The Wrath of Babylon Mystery Orchestra

Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss

music — Posted by crusader @ May 05, 2007 22:33
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MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS

  There I was, certain I would finally get to writing an essay about Global Warming, or at least another one of the many I want to write about Islam. Things lately have a way of not working out as I expect they should. A couple of rock musicians caught "foot in mouth" disease and I feel compelled to comment about it. I was more than capable of ignoring Sheryl Crow's attack on white house advisor Karl Rove and her suggestion (joke we hope) about toilet paper conservation. Who among us possesses high expectations of Sheryl's intellect or influence? But this statement I could not overlook:

"The current administration needs to be tried, hung and shot. We need to treat them like the war criminals they are."  Zack de la Rocha

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Heavy Metal's Golden Goose...Cooked! By the Ku Klux Klan

music — Posted by crusader @ March 31, 2007 22:19
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HEAVY METAL'S GOLDEN GOOSE....COOKED!
By the Ku Klux Klan

  Its now official, the proverbial goose that laid the golden eggs for heavy metal's glory years is now dead. Murdered by the narrowminded bigotry of those who claim to love the genre the most. The pursuit of "metal purity" that began in earnest in the wake of grunge's successful overthrow of the "Hollywood Hair Metal Club," is now complete. As with all puritanical cleansings that came along, heavy metal's pious arbiters of purity have killed the genre in the name of "true metal."

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The Rock An Roll Hall Of Sham

music — Posted by crusader @ March 11, 2007 22:14
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THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF SHAM

"Kiss is not a great band, Kiss was never a great band, Kiss never will be a great band, and I have done my share to keep them off the ballot." Dave Marsh; Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame historian and pompous ass.

  Another year, another induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Another opportunity to deride KISS by refusing to even nominate them for this fraternity of Rock and Roll elitism. Yet again the most popular and influential band not already in the hall has been passed over for reasons that actually reinforce the validity of their claim to join the status of the so called "rock elite." (More)

The MASTODON Conspiracy

music — Posted by crusader @ October 24, 2006 21:57
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The MASTODON Conspiracy
  I read too much. It's true, and believe it or not, it's not all history or conspiracy related. Every month I go to the bookstores in Montgomery and grab a stack of magazines. Most, but not all, are music related magazines. There are the obvious ones you would probably expect me to read like Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and Metal Hammer etc. that mostly cater to hard rock and heavy metal, but I also read the ones that hover more in the mainstream like Revolver, Uncut and Rolling Stone. Between these magazines and music websites from all over the world, I find myself reading hundreds, maybe even thousands, of reviews of new records every month. Reading record reviews is something I have enjoyed my entire life. Of course I don't buy most of these records. No one could. But I do find the various opinions offered on a plethora of artists and musical styles amusing. It has always led to the discovery of new and interesting music.  (More)

Heavy Metal: Underground Or Fraternity

music — Posted by crusader @ October 10, 2005 21:32
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HEAVY METAL: UNDERGROUND OR FRATERNITY

A lot has been written, primarily over the internet but also through many traditional and independent publications, regarding heavy metal as an "underground" music genre.. To be sure it no longer holds a dominant status in the sales figures of major record labels, nor does it dominate the touring market as it once did in it's 80's heyday. The question I present is: How did it come to this? At one time metal music was a prominant, even dominant, commercial force.. It is the opinion of this writer that it boils down to two factors: definition and fraternity.

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