
Furze, Reaper Subconscious Guide
Grave, Burial Ground
haarp, The Filth
Killing Joke, Absolute Dissent
Phobia, Unrelenting
Various Artists, Bimexicano: Nuestros Clasicos Hechos Rock
Various Artists, Worth the Weight: Bristol Dubstep Classics

LAST WEEK AT BURNING AMBULANCE

Only four days' worth of new content at BurningAmbulance.com last week, because of Thanksgiving. Here are the links.

Monday: an interview with Secret Society bandleader Darcy James Argue
Tuesday: Dan Tepfer Trio, Five Pedals Deep (by new BA contributor R. Emmet Sweeney)
Wednesday: Ghost, Opus Eponymous
Thursday: William S. Burroughs' "Thanksgiving Prayer," plus video of W.C. Fields and Ricky Jay

I LIKE COLDPLAY

From the Guardian:

Coldplay's next album will apparently be influenced by New York graffiti artists and the anti-Nazi resistance. According to Chris Martin, these different sets of non-conformists have inspired songs about "[being] free to yourself" and "[following] your passion".

Despite two charity gigs booked for next month, Coldplay are still hard at work in their London studio, preparing the follow-up to Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. No release date has been set, but the end seems to be in sight – in a new interview with Q magazine, Martin speculated about a possible album title. "It will probably begin with an M," he revealed. "Two words."

Ten quick guesses:

More Coldplay
Mmmmm Pizza
Mrs. Paltrow
Mmmkay Computer
Mandatory Disclaimer
Mediafire Link
'Member "Clocks"?
Motion, Lateral
Minor Chords
Motörhead Rules

THANKSGIVING AMG UPDATE

Here's something for you to be thankful for: I've reviewed 10 more albums for All Music Guide! (Yay?) Here are the links:

Atheist, Jupiter
Chord, Progression
Crimson Glory, In Dark Places...1986-2000
Deathspell Omega, Paracletus
Evil Survives, Powerkiller
Place of Skulls, As a Dog Returns
Salome, Terminal
Sargeist, Let the Devil In
Supersilent, 10
War from a Harlots Mouth, MMX