Black Transmissions

Black Transmissions on Facebook

M.D. Roche — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:20:43 +0000

I’ve made a playlist page on Facebook of the same name as this blog. It is strictly devoted to “sinister audio” and not “nefarious ramblings”.

“Like” it and allow me to spam your activity feed with kick ass music.

Remembering Whitney Houston

M.D. Roche — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:24:04 +0000

I think I’d be more disappointed if Debra Wilson died; and when I say “more”, I mean “the least bit”.

Crack is whack, mmkay?

Hell, you don’t need parodies to make you laugh at her. She was practically a parody of herself.

Rest in pieces, you silly crack ho!

The Hilarity of Domestic Abuse

M.D. Roche — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:40:17 +0000

I dare anyone to watch these and not even think about laughing.

You know its so sick to read some of these YouTube comments people thinking this is funny! IT IS NOT A JOKE. That bitch should have poured his coffee properly.

Not gonna lie, when i was younger I thought this was an ad for pizza.

Holy hell……..is the stapler alright?

Now THAT’S a good neighbor

(All captions were taken from user comments on YouTube.)

Sloth Appreciation Post

M.D. Roche — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:15:52 +0000

Recently I’ve developed a fascination for sloths. It occurred to me while I was thinking about which non-human animal I’d like to be (because I had nothing better to occupy my mind with at the time) that I have a few things in common with these unique creatures, and the traits that I don’t personally identify with I find just as interesting.

Sloths lead a fairly sedentary, care-free lifestyle.
They tend to sleep approximately 10 hours per day.
They are strange and unusual, but cute at the same time. I love how they always appear to be smiling, as if they’re naturally content.
They are harmless unless they’re being threatened by potential predators, which are usually humans.
They are solitary creatures, with the exception of mothers and mating pairs.
Instead of “going to the bathroom” while they’re up in a tree, they prefer to climb down to the ground once a week, dig a hole, relieve themselves in it and cover it back up. Scientists still aren’t exactly sure why they do this, but I think they’re just being proper.
They are good swimmers. In fact, they probably swim better than they can walk.
They’re named after a deadly sin.

I would love to get an opportunity to meet—or at least observe—a sloth in person. Unfortunately they do not naturally exist in North America, and some species are difficult to hold in captivity due to their selective food preferences. At least there’s YouTube.

Camera-shy Sloth

Swimming Sloth

Baby Sloth

Road-crossing-impaired Sloth

Goth Sloth (cue “Black Planet” by The Sisters of Mercy)

Informative links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth
http://www.itsasickness.com/sloths/content/some-facts-about-sloths

Radio: Dark Dance

M.D. Roche — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:34:02 +0000

Artist: Sid Maudlin
Song: The Good Stuff
Album: The Good Stuff
Year: 2005

Artist: Fear Cult
Song: Drop Dead
Album: Visionary Complex
Year: 2003

Artist: Clan of Xymox
Song: Jasmine and Rose
Album: Creatures
Year: 1999

Artist: Ladytron
Song: High Rise
Album: Witching Hour
Year: 2005

Artist: The Birthday Massacre
Song: Horror Show
Album: Nothing and Nowhere
Year: 2004

Artist: Fad Gadget
Song: Ricky’s Hand
Album: The Best of Fad Gadget
Year: 2001

Artist: Rosetta Stone
Song: Sacred to Me (Nothing)
Album: Chemical Emissions
Year: 1998

Artist: Death in June
Song: Come Before Christ and Murder Love
Album: The World That Summer
Year: 1986

Artist: Switchblade Symphony
Song: Funnel
Album: Bread and Jam for Francis
Year: 1997

Artist: Depeche Mode
Song: Lilian
Album: Playing the Angel
Year: 2005

Video GIFs

M.D. Roche — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:01:26 +0000

EDIT: I’ve created a Tumblr blog devoted to my animations. “Follow” me on there to automatically see my new ones as they become available.

For a while now I’ve been wondering how people convert video files to animated GIF images, as seen on sites like Senor Gif. Well, I finally took the time to figure it out.

This is my first one. It’s a clip from Faces of Death 4.

Here’s another. A clip from Antropophagus.

It would be nice if I could upload these to FaceBook, but apparently FB doesn’t display animated GIFs. Gay.

Priest Off!

M.D. Roche — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:42:52 +0000

Radio: Grunge

M.D. Roche — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:34:38 +0000

Artist: Tad
Song: Jinx
Album: 8-Way Santa
Year: 1991

Artist: Mudhoney
Song: Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More
Album: Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles
Year: 1990

Artist: L7
Song: Shove
Album: Smell the Magic
Year: 1990

Artist: Babes in Toyland
Song: He’s My Thing
Album: Spanking Machine
Year: 1990

Artist: Alice in Chains
Song: Got Me Wrong
Album: Sap
Year: 1992

Artist: Hole
Song: Credit in the Straight World
Album: Live Through This
Year: 1994

Artist: Soundgarden
Song: My Wave
Album: Superunknown
Year: 1994

Artist: 7 Year Bitch
Song: The Scratch
Album: ¡Viva Zapata!
Year: 1994

Artist: Nirvana
Song: Sappy
Album: With the Lights Out
Year: 2004

Artist: Temple of the Dog
Song: Hunger Strike
Album: Temple of the Dog
Year: 1991

Malform: Extermination Process

M.D. Roche — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:05:13 +0000

My debut album as Malform is now available in CD format! Includes 10 original mastered tracks, full artwork and lyrics.

EDIT: Lulu has discontinued their music publishing services, therefor this album is out of print (for the time being). In order to hear it, you may stream or download it for free at Last.fm.

Suck It Up

M.D. Roche — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:11:41 +0000

Thanks, Mr. Napalm.