urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage Cloud Cloud 2006-04-14T10:14:54Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:163866 2006-04-14T10:14:54Z 2006-04-14T10:14:54Z This is the third livejournal I've had to quit. It has done more than it's fair share of damage now. I think it's time to take my crap elsewhere urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:163351 2006-04-12T14:30:37Z 2006-04-12T14:30:37Z You know, I really really love Red Krayola and I'm very excited about their new album which i have just found on soulseek and will try and download now. Their first album was released 40 years ago. That's scary. This band are the stuff of indie legends.<br /><br />I have decided that I need the new Scott Walker album too<br /><br />and I'm going to give Eagles Of Death Metal's new album a listen urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:163301 2006-04-12T13:58:56Z 2006-04-12T13:58:56Z <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000EMSOXE.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V56968777_.jpg" /><br /><br />Jesu - silver<br /><br />Wow. I must admit I was hardly blown away by Jesu's self titled album or the EP that came before it and when I saw them live supporting Isis they were one of the dullest bands I've ever seen. But, if they had played this EP I would've loved them. These four songs are not only the most accessible songs Justin has maybe ever written, but they are considerably more upbeat than anything else in the Jesu discography. Very strong shoegaze influence on this EP but in amongst the swirling guitar and vocals there's still the crushing desolate sound that was prominent on Jesu's album (think Ride jamming with Pelican.) It's not as huge sounding as the works of Jesu's peers Isis and Pelican, but it's definitely a lot more enjoyable!<br /><br />I highly recommend this.<br /><br />You can download somewhere online for free, hold on I'll find the link<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sidhechapel.be/Silver/">http://www.sidhechapel.be/Silver/</a><br /><br />Enjoy! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:163071 2006-04-11T15:41:48Z 2006-04-11T15:41:48Z "Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me,<br />Other times I can barely see.<br />Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been."<br /><br /><br /><br />Aint never been nothing wrong with the Grateful Dead<br /><br />Nothing<br /><br />So yeah our fridge hasn't been fixed yet. Our landlord says it's cheaper to just buy a new one, but until that gets delivered we have no way of refridgerating any food. All the frozen meat and fish had to be cooked yesterday and the milk and yoghurt had to be thrown out before we all died from salmonela or something like that. It's gross and inconvenient.<br /><br />My lecture was cancelled today because Stan was ill. He lives in Cellardyke which is where that swan was found so he might be the first person in Britain to have bird flu. Probably not.<br /><br />It's another lovely sunny day but for some reason I'm not feeling it. I'm really bored and grumpy. And as much as I adore Queens Of The Stone Age and the Grateful Dead there's only so much they can do. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:162741 2006-04-10T15:40:34Z 2006-04-10T15:41:55Z So,<br /><br />- our fridge freezer is broken, so all the milk is going off and the frozen food is defrosting<br />- my shoes are really falling apart so there's a bit of rubber at the heel which is painfully digging into the back of my foot whenever I walk<br />- the film I watched in anthropology today was utter crap<br />- the lecturers strike is still going on, which means that even though we still get lectures and deadlines no work is being marked and the exams might not take place till June and we might not graduate until August<br />- I don't have any money<br />- I don't have much food<br />- I'm very lonely and have close to zero social life<br />- I haven't had a good nights sleep in what feels like months<br />- the washing machine is leaking again<br />- the lock on the bathroom door is broken<br />- the temperature control of the shower is being temperamental so it seems to only be hot or excrutiatingly hot<br />- the showerhead itself is broken so it's currently being held at a decent height with a bloc of blu-tack which could fall off at any moment<br />...and many more<br /><br />but you know what? I couldn't care less :-) I'm perfectly content to just sit and rock out to Mudhoney. It's a lovely sunny day, not too warm and not windy. I had a nice walk along the beach with my friend Sophie and had a good time chatting to her and watching all the dogs playing in the sand. I've finished my dissertation (even though it might not get marked for several months) and I have a good two weeks before I need to start working on essays and exam revision. And I don't have a lecture on Wednesday so I'll disappear out of town for the day. Hmm. Rock on I guess. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:162503 2006-04-09T22:48:09Z 2006-04-09T22:48:09Z Me: "Hey man, if you get permanent marker on your skin, it washes off right?"<br />David: "Eventually"<br />Me: "Ah ok"<br />David: "Why what did you do?"<br />Me: "Umm. I was bored so I started drawing random stuff on my arm without realising I was using a permanent marker"<br />David: "Silly boy. But yeah it should wash off in a day or two"<br />Me: "Ok. Kinda dissappointed actually. It looks sweet. Might go and get it tattooed"<br />David: "Your call dude" urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:162254 2006-04-09T02:36:45Z 2006-04-09T02:36:45Z You know, I'm really not into fetishes. At least not the whole rubber and S&M thing that most people define as fetish. But I found all these photographers websites which specialise in fetish and erotica photography, and whilst some of them do border on the pornographic, others are really quite stunning.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.punkerotic.com/bodyimage/112.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.punkerotic.com/bodyimage/114.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.punkerotic.com/bodyimage/115.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.punkerotic.com/bodyimage/120.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.punkerotic.com/bodyimage/119.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.punkerotic.com/bodyimage/124.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.punkerotic.com/loveme/lm128.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.punkerotic.com/loveme/lm135.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://elaisted.com/portfolio/carmen--11.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://elaisted.com/portfolio/angie-12.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://elaisted.com/portfolio/tentacle.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://elaisted.com/index8252003.php?g=y">http://elaisted.com/index8252003.php?g=y</a><br /><a href="http://www.punkerotic.com/art.html">http://www.punkerotic.com/art.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.sensualexposures.com/">http://www.sensualexposures.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.craigoddy.com/default.aspx?view=FETISH&sectionIdentifier=bfc641d0-501c-46a2-a1f8-7f8881eb821b">http://www.craigoddy.com/default.aspx?view=FETISH&sectionIdentifier=bfc641d0-501c-46a2-a1f8-7f8881eb821b</a><br /><a href="http://www.disappointedvirginity.co.uk/begin.htm">http://www.disappointedvirginity.co.uk/begin.htm</a><br /><br /><br />That one with the tentacle is just incredible<br /> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:161826 2006-04-08T21:04:35Z 2006-04-08T21:04:35Z Volume 1: Urban Legends, Paranormal Phenomena and Folklore:<br /><br /><br />The Mothman - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman</a><br />Men In Black - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black</a><br />Cow Tipping - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_tipping">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_tipping</a><br />The Chupacabra - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra</a><br />Spring Heeled Jack - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Heeled_Jack">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Heeled_Jack</a><br />The Jersey Devil - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil</a><br />Paul Is Dead - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Is_Dead">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Is_Dead</a><br />Yogic Flying - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogic_flying">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogic_flying</a><br />Levitation - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysical_levitation">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysical_levitation</a><br />Spontaneous Human Combustion - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion</a><br />Ball Lightning - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_Lightning">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_Lightning</a><br /><br /><br />some really cool stuff there.<br /><br />I like stuff like this, hence the Volume 1 title. Volume 2 might be Conspiracy Theories or maybe just Cryptids and Crytozoology.<br /><br />The Paul Is Dead stuff is without a doubt my favourite. It's so far fetched but so supported by information. You know, it's funny how many X-Files episodes were about stuff like this, they had one about the Jersey Devil and one about SHC. They should have had one about some guy committing murders using Yogic Flying. Haha. I remember one about the young guy absorbing lightning and having powers over electricity, wonder what that would come under. Oh and the guy who had no skin pigment so he had to kill people and drain their epidural (sp?) glands.<br /><br />and you know, I really didn't know Men In Black were the basis of a popular legend. I'd never heard of them before the movies. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:161622 2006-04-08T17:33:38Z 2006-04-08T17:33:38Z <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000F3TBIO.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_V55035164_.jpg" /><br /><br />6 years in the making.<br />Continuously pushed back or cancelled or postponed or put off completely.<br />Featuring guest stars ranging from Massive Attack and Nora Jones to Kool Keith, Dan The Automator and Rahzel.<br /><br />Peeping Tom is yet another idea from, as amazon.com says, "noise rock renaissance man" Mike Patton. This is his warped idea of accessible pop music, with a very prominent hip-hop and r'n'b feel to the music (as can be seen from the vast array of guest performers). And you know what, I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that this is the best album Patton has been involved with since his days with Faith No More. It's just spectacular. It's so surprising to hear him return to this radio-friendly music, and this is without a doubt the most accessible album he's ever made. Even though it's been 6 years in the making and hyped to ridiculous standards by many of Patton's followers, the album really does just blow me away. It'll take something very special to be a better album of 2006 (Tool, I'm looking at you). urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:161092 2006-04-07T14:53:54Z 2006-04-07T14:53:54Z Title: "The Anthropology of Punk Rock: Music, Style and Identity in a prominent subculture"<br /><br />Status: Complete!!<br /><br />Length: 8,644 words<br /><br />Definition: Awesome<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />oh yes, it is complete. Thank fuck for that. I am utterly exhausted, mentally and physically. And I've been running about for the past 3 hours sorting it out: buying print credits, printing it (2 copies, altogether 76 pages!!), getting it bound (£8, and I had to walk to the outskirts of town in the pouring rain, officially our first April shower, got absolutely soaked), and finally handing it in.<br /><br />Damn. I need sleep urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:160832 2006-04-06T18:15:28Z 2006-04-06T18:15:28Z Bruce Springsteen - thunder fucking road <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/clash/22697">http://www.nme.com/news/clash/22697</a><br /><br />Harraj Mann from Hartlepool was pulled off a London-bound flight at Durham Tees Valley Airport on March 30. He was questioned under the Terrorism Act after it's believed his choice of music made a taxi driver suspicious.<br /><br />Mann was able to play his own music through the cab's stereo on the way to his flight, but it seems the driver did not approve.<br /><br />"I played Procol Harum's 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' first, which the taxi man liked," Mann explained. "I figured he liked the classics, so I put on Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song'. Then, since I was going to London, I played The Clash ('London Calling') and finished up with 'Nowhere Man' by The Beatles. He didn't like Led Zeppelin or The Clash, but I don't think there was any need to tell the police."<br /><br />It seems The Clash's lyrics which include "War is declared and battle come down", alarmed the cabbie who alerted police, while Led Zeppelin's line about "The hammer of the gods will rive our ship to new lands, to fight the horde", probably didn't help either.<br /><br />Durham Police then acted on "information received" but admitted "by the time it was established the man did not pose a security risk, the plane had taken off", The Mirror reports.<br /><br />Mann, however, said he saw the funny side of the incident, telling his local newspaper the Hartlepool Mail: "I was laughing about it, but all my mates are absolutely furious. It's just left me bemused. I can agree that there's a culture of fear. They acted on the information they had. I'm just frustrated that it happened to me. It's a mystery."<br /><br /><br /><br />Excuse me one monent while I RUPTURE MY SPLEEN WITH LAUGHTER!! That's insane!! That taxi driver was clearly a seriously confused individual. My god, what a country/world. The society of fear indeed urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:160687 2006-04-06T17:07:57Z 2006-04-06T17:07:57Z Big Black - cables <img src="http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0439479801/80s/pics/prendas_books/indie_book.jpg" /><br /><br />I'm not exaggerating when I say that this book is life-changing and has instantly become one of my favourite books of all time. Which is very very strange for me to be saying about a work of non-fiction. Even if you have no idea about the 80s American indie or punk scene, even if you've never heard of Big Black or the Minutemen or Beat Happening, or even if you already know everything about them, it doesn't matter, this book is so well written and so informative that all 13 band profiles are addictively readable.<br /><br />And it just so happens that 12 of the 13 bands can be considered my favourite bands ever. If they'd replaced Beat Happening with the Melvins, this would be my bible.<br /><br />Black Flag<br />The Minutemen<br />Mission Of Burma<br />Minor Threat<br />Husker Du<br />The Replacements<br />Sonic Youth<br />Butthole Surfers<br />Big Black<br />Dinosaur Jr<br />Fugazi<br />Mudhoney<br />Beat Happening<br /><br />The best stories are those of the Black Flag, Dinosaur Jr and the utterly hilarious Butthole Surfers.<br /><br />Incredible book.<br /><br />and thus begins a new life for Rory urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:160483 2006-04-05T00:18:42Z 2006-04-05T00:18:42Z It's not the end of the world<br />Since your baby left you<br />It's gonna be okay<br />You don't need her anyway<br /><br />You're looking around for someone to love<br />So you don't have to face the world alone<br />But give it some time and you might find<br />That you're better off on you own<br />Cause you could be dead right now<br />You could be the stupidest thing in the world<br />But you're not, look at what you've got<br />And stop thinking about that girl<br /><br />You deserve the best, but it's up to you to get it<br />don't settle for less, you know you're gonna regret it<br /><br />It's not the end of the world<br />Since your baby left you<br />It's gonna be okay<br />You don't need her anyway<br /><br />Watching the rube, moping around<br />Might as well be six feet underground<br />You're watching the game go by<br />Waiting for the final score<br />You got the beer commercials memorized<br />So you've probably heard this before<br />But this ain't the TV talking to you<br />It's a friend who's gonna tell you what you can do<br /><br />You deserve the best, but it's up to you to get it<br />don't settle for less, you're the best and don't you forget it<br /><br />I know what you're thinking ... you'll never find another<br />And even if you did, well, you couldn't love her<br />But out there somewhere is the person, place or thing<br />That you need to make you believe in you<br /><br />It's not the end of the world<br />Since your baby left you<br />It's gonna be okay<br />You can find something better anyway<br /><br />Just take your time. and you will find<br />What your life requires<br />Just take your time. and you will find<br />What your heart desires<br />Just take your time. and you will find<br />You will find<br /><br /><br />Thanks Milo. I needed to hear someone say that to me. And you came on my itunes and sang it right to me. Thank you. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:160246 2006-04-04T21:23:42Z 2006-04-04T21:23:42Z My mum went to a fortune teller type person. I think she was a tea leaf reader or something like that. Mainly because one of her friends goes regularly and is constantly surprised by what the woman can pick up. Here's a little excerpt from it - <br /><br />"Hmm. I can see a university. Are you or is someone you know at university?"<br />"Yes my son is"<br />"Ok. He's not doing a very normal degree is he? Something a bit different?"<br />"Yeah I guess that's true"<br />"Sociology or anthropology or one of those?"<br />"Anthropology"<br />"Ok.... he found it a bit hard at first didn't he? Very stressed and so on?"<br />"Yeah I guess you could say that"<br />"But he's doing ok now. Well he was up until recently. Something has happened to him am I right?"<br />"I don't know I haven't spoken to him in a while"<br />"Well he's a bit worried but... is his birthday in June?"<br />"No, May"<br />"Huh. There's definitely something very important happening in June. Really really important, and it's going to be a big celebration and a very happy time for him and you"<br />"He's graduating in June"<br />"Ok that must be it. I can tell it's going to be a very happy time for him. You should be very happy. He's going to pass with a very high grade. He'll be surprised and you'll be very happy"<br /><br />So there you go. Also apparently I should be getting between 7 and 9 thousand pounds in September. Which I will definitely need by then, regardless of how well my graduation goes. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:159678 2006-04-04T00:13:52Z 2006-04-04T00:16:22Z Mission Of Burma - forget Oof. Several hours, 1 litre of Dr Pepper, 1 large sub sandwich, 1 large bar of chocolate and 1600 words of punk later... and Rory feels he has accomplished something.<br /><br />Man, I can work seriously damn hard when I really want/need to.<br /><br />Same thing tomorrow I guess. Maybe with more South Park urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:159263 2006-04-03T22:52:24Z 2006-04-03T22:52:24Z Just got a text message from a number I don't recognise saying:<br /><br />Hi keith alice<br />at our janets<br />house<br /><br /><br />what the fuck? Wrong number methinks urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:159108 2006-04-03T21:11:27Z 2006-04-03T21:11:27Z Big Black - kerosene Ok, I got my huge bottle of Dr Pepper, I got my chocolate, I got my raspberry & white chocolate cookies, I got my books open, I got my internet ready to search for other references, I got my phone switched off and I got my ugly-yet-motivating music (Big Black) turned up to very high volumes... it's time to punk!!<br /><br />and by punk I mean 'write another chapter of my dissertation on The Anthropology Of Punk Rock.'<br /><br />Speaking of which what chapter am I on now..... The Music Of Punk. Sweet. I have to stop myself from being really really geeky here. Keep it simple and then move on to The Scene.<br /><br />Awesome urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:158815 2006-04-03T18:43:58Z 2006-04-03T18:43:58Z Replacements - the ledge Ok, time to get my head around things. Now entering Determination Mode, and damn this fucking cold.<br /><br />wish me luck, I may need it urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:158663 2006-04-02T01:36:55Z 2006-04-02T01:36:55Z <img src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005MHNN.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" /><br /><br />Lolita is a good movie. The movie world is not the same without Stanley Kybrick. And we will always need more actors like James Mason. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:158386 2006-04-01T15:43:46Z 2006-04-01T15:43:46Z fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fucking fuckety fuck urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:158080 2006-03-31T23:56:09Z 2006-03-31T23:56:09Z I'm not going to post this in the album_reviews community because I really can't be bothered. But I just picked up this album - <br /><br /><img src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000ECX0K6.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" /><br /><br />which is the self titled debut album from Witch, also known as the new band which features J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr on drums.<br /><br />I've been anticipating this for a while. And I can safely say that it meets and exceeds all of my expectations.<br /><br />Heavy as a really heavy thing as Strapping Young Lad would say<br /><br />and so the stoner metal revolution goes on urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:157923 2006-03-31T16:28:16Z 2006-03-31T16:28:16Z Songs I am currently in love with:<br /><br />Mission Of Burma - What We Really Were (such a gorgeous song. I keep wanting to mention this band in my dissertation on punk because they really are one of my favourites, but there was always so much more to them than punk so it's hard to find a place to talk about them. I mean come on, harmonies? Tape loops? The artwork of Max Ernst? That never did fit in with american punk. Still, they were as close as america had to the sheer more-punk-than-punk brilliance of Wire)<br /><br />Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown (writing my dissertation and reading up on various punk resources has rekindled my love and respect for Black Flag. Without a doubt the most important american punk band of all time. No question)<br /><br />Fugazi - Promises ("Together we will be forever", "Stupid fucking words. They tangle us in our desires", "Promises are shit", "Go where you think you want to go. Do everything you were sent here for. Fire at will if you hear that call. Touch your hand to the wall at night." "Promises", "Words". This song is near perfect is lyrics, melody, musicianship, sound, mystery, meaning... everything. This song is very very important to me)<br /><br />Billy Bragg - Island Of No Return (I usually don't feel as much for Braggs political songs as much as his love songs, but there's something about this tale of Falklands-war-isolation that really moves me. Maybe it's just the performance. I love the way he sings lines like "Me and the Corporal out on a spree, damned from here to eternity" and "I never thought that I would be, fighting fascists in the Southern Sea, I saw one today and in his hand, was a weapon that was made in Birmingham")<br /><br />Muse - Citizen Erased (whilst I don't consider myself a Muse fan, I could listen to this song several dozen times a day, which I have done for the past week at least. It's just everything I could possibly want from Muse. There's really no point listening to anything else by them, this song is their entire essence distiled into 6 minutes)<br /><br />Biffy Clyro - Eradicate The Doubt, The Ideal Height, Questions & Answers, Bodies In Flight, Now The Action Is On Fire (Scotland seems to have more than its fare share of overlooked indie rock bands, but none moreso than Biffy Clyro. After their first album they were unfairly written off as unoriginal Nirvana/Pixies wannabes. So no one really paid attention to the genre hopping fury of their magnificent second album The Vertigo Of Bliss, which i have recently rediscovered. When I first got it I was impressed but also confused by its inaccessibility, but now I;m utterly in love with it. The unusual time signatures, ridiculous song titles (particulary Toys Toys Toys CHOKE Toys Toys Toys), poignant and memorable lyrics, and sheer bravery of the music is everything I look for in modern indie rock. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:157499 2006-03-30T21:27:28Z 2006-03-30T21:27:28Z oh dear urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:157233 2006-03-29T20:16:51Z 2006-03-29T20:16:51Z <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/dj-shadow/22599">http://www.nme.com/news/dj-shadow/22599</a><br /><br />Damn am I looking forward to that or what? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cloudage:157160 2006-03-29T19:17:13Z 2006-03-29T19:17:13Z Black is the night, metal we fight<br />Power amps set to explode<br />Energy screams, magic and dreams<br />Satan records the first note.<br />We chime the bell, chaos and hell<br />Metal for maniacs pure.<br />Fast melting steel, fortune on wheels<br />Brain haemorrhage is the cure<br />For BLACK METAL<br />lay down your soul to the gods rock `n' roll<br /><br />Freaking so wild, nobody's mild<br />Giving it all that you've got.<br />Wild is so right, metal tonight<br />Faster than over the top.<br />Open the door, enter hells core<br />Black is the code for tonight<br />Atomic force, feel no remorse<br />Trunk up the amps now it's night<br />BLACK METAL<br />lay down your soul to the gods rock `n' roll<br />metal ten fold through the deadly black hole<br />riding hells stallions bareback and free<br />faking our chances with raw energy<br /><br />Come ride the night with us<br />Rock hard and fight<br />United my legions we stand<br />Freak hard and wild for us<br />Give up your souls<br />Live for the guest satans band<br /><br />Against the adds, black metal gods<br />Fight to achieve our goal<br />Tasting a spell, leather and hell<br />Black metal gods rock `n' roll<br />Building up steam, nuclear screams<br />War-heads are ready to fight<br />Black leather hounds, faster than sound<br />Metal our purpose in life.<br />BLACK METAL<br />lay down your soul to the gods rock `n' roll<br />BLACK METAL<br /><br /><img src="http://www.blackmetal.com/evilshop/bmstore/scans0902/venombp.jpg" /><br /><br />Venom are awesome!! Seriosuly, Slayer learned everything they know from Venom's first two albums, "Welcome To Hell" and "Black Metal"<br /><br />But although they coined the phrase, they did not invent black metal as a genre. They're a thrash metal band with terrible production and over-the-top satanic lyrics. But fucking hell do they rock! Harder than most bands they inspired. Certainly a band who never take themselves too seriously, which is always a good thing in my book.