Yesterday evening I was at a concert with the Indian heavy band Bloodywood. If you get a chance to see them, I highly recommend it – they are full of energy. Of course, it didn’t harm that their first song on their playlist was Dana Dan, an aggressive anti-sexual assault song.
Kris Kristofferson died a couple of days ago, and the world is somewhat poorer for it. He was a talented songwriter and actor, and by all records a decent human being, fighting for a better world.
Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88
Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died.
Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was 88.
McFarland said Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by his family. No cause was given.
Starting in the late 1960s, the Brownsville, Texas native wrote such country and rock ‘n’ roll standards as “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night,” “For the Good Times” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” Kristofferson was a singer himself, but many of his songs were best known as performed by others, whether Ray Price crooning “For the Good Times” or Janis Joplin belting out “Me and Bobby McGee.”
One thing I will always remember Kris Kristofferson for, is that he supported Sinéad O’Connor when very few others did, Sinéad O’Connor would of course turn out to be right
A couple of days ago a new collab between Babymetal and Electric Callboy came out. I have watched it numerous times since then – it is everything I love about those two bands, but multiplied
Just a nice little Halloween themed music video
TW: Suicide
I have been laid low with laryngitis, so I have spent some time surfing the internet, and I came across a new music video from Linkin Park. It is not a new song, rather it is 20 years old, but it has not been released before now, and it hits hard, because of what has happened in those twenty years.
This is a song where you can feel the pain of Chester Bennington, who committed suicide in July 2017, just two months after the suicide of his friend Chris Cornell. It is like hearing the voice of a ghost, but from when he was alive, sharing his anguish with the world.
RIP Chester.
If you want to revisit the life and death of Chester Bennington, I think this Rolling Stones article is pretty good.
A little fun gem I came across on the internet today
We are only 14 days into 2023, but I have already bought tickets for several concerts next year
As you can see, the concerts are definitely towards the heavier side of music, but there is also Fallulah, who is not heavy metal at all.
Bridges is probably her most well known song, but she is soon releasing new music
I am hoping to fill up with more concerts as I get further into the year. I also hope to do a bit of traveling, so I also need to make sure that I have time for that.
Last year, I went to Copenhell during the summer, but didn’t see much else, until the end of the year, where I finished strong with the Hu and Behemoth/Arch-enemy (with Carcass as support), both of which were absolutely fantastic. Live music is such an powerful experience.
Let me know if there are any concerts that I shouldn’t miss in Copenhagen, and surrounding areas, in 2023.
There is a new Rammstein music video out
Content warning: violence, religious imagery
Usually I have some understanding of the underlying messages of Rammstein videos, but in this case, I am at a loss.
I think we can all get behind the message!
Rammstein has release their new album Zeit on April 29th, and at the same time they released their first single/music video Angst (fear), which I interpretate to be a comment on racist fears of “black men”.
I based my interpretation on both the lyrics and the video (especially the ending). You can see both the German lyrics and the English translations at Loudwire, which somehow completely misses the references to racism, and thinks that:
Here “Angst” tackles the age-old fictional monster the bogeyman, which is known as “The Black Man” in other cultural depictions around the world, including Germanic folklore.
Read More: Read English Translation of Lyrics to Rammstein’s ‘Angst’ | https://loudwire.com/rammstein-angst-english-translation-lyrics/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral
It is extremely rare that you should only think of the naïve interpretation of a Rammstein song – they usually have layers and layers, often quite critical of the society they live in.
