Eyes Wide Shut, Stanley Kubrick’s final masterpiece, is probably best known for its spectacular ritual/orgy scene which serves as the movie’s centerpiece. The ceremony stirs something altogether pagan within the soul and its mood is largely set by the soundtrack, scored by Jocelyn Pook. The song “Masked Ball” for example, …

I know, this post has a total linkbait title– there are hundreds of rap songs that could be crowned the darkest, the baddest, or the most moving. Shootouts with the federales, the bustin’ of slugs upon enemies, and the curse of the crack-pipe are common enough motifs, rich fodder for …

Zildjian recently launched one of its latest cymbal lines, the “Pitch Black” series, complete with a dark coating to give bands that “damn right we’re hardcore” edge.