If Judge Dredd was not a comic, but a metal band in the late 80s, it would probably sound a lot like Decimator . Anthrax 's "I Am the Law" was the default thrash metal tribute to the cloned law enforcer, but this obscure group took the concept and really ran with it, related lyrics running through both albums of their rather short lived career. As Hawkmoor and Elric were the inspirations...
These days I still wear T-shirts but only under other clothes, I’m no longer happy with the T-shirt as an item on its own. (It doesn’t help that my arms are so skinny they always look awkward depending from a pair of short sleeves.) The irony is that I’ve spent a lot of time over [...]
I'm sure that most of you have realized over the last couple of months that there's recently been a transition in writing here at RotB. Charles Golden was our lead blogger for nearly two years and did a lot more for Revenge of the Birds then most of you realize. The site was in shambles when he took over (Hawk would refer to it as a one-man tea party during game day threads) and has improved dramatically...
Other then a close game in Atlanta, everybody comfortably moved on to another week of picks. The picking gets harder now, and we're getting closer to the end of the season. In case some of you are wondering what will happen should everyone survive at the end, we will continue into the postseason. On the flip side, if everyone were to be eliminated on the same week, we'd just continue picking as normal....
Playlist Hawkwind - Spirit of the Age Mansun - Six Freddie Hubbard - The Body & The Soul Ryan Adams - Rock'n'Roll Bright Eyes - Lifted Allison Moorer - The Ultimate Collection Josh Rouse - The Best of the Rykodisc Years Spirit - Time Circle Billy Cobham - Spectrum Hank Mobley - Poppin' Various - Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration Morse/Portnoy/George - Cover to Cover Polar Bear - Polar Bear Acoustic...
Can you give the industry a grade, like an F to an A+, in terms of the way people have handled Motörhead? Oh, it’s an F. It’s the same with any other band that’s a bit different. The industry has always been fucking surprised by the next breakout band. Like when the Liverpool bands went up—the Mersey Sound was a big craze right, and there was a small scene about Manchester,...
Week 11 proved to be a consensus week for most participants with the Thursday and Monday games being the "swing" games. Bezekira and Red Reign went into Monday 7-0 but Kris Brown's inability to kick field goals gave Bezekira the second "perfect" week in Pick'em history and the full Week Won Point. SenSurround's seven correct gets him into the lead with Bezekira and Drullin'OverDaCards...
We're growing closer and closer to see who becomes the last survivor with three remaining members. If KDean75 wants to win, he'll need the other two to be eliminated first since he is one game behind. After betting on the Bengals last week, manphibian may have jinxed himself when he declared that he could win the league this week because of the other three members all picking the Jaguars. The results...
Here's Robert performing the classic song Robot which appeared on the 1979 Hawkwind album PXR5. THis would be the last Hawkwind album he appeared on (apart from the interminable compilation releases and abysmal crap like Bring m the Head of Yuri Gagarin of course). Shame the sound quality is poor.
Playlist Various - Rock & Pop Jukebox on Shuffleplay Threshold - The Ravages of Time Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels Dar Williams - Edinburgh Setlist Up early and updated this for the last few days... Spent more time projecting on the project - covers, listings, background story etc... Into town with Anne and to the library (sans Dr Prog due to a visit by him to Newcastle for tomorrow's Yes...
Poster by Barney Bubbles for Elvis Costello’s Get Happy!! (1980). Adelita, the publishers of Reasons To Be Cheerful: the life and work of Barney Bubbles, announced this week that Paul Gorman’s essential collection of BB graphics has been named Book of the Year in Mojo magazine: Reasons To Be Cheerful – the acclaimed study of the life [...]
some of this sounds like it was made for the basement. some of this sounds like it was made for the porch. which is to say, dawn of the golden eternity glues together some burnt-out bedroom psyche malarkey with fahey primitive string flicking. which is to say, while not particularly new i just got a [...]
City Hall, Newcastle "We've been waiting for this tour to happen for 100 years," begins the Damned's Captain Sensible, explaining this inspired pairing of two of British rock's most venerable – and notorious – institutions. When they first met in a studio in the 1970s there was an almighty punch-up. "Not between us and them," the guitarist says. "But between Motörhead...
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Brooklyn uneasy dreamer Daniel Lopatin, a/k/a Oneohtrix Point Never, is an electronics mutila...
This has been touted about for a few days, but now from the BBC , I think we can call it more then rumour... The BBC is in talks with the fantasy author Michael Moorcock to write a Doctor Who novel , it has confirmed, he said on his website that the Doctor Who book would appear in 2010. I'll be doing a new Doctor Who novel (not a tie-in) for appearance, I understand, by next Christmas , said Moorcock...
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