...just my 2 cents on popular culture

...just my 2 cents on popular culture

luni, 16 ianuarie 2012

PRIMA BISERICA A INTERNETULUI

(Si aceea de pirati…)

Suedezii au comis-o din nou.Dupa infiintarea si recunoasterea oficiala in 2006 a Partidului Piratilor, partid care in 2009 la alegerile pentru Parlamentul European a obtinut 7% din voturi , de cateva zile Suedia se poate lauda si cu prima biserica a internetului recunoscuta oficial , respectiv Biserica Misionara Suedeza a Kopimismului.Astfel pe 5 ianuarie 2012 Agenţia guvernamentală suedeză Kammarkollegiet a înregistrat oficial Biserica Kopimistă, considerandu-se ca aceasta indeplineste toate criteriile pentru inregistrarea ca si cult religios, printre care şi rugăciunile regulate.
Potrivit liderului si fondatorului  Bisericii Kopimismului, studentul la filosofie Isak Gerson, în vârstă de numai  19 ani, această religie este devotată file-sharing-ului şi susţine ideea că informaţia este sacră, iar copierea ei este sfântă.
„Pentru Biserica Kopimistă informaţia este sfântă şi copierea ei este un act sacramental. Informaţia deţine o valoare intrinsecă, prin faptul că este informaţie şi deţine şi o valoare ce-i este oferită de conţinutul său. Aceste valori se multiplică prin actul de copiere. Din aceste considerente copierea este de importanţă centrală pentru organizaţie şi membrii ei”, explică el într-un comunicat.
Doctrina kopimismului susţine că aşa-numitul „kopyacting” - înmulţirea şi împrăştierea informaţiilor prin copiere - este un adevărat serviciu religios, unul dintre preceptele de baza fiind „Copy and seed”. Liderul spiritual al acestei grupări religioase a susţinut că recunoaşterea oficială reprezintă „un uriaş pas înainte”.
Logo-ul Bisericii este "kopimi"(de la copy me), cu litera K inscripţionată într-o piramidă. Pe lângă aceasta, adepţii noului cult mai folosesc şi alte simboluri, precum "CTRL+C" şi "CTRL+V".(combinaţiile de taste pentru „copy” şi „paste”)
Membrii bisericii susţin însă că nu promovează copierea şi distribuirea ilegală de materiale pe internet (sic!), dar militează pentru desfiinţarea drepturilor de autor pentru domeniul online, propunand  programe de reformare a copyright-ului si legi clare pentru protejarea dreptului de acces la informatiile online.
Pentru curiosi, acestia au si pagina de internet in limba romana (ramane s-o cautati voi), fiind reprezentati de Societatea Kopimista Romana, evitandu-se folosirea termenului de “Biserica”, neindeplinind conditiile pentru a fi recunoscuta ca atare de catre autoritatile romane.

Surse: - www.gandul.info
          - www.evenimentul.ro
          - www.romanialibera.ro
          - www.marketingportal.ro
          - www.ecronicar.ro

O analiza mai amanuntita gasiti si pe :www.newyorker.com

     

marți, 10 ianuarie 2012

DOOM NEWS : BLACK SABBATH & SAINT VITUS

Aveam altceva pregatit pe teava dar am amanat orice pentru doua vesti proaspete, dintre care una mai putin buna:

I.

Tony Iommi, legendarul chitarist al formatiei BLACK SABBATH a fost diagnosticat cu o forma incipienta de limfom, un cancer al sistemului limfatic.Conform blabbermouth.net, Iommy (63 de ani) urmeaza sa stabileasca impreuna cu doctorii sai programul de tratament care va fi urmat si spera intr-o recuperare totala.Se pare ca aceasta veste nu va afecta planurile formatiei de a  lansa in toamna primul album Black Sabbath in formula de aur, cu Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) si Bill Ward (drums), dupa 33 de ani.Mai multe puteti citi aici.

Primul impuls cand am citit stirea a fost de genul “not again” dupa ce Dio ne parasise in 2010 din cauza unui cancer la stomac.Era prea frumos sa-i fi prins pe toti la Sonisphere 2010 in formula HEAVEN & HELL (evident fara Ozzy).Nu pot decat sa urez insanatosire grabnica tatucului doom metalului si sa il vedem cat mai repede la treaba!

II.


Saint Vitus a facut publica data lansarii noului album de studio, al optulea din cariera.Acesta va purta numele "Lillie: F-65" ( primul disc din 1995 incoace) si va fi lansat in data de 23 martie 2012 in Europa, respectiv 27  martie 2012 in Statele Unite  via  Season of Mist.

Saint Vitus in 2012 inseamna :

Scott "Wino" Weinrich - voce
Dave Chandler – chitara
Mark Adams - bas
Henry Vasquez - tobe

In avanpremiera o piesa de pe viitorul album:



Surse:- Blabbermouth.net - (I) si (II)
         - Metalfan  - (I) si (II)


        Pe aceeasi tema: Black Sabbath –reuniune in 2012
                                  Pentagram – Last rites ,2011
                                  Pentagram – When the screams come DVD
                                  The n+1 rules of doom metal

miercuri, 4 ianuarie 2012

THE N+1 RULES OF DOOM METAL

Fiind primul post pe anul ăsta, mi-am zis că n-ar fi rău să ne mai descreţim frunţile.Căutând recent ceva pe un HDD  mai vechi, am dat şi peste nişte fişiere salvate prin 2004-2005 de pe te miri unde (pe vremea  aceea accesul la net permanent şi la mare viteză era pentru mine o  utopie şi mi se părea de o importanţă capitală să salvez pe hard şi apoi să scriu pe cd/dvd tot ce prindeam ). Printre ele şi celebrele la vremea lor “100 rules of doom metal”'(la fel ca şi cele apărute pentru black, death, power  etc).Apucându-mâ nostalgiile, am încercat să găsesc pe net cine au fost “legislatorii” originari. Cu stupoare am aflat că de fapt cele 100 de reguli de care ştiam erau 196, ba nu, erau 499 sau chiar 1400.Se vădea un ditamai Codex doomsteresc.Înseamnă că ce aveam eu era doar un ciot, vorba wikipediei.

Reproduc mai jos câteva dintre acestea, probabil ca mulţi dintre voi le ştiţi deja. Nu, nu m-am dus până la 1400…


1.Life is too short to experience all that is good.
2. Life is too long to enjoy living.
3. Every day is a funeral.
4. Do not wear anything but flat black clothes and combat boots.
5. Do not smile.
6. Do not laugh.
7. Death Doom is not slow Death Metal, unless you think it is.
8. Doom Metal is not Death Metal with a violin.
9. No matter what anyone says, that vocalist is not the Cookie Monster.
10. I said "No laughing!!!"
11. No matter what anyone says, you're not a Goth.
12. While a black teddy bear with a broken heart hanging from a noose on your windshield may very well symbolize your tortured inner nature, it's not very metal.
13. It is acceptable to listen to non-doomy music if you play it at 1/4 of its normal tempo.
14. You may complain about an album's production unless it is a Thergothon release.
15. You will own Thergothon's 'Stream From The Heavens', but never listen to it because of the bad sound quality.
16. Spend years looking for that extremely rare limited to 500 copies vinyl only release that you must own, then listen to it twice in your lifetime.
17. You must never admit to liking a "fast part" on a doom CD, unless it is Disembowelment.
18. Watch incomprehensible cult movies with no plot, storyline or anything remotely interesting happening because "it's doomy!".
19. You can make fun of Nazis unless the said Nazi is Fucked up Mad Max. Then you can overlook his beliefs because his "music was good".
20. Album covers must contain one of the following: Ruins, Spirits in agony, A cemetery sculpture of an angel, or a pretty painting of heaven.
21. But you're not a Goth!
22. As a Doomster, you're too apathetic to engage in silly music genre debates.
23. Unless someone calls you Gothic, then it's on.
24. Always let your goat listen first to a new CD, so she may consider if it's good or bad for you.
25. Kitty cats are not appropriate pets unless they're black and depressed.
26. You must appreciate folk polka metal because polka is dark, emotional and "...really doomier than Serenades when you think about it."
27. Consider yourself open-minded about music.
28. Consider all other metal narrow-minded, especially "True Norwegian Black Metal!"
29. Ignore the contradiction of the above two rules.
30. If you're a traditional doom fan, you must complain endlessly about My Dying Bride, and call all the non-trad fans "Gothic Fags." Also complain about Droning doom because it's not music.
31. If you’re a Sludge Doom fan moan that Trad doom is really Heavy Rock.
32. If you’re a Stoner Doom Fan, you are not paranoid. They are all out to get you.
33. If you're a Doom/Death fan, you must complain endlessly about Droning Doom because it's even slower and more boring than what you listen to. Also complain about trad-doom because half the vocalists sound like they've been castrated.
34. If you're a fan of Droning Doom, you're probably too busy zoning on the droning to be reading this list, or to even care.
35. Remember Rule 22. You do not engage in silly music genre debates.
36. If someone says Doom-Metal is a mix between Death-Metal and Gothic-Metal, kick him in the nuts (assuming he has some, and you're not fixated on an Earth CD at the time, in which case you probably wouldn't hear a word he said anyway).
37. Make sure your CD's artwork includes a big thank you to all those imaginary friends that helped you out, including the guy who made the coffee, just in case everyone starts calling you 'Billy-No-Mates'.
38. If you find yourself describing your favourite piece of music as "Joyful," "A bright ray of sunshine," or "the super happy fun song," there's a slight chance that it's not Doom.
39. Doom Reviews containing descriptions such as "Crushing," "Monolithic," "Depressive," and "Suicidal" are good reviews... and yes, these are complimentary terms!
40. If you feel down, then listen to some truly soul crushing, suicidal doom to cheer you up.
41. If you are Doom, you are probably from Finland or Yorkshire.
42. Even if you're not Doom, if you're from Finland, you're probably still a miserable bastard.
43. No matter how slow you play, you can always play slower.
44. If there are more than 30 beats per minute, the music is too fast.
45. If you play anything above 30 bpm, you are probably Pop music, unless you are Disembowelment.
46. If Skepticism suddenly decides to play something above 30 bpm, then we will make an exception for them too, but this is very unlikely.
47. Make sure to include such words as "Emptiness," "Dying," "Solitude," "Cold," "Night," "Despair," "Demon," "Caress," "Darkness," and "Shadows" in your band name, song titles, and lyrics. Arrange them in faux poetic ways such as "In the Cold Demon's Caress, I lay Dying," "Dark Emptiness," "In Demonic Shadows, I Despair." "Empty Shadows of Death," and one that every True Doomster should relate to: "Nights of Solitude."
48. Only the first two albums of a band are True™ doom.
49. Disband after the first album or mini-cd and you're CULT!
50. Never let your audience know if your new song is an instrumental or not until you really have to. Give them at least 3 minutes to guess how the song will turn out.
51. Record 6 songs that span over the length of 2 full CDs. Obviously intro's, outro's and short intermezzo's (on both disks) are included in the song count.
52. You must make fun of Black Metal musicians taking pictures in the woods. Promptly afterwards you will have your band-mate follow you into a thicket by the local cemetery with a 35mm camera for "band shots".
53. True™ doom lyrical content must include references to: a relative, spouse, fiancée or pet dying, or abstract explorations of getting dumped by your girlfriend.
54. If you reference all of the above in a single song, you qualify for "Sooper Dooper Pooper Scooper True Cult Doom" status. An example of this would be: "Rover has passed into the frozen wastes of Kadath, and my heart has been rent from my ribcage by thee, temptress bitch."
55. There have to be at least 3 different songs with the same name in your repertoire. (You may put a number after it if you want, such as "Rover, My Temptress Bitch MXVIII.")
56. While practicing your death metal "Cookie Monster" vocals, resist the temptation to write songs about how much the chocolate chips long to join the sugary dough for one last dip into the pond of milk white purity before being thrown into the gaping maw of a ravenous muppet.
57. Most importantly, and I can't stress this enough: Be from Finland!
58. A Funeral Doom riff should last a minimum of 15 seconds, and repeat itself for at least 16 minutes.
59. You know you are a funeral doomster when you find yourself saying, “Black Sabbath just play too fast.”
60. If you’re a traditional doomster, rip off Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, Obsessed, Pagan Altar and Pentagram, then claim any similarity is pure coincidence.
61. Mourn the loss of Paradise Lost a once great band.
62. Violinists are not necessarily gay.
63. The mark of good funeral doom is whether you can get a beer from the fridge in the time between two snare hits.
64. True doomsters are too depressed to go to band practice.
65. Using occult symbols in your song titles does not make you a wizard.
66. Doomsters are not kvlt, tr00, gr1m or pretentious.
67. Hide your Darkthrone records when one of your doomed mates visits.
68. Any song shorter than 8 minutes is an 'Intro'.
69. Doom bands should not be popular, unless they're disbanded, then they are CULT.
70. Don't go out, unless the weather's cold and dreary.
71. Funerals are your favourite pastime.
72. State explicitly that doom bands are interesting and varied, then record a song with one riff the entire 20 minutes of the track
73. If you are no longer doom, say you've "progressed" and deny that any previous doom recording even existed.
74. Sing along in the bath to your favourite doom band, then deny it because you’re too "depressed" to sing to yourself in the bath
75. Doomsters listen to a variety of music, are able to appreciate many music forms, and laugh at the shit non-doomsters listen to.
76. All doom bands are pioneering even if they sounds like every other doom band
77. Keep tours to a minimum, if people want to see you they have to be cult enough to travel at least 20,000miles
78. If more than 20 people ever come to one of your shows, you have to break up or else you're a sell-out
79. Name your demos and albums with strange titles like "Cthulghy Hyoyrto Skyththte", or "Jhihhee Eliidhhddeenn Fffffhhhhttthjhjuuuuu". By doing this, your band will look really avant garde, progressive and doom.
80. Be tired and indifferent during interviews. Your answers should contain at least 10 long-structured sentences. Otherwise, you are just a punk rock prick.
81. Doom musicians don't move at gigs. If they move, they are not doom.
82. Same applies to the audience.
83. Do not update your band’s website.
84. If your fellow-band members are manic-depressive, make sure you quit before they reach the manic phase!
85. Never respond to e-mails, especially if they are asking to buy your CD.
86. Don't release any of your tracks on the internet, so people can't find out how you sound. And when do finally release your album, release it in an obscure label from Australia that refuses to distribute any of the 500 printed copies.
87. If possible, do not release anything when you're band is still together. After you're disbanded release your abominable rehearsal tapes and sell them with outrageous prices.
88. Artwork should only use official doom colours. Fluorescent primaries are not doom, neither is ‘Barbie Pink’.
89. Make really happy music and sing about always looking on the bright side of life... Eric Idle is doom?… Life's a bowl of shit, when you look at it!
90. If someone can recognize one of your band members in a picture, you are not doom.
91. Do not betray your favourite band by wearing one of their T-Shirts. If someone sees it and listens to them, they will become popular and hence commercial sell-out shit.
92. Re-re-re-re-release your demo on tape or vinyl, but not on cd, and make sure no one ever will be able to buy it
93. You know when you are listening to doom when you’re out cycling and old ladies walk past you.
94. You know when you are listening to doom when that snail jumps out in front of you.
95. The mark of a good Funeral Doom album is to put it on, go to sleep and find it's still playing when you wake up.
96. Make sure your booklet doesn't contain lyrics or information of any sort.
97. Doom should sound like being alone, naked, with no food, or water, in the middle of a terrible blizzard, with a lot of hatred and pain in your heart, while being on drugs. If it doesn’t go see a doctor of doom.
98. Finland, Finland, Finland, the country where I want to be, pony trekking or camping, or just watching TV. Finland, Finland, Finland, it's the country for me!
99. Always keep the curtains closed, use candles is you must have light.


               Eu m-am oprit aici.Pentru cine vrea să aprofundeze  poate merge până  la 196, 499 sau chiar 1400. Have fun.
                LA MULTI ANI  si un 2012 cat mai plin de metale tuturor!!!


                Pe aceeasi tema:  Pentagram – Last rites ,2011
                                           Pentagram – When the screams come DVD
                                           Black Sabbath –reuniune in 2012
                                           Doom news : Black Sabbath &Saint Vitus