Which Rocker for Halloween?

It's time to get your candy on. Tooth decay and the 31st all across the nation, Halloween could be the single best holiday for any 9 year old. I remember my first Halloween where I was allowed to go out on my own with my friends. We tore the neighborhood up! I had this zombie mask that I got from Kay Bee toys, it smelled like some god awful chemical that was probably toxic at the time. The thing glowed in the dark as well, so I had to leave it by a lamp to charge it up.

Everyone one who goes out on Halloween always remembers the worst treats they managed to collect. There was the old lady that gave out apples around the corner. Then there was the ethnic family who handed out a ziplock full of pennies. Don't forget the dude you know is a dentist because he gives out free floss and toothbrushes. I remember one year I got a rabbits foot on a keychain...mmmmk. But now that we're all grown up and are now able to go out trick or treating once again (kids), you must have a costume. And why not as one of these scary ass rockers:

 1. Neil Young - I love the man, but he does look like Igor's older brother.

2. Keith Richards - All time great rhythm guitar player. Songwriting genius. Ghastly pirate face.

3. Ozzy - Doesn't get any scarier than Ozzy, or funnier.

The Tales Behind Phantogram's 'Nightlife' via Spin

Stream Phantogram's latest on Spin.com! This is the EP of the year, just sayin'.

"Next Tuesday, Barsuk will release Phantogram's Nightlife EP, the New York electro duo's brief but bold follow-up to last year's Eyelid Movies. Just before their recent show at the Metro in Chicago, Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel tried remembering how each of these six songs was born. (They mostly succeeded. OutKast came up.) Check out what they had to say while you spin the full EP:"

Read more from Spin HERE!

M83: A Guitar and a Heart

Live from Juan's basement. They cram some lovely sonics into this set.

Katie Herzig - The Waking Sleep

Katie is currently on tour supporting her newest release "The Waking Sleep". She canceled her first week of touring due to her mother's passing. We wish her the best and know she is going to rock this tour with a few friends...including Butterfly Boucher. Make sure to grab her latest HERE!

Laughers of the day...

We scour youtube endlessly. Sometimes we share these within MONO HQ. Some of these are classics and others are going to be legendary classics. Behold:

Phantogram - Don't Move

Ummmmm...this is why we love our friends at Phantogram. They are so keen on ear pleasing beats and melodies. "Don't Move" is a huge nod to their trip hop influence, those beats keep the heads moving. So do yourself a favor and grab the whole EP "Nightlife".

Phantogram - Don't Move

M83.

New album! Listen to the full album off the Urban Outfitters website.

How To Make It In America

So we were tipped off by our bud Keithen that a MONO case was spotted on this show called How To Make It In America. I just so happen to be an Xfinity HBO subscribed member and decided to see if I could get a snapshot of the cameo. Luckily it was all within the intro of the episode, so we definitely got a quick snapshot within the first few minutes of viewing. And without further ado...

It's over, we're world wide now....domination! BIG IN JAPAN!!!

Bare Knuckle Pickups

UK's best pickups, Bare Knuckle??? I haven't tried these yet, but have heard fantastic things about them. Everyone that talks about them gush about the tone of these pickups. Transparent, rich, and clear. Some say they make the best tele pickups ever, that's a strong statement. It's funny, their philosophy isn't too far from our very own. So right now I'm kind of looking for humbuckers to swap out and I'm really looking for something vintage inspired. PAF to be exact, but we all know how much those things run...the vintage ones. But then I took a gander at their Vintage Hot series and really got into having some alnico IV or V pickups instead of the very vintage alnico II. I'm not even going to get into ceramic territory as that's just too much output for me. So I might have to meet in the middle and go with the Riff Raff pickups which are vintage wound with alnico V rods. We've now entered geek mode.

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