Saturday, June 28, 2008

Terrorism and its many nipples… And Mars!

Goede Morgen! (Sort of.)

Look, MARS!



I was just watching CNN for my daily dose of bullshit, when I saw the news about North Korea's nuke plant being, er, nuked (sort of). I watched the video of the cooling tower, which seems to have been a pretty nifty job all round. The U.S. State Dept had some goons there, no doubt the 9/11 squad helping bring the thing down.

But this act takes North Korea off the U.S.'s terrorist list, "The move came just 24 hours after Pyongyang handed in its long-awaited nuclear declaration and after President Bush responded by lifting some sanctions and removing North Korea from the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism." Er… Hold on, does getting rid of a nuke plant mean you've automatically stopped sponsoring terrorism? Does having one automatically mean you are? Does that mean the French, who have many nuke plants, or the British or the Yamericans are sponsors of terrorism?

Well, we know the U.S. is for sure, which is why I wonder why anyone takes their list of terror states seriously. There's only one name on the rest of the world's 'Dangerous Nations' list.

And let us not forget some of the famous faces who've come and gone from the U.S. terror list. Nelson Mandela's ANC used to be top terror types, when the U.S. was propping up the Apartheid regime. My, how times change, huh?

*EDIT* After a swifty check I found THIS, which points out that Nelson Mandela is STILL a terrorist in the eyes of the U.S. State Department. If only he had a nukeulur power plant to blow up, he could fast-track himself off the list. No doubt he's still on it because his prisoner number was 46664 — Bush's numerologist is afraid of 6s…? So, when does Osama get his big party for liberating Afghanistan? *END OF EDIT*

And in a final act of indignity, the bees actually are disappearing, which is very strange, since it's also happening in Doctor Who and that film by Shyamalanalamalama, The Crappening. I know — art imitates life, crazy! But what is crazy is the news that some American farmer "had to cut his cucumber acreage in half because of the lack of bees available to rent." I did not make that up, SEE?!

Even the loss of the bees pales in comparison to THIS shit. Because we have nothing better to be concentrating on than making certain there are Mars bars for all.

Speaking of Mars bars… Look! Mars!

Friday, June 20, 2008

Agreeing with the Daily Mail? Aagh!

Spot on the money here, though: ARE COLDPLAY THE WORST THING TO HAPPEN TO ROCK MUSIC?

The answer is, of course, not exactly — but they certainly are a symptom of a much larger evil.

Brian Eno produced their new album — what was he thinking? Mind you, he did work with U2, one of the other worst things to happen to rock music. Perhaps Brian Eno is behind it all…?

Sunday, June 15, 2008

My Country - New Model Army




Thought I'd post the lyrics to this NMA choon. I've been really enjoying their album No Rest For The Wicked recently. I like the sentiment…

MY COUNTRY
(Sullivan/Morrow) 1984

Tell all the people who believe what they read in the press
Tell all the folk who stare from behind suburban walls
The enemy is not some nation far across the sea
The enemy is with us every single breathing day

Ch: So yes, I will fight for my country
The land that I love so well
Yes - for justice, a land fit for all our futures
Yes, I will fight for my country
The land that I love so well
Hear the voices of our history echo all around

Fight all the ones who divide us rich against poor
Fight all the ones who divide us white against black
Fight all the ones who want their missiles in our earth
Fight all the powers who would lead us into war
No rights were ever given to us by the grace of God
No rights were ever given by some United Nations clause
No rights were ever given by some nice guy at the top
Our rights they were bought by all the blood
And all the tears of all our
Grandmothers, grandfathers before
For all the folk who gave their lives for us
For all the folk who spit out - never say die
For all the fires burning on our highest hills
For all the people spinning tales tonight
Fight all the powers who would abuse our Common Laws
Fight all the powers who think they only owe themselves . . .

Published by Attack Attack Music/Warner Chappell Music Ltd

And here's a bonus from the same album! Aren't you lucky…

BETTER THAN THEM
(Sullivan) 1984

This is our town, this is Friday night
Dressed in our rags and our rage and our best
Piercing eyes looking for something - anything, anyone.
Stare across the floor as they begin to dance
Missing all the rhythms and the chosen right steps
And we laugh and we drink in our corner again
We're better than them
Divided we were born, divided we live
Divided we fall, divided we die
Still we tell ourselves over and over again
We're better than them
With our hunger and our hatred, we all walk this town
With our fear and our weakness - just holding on
With our doubt and our emptiness and this cold, cold frown
We've got to be so important, we'll put the whole damn world down
And we build the walls that we can hide behind
And our finest weapon is our poisoned pride
Here in this town where the jealousies burn
We're watching you
'Cause truth is only what we need it to be
To bring us survival through each and every day
When nowhere is safe and nowhere is home - just be cool
And what was she wearing and what did he say?
Who goes with who and what did they do?
We tell ourselves over and over again
We're better than them , we're not like them

Published by Attack Attack Music/Warner Chappell Music Ltd

Monday, June 02, 2008

David Lynch calls it like it is…