life ends at 27
I though Prince was a musician who got it, but apparently he doesn’t. Stunts like this will only cost him legitimate fans.
Trent Reznor, on the other hand, is one of few artists who gets it and has the balls, knowledge and integrity to do the right thing. He is the man.
Always a tragedy when music dies.
This is my favourite non-opera memory of the maestro, a fantastic duet between the opera singer and the astrophysicist.
Indeed, the thermochrome CD is very nice. Unfortunately… the tropical climate of Singapore renders it useless. I need to hold the CD up to the air conditioner to cool it down enough.
That said, I’ve recently discovered our local band The Observatory released their album second album Blank Walls with a thermochrome cover. Very nice, and all along I was thinking that the ink used was just especially susceptible to oily fingers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SCZv7786KY
Monstrous technique and a thick, fat groove. I love how the regular drummer is just standing behind and sorta shuffling his feet (I should just go be a pizza deliveryman or something).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqzfZPLZw4
Duh Magnet
“It’s got Power, Dragon and Flame in it! Triple Threat, man!”
“AWESOME!” *mad riffs all round*
loser-x
dude…that video would be embarrassing for a singapore band
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Singapore bands have trouble making ends meet, hence dignity is more impt. [:)]
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Finished the PotDF mtv. It was truly a masterpiece. [:)]
loser-x
“There’s just no way that we can win, that was a masterpiece.”
Duh Magnet
Seriously, I think most metal songs should only have videos using concert footage, there’s no other way to make it non-ridiculous.
loser-x
or just a straightforward performance video
Duh Magnet
Assuming limited budget, competence and imagination, that is.
loser-x
but given their “moves”, that would be embarrassing too
Duh Magnet
I like the “finger rings round eyes” gestures. Seriously….
With his mind he’s saying, no more
With his heart he’s saying, no more
With his life he’s saying, no more war
With his eyes he’s saying, no more
With his body he’s saying, no more
With his voice he’s saying, no more war
At the Kokua Festival in Waikiki, Hawaii, 21st April 2007, Eddie Vedder debuted this song which was composed just a few days prior. A very passionate song, and obviously inspired by the work he is doing for the documentary Body of War.
Edit: The official title of the song is No More.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDDgkqWUIxw
Alex Skolnick? Who is that? You may remember him as the guitar prodigy who joined thrash metal legends Testament at age 16.
So, what has he been up to? How about being involved in a jazz guitar trio interpreting metal and rock “standards”. Crazy idea? Maybe, but I know I like it.
Here’s the Alex Skolnick Trio delivering a jazzed up War Pigs.
One day I feel I’m on top of the world
And the next its falling in on me
I can get back on
I can get back home
One day I feel I’m ahead of the wheel
And the next its rolling over me
I can get back on
I can get back home
The lead off single from the upcoming album Snakes & Arrows. Some very tasty riffs in there. Can’t wait for the release of the album proper on the 1st of May.
Hopefully it is better mastered than the last studio album Vapor Trails which was horribly over-compressed. There are rumours of a remastered version but for now it remains just that, rumours, not hard news. Come on record label guys, do the right thing.
This is the song that made me want to master the guitar. The video quality is atrocious, so just close your eyes, listen to the music and fly away.
Surely Jimi must have been channeling the music from somewhere not of this earth. That bit about me mastering the guitar? Still working on it.
There is really only one thing I can quote:
I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away
R.I.P. Brad, and thanks.
Update: It was a suicide. Damned shame.