Tag: music

From Dusk Till Dawn

First time for that song live. Quasi-live, anyhow. I was wondering how they were ever going to perform it when it didn’t appear in either Tokyo Dome set, but a backing digital track was really the only way that made sense given all the heavy processing involved. This is what the song actually sounds like. Anyhow, if you’re in Mountain View, you may be able to catch them tonight at the Shoreline Ampitheatre. In my experience, it’s a concert well worth seeing, even in these smaller venues.

Then again, one of my favorite moments from the Tokyo Dome shows is the first time the girls come down to the stage from the giant tower on the opening Red Night, see that there are 55,000 rabid fans surrounding them, and Yui and Su exchange a great “can you believe this?” look.

The wind blows in my empty wallet

Even if you never go to Japan, you have to love the fact that it exists. Where else would you find a kawaii metal song about low wage rates.

OH SWEET FOX GOD! It only gets better.

Isn’t this a renge spoon for ramen?
YOU CAN SCOOP UP THINGS WITH IT!
What else besides ramen can you scoop?
YOU CAN SCOOP UP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Because the world is a bowl of chaos, right?

Syncopation cover

Some of you may remember when I mentioned Syncopation from the Japanese version of Metal Resistance, which rapidly became one of my favorite Babymetal songs. You still can’t hear the proper recorded version on YouTube, but it has rapidly become a favorite of skilled YouTube musicians. Here are a pair of good ones for guitar and bass.

Even if you’re not kitsune, you can’t help but develop a keen appreciation for just how good the Kamis are when you see these awesome young guys playing cover versions. It’s startling to see how much better they are than the guitarists who were playing professionally in bar bands 20 years ago. Particularly if you’ve got someone in the house learning how to play No Rain, No Rainbow….

So did not see THAT coming

Pizzagate killed Soundgarden:

TMD has learned today from a source that Chris was allegedly going to help expose the goings-on in Mena, Arkansas, where it’s been alleged that a cocaine and child trafficking ring tied to the Clinton’s has been operating…. The biggest theory floating around the internet is the monsters behind “PedoGate” allegedly marked Chris for assassination due to his work with ‘sexually & physically abused kids’ via several foundations.

Say what? I’ll admit, the idea that he intentionally committed suicide seems unlikely, but I find it very, very, very hard to credit that this might actually be connected to Seth Rich, let alone Vince Foster.

Midisonik

Oh yeah. From now until the end of time, I think this will be my response to those who insist I never accomplished anything. I can’t believe it’s on YouTube. Cracks me up every time; I think I like it better than the actual song. The only thing that would be better if it was accompanied by a playthrough video.

Hang on… there must be… yeah, there we go!


Holy crap, as I was watching this the music sounded really familiar and then, about half way through there’s a flashing sign in the background “PsykoSonik”… It’s literally a SNESized version of their 1st record and if you’ve never heard of them, go check them out. I recommend both records but the second is the better of the two IMO.

RIP Chris Cornell

The lead singer of Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Audioslave has died at 52:

Chris Cornell, lead singer of American hard rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, has died aged 52. In a statement to the Associated Press, his representative, Brian Bumbery, said Cornell died on Wednesday night in Detroit.

Bumbery called the death “sudden and unexpected” and said his wife and family were shocked. The statement said the family would be working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause, and asked for privacy.

Cornell had been touring with Soundgarden, and was tweeting upbeat messages about a sold-out concert the band played in Detroit just hours before his death.

I never met him, but our band was scheduled to play on the second stage after Temple of the Dog at the Chicago Lollapalooza in 1992. Our singer got lost, so we didn’t play, but it was a great day for music in the sun, with Soundgarden and Pearl Jam playing the main stage prior to Ministry and the Chili Peppers.

But when I think of Chris Cornell and Soundgarden, I think mostly of playing Road Rash on the 3DO. What a perfect soundtrack for that game!

That settles that

In last night’s Darkstream, I addressed the question of whether it is acceptable for a man to wear a shirt with another man’s face on it. Considering that my CERNOVICH shirt is on the way to me, my position is pretty obvious. And as far as I’m concerned, Boh settled the matter once and for all by playing this solo while wearing a shirt with Takayoshi Ohmura’s face on it while standing right next to Takayoshi Ohmura.

No matter how cool you might think you are, you are not as cool as the God of Bass. Not even close.

Marketing matters

Nice to see three of the four other Kami members show up for Ohmura’s solo show.

There is an important lesson here. Same four guys that took the stage together with Su, Moa, and Yui two months before at the Tokyo Dome. Same mind-blowing talent… and in fact, Boh’s bass solo is a little more relaxed, but is longer and even more impressive than the one he plays for Twilight of the Metal Gods on Red Night.

And there are about 54,000 fewer people in attendance.

This should dismiss the notion, once and for all, that mere talent ever suffices.