this blog is a visual notebook of inspirations for a group of bandit bloggers. we post things we see and like. our lives don’t revolve around singular topics and neither does our blog. sorry! nothing is in-or-out of context here. enjoy xx
william burroughs smoking while in an interview with calder for naked lunch
al jourgensen ministry early 80s
ministry – just one fix… today’s mood
new world order in honor of georgie bush senior
ministry is important as a pioneering and influential industrial metal band, known for their aggressive sound, political/social commentary (anti-authority, anti-fascist)
came across these gems recently and digging them hard, i remember them when i bought this album when i was into bauhaus and the cure and sisters of mercy etc. and somehow they didn’t fit the bill at the time, but i think at the time they didn’t fit any bill. speed metal was not a genre yet and rammstein didn’t exist…
living in berlin the cuban born al jourgensen was deep into drugs and pretty fucked up… but you gotta admit this track and the album as whole did kick some ass…
ministry was an innovative blend of metal with electronic/punk elements that shaped the genre and influenced bands like nine inch nails, rammstein, and fear factory. their significance lies in pioneering industrial metal, their powerful lyrical themes, and their enduring impact on heavy music culture through intense performances and outspoken social messages. enjoy. by bb
great video. i want them boys on my side. directed by dougal wilson and produced by colonel blimp. filmed over a 16-hour night shoot in england specifically around the brighton area. by cm
absolutely love this album cover and song from the kossoy sisters’ bowling green album. it takes the perspective of a man facing the gallows for the murder of his lover, to whom he gave poisoned wine, then stabbed, and threw in a river. even though the original version was written in the 19th century, this one takes the cake.by tnt
all video shot captured cut and projected by swisscolorvision
glass candy – crystal castles : i don’t know, when i see something. i say something…
pure gold
glass candy raw – early days before switching to their synth pop genre
here vocalist ida no and multi instrumentalist johnny jewel are seen attempting (sort of) to mash up no wave, art punk, and glam rock and trying to make something out of nothing
they became a band we regularly played in the TS offices but man they had a rough start. still good energy and inspiration. go glass candy. by ar
around the time of beastie boys in NY, MAARS, consisting of 4 kids from UK, released “pump up the volume”. it was a mega hit in the clubs! MARRS started in 1987 as an intended collaboration between the groups A.R. kane and colourbox, with additional input from DJs chris “c.j.” mackintosh and dave dorrell. (basically nobodies)
however, instead of working together, the two groups ended up recording a track each, then turning it over to the other for additional input. this was a propulsive martyn young track constructed largely of samples, including one of A.R. kane’s guitars. the track was released on 4th & b’way/island records in the US. because of legal issues, some of the samples used in the original UK release of the song were removed and replaced in the US release. the song was nominated for grammys in the US… but it lost out and it remained MAARS one hit wonder… that said the baseline is catchy as hell, some one pick it up.
* MAARS derived from the forenames of the five 4AD artists involved in the project: (M)artyn young (from Colourbox), (A)lex ayuli and (R)udy tambala (from A.R. kane), (R)ussell smith (an associate A.R. kane member), and (S)teven young (from colourbox). by uh
for jr. not the official video but damn good lyrics indeed.
well, did you hear, there’s a natural order those most deserving will end up with the most that the cream cannot help but always rise up to the top well i say, “shit floats”
if you thought things had changed friend, you better think again bluntly put, in the fewest of words cunts are still running the world cunts are still running the world
now the working classes are obsolete they are surplus to society’s needs so let ’em all kill each other and get it made overseas
that’s the word, don’t you know from the guys that’s running the show let’s be perfectly clear, boys and girls cunts are still running the world cunts are still running the world
ah yeah oh yeah
well, feed your children on crayfish and lobster tails find a school near the top of the league
in theory i respect your right to exist i will kill ya if ya move in next to me
love this song and it been the track of the day, all day.by dd
a better bowie? maybe not, but i loved these guys growing up. maybe because no one else did? life in tokyo was recorded in march 1979 in los angeles by david sylvian and none-other-than giorgio moroder. japan originally wanted to record “european son” with the producer but moroder preferred to work on a backing track he had already prepared. he gave sylvian four demo songs, and then went for a long lunch. while out to lunch, sylvian had fitted some lyric ideas he had gathered on the plane to one of moroder’s pieces and re-arranged the chosen track. later on the same week, the rest of japan arrived and recorded the entire piece. at this time, two distinct full length versions were prepared. one was timed at 6min 18sec and was not released until 1982 when it came out on the UK special edition cassette of “assemblage” and on the japanese vinyl LP. by kl
i knew about T-REX but not about marc bolan, or tyrannosaurus rex, that is until a few years ago…
devendra barnart
the first time i heard some of the marc bolan’s tyrannosaurus rex early acoustic song it immediately reminded me of some of the music of devendra barnart, and mark borthwick.
mark borthwick
indeed… the circle of life shall continue with no end… just saw a documentary on life of bolan see link below… work a watch for its place in history of music…
marc bolan documentary – dandy in the underworld (1997)
BBC: marc bolan – the final word (2007)
despite bolan being kind of a phoney in his time (don’t kill me but, in a way similar to bob dylan… and i say that still liking both their music), there is no doubt they were special in their ability to snatch ideas out of thin air (mostly from american black artist – like the rest of them famous people) and repeat it regularly. bolan dis make great pop songs, and his lyrics, although sometimes pretentious, are definetly not like your average pop lyrics and quite beautiful – that is only if you can imagine them to be genuine… but bolan, in reality, was all to self conscious, and lived a full time life of PR and showbiz to be genuine in any way. he had that certain talent, like ralph lauren, “borrowing from the right people” and he did influence the next generations to come from bowie (who was his contemporary) to the stones, even SUICIDE (the band) since bolans death preceded the release of suicide’s first album back in 1977, from the smiths, to the stone roses, even lenny (lame) cravitz, and definetly paul stanley of kiss…
but personally i’d take devandras music or mark borthwick “musings” over that any time. by pr
my friend was crying to me to the other day, she was let down because the friends she thought she had, turned out not to be such friends. in trying to console her i said “you know what? i don’t have many true friends either, but that’s ok.” my father told me when i was a kid that “if, by the end of your life, you can count your friends on one hand, you should consider yourself a lucky man.” i couldn’t quite understand it at age 12… i thought i already had 20+ odd friends, but i so understand now what he meant. not sure if that helped her that night. but i was up till 5am drinking and talking to an artist who was visiting new york and what he said to me was even more profound… i’ll tell you…
we joked how today, people have thousands of followers but zero friends. i was trying to name a few of my good friends that i have acquired through the years. some had dropped off my list but came back into my life and redeemed themselves. i was able to roll off a few, three, four… and we then laughed, as neither of us named the other. you know, its not easy to become a friend – that’s no easy task…
he said when he was in art school and before he left for prague, he was longing for a new chapter. he was assessing the people he had spent his time with and sorting out in his head who they really were and why they had even come together. people travel not just physically but mentally and intellectually. when he told his teacher about this vacancy of souls the teacher said this:
“… don’t worry and don’t fret that you have so few friends now… you will surely find your friends in history one day.”
oh my beautiful jesus – whom i so don’t believe in – i think this was really one of the most beautiful of truths i have heard in so many years. i just stared at him for some time, and a warm smile just lite up my face. it all dawned on me, and crashed onto me… it connected all my dots… i just loved that… and i wanted to share it with you all – but more importantly i wanted to put it up here so i will never forget it. now, i can come here whenever i need, and remember the wealth of friends i have! and these are just the few i am able to roll off… there are many more!
tell me about love
tell me about dignity
tell me about sacrifice
tell me about range
tell me everything
tell me about single mindedness
tell me about fairness
… you can smile now.
ok now go to bed… and remember… you may have friends that you have never met, but in the end your true friends are those who inspire you and change you for the better. thank you to HT for our late night chats, and all of this, we miss you… my new friend! by dd
“climb the charts, girls tear me apart, you know who i am”
part mark-e smith, part the fall… all scape-ism rock n roll man…
formed as a solo project, escape-ism encompasses a more lofi-electronic sound compared to svenonius’ band oriented projects. the band has featured alexandria cabral and sandi denton as live members and contributors. live shows consist of programmed drum machines, sparse jagged guitars, and stream of conscious lyrics. nice. enjoy. by cm
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