Aquarium Drunkard — High Weirdness is author Erik Davis' most heroic effort yet: a more than 400-page immersion into the lives of Terence McKenna, Philip K. Dick, and Robert Anton Wilson, figureheads of American weirdness. With these three serving as a psychic trinity t... more info

XLR8R — Vincent Casanova will release a new LP on Archipel Musique, titled Esoterica. Vincent Casanova has been producing and DJing electronic records since 2000—though he began playing the drums and guitar long before he acquired a synthesizer. Hi... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Melbourne, Australia's Nicholas D. Futcher makes colorful indie-pop as Kite Club. Kite Club's latest EP, Esoterica, dropped earlier this month over in Australia on Speak'n'Spell. No U.S. release date set just yet, but in the meantime here's a particu... more info

Thrash Hits — Download Festival has announced Suicidal Tendencies, Skin, Genitorturers, Killing For Company, Godsized, Max Raptor, The Morning After, Ben Poole, Funeral Party, Imicus, The Humour, The Dead Lay Waiting, T-34 and Esoterica have all been added to thei... more info

Thrash Hits — Yep, these are becoming weekly updates but a bunch of cool British bands have been confirmed to play Hellfire Festival. They are… The More I See, Fei Comodo, Esoterica, Visible Noise duo Outcry Collective and The Dead Formats as well as The Rotted ... more info

Altsounds — The More I See, Fei Comodo, Esoterica, Outcry Collective, The Dead Formats, The Rotted and Viatrophy have been confirmed for the line-up for the upcoming Hellfire Festival. Check the latest additions to the line-up out on MySpace… THE... more info