The Dynamites: Burn it Down
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Author in Album Review
The Dynamites
Burn it Down
Outta Sight
Funky and soulful, The Dynamites’ Burn it Down is an awesome musical anachronism. This release boasts all the groove and passion of funk and soul from a bygone era. At the forefront is the phenomenally powerful voice of Charles Walker, but the dynamites are much more than a vocal showcase; funky guitars and a lusty brass section give Burn it Down a rich, multi-layered sound exploding with energy and a generous helping of groove. The Dynamites usher funk into the new millennium with [...]
Recycled Content?
Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Dallas VonKillbot in Blog
I found this post somewhere on the net about the used of recycled content. I don’t really see what the problem is, those damn leftists are always telling me to recycle, reduce and reuse.
Growing up (occasionally) reading my local daily paper beyond the comics section, it struck me how much of the news was regurgitated. It seems even back then, the Associated Press wrote at least one third of the Sacramento Bee.
I haven’t really picked up the Bee since I moved from Sacramento a decade or so ago (or pretty [...]
Original Thought In The Blogosphere and The Room Of Endless Mirrors.
Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by spencer in Apocalypse, Art
Growing up (occasionally) reading my local daily paper beyond the comics section, it struck me how much of the news was regurgitated. It seems even back then, the Associated Press wrote at least one third of the Sacramento Bee.
I haven’t really picked up the Bee since I moved from Sacramento a decade or so ago (or pretty much any other newspaper besides the Synthesis or the CN&R, for that matter) but I imagine the margin of original content to canned hasn’t improved.
But then I look at our blog [...]
Suicidal Jackson Fans?
Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by Dallas VonKillbot in Apocalypse, Idiocy, Music
I get it. MJ was (is?) essentially the most iconic figure in music ever… I realize he made Thriller. But honestly, attempting suicide over the dude’s death?! I find it so incredibly strange that somewhere on this planet prior to his death, people were sitting in their houses blasting Off The Wall 24/7 while worshiping a hair doll of Jacko. Do these people realize that he hasn’t made a socially relevant record since 95’s History? Do they forget the dude was a drug addict [...]
Suck On This, Cheney
Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by Dallas VonKillbot in Blog, How's Business, Politics
On my daily stroll through Faux Fox News today, I saw a little link that was in a sea of “Obama Is Power Crazy” and “Democrats Are Nazi Zombie” posts that looked like it could use some attention. I clicked the little guy, and came to a delightful read about how Halliburton was bribing the Nigerian government for private contracts north of $6 billion. The fine for the crime was around $402 million.
For those of you who don’t know, we call that illegal. Now if only we [...]
Leonard Cohen Continues His Bad-Assery, Donates Monies To Fire Victims
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by spencer in Environment, Lifestyle, Music
For the benefit of teeny-boppers who have no idea who Leonard Cohen is, and doubtlessly could care less even if they were familiar, I’ve occasionally posted blogs celebrating the singer/songwriter’s total bad-assery. Stepping up his game, Cohen donated more money than I will make in two decades to the Victoria, Australia fire victims.
From BBC:
Singer Leonard Cohen has donated A$200,000 (£90,000) to aid victims of the Australian bushfires.
Cohen is currently touring across Australia, performing his final concert on Tuesday in Melbourne.
The star’s tour promoter said Cohen hoped the contribution would go [...]
Axl Rose Is Pissed… Again
Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by Dallas VonKillbot in Music
Axl Rose recently did his first interview after the release of Chinese Democracy with Billboard Magazine. In the 5 page web piece, Axl makes a whole lot of excuses of why the record took so long to put out, blaming everyone from the record companies to the lack of a proper work space. The true shocker of the whole article is that Axl is still pissed off at Slash and negates any rumor at a formal G’n'R reunion. The whole thing seems to translate into a [...]
Russia Keeps Getting Pissed
Posted on 20. Aug, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in War
With their recent pwning of Georgia, the Russian bear has awakened from a two-decade hibernation to rattle its sabers at the United States, threating to go “beyond diplomacy” in response to the recent US-Polish agreement on building a strategic missile shield in Poland’s, just 115 miles from Russian soil:
Russia says its response to the further development of a U.S. missile shield in Poland will go beyond diplomacy.Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the U.S. missile shield plans are clearly aimed at weakening Russia.
The U.S. says the missile defense system [...]
