Articles by William Cody Watson

William Cody Watson

Born and raised in the south. Eternally looking for the saddest shit ever. Forever introspective. Weird hound dog. Loves space. Cohort at Bathetic Records. Maker of vague music.

Articles by William Cody Watson

We Interviewed Ross Genry, the Man Behind Villages

We shot a few questions over to Ross Genry, a zealous, emerging artist in the world of ambient and drone music who performs under the name Villages. Full story

2013 Mar 11 William Cody Watson Music

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Sad-Ass Music #8: A Chat With William Fowler Collins

William Fowler Collins is the New Mexico-based artist, known for creating his own distinct style of sonic desperation through his releases on labels the likes of Type, Digitalis, Utech, and Root Strata. Most recently, he dropped his newest slab of droning bleakness, Tenebroso on Full story

2013 Feb 12 William Cody Watson Music

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Sad-Ass Music #7: I Get by With a Little Help From My Commenters

I'm not a total dork-ass knowledge bank of EVERYTHING Sad-Ass Music related (believe it or not), but I do have my head on pretty goddamned straight; or, shit, crooked depending. I thought I'd take a lil cruise of my own comments and compile a list of the suggestions people have g… Full story

2013 Feb 1 William Cody Watson Music

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The Sad-Ass Guide to Being a Man

Look, I know growing up, something in your brain told you that by being the biggest douchebag in the world, you'd get all the respect, power, money, girls, etc etc til the day you die. Well, I've got something to tell you, 9 times out of 10, uuuugggghhhh, that's totally true. Full story

2013 Jan 17 William Cody Watson Stuff

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Sad-Ass Music #6 - Sad-Ass Guilty Pleasures

like the idea of guilty pleasures. I like the idea of that type of music you'll switch to private on Spotify while listening to. It feels almost...dirty? Maybe not, maybe it just feels goofy. Whatever. Here's what I did, went ahead and crafted a list of tracks that people might Full story

2013 Jan 8 William Cody Watson Music

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Sad-Ass Music #5

So now you're ready to get out there on the weekend and serve up the f*****s with delight. Prep you a little iPod playlist, burn you a cd – who does that anymore?? Just get yourself some tracks together and unleash on the masses. If you're reading this article, it simply shows me… Full story

2013 Jan 3 William Cody Watson Music

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Sad-Ass Music #4: End of the World Edition

This time around, I asked, y'know, what would be the ultimate playlist for the very last day on earth? Sure, many highly-respected, well-educated muggs have come forth to say anyone believing the 21st will be the end of the world is being foolish, but goddamn if it isn't a fun to… Full story

2012 Dec 21 William Cody Watson Music

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Sad-Ass Music #3

It's a beautiful feeling, to get ripped open by a melody, and a texture, or a tone. You feel open and alive and inspired. You want to melt into the fucking floor. At least, that's how this bewitching thing called music affects me, and I always want to feel that. Fucking Forever. Full story

2012 Dec 7 William Cody Watson Music

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Sad-Ass Music #2

This time around on Sad-Ass Music, I'm gonna take it back to a very warm and special place, highschool motherfuckers! Remember that awesome time in your life, when and where you first started to realize what you truly were as a human being, and what your weird skin and weird brai… Full story

2012 Nov 27 William Cody Watson Music

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Sad Ass Music #1

For all the times we’ve bitched and moaned about our wretched depression and googled “how to get over blah blah blah whatever,” deep down, there’s a sense of comfort and security in the anguish. Full story

2012 Nov 13 William Cody Watson Music

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