World of Warcraft - Linkin Park
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Kreator - Betrayer
Kreator is a popular thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. They originally started under the name Tormentor. Starting their career in 1982, they played thrash metal with Venom influences. They differ from the Bay Area thrashers in their brutality and speed. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the three biggest German thrash metal bands.
Kreator's work has been consistently in the vein of pure thrash, with the exception of three albums during the 1990s when they undertook serious experimentation. Incorporating industrial, goth and avant-garde elements into their sound, the results were uneven.
Kreator is a popular thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. They originally started under the name Tormentor. Starting their career in 1982, they played thrash metal with Venom influences. They differ from the Bay Area thrashers in their brutality and speed. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the three biggest German thrash metal bands.
Kreator's work has been consistently in the vein of pure thrash, with the exception of three albums during the 1990s when they undertook serious experimentation. Incorporating industrial, goth and avant-garde elements into their sound, the results were uneven.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills
Bruce Dickinson and Eddie did a public service announcement for British television with "The Seat Belt Dummies" in 1991. The seat belt dummies were in the audience playing air guitar and Eddie is shown. The dummies remark that, "if you don't wear your seatbelt, you may end up looking like this (points to Eddie)". At the end, Bruce says "Don't forget, buckle your safety belt, mate."
Bruce Dickinson and Eddie did a public service announcement for British television with "The Seat Belt Dummies" in 1991. The seat belt dummies were in the audience playing air guitar and Eddie is shown. The dummies remark that, "if you don't wear your seatbelt, you may end up looking like this (points to Eddie)". At the end, Bruce says "Don't forget, buckle your safety belt, mate."
Rainbow - All Night Long
Raindbow in the Graham Bonnet years after Dio left the band.
Fed up with stadium rock, Blackmore turned his attention to Rennaisance and medieval music, a lifelong interest of his. Rainbow was put on hold once again and played its final concert in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1997. Blackmore, together with his partner Candice Night as vocalist, then formed the renaissance-influenced Blackmore's Night.
Raindbow in the Graham Bonnet years after Dio left the band.
Fed up with stadium rock, Blackmore turned his attention to Rennaisance and medieval music, a lifelong interest of his. Rainbow was put on hold once again and played its final concert in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1997. Blackmore, together with his partner Candice Night as vocalist, then formed the renaissance-influenced Blackmore's Night.
Dio - Holy Diver
Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. Ronnie James Dio is renowed for his powerful voice and is highly regarded as one of Heavy metal's most respected vocalists. In an interview that is available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Ronnie states that he never intended to begin a solo career.
Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. Ronnie James Dio is renowed for his powerful voice and is highly regarded as one of Heavy metal's most respected vocalists. In an interview that is available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Ronnie states that he never intended to begin a solo career.
Anthrax - Indians
Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis and is highly lethal in some forms. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic ruminants, but it can also occur in humans when th... . no wait...
..actually no that might be quite acurate, enjoy some classic Anthrax
Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis and is highly lethal in some forms. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic ruminants, but it can also occur in humans when th... . no wait...
..actually no that might be quite acurate, enjoy some classic Anthrax
RAAWWK!
Well today I thought I would indulge myself and my viewing public with an "old skool" metal day. Dig out ya spandex, raise ya devil fist to the air, and get ready to Rawk. . . . or something
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
YouTube wants to host "every music video ever created"
YouTube, in an apparent bid to license legal content that folks actually want to download (yes, we're skeptical that the homemade video of your friend on the trampoline is driving much of the site's 100 million daily views), has just announced an ambitious plan to become the MTV of Web 2.0.
"What we really want to do is in six to 12 months, maybe 18 months, to have every music video ever created up on YouTube," co-founder Steve Chen told Reuters. "We're trying to bring in as much of this content as we can on to the site."
YouTube is still working out its business model with the record labels who control the videos, but the very fact that the labels are interested in talking with the site's management shows that the entertainment industry recognizes the opportunity here. They're hoping that you've never experienced "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" until you've experienced it by the blue glow of your computer screen.
Rather than sue the site out of existence (YouTube does host a staggering array of copyrighted clips, including an amazing array of music videos), the industry has generally turned a blind eye to the copyright problems as YouTube traffic has soared. The site is now one of the top 50 in the world and provides a powerful marketing platform to companies who can learn how to take advantage.
With that kind of growth, problems are not unexpected, but YouTube servers have proved generally reliable. They did suffer a major, six-hour outage yesterday, though, which was deemed newsworthy in countries ranging from the UK to Australia. That alone tells you all you need to know about their rate of growth and global reach.
"What we really want to do is in six to 12 months, maybe 18 months, to have every music video ever created up on YouTube," co-founder Steve Chen told Reuters. "We're trying to bring in as much of this content as we can on to the site."
YouTube is still working out its business model with the record labels who control the videos, but the very fact that the labels are interested in talking with the site's management shows that the entertainment industry recognizes the opportunity here. They're hoping that you've never experienced "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" until you've experienced it by the blue glow of your computer screen.
Rather than sue the site out of existence (YouTube does host a staggering array of copyrighted clips, including an amazing array of music videos), the industry has generally turned a blind eye to the copyright problems as YouTube traffic has soared. The site is now one of the top 50 in the world and provides a powerful marketing platform to companies who can learn how to take advantage.
With that kind of growth, problems are not unexpected, but YouTube servers have proved generally reliable. They did suffer a major, six-hour outage yesterday, though, which was deemed newsworthy in countries ranging from the UK to Australia. That alone tells you all you need to know about their rate of growth and global reach.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Sepultura - Ratamanhatta
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band that began as a death and thrash metal group in 1984, though their current sound is often described as groove metal or metalcore. Their name means "grave" in the Portuguese language, which they chose after Max Cavalera, one of the founding members, was translating the lyrics of the Motörhead song "Dancing on Your Grave"
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band that began as a death and thrash metal group in 1984, though their current sound is often described as groove metal or metalcore. Their name means "grave" in the Portuguese language, which they chose after Max Cavalera, one of the founding members, was translating the lyrics of the Motörhead song "Dancing on Your Grave"
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - TV Drug Of The Nation
"The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy was a Rap/Hip-Hop band active during the early 1990s. The band was formed in 1990 by Michael Franti and Rono Tse, and introduced the phenomenal work of guitarist Charlie Hunter. The band's name was derived in part from the phrase "The Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy", used in some Socialist literature."
"The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy was a Rap/Hip-Hop band active during the early 1990s. The band was formed in 1990 by Michael Franti and Rono Tse, and introduced the phenomenal work of guitarist Charlie Hunter. The band's name was derived in part from the phrase "The Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy", used in some Socialist literature."
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Friday, August 25, 2006
The Footie Song (Adam and Joe)
The Adam and Joe Show was a British comedy television show, written and presented by Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish ('Adam and Joe'), which ran for four series on Channel 4. The show took the form of short, condensed sketches interspersed with links filmed in what was purportedly Adam and Joe's bedsit in Brixton, but was actually a shared "performance space" above a Body Shop there. Although the two comedians were involved in other projects before and after it was aired, The Adam and Joe Show is their most popular and known creation, and its unique brand of humor gained a cult following with young twenty-somethings.
The Adam and Joe Show was a British comedy television show, written and presented by Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish ('Adam and Joe'), which ran for four series on Channel 4. The show took the form of short, condensed sketches interspersed with links filmed in what was purportedly Adam and Joe's bedsit in Brixton, but was actually a shared "performance space" above a Body Shop there. Although the two comedians were involved in other projects before and after it was aired, The Adam and Joe Show is their most popular and known creation, and its unique brand of humor gained a cult following with young twenty-somethings.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
The Adverts - Gary Gilmores Eyes
Gary Mark Gilmore (December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was an American career criminal who gained international notoriety as the first person executed in the United States after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 after Gregg v. Georgia lifted the four-year moratorium instated by Furman v. Georgia.
Gilmore requested that, following his execution, his eyes be used for transplant purposes. Within hours of the execution, two people received his corneas, inspiring the British punk rock band The Adverts to write and release "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" later that year. Gilmore's body was cremated.
Gary Mark Gilmore (December 4, 1940 – January 17, 1977) was an American career criminal who gained international notoriety as the first person executed in the United States after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 after Gregg v. Georgia lifted the four-year moratorium instated by Furman v. Georgia.
Gilmore requested that, following his execution, his eyes be used for transplant purposes. Within hours of the execution, two people received his corneas, inspiring the British punk rock band The Adverts to write and release "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" later that year. Gilmore's body was cremated.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
N.E.R.D.- She Wants to Move
N*E*R*D (pronounced 'en ee are dee', often referred to incorrectly as simply 'nerd') is the name of a rock band consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and their friend Shae Haley. The band's sound is hard to categorise, but is described by some as a mixture of hip hop and soulful rock. Pharrell explains;
"N*E*R*D, What does N*E*R*D stand for? N*E*R*D stands for No-one Ever Really Dies. The Neptunes are who we are and N*E*R*D is what we do. It's our life. N*E*R*D is just a basic belief, man. People's energies are made of their souls. When you die, that energy may disperse but it isn't destroyed."
N*E*R*D (pronounced 'en ee are dee', often referred to incorrectly as simply 'nerd') is the name of a rock band consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and their friend Shae Haley. The band's sound is hard to categorise, but is described by some as a mixture of hip hop and soulful rock. Pharrell explains;
"N*E*R*D, What does N*E*R*D stand for? N*E*R*D stands for No-one Ever Really Dies. The Neptunes are who we are and N*E*R*D is what we do. It's our life. N*E*R*D is just a basic belief, man. People's energies are made of their souls. When you die, that energy may disperse but it isn't destroyed."
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Alexei Sayle - Didn't You Kill My Brother? + interview
Alexei David Sayle is a British comedian, actor and author. He was born in Anfield, Liverpool, England on August 7, 1952. He was a central part of the alternative comedy circuit in the early Eighties. He has written several novels and television series and has made many television and film appearances.
Alexei David Sayle is a British comedian, actor and author. He was born in Anfield, Liverpool, England on August 7, 1952. He was a central part of the alternative comedy circuit in the early Eighties. He has written several novels and television series and has made many television and film appearances.
Monday, August 21, 2006
Levellers - One Way
"The Levellers are a popular English band that plays Folk-rock or Indie rock influenced by Punk and traditional English music.They are based in Brighton England where they were founded in 1988. Contrary to popular believe they did not take their name from the Levellers, a radically democratic faction of Oliver Cromwells New Model Army, or as a reference to 'The Level', an area of Brighton around a flat triangular green in the centre of hilly Brighton, where members of the band used to live, but instead, according to guitarist, Simon Friend, they got it from a dictionary. Friend was quoted as saying "Leveller means to make all things equal, and it kind of appealed to our nature."[1] Strongly interested and outspoken about green anarchism issues the band have built up a strong and devoted fanbase, despite being nearly universally ignored by mainstream critics. The band have been spokespeople for a number of issues including campaigning against the Criminal Justice Act and various anti-capitalist and environmental issues. They continue to tour extensively around Britain and Europe but maintain a mutual dislike with the music press which stems from their early days."
"The Levellers are a popular English band that plays Folk-rock or Indie rock influenced by Punk and traditional English music.They are based in Brighton England where they were founded in 1988. Contrary to popular believe they did not take their name from the Levellers, a radically democratic faction of Oliver Cromwells New Model Army, or as a reference to 'The Level', an area of Brighton around a flat triangular green in the centre of hilly Brighton, where members of the band used to live, but instead, according to guitarist, Simon Friend, they got it from a dictionary. Friend was quoted as saying "Leveller means to make all things equal, and it kind of appealed to our nature."[1] Strongly interested and outspoken about green anarchism issues the band have built up a strong and devoted fanbase, despite being nearly universally ignored by mainstream critics. The band have been spokespeople for a number of issues including campaigning against the Criminal Justice Act and various anti-capitalist and environmental issues. They continue to tour extensively around Britain and Europe but maintain a mutual dislike with the music press which stems from their early days."
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia
"Criminal obscenity prosecution
The release of the album Frankenchrist in 1985 caused a furor with the newly formed PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center). In December of 1985 a teenage girl purchased the album at a Wherehouse chain record store in Los Angeles County.[3] The girl's mother wrote letters of complaint to the Attorney General for the State of California and to Los Angeles prosecutors.[3] In 1986 members of the band Dead Kennedys, along with other parties involved in the distribution of Frankenchrist, were charged criminally with distribution of harmful matter to minors. The Wherehouse store where the girl actually purchased the album was never named in the law suit."
"Criminal obscenity prosecution
The release of the album Frankenchrist in 1985 caused a furor with the newly formed PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center). In December of 1985 a teenage girl purchased the album at a Wherehouse chain record store in Los Angeles County.[3] The girl's mother wrote letters of complaint to the Attorney General for the State of California and to Los Angeles prosecutors.[3] In 1986 members of the band Dead Kennedys, along with other parties involved in the distribution of Frankenchrist, were charged criminally with distribution of harmful matter to minors. The Wherehouse store where the girl actually purchased the album was never named in the law suit."
Friday, August 18, 2006
GWAR-SADDAM A GO-GO
"GWAR is a thrash metal, punk and shock rock band formed in 1985 by a collective of artists and musicians at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The band is best known for their elaborate sci-fi/horror film inspired costumes; raunchy, obscene, politically incorrect lyrics; and graphic stage performances, which consist of humorous re-enactments of scatology, sadomasochism, necrophilia, pedophilia, bestiality, fire dancing, pagan rituals, executions, and other controversial violent and political themes. GWAR has been on the leading edge of shock rock since their formation."
"GWAR is a thrash metal, punk and shock rock band formed in 1985 by a collective of artists and musicians at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The band is best known for their elaborate sci-fi/horror film inspired costumes; raunchy, obscene, politically incorrect lyrics; and graphic stage performances, which consist of humorous re-enactments of scatology, sadomasochism, necrophilia, pedophilia, bestiality, fire dancing, pagan rituals, executions, and other controversial violent and political themes. GWAR has been on the leading edge of shock rock since their formation."
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds
"Simple Minds is a Scottish New Wave/rock band which had its greatest worldwide popularity during the mid-1980s. The band, from Glasgow's Southside, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early part of that decade which were heavily influenced by electronic music, a rising force in UK pop at that time, popularised by groups such as the Human League."
"Simple Minds is a Scottish New Wave/rock band which had its greatest worldwide popularity during the mid-1980s. The band, from Glasgow's Southside, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early part of that decade which were heavily influenced by electronic music, a rising force in UK pop at that time, popularised by groups such as the Human League."
BACK!
Well back from the Norway land.... time to get blogging again... if theres still anyone out there...
If you wanna see the pics I took over in the land of the vikings catch em here...
FLICKR Norway Album
If you wanna see the pics I took over in the land of the vikings catch em here...
FLICKR Norway Album
Friday, August 11, 2006
Gone For A Week
Well off to Norway land for a week so no furhter posts till then... try not to miss this place too much eh...
Brian Posehn - Metal By Numbers
Comedian/Actor Brian Posehn recently completed work on his first music video The video, for POSEHN (Brian's metal band) track "Metal By Numbers" taken from Brian's upcoming CD 'Live In: Nerd Rage', was shot on location in Los Angeles, CA with the team of director Darren Doane (DEFTONES, AFI), producer Jeremy Jackson and editor Dan Dobi. The video illustrates Brian's view on today's metal scene and features appearances from POSEHN members Scott Ian (ANTHRAX / DAMNOCRACY) and Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING). The video can be viewed exclusively at Brian's MySpace page: www.myspace.com/BrianPosehn as part of Brian's stint as the featured comedian this week (7/3 -- 7/9/06) on MySpace Comedy. 'Live In: Nerd Rage' reveals the hilarious observations of a self-professed nerd and life-long fan of heavy metal. Recorded as part of Brian's appearances on the Comedians of Comedy tour, and including a sketch with Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show), 'Live In: Nerd Rage' is Brian at his funniest. 'Live In: Nerd Rage' will be released on July 11th in North America, with an international release to follow in August. 'Live In: Nerd Rage' can be previewed via Brian's MySpace site and its official home on the web www.BriansNerdRage.com
Comedian/Actor Brian Posehn recently completed work on his first music video The video, for POSEHN (Brian's metal band) track "Metal By Numbers" taken from Brian's upcoming CD 'Live In: Nerd Rage', was shot on location in Los Angeles, CA with the team of director Darren Doane (DEFTONES, AFI), producer Jeremy Jackson and editor Dan Dobi. The video illustrates Brian's view on today's metal scene and features appearances from POSEHN members Scott Ian (ANTHRAX / DAMNOCRACY) and Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING). The video can be viewed exclusively at Brian's MySpace page: www.myspace.com/BrianPosehn as part of Brian's stint as the featured comedian this week (7/3 -- 7/9/06) on MySpace Comedy. 'Live In: Nerd Rage' reveals the hilarious observations of a self-professed nerd and life-long fan of heavy metal. Recorded as part of Brian's appearances on the Comedians of Comedy tour, and including a sketch with Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show), 'Live In: Nerd Rage' is Brian at his funniest. 'Live In: Nerd Rage' will be released on July 11th in North America, with an international release to follow in August. 'Live In: Nerd Rage' can be previewed via Brian's MySpace site and its official home on the web www.BriansNerdRage.com
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