tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81378002479964049982024-03-12T18:56:24.094-07:00ROUGHDALE ZINE Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-22403914402023771752017-08-20T15:36:00.002-07:002017-08-20T15:36:42.665-07:00METALLICA - Houston, TX 6/11/2017 <div class="MsoNormal">
Metallica wrapped up their North American tour in Edmonton,
Alberta on August 16<sup>th</sup>. The
entire show was professionally shot and is on You Tube. You should check it out. I saw them when they passed through Houston
June 11<sup>th</sup> and to quote the late Wesley Willis, “It was a great rock
show.” Metallica delivered the goods and
killed NRG Stadium. However, there were
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Why the
hell was there a DJ playing in between bands?
It was terrible and I didn’t come to see some dude spin records. He would play pieces of all these old metal
songs and go “whicky whicky” on his DJ scratch pad thingy. I honestly feel 94.5 The Buzz had something
to do with it. I can't say for certain that they were involved, but anytime there is something lame in Houston involving music, I feel they are to blame. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Why is Avenge Sevenfold so terrible? Seriously?
If you ever have to sit through their set, you can pass the time by trying to name the
Metallica song they ripped off and put into their watered down soap opera
metal. This will not keep you from
having to experience that crap, but it helps pass the time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Orleans crowds don’t know how to act? New
Orleans’ crowds lose their damn minds at a big stadium show! I guess they don’t get enough big rock shows
and when they do, they go for broke.
Nothing better than seeing a 40 year-old piss ass drunk BEFORE the doors
even open! Good job, Houston. <o:p></o:p></div>
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All in all, I would love to see Metallica do away with
opening acts all together. Nothing against
Volbeat, but no one goes to these shows to see the opening bands. Or a fucking DJ splice old Pantera and Rage
Against the Machine songs together and then go "whicky, whicky, whicky". <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-53752587562928307662017-08-19T17:03:00.001-07:002017-08-19T17:03:58.972-07:00MAGNUS <div class="MsoNormal">
We all know the story; man creates machines to serve mankind,
machines become self-aware, machines take over the world, mankind now serves
the machines. It’s a tried and true
formula and that is what I was expecting with Dynamite’s new series Magnus. Based off of the old Magnus: Robot Fighter
comics, what else would anyone expect? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, that’s not the case at all here. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In this new series; man creates machines to serve mankind,
machines become self-aware and begin to despise mankind, machines create their
own world in which to escape mankind, and mankind is bummed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I really didn’t see that one coming. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We are only on issue #2, but this comic has some serious
potential. I’m not going to outline the plot
and spoil anything for you, but just know this is such a well written book you
will not be disappointed. It’s done so
well that the fact that Magnus is now a woman makes absolutely no
difference. (See how that’s done
Marvel!) Normally, I am not a fan of
radically changing an established character in comics, but when it’s this good,
it makes no difference. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve been away from comics for a few years now, but if this
is what Dynamite Comics is selling these days – I’m buying! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-21582401573954754462017-08-04T19:01:00.001-07:002017-08-04T19:02:48.837-07:00GRAVEWARDS - INTERVIEW <div class="MsoNormal">
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<u><b>Roughdale</b></u>: <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Tell us where
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Athens/Greece. GRAVEWARDS is a three piece 3 piece band that consists of
me (Nikos) on Guitars and vocals, Fotis on bass and Vasilis on drums.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><u><b>Roughdale</b></u>: How long have you
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Gravewards</u></b>: We formed the
band in late 2015. But it is important
to mention here that we are longtime friends...doing rehearsals enough times in
the past - knowing our musical ''chemistry''<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Roughdale</u></b>: </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">That
is always a big part to making a band work. The best bands are always
friends in my opinion. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">What are some of your guy's musical influences? </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.6667px;">Gravewards</span>:</u></b> </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Absolutely
true. The best way to share these unique feelings.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Death metal and thrash
metal as well...Everything from the late 80's and mid 90's.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Pure passionate music. If
I have to mention bands...these would have been Slayer, Sepultura, Death, Deicide,
and Bolt Thrower.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Roughdale</u></b>: I can definitely
hear the grove of Bolt Thrower in your music. There is also a lot of
space in the riffs and it lets the songs breath in my opinion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Gravewards:</b> </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">It is
absolutely true.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">We do not wish to rush riffs just to sound faster or anything
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Roughdale</u></b>: What's some of
your non-metal musical influences? Bands that aren't necessarily heavy
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. .well nothing to be honest...But personally I still listen to the old grind
era, several crust bands and old punk records.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Roughdale</u></b>: We are gear dorks
over here at ROUGHDALE. . . what kind of guitars, amps, pedals, etc. do
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Gravewards</u></b>: </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Simple
things for the first recording...Ibanez instruments plugged into the amps.
Nothing exceptional for the time being...Since the result is the desired one.
We let the brands play a secondary role.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> We do possess several instruments and pedals though, but we
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<span style="background: white;">One of the first guitars that I worked for and
saved up to buy when I was a teenager was an Ibanez. I still have it to
this day. </span>I have to say the desired result was achieved. Subconscious
Lobotomy has a really great sound to it! </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">Honestly we love Ibanez, be it guitar or
bass...they still make some great instruments.
</span>I have tried many guitar labels till now...the next step is to
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creation of the Subconscious Lobotomy cover on You Tube - can you talk about
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><u>Gravewards</u></b>:
<span style="background: white;">Sure,</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Vojtech from Moonroot art (Czech Rep.) is responsible for the
cover art.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">I wanted something related to the Lovecraftian Horror theme so
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</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Is the EP all that you guys have out now?
What else is out there for the ROUGHDALE readers to get into? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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process of our full length. We will take
our time since we do not wish to rush things up, and hopefully after the summer
days it will be ready to be published...we shall see about the label matters
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-62040722900712266352017-06-24T06:16:00.002-07:002017-06-24T06:16:37.700-07:00GRAVEWARDS - SUBCONSCIOUS LOBOTOMY <div class="MsoNormal">
Remember when music had rules? If you liked punk you were supposed to hate
metal, death metal hated black metal, metal hated grunge, etc. Each genre had its type of riffs and style you
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great cross pollination across old genre borders and we are all better for it. Music has simply gotten better if you know
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GRAVEWARDS is a death metal band based in Athens, Greece
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GRAVEWARDS plays Death Metal but not the boring variety we
all know. This album flows and grooves. Most Death Metal, in my opinion, is nonstop
speed and noise, which is cool is its own way, but gets old after a while. However, in GRAVEWARDS there is space for the
riffs to breathe and it creates an almost hypnotic atmosphere. Elements of Doom Metal and melodic guitar
work pepper the songs. Don’t get me
wrong, this is still some heavy music, but what has impressed me more than anything
is the dynamics of it. Each song has
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-9604843665241001602017-04-20T15:54:00.003-07:002017-04-20T15:54:41.360-07:00IF YOU LIKE GHOST . . . OR IF YOU HATE THEM <div class="MsoNormal">
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Is it me or does this seem very similar to what SLIPKNOT did? Let’s get all famous and then go back to our
old bands and try to get them as famous as our major label band? I’m looking at you Cory Taylor. I don’t know if that’s the case here or GHOST
has simply run its course with these guys.
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and be taken seriously. However, GHOST
took off and everyone outside of the band took it way too seriously. I always sensed that GHOST was such a sham
and that the guys behind the masks were laughing at everyone who took them seriously. That being said, if you like THE DOORS you
need to listen to GHOST sometime. The
song <i>Secular Haze</i> sounds like it
could have been on <i>Strange Days</i> or <i>Waiting for the Sun</i>. It’s like Jim Morrison and the boys tried to
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slide between PINK FLOYD and JESU type vibes with tons of acoustic guitars and
instrumental tracks. Tobias Forge (Papa Emeritus)
is singing . . . or at least I think it’s
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-12646742088449483862017-04-19T17:35:00.001-07:002017-04-19T17:46:56.149-07:00MY LETTER TO WEEN<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: center;">
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In
late 2009, I was getting divorced after several years of an unnecessary
marriage. We were both huge fans of WEEN
and had recently seen them live in Houston and it was a staggering
performance. If living in redneck
mediocrity know as Huntsville Texas was comparable to a stretch in prison, a
chance to travel to Houston to see WEEN live was the equivalent of parole. Good times.
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But
the good times, as they always do, had to come to an end. In the process of moving my worldly
possessions out of our home (comic books, vinyl records, guitars and a cat), I
arbitrarily gave my cousin a WEEN poster I had ordered from the CHOCODOG
website a number of years ago. It was a
brown cardstock concert poster with various dogs and an old man on it. He is also a WEEN fan and had traveled from
Louisianan to help me move. The poster
seemed like an appropriate gesture of my gratitude. After a long day of moving in the humidity of
East Texas, we cracked a bottle of rum and tried to forget all the ugliness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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much to my surprise and bewilderment, when I visited the attorney’s office to
review the divorce proceedings, the only sticking point was that I return “a
WEEN music poster” (I have included copies of the paperwork to confirm
this). I immediately burst into a fit of
laughter triggered by the absurdity of it all, and I could not stop! This poor legal aid was accustom to crying,
bitter spouses reacting in horrible and stupid ways to the situations they were
in, but here I was laughing in her face.
“A fucking poster? A fucking poster?” is all I could produce between
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<span style="text-align: center;">Finally she asked, “Is this your
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<span style="text-align: center;">“Yes ma’am, but it won’t be my
last.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">This is too damn comical!”</span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">In turn, a trip to
Louisiana was planned to recover the poster.
My entire existence was reduced to recouping a piece of cardstock paper
that had hung on the wall of my jam room for years was now concealed in a
poster tube over 300 miles away. In the
process of retrieving the poster from my cousin the following missteps
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possession of the poster I seriously considered leaving a little “signature” on
it in the special way that only a man can (think DNA); one final parting gift only detectable by
black light. But, alas, cooler heads
prevailed and I dropped it at the attorney’s office with no further
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">So the question
is: Why am I telling you guys this?</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">First, I would like a new poster – free of charge – considering the pain
and misery the first one caused me.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">You
should stand behind your merchandise, my friends.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Had I know the ramifications of purchasing
the first one from your website, clearly, I would have not!</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Secondly, and most importantly, this is a
truly outrageous story.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I wish I had the
intelligence and cleverness to fabricate this tale, but it is all true.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">As mentioned above, I have included copies of
the divorce paperwork to prove my claims.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I have removed her name from the forms. </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.6667px;"> </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-12218748674902242742017-04-19T15:39:00.000-07:002017-04-19T15:54:45.166-07:00IKE LIKES TO GET WASTED <div class="MsoNormal">
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breathe. There is space for the riffs
and drums to linger and there is an undercurrent of blues that runs throughout
the songs. In short, this is good
stuff. I would love to spend a day
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For fans of: DIO, CANDLEMASS, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, BUDGIE, and
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-60686787798482632922017-02-07T18:41:00.004-08:002017-02-09T12:40:26.667-08:00FREE COLLEGE <div class="MsoNormal">
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college free in America, but the last time I received any "free education" was in
high school. The thought of our colleges
turning into high schools scares me deeply.
Sometimes you get what you pay for in life. However, this about actual free college for
those who truly love to learn. <o:p></o:p></div>
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How the Open Yale Courses are not the biggest thing on the
internet is beyond me. It’s freaking
YALE! They have cameras set up in the
classes and you can watch an entire course for free! Some classes have $20 companion books for the
courses and they range from economics, philosophy to pre-law course. Did I mention this was all free?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-84768849653417475242017-02-02T10:38:00.000-08:002017-02-02T10:45:16.175-08:00THE CHEESEBURGER THEORY <div class="MsoNormal">
I did not come up with The Cheeseburger Theory, but I wish I
had. It was first explained to me by a
good friend around late 2002. This was during
the build up to the Iraq invasion and it went like this: invade the country,
get rid of Saddam, put a McDonald's on every corner and all will be good. Not to go down the road of how the war
actually played out, but at the time it sounded plausible to me. Even if The Cheeseburger Theory sounded crazy,
and as much as I was against the Iraq war and as much as I hated to admit it,
I could totally see it working. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I did believe The Cheeseburger Theory for a while as it has
enjoyed enormous success in America.
Everywhere I looked I would see cheeseburgers for sale and people are happy
to stand in line for them. They are
cheap and they make you fat and happy, and that is not a bad deal for $2.99. I patiently waited, via cable news, for the
same scenario to play out in Iraq but, sadly, The Cheeseburger Theory never
gained any traction. I think all the
McDonald’s were ultimately car-bombed and the employees were beheaded. And you thought working at a McDonald’s in
America sucked? <o:p></o:p></div>
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To this day, when I hear about how terrible life is in this
county, I always come back to The Cheeseburger Theory. How can life be so bad if there are
cheeseburgers available everywhere? How
is life so miserable when you can get stuffed on beef, bread, and cheese for a
few bucks? And if you get beheaded in
this country, you were either hanging with some real psychos or you just had it
coming. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Full disclosure: I hate cheese and only eat normal
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Strolling through my local chain book store last Sunday I
came across this “Digital Lifestyles” section.
First, let me say that this is stroke of marketing genius. I would have never thought of this in a
million years, but someone did and now people can justify their laziness as a
lifestyle. Hours and hours spent staring
at a screen and clicking buttons is a lifestyle choice now people, get with the
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Honestly, I wish I was a gamer on some level. It seems like such an escape to be so
captivated by a video game. You go and
buy a new game and there goes your weekend.
It must be great to not be distracted by anything else. I do own a PS3 which I play a few times a
year – mainly some Madden when football season kicks off and I get the football
fever. But I can’t do it year around for
hours on end. I use my PS3 to watch
movies and You Tube most of the time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I once worked with a guy who told me, in the course of
getting to know one another, he always took a week off in November without
exception. I asked was it an anniversary
thing for him and his wife, to which he answered, “No way! That’s when the new
Call of Duty comes out!” He would wait
at Game Stop until midnight to get the new Call of Duty and then take an entire
week off from work to play it. He had
truly embraced the “Digital Lifestyle”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“By the way, if anyone here is in marketing or advertising .
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-88894276920980077522017-01-30T11:48:00.002-08:002017-02-02T06:45:38.294-08:00EYEHATEGOD<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: center;">
EYEHATEGOD<o:p></o:p></div>
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Any record review worth a damn should begin with an album that means
something to the person. I am going to
spare you any “This record saved my life!” moments as well, because, if
anything, this record was the soundtrack to a very bleak era of my life
characterized by alcohol, stupidity, pawn shops, and an unwavering pursuit of
oblivion. So, I give you EYEHATEGOD’s
“Take as Needed for Pain.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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There is something buried in the layers of sludge, down tuned guitars,
feedback, and screaming that seemed to fit my descent into a very Bukowski-like
lifestyle. Most days I would show up to
work still half drunk and stoned to go through the motions required of me to
earn a paycheck. Immediately after
payday, I would spend the weekend drinking Budweiser, smoking like a freight
train while EHG blared from my stereo.
It was like always having good company around you; the kind of company
that always approves of your self-destruction and never seems to pass
judgment. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Welcome to
Sketch Town, bubba. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I am not trying to glorify or recommend that kind of lifestyle to
anyone. However, EHG will always serve
as a good soundtrack if you find yourself in that kind of situation. Below I have listed a few key points to serve
as a guide to help the reader determine if they are currently in similar a
situation: <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Missing work due to massive hangovers/ Still too
intoxicated to work<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->More of your possessions are in the pawn shop
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</span></span><!--[endif]--> Planning
ways to screw people over for your own amusement<o:p></o:p></div>
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This music is not for the faint of heart.
It is not necessarily even intended for “happy” people. Those suburban wasters who are happy to
spend their weekends agonizing over which type of shrub or bush will complete
their “backyard oasis” at the local mega-home improvement outlet store. It is not for those who worry about how
high-interest rates will affect their 30 year mortgage, while still allowing
sufficient funds for their wife’s long overdue breast augmentation. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You don’t listen to EHG on the golf course. You don’t listen to EHG on your way to Old
Navy. You don’t listen to EHG while you are crying to psychiatrist about how
your mom never showed you any affection and how your dad forgot your birthday. You listen to this band when you have given
up and you don’t give a fuck anymore.
You suck up your problems and accept your broken, hopeless lot in
life. You gather up all your loose
change, decide what items will go to the pawn shop today, call the guy who gets
things, and you chase oblivion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002645814457230173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137800247996404998.post-16475522289647826112017-01-30T11:22:00.000-08:002017-02-02T06:45:47.628-08:00A QUICK NOTE ABOUT ZINES<div class="MsoNormal">
I constantly hear people complaining about “losing their rights”
in this county. The impending hammer of
an absolute totalitarian society is just around the corner. We are all going to be in FEMA camps this
summer, etc. We all know those
people. Not to say all of that is not
possible, but just very unlikely. What I see is not a loss of rights, but rather a complete apathy
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That is the beauty of
Zines. It is free speech in the purest
form. You can be the freedom of the
press you always hear about. Zines are
one of the purest expressions and exercise of free speech readily available to
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It is absolutely baffling
to me that the high schools in this country aren’t littered with them. Had I know about this medium during my stint
in high school, man I would have had a new one out every week! The Zine would have been the reason for my
expulsion, not my behavior. But I don’t
see that same anger and resentment in today’s generation. I see a concern about shoes, phones, and Snap
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Ultimately, when you really think about it, not using a
right is about the same as losing it.
Perhaps, as a result of our conditioning, we have become convinced that
we are only here to consume and not produce, and that thought depressed me to no end. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129;">Southern sludge meets gonzo journalism meets pulp
commentary. This Zine explores the
strangeness and nuance of everyday life while giving a voice to unheard artists
and musicians. Submissions and trades
are always welcomed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ellis, Cormac McCarthy, Haruki Murakami, Motorhead, Eyehategod, and Coors Light. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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