Diary - Ol Drake
FUCKING SNOW
05/01/2010
So it's snowing AGAIN. If I was 6, I'd love it, but I'm not.
We HAVE to get rehearsing with Joel, and get us tight as a band. He hasn't had too long to learn all the songs we'll be playing, and seeing as our headliner tour is the first tour we're doing, it has to be a long set. Plus we have to nail "Metamorphosis", which isn't an easy task.
The snow is stopping him getting over, or us getting over to him, or to our rehearsal room.
The tour starts on the 14th in Cardiff, and I'm absolutely bricking it. I hope this snow FUCKS OFF in time for the tour, or i'd hate to think what could happen with the amount of snow up and down the country.
I curse the day we labelled ourselves the unluckiest band in the world.
RATM Xmas No 1 - The Devil's Music
21/12/2009
So yeah, RATM are number 1 for Christmas. I'm not too bothered, but I was reading comments on Yahoo and I noticed one from some woman called Yvonne N.
"what an absolute disgrace rage against the machine song foul mouthed filthy dirty sex fuelled the devils song! got to number one , well that just sums up our broken down society in the uk today drunkeness debauchery idolatry murder rape incest godlessness the devil reins here among our young kids god help them....."
*applause* Congratulations, you are prejudicing. Society's problems can not be pinned on a music genre you don't like, and if anything, I could safely say popular music can be mentioned in the same sentence as "decline of society" way more worthilly than the "devil"'s music (ie, anything not popular, or widely considered unacceptable).
First off, the Xmas number one has now become meaningless due to Simon Cowell for the past 4 years. No matter who wins the X Factor/what the X Factor song is, is bound to be number 1 now, which is sad. It's not even about a "CHRISTMAS song" anymore. I'd much rather Slade or Wizzard be at number 1 at christmas, but on the other hand, who gives a jingled ball who is number 1 anymore.
RATM are donating the proceeds of the single sales to the Homeless Charity Shelter - What an absolute disgrace...............................(that was sarcasm)
Second; What is with this prejudiced generalisation that music which isn't in the charts, or seen as socially "acceptable" is automatically the "devil"'s music and frowned upon?
If people only knew that the vast majority of individuals (I stress the word individuals) in the Rock/Metal/Alternative community are some of the nicest people to walk the earth, this narrow mindedness would be avoided. Will that ever happen? no, people are too narrow minded. So narrow minded that having to concentrate on anything beyond what a popular music singer looks like or is singing, that they disregard it.
So if a RATM song sums up our broken down society, let me ask this. What about our society is broken down?
If I go into some popular locations within the UK on an evening (most likelyfriday/saturday nights), what will I see? more likely than not, therewill be drunken people being loud, innapropriate, abusive,violent, judgemental, sick and basically having no respect for peopleother than themselves, and more likely than not, at (or outside of) a popular/trendy nightclub. Is Rock/Metal/Alternative/The DEVIL'S music playing in those clubs? no? just an observation.
Where are the followers of the "Devil"'s music? Staying out of the way.
I for one am more often than not unable to venture into any popular clubs/locations (day or night) which most townshave without attracting the attention (and abuse) of manypeople who have nothing but negative, childish, insidious comments tosay; therefore I don't go there. I do not enter the clubs which play music I am not a fan of, and I do not abuse anyone, or any music/musical taste.
Now if one of these people who would no doubt give me abuse (for the way i look/the music i listen to/the music itself) were to come into an alternative bar with alternative music playing, they voice nothing butcontempt and abuse. Just painting a picture - doesn't seem right to me.
In 2007, a girl called Sophie Lancaster was kicked to death in a park in Lancashire for being different. She was dressed differently because her musical tastes and life choices were different and didn't conform to the "normal order". I cannot help but imagine that if Sophie and her boyfriend were dressed the same as the thugs who did this, and maybe listening to the same music as them (too loud on their phone annoying the crap out of everyone - btw, you never hear "devil" music being played loud on the bus do you? hmm), they could have easily passed that group of people that night and the mindless act of violence, hatred and prejudice might have been avoided.
Did you know Jesus is depicted as having long hair? that's fine
Did you know some Boshisattvas had long hair? that's fine
Did you know Beethoven had long hair? that's fine
Did you know the Beatles had long hair? uh-oh starting to get frowned on by parents.
Did you know males in modern society have long hair? DEVILS!!!!!!! Fuck you.
FUCK
YOU
PS, I like ABBA.
Mike Alexander Raffle - A Thankyou
02/12/2009
Hello to all - haven't felt like updating this in a while but thought I would now.
I got a mail from Gary (Exodus) that he's gonna send some signed Exodus vinyl over. It got me thinking we could really raise some money for the family. I had the idea of holding a raffle at both shows.
We have some amazing raffle donations coming from the likes of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Metallica, Slayer, Machine Head, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Overkill, Exodus, Hirax, Trivium, Benediction, Andy Sneap (Sabbat), Annihilator, Gus G (Firewind/Ozzy), Ed Stone Rockwear, Peavey, Sonisphere Festival, Bloodstock Festival and much more. The support being shown is so amazing.
This support has re-enforced my passion for Heavy Metal and it's community. I'm so glad we are part of such an amazing and friendly group of people. This was a big reason Mike loved Heavy Metal - the people he'd meet. Everyone was, and is so supportive and friendly.
The support has helped so much. Mike's girlfriend, Hayley, was so overwhelmed by the support she texted me saying "Long live Heavy Metal!" and that's something I wouldn't imagine hearing from her! haha.
Please grab a raffle ticket from http://www.mikealexander.co.uk/raffle.php for £7.50 - or come along to one of the Mike Memorial shows on Monday/Tuesday
For more info visit http://www.mikealexander.co.uk/news.php
Metal Hammer Blog
30/09/2009
For the Amon Amarth/Entombed tour i'll be blogging via Metal Hammer - check it out!
Big thankyou to Metal Hammer!
http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/blog/evile-tour-blog-part-one-concussion/
Cliff Burton
27/09/2009
Today my thoughts are with all the people affected by Cliff, and all those who were privileged enough to be close to him.
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?
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