Thursday, August 18, 2005
For Those About To Rock
Greetings, music lovers, it's time to check in on the world of pop, rock, hip-hop, soul, funk, and polka with another SoCon Rockin' Music Update!
Members of mega-popular Canuck power-pop band Nickelback recently stopped by MTV studios to talk about Side of a Bullet, their newest super-catchy, radio ready steamin' slab of Canadian bacon! Side of a Bullet is a moving tribute to Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, guitarist for metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, who was killed by a fan during a concert in December, 2004. Nickelback's guitarist, singer, song-writer, mascot, cover-boy and spokesman Chad Kroeger penned the song shortly after Abbott's death, and the eloquent lyrics express his vulnerable pain:"The windows dirty, the mattress stinks
This ain't no place to be a man,
Ain't got no future, ain't got no past,
And I don't think I ever can.
The floor is filthy the walls are thin.
The wind is howling in my face
The rats are peeling, I'm losing ground
Can't seem to join the human race.
I'm living in a hell hole."
Oh, wait... I'm sorry, those are actually the lyrics to Hell Hole by Spinal Tap. The lyrics to Nickelback's Side of a Bullet are as follows:
"How could you take his life away
What made you think you had the right?
How could you be so full of hate
To take away somebody's life?
When I heard you let him die
and leave the world, I wondered why..."
Wait, let me double-check, those might be Spinal Tap lyrics, too...
Nope, it says right here that those are the real lyrics to the Nickelback song.
Anyway, Nickelback fans are sure to be moved and touched by this moving, touching tribute from mover and toucher, Chad Kroeger.
Hip-hop producer and performer, actor, clothing mogul, politico and formerly relevant celebrity Sean Combs has announced that he's changing his name once again. In the 1990's, Combs was known in hip-hop circles as "Puff Daddy," but was also referred to as "Puffy," "Puff," and "Coo Coo For Cocoa Puff" Combs. In 2001, after a lengthy trial in which he was convicted of dating Jennifer Lopez, Combs changed his name to "P. Diddy" in order to make a fresh start. Now, Combs has dropped the P. "The P was getting in between us. We had to move the P. We had to simplify it. Diddy is more personal," Diddy told APTN. "We are entering into the age of Diddy." Combs revealed that he'd finally decided on the nom de dumb "Diddy" after considering other choices, such as "D. Piddy," "Pee Diddle," "Poo Dootie," and "Poodle Puddle."Close examination of the two bands proved the claim to be warranted when, after first examining pictures of one group...
and then the other...
I completely forgot which was the real band and which was the pretend band.
Slipknot's potential legal action is not primarily a matter of commercial viability or copyright infringement. Rather, the band is concerned first and foremost with the health and wellbeing of their fans. If heavy metal fans are known for anything, it's good nutrition. Eating these so-called "chicken fries" could be the beginning of a slippery slope that might result in headbangers drinking carbonated colas, consuming candy, or even, God forbid, using tobacco products.
In response, Burger King has filed a federal suit against Slipknot, seeking a judgment that the Coq Roq commercial promotion "does not violate any rights, including rights of publicity or trademark rights" of Slipknot. Asked for a comment, shock rock creator Alice Cooper said that he hoped to "get in at least nine holes today before the rain hits."
And that's it for today's SoCon Rockin' Music Update! Catch you next time, music lovers!
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I like Slipknot's music, but visually they're such a gimmicky joke, barely a notch above the Insane Clown Posse. Honestly, K.I.S.S. is probably the only band that pulled off the whole makeup/costume thing, and maybe Alice Cooper. Nowadays, it just looks silly. Or maybe I'm just getting old.
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OhyMyGosh, I totally thought they WERE Insane Clown Posse. I mean, my head is all confused now. Wait, isn't there another creepy band with costumes? Other than Slipknot and ICP? Oh, fozzizzle my shazzizzle, I'm really old.
Too funny! Hell Hole! Spinal Tap!
"I for one do not think the problem was that the band was down. I think the problem *may* have been that there was a Stonehenge monument in danger of being crushed -- by a dwarf!"
"I for one do not think the problem was that the band was down. I think the problem *may* have been that there was a Stonehenge monument in danger of being crushed -- by a dwarf!"
Your pain-free back has inspired your writing!
The Puff Daddy - P. Diddy stuff is just laughable. He and Prince (with that stupid symbol) come off as morons.
Well, they're laughing all the way to the bank.
I remember when that guitarist was killed. My son has a video interview of him, and he played it for me. How terrible for someone to do that.
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The Puff Daddy - P. Diddy stuff is just laughable. He and Prince (with that stupid symbol) come off as morons.
Well, they're laughing all the way to the bank.
I remember when that guitarist was killed. My son has a video interview of him, and he played it for me. How terrible for someone to do that.
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