Oh, and Lars Ulrich is still a douchebag!
When KISS Was Cool - In-Store Appearance For Muscular Dystrophy at Peaches Records - August 14, 1976
Here’s a slab of ultra-rare KISS from the band’s absolute musical peak… the ‘Destroyer’ era. At this point in the band’s career it was practically impossible to see them made-up like this at a record store signing but the band made a successful appearance at the Peaches Record Store for the Muscular Dystrophy charity.
Tired of the same old Goth chicks? Wanna take it a little more extreme? Then this wild photo shoot of the Black Metal Barbies starring Betina Kafer & Sophie Rutenberg might be more up your (dark) alley!
The classic Number of the Beast era of Iron Maiden. Those were the days!
Iron Maiden will have a special edition of the CNN show ‘Revealed’ dedicated in their honour, the first time that any band has been featured on the show.
Following the band around South America, the show will trace the history of Maiden from the beginning, as well as catching up with Maiden on their ‘Somewhere Back In Time’ tour.
However, there’s no need to panic if you don’t receive CNN through your television set. The news broadcasters website will be showing the show in full via three episodes on their official website.
Visit the CNN website here for more details. Or click to watch each segment of the special below:
Iron Maiden Revealed Part 1
Iron Maiden Revealed Part 2
Iron Maiden Revealed Part 3
Here’s more classic KISS from 1974. With only two albums under their (studded) belts, the band were performing a blistering set from ‘Hotter Than Hell’ and the debut self-titled ‘KISS’ records!
Check out these amazing pics after the jump!
Continue reading ‘When KISS Was Cool - Georgia Tech’s Alexander Colliseum - December 1, 1974′
Tonight is the opening for an exhibition of 30 photographs by Peter Beste called True Norwegian Black Metal. The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the launch and of his first book also titled ‘True Norwegian Black Metal’.
The book will include 126 Norwegian Black Metal Photographs; an introduction by Metalion of Slayer Magazine; Essays by Editor Johan Kugelberg and Peter Beste; 3 Panel foldout black metal time line by Tara G Warrior; 32 page section of old black metal ephemera including rare and obscure photographs, flyers, letters, and interviews.
True Norwegian Black Metal
Deluxe Limited edition of 666
Includes hand numbered silkscreened slipcase (measuring 11.25″ x 14.25″)
20×26? silkscreened black metal logo poster
Signed 8×10 Peter Beste print
$200 USD
Regular hardcover edition can be purchased for $38.40 on Amazon.
From the press release:
In the last two decades a bizarre and violent musical subculture called Black Metal has emerged in Norway. It has its roots in a heady blend of splatter movies, heavy metal music, Satanism, Pagan mythology and adolescent angst. In the early-mid 1990’s, members of this extremist underground committed murder, burned down medieval wooden churches, and desecrated graveyards. What started as juvenile frenzy came to symbolize the start of a war against Christianity, a return to the worship of the ancient Norse gods, and the complete rejection of mainstream society.
American documentary photographer Peter Beste has spent the last eight years working in the milieu of this insulated and secretive community. Beste’s access and insight into this community has been without precedent, resulting in an amazing photographic journey. Beste has earned the respect and trust of this impenetrable, suspicious and often elitist society. True Norwegian Black Metal is a visual testimonial to this subculture. Peter Beste and editor Johan Kugelberg have created a unique photographic narrative that explores black metal from a truly visceral perspective.
My first foray into the world of H.R. Giger happened in 1985. A good friend of mine who went under the affectionate monicker of ‘Mick The Wiz’, (due to his dabbling in all things that go bump in the night and his fondness for Aleister Crowley) - bought for my birthday Giger’s Necronomicon II book.
I remember turning the pages of that book and literally being blown to hell at the sheer majesty and darkness at the artwork before me. It was all so spellbinding and mezmerising. I had never seen anything like that and still to this day, Giger is unparalleled.
Having been a fan all these years, two years ago I approached Giger’s manager with an offer to re-do the official Giger website. I was shocked when I got a response from his manager Les Barany who had looked over some of my work and was to speak to Giger about us working together on a new site.
After some emails back and forth… it didn’t all pan out and the same (horrid) site remained, but I felt I had come close to working with one of my heroes. Heck, I would do the site for free if need be because just to be working for someone so artistically dark and amazing - would have been a dream come true.
But I digress. (I do that alot!)
There is a new documentary titled ‘H.R. Giger Revealed’.
Whether it’s Ridley Scott’s award-winning Alien (based on his work Necronom IV) or the artwork for Debbie Harry’s solo album, Celtic Frost’s albums or the obscenity-lawsuit attracting cover for the Dead Kennedy’s Frankenchrist, we have all at one time or another been exposed to the dark and wonderfully twisted world of Swiss painter, sculptor and set designer Hans Ruedi Giger.
Documentary director David Jahn started work as an assistant at Giger’s studio in Zürich in 2000. After his departure back to the Czech Republic he co-operated with Giger as an initiator and consultee of the Prague exhibition which took place 14th April – 13th September 2005 at the National Technical Museum.
Jahn proposed to Giger to produce a DVD that would map his work and current life. The shoot took place at Giger’s studio in Zürich and in Gruyéres, where the H.R. Giger museum and bar is located.
Footage includes an interview with Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs, Debbie Harry (Blondie) recounting how their collaboration came about, Ridley Scott’s candid description of the moment he saw Necronomicon and realised his search for the perfect ‘Alien’ had ended and numerous interviews with fellow artists at the openings of his Paris and Prague exhibitions.
Initially his monochromatic canvasses depicting surreal, nightmarish dreamscapes (often displaying fetishistic, sexual imagery which have garnered him a large following in the gothic, occult and dark-burlesque scenes) were predominantly created by airbrush whereas later work has been created using markers, ink and pastel colours. His most distinctive stylistic innovation is that of a representation of human bodies and machines in a cold, interconnected relationship described as biomechanical. Often the result of visions he has had through the sleep disorder known as night-terrors, it is no wonder that film makers from the darker end of the spectrum (Alien, Dune, Poltergeist II, Species) have so often sought to collaborate with him when looking to achieve their vision.
The authors do not avoid the particular developmental periods of Giger’s work, however, the main purpose was not to create the artist’s biography. What they have achieved is an authentic perspective on the peculiar world of this ground breaking Swiss artist.
There was a time where new music from Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails would only occur every 5 years. The wait was always agonizing and enough to try the patience of even the most ardent and devout fan. But with overwhelming anticipation, we waited. And waited. And waited. But that’s not to say that Reznor wasn’t busy. In between albums, there’s always been NIN goodness released in the form of videos, DVDs, soundtracks and the like.
But now that the man has been released from the shackles of the record company, he’s become one prolific mofo churning out and giving away music almost on a monthly basis!
A couple of weeks ago, the official Nine Inch Nails site featured a free download of the track ‘Discipline’. It was a decent enough track and featured in its ID tags a hint of more to come. May 5 was the date and the site also began hinting that something big was gonna land on this day.
And here we are. A new Nine Inch Nails album is there for the taking. No catches. No shitty quality files. Here it is. All yours. Download it. Enjoy it.
Wow!
So on first listen, I’ll wait a while before I review it proper, but it is great! At this point, I am still trying to get my head around it all as I still hadn’t fully digested the Ghosts album of several weeks ago.
Exciting times indeed to be a NIN fan.
Now, let’s see Radiohead try and top this one hey?
The music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. All options are free. All downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.
Tracklisting:
999,999
1,000,000
Letting You
Discipline
Echoplex
Head Down
Lights In The Sky
Corona Radiata
The Four Of Us Are Dying
Demon Seed
Released under Creative Commons license.
Written by Trent Reznor.
Performed by Trent Reznor, Josh Freese, Robin Finck, and Allesandro Cortini.
Produced by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder.
“we encourage you to remix it share it with your friends, post it on your blog, play it on your podcast, give it to strangers, etc.”
Continuing on in our When KISS Was Cool series, here’s some KISS goodness from 1974. Live in Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom, June 1974!
Continue reading ‘When KISS Was Cool - Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom - June 22, 1974′
Ok so I wasn’t too impressed with the first Incredible Hulk trailer that was released several weeks ago but now, there’s another one. And you know what? This one seems to really hit the mark.
Its been a pretty hit and miss affair for Marvel Studios when it comes to superhero movies. They scored big with the Spiderman and X-Men franchises but also delivered dross like Daredevil, The Hulk (who is undergoing a reboot with Ed Norton in the lead-role as we speak) and the godawful utter crap that was the two Fantastic Four movies.
So where does Iron Man slot in? Well, its definitely in the hit department I can assure you! I was lucky enough to score a couple of tickets to the Melbourne Premiere and was very much looking forward to seeing this flick. I’ve always had a soft spot for Robert Downey Jnr. and have followed with interest director John Favreau’s fanboy passion on creating this movie.
Alongside Downey Jnr comes a stellar cast featuring Terence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow but it is really Robert’s movie. Full of charm and wit and a downright rascally attitude that steals nearly every scene within and without the amazing Iron Man suit, this is a welcome return to form to one of Hollywood’s fallen stars and he nails the Tony Stark character perfectly.
It will be interesting to see if future Iron Man movies (trust me, there’s gonna be at least another couple more going on the strength of this one alone) will tackle Tony Stark’s vulnerability and ultimate demise into acute alcoholism and other personal difficulties.
But for now and as expected, this movie deals with Iron Man’s origin which has been updated to tie in with Bush’s ‘War On Terror’. (ahem!) It’s based in Afghanistan where Stark is critically injured and captured by terrorists. In the comic books Iron Man’s origins have been re-written several times. In the original 1963 story it was Vietnam. In the 90’s it was the Gulf War and now in the movie, Afghanistan.
There’s plenty of action and some wicked gadgets to get every geek, nerd and fanboy salivating at the bit. This is a true blockbuster in every sense of the word and a highly entertaining romp into superhero geekdom! I loved every single minute of it!
Oh, and word to the wise… don’t leave till the credits finish ok?
New South Wales Police have launched a confronting new campaign urging people to pay attention when crossing the road while listening to iPods and using mobile phones.
The graphic campaign, running on the NSW Police website, includes a series of posters showing people lying lifeless on the road with a white headphone cable snaking around their bodies like a chalk outline.
“Recent growth in the use of portable media players and mobile phone usage has led to a need for greater awareness among both pedestrians and motorists to ensure these new technologies don’t lead to a rise in pedestrian accidents,” NSW Chief Traffic Services Commander John Hartley said.
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