Archive for the 'heavy metal' Category
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SLAYER, the GREATEST FUCKING METAL BAND PERHAPS OF ALL FUCKING TIME EXCEPT FOR MAYBE IRON FUCKING MAIDEN AND BLACK FUCKING SABBATH, will be on the Sound of Young America tonight at 9:00 PM EST (9/13/2010).
I am simultaneously delighted, BECAUSE IT’S FUCKING SLAAAAAAYAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!, and horrified, because WTF, Slayer on NPR for an INTERVIEW?
But it’s an excuse [...]
Read More..>>Ronnie James Dio, Legend of Metal, Dead at 67
Ronnie James Dio, a legend of heavy metal, died yesterday from stomach cancer at the age of 67. It’s a terribly sad end for one of the genre’s true innovators. Dio popularized the “heavy metal horns” sign:
… and never stopped performing. I saw Dio about two years ago on the Heaven and [...]
Read More..>>How to Know When Health Care Reform is Dead
Since late last week, my inbox has been flooded with advocacy/fundraising pieces from Planned Parenthood, NOW, NARAL, the Democratic Party, HCAN, and pretty much every other interest group with a dog in the health care fight. Every single one of them has some version of “It’s not over yet!”
That’s how you know it’s over: [...]
The Gibbetted Captain Kidd
Speaking of gibbetting pirates, Tim Kelly sent me a video for my favorite Scissorfight song, “The Gibbettted Captain Kidd”.
And yes, I’ll fucking join fucking facebook, alright? Jeez louise!
Return of the Friday Video! The Bags: Big Wig
The Bags, live 9/20/08: Big Wig
I lost my copy of their re-released The Bags ‘89, available here. It’s really impossible for me to fully articulate what a great band The Bags are, and how great their 1989 eponymous release is. It’s really something you have to hear for yourself. As Tim Kelly [...]
Can’t Bring Me Down
Suicidal T’s, “You Can’t Bring me Down”
Yeah the video’s goofy, but it’s such a rockin’ chunk of metal.
And like the man says,
And let me tell you something
Before you go taking a walk in MY world, you better take a look at the real world
Cause this aint no Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
Can you say “feel like [...]
I Don’t Know… Could You Make It Sound a Little More… EEEEEEVIL?
Cradle of Filth, “From Cradle to Enslave
This band is really pretty evil. And this video is scary.
Demassek
The lead guitar player of Demassek and I were in a band together in high school.
Demassek gets their name from a high school yearbook. Apparently, one Tony Demassek, whose metal mullet had magnificent plumage, was the student voted “Most Likely to Rock”.
You can’t go wrong with a name like that.
Thursday Vid: System of a Down
My friend Michelle’s 14 year old son likes metal as much as he likes bluegrass (the kid’s a great bass player), and burned me a bunch of his favorite cds. I admit I didn’t really care for the Korn stuff all that much, and Rancid’s just not my bag (although I did open up [...]
Read More..>>R.A.M.O.N.ES.
Motorhead, Live 2004, paying tribute to the late great Ramones, probably THE most influential punk band ever
and hey why the hell not, Ace of Spades too. I’m in a metal mood.
