Rock And Roll Jihad

I don't think I'm inside my own mind today...

For those of you who live in a hole in the ground or are completely oblivious to current events. The terrorists like Al-Qaeda chose to use the terminology of a "jihad" as a crusifix to describe what their goals are. They're doing what they do for Allah. They're not exactly justified and certainly this is a bit off base with where I'm going with this. They, for one reason or another, feel wronged by the west. They chose to take their claim out on us. Newer groups like this “Indian Mujahideen” who were responsible for the recent attacks in Mumbai, India. Groups like these use "jihad" as a term of fear, a word that identifies their cause. Through force they will bring change.

I feel that terrorism has crept upon us in a different front from an enemy who who instead choses to wear fancy suits and dictate what our general populace will have force fed to them on the worlds radio stations. These suits run the music industry and they create terrorism on a daily basis. Through helping prolong and proliferate the fame of such individuals who undoubtebly SUCK.

Individuals or Bands like: Rihanna, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Nickelback, The Killers, Miley Cyrus, Kid Rock, Metallica, Katy Perry , Hinder, The Jonas Brothers, Linkin Park, T.I, or Ludacris or not to mention the scores of R&B and Rap clones that suck harder and harder with each one that emerges.

It is the pollution of such shit on our radios that has driven down the STANDARD of music. No longer are we blown away by the imagination of bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or The Doors. No, now we have to accept that stuff like Pink, Akon, Three Days Grace, Dave Matthews Band, Seether, Buck Cherry or Creed. And people eat it up, I'm certain that there is an undesirable herd of brainless drones that not only listen to this shit, but they fucking love it!

Then there is the "emo" genre which deserved to be kicked into a Spartain death pit, never to be heard from again. I'm talking to you: Simple Plan, My Chemical Romance. The Used, Papa Roach, Dashboard Confessional, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, and hoardes of shitty copycat bands that should all be burned at the stake!

There is a serious need of a musical revolution. People use the internet more than ever to discover new music. Why hasn't the music industry done ANYTHING to try and boost its sails. People don't want to pay for the shitty music you're peddling as gold and yet you show no sign of effort to turn your situation around. There is no musical talent in all of these bands you push on us. Where are the bands with the vocallists who make us wish we could sing? The drummers who smash the shit out of the shit? The guitarists who can play so good that you'd practically cry at the thought of it. Where's the quality, the emotion, where's the substance.

That song "Love Song" by Sarah Bareilles that's on the radio. Its a shitty song but I kind of like that she wrote it after the record companies told her that her album needed a love song. She wrote that up one morning and the next thing you know its a fucking radio staple.

I know I'm breaking some genre barriers here and I'm trying to keep focused on Rock. There aren't many guitarists out there like Alex Lifeson (Rush) or Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, or Tom Morello, guitarists who just kick ass. There's so few! So here's some bands that do, infact, kick ass like it was meant to be. Nobody that plays anymore reminds me of Hendrix or Jimmy Page. I'd have to say that Zakk Wylde of the Black Label Society, he's a bit more metal stylings but he's got a musical heart that can't be ignored. It plays out in his music and he's an awesome guitarist.

I ask you, please, no, I fucking beg you! STOP LISTENING TO THE SHIT! Boycot the radio, listen with your heart. Don't accept this bullshit that they keep pushing our way. The way I see it, unless something comes along. The music is going to continue to get blander and shittier, and the record companies may continue to lose money, they may not. Until next time, just think about the fucking lame ass Britney Spears song you might be listening to at the moment and I hope it fills your brain with bile!

Fuck you Fall Out Boy!

- Bryce.

Indiana Jones and The Train To Shitsville

I don't think I'm inside my own mind today...

I finally watched Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull and I don't know what to think. It's hit me like a ton of bricks. I've never been especially fond of Indiana Jones. I know people who think he's the greatest but I've always been a Batman/Star Wars kind of guy. I didn't watch Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark until my 18th birthday. I hadn't seen the other two movies until about a month ago.

The original trilogy is much like the original Star Wars trilogy in that its spirit and imagination are unprecedented. They're great films and I like all of them. I was kind of stoked to watch Indiana Jones 4 and then the word of mouth came my way. Negative response after another, I found any shred of hope I may have had for the film dwindling. Was there any hope this was going to be good.

It started out well, I had hope it would carry out some glimmer of promise. The prequel trilogy of Star Wars wasn't the best but it was watchable. This Indiana Jones was not the Indy I knew... This Indy was old, past his prime. He met a young greaser by the name of "Mutt Williams" played by Shia LeBouf of Transformers fame. Mutt wanted Indiana Jones to help him save his mother because nobody else would. Their trail lead Indiana Jones to learn that what he once assumed a myth of the tallest tale was something very real.

I can't disregard the imagination they tried to achieve for this movie. Its certainly no fault to Cate Blanchet who did her best but I liked her better as Crazy Bob Dylan. Was it the throwing the gunpowder into the air to find the highly magnetic box? Was it Shia, swinging through vines with chimpanzee. Or all the "mom" "dad" "family" jokes that even Superman Returns had the courtesy to avoid.

This movie was shameful. I hope they made their money because I certainly didn't pay to watch thsi crap. You can thank the internet for that, or maybe I can blame it. If you are one of those people that loves bad movies. You are in for a treat because Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull serves up some primo viewing trash. If any movie deserves a riff track it's this. I'm very happy that in the same night I watched Silence of The Lambs.

Now there's an awesome movie that EVERYONE should watch.

Next Time, I should have a new video game to talk about. What that will be, I'm unsure yet.

PEACE