Wire is coming to SF

Yay! I wonder if I can go. Hadn't thought of that really. Can angels make appearances at rock shows? I mean, if I just stay in the audience?

I HAVE to get to this show!!! I love Wire!!! I mean, I heard them before I started my metal phase, so Wire comes first. What a great band. It looks like they put on a great show from the pictures I've seen.

I'm liking their new record a great deal too.

A 62-year-old monk from Milan releases second heavy metal album

I know I know but it's TRUE!! Isn't this GREAT?? Just goes to show you that anyone from anywhere can make any kind of music. The world is a vast wonderland of unexplored miracles, and this is one of them.

This monk, Cesare Bonizzi, saw Metallica 15 years ago and it changed his life. He decided to become a heavy metal singer, and to inspire people to live life to the fullest through his music. I believe he's correct. I heard Joe Strummer say the same thing once ~ that rock & roll has an unspoken message ~ that's it's fun to be alive.

Find the full story and see Cesare singing with his band here.

Sybris.......me likey

Hey these kids are pretty great! So exciting to find music I like made by musicians who aren't fronting with some stupid ass fake performance to sound cool. i.e. most of the girl singers I hear these days.

Was that a weird sentence? Anyhow, there are shades of Sonic Youth here, but in a much more digestible arrangement. I could never wrap my mind around Sonic Youth, but me and Sybris have an understanding. The first thing that grabbed me was Angela's voice. She really knows how to get the most out of her vocals, and successfully navigates many emotional storms in their songs.

I listened to some of their latest release, Into the Trees on Absolutely Kosher Records, and it's a very dynamic, original sounding record. The rest of the band is top notch, and enjoyed the production on the record too. Really understated but powerful use of effects.

Sybris is currently touring through the midwest, but watch for them. When they come through you town be sure and catch a show.

20 Bands Who Need to Go the Fuck Away Now

Found this on fuzz.com, The Fix website. Couldn't of said it better myself! They even talk about the Devil and the crossroads in this article. Hey and if you want to know more about the Devil, be sure and check out Robert Johnson. In the meantime, here's a link to the article and the entire 20 bands.....it's a great read!

It's time for the record companies to stop playing with themselves and start playing with others. My own offering to the Dark Lord would be:

1. The Jonas Brothers
2. Miley Cyrus
3. U2
4. Beyonce
5. Avril Lavigne
6. Mariah Carey (the pariah)
7. Christina Aguilera
8. Stone Temple Pilots
9. Velvet Revolver
10. P. Diddy (widdy woo)
11. Evanescence
12. Kanye West
13. Alicia Keys
14. Usher
15. Dave Mathews
16. Reel Big Fish
17. Foo Fighters
18. Metallica
19. Linkin Park
20. Madonna

I didn't put Britney Spears on this list because her last record was actually pretty good. The rest of these folks have GOT to go. Wouldn't it be a better world???