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Feminism is the dirtiest word I know.

By guest contributer Ms. Liza Graves of the punk band Civet

There’s a time and a place for everything in life. Tonight is the night a show in Poland of all places has forced me to really come clean with myself. I don’t really like to touch on feminist stuff because I used to feel that it’s a personal issue and I do enough as it is supporting fellow female bands (and fronting my own!). There are such negative things associated with speaking your mind as a woman in rock. God forbid you are volatile like Courtney Love or borderline “too in love with the females” like smarter than most, Kathleen Hanna. That’s right, I’m coming out and saying it, that there is an unspoken rule as a girl in music not to take too much of a stand. Uh, on anything. That’s why most women in bands say “oh, we don’t like to be seen as a girl band” or “gender doesn’t matter in music”…That’s such bullshit. It’s sad because all this is to me is a cop out. You are too scared to be seen for what you are that you downplay it in hopes that it will go away. It’s not going away! (more…)

The Hunt for the Worst Musical Act: The Millionaires

The Millionaires 'Stay The Night' xoxo

The Millionaires 'Stay The Night' xoxo

There are two main disturbing elements to the Millionaires. The first being, that people take them seriously as a legitimate band. The second being that a record company actually gave them a contract. A record company literally got their demo and said “these people are good enough for us to risk thousands of dollars on” and “we want to associate our label with alcoholic zombie hookers”. I’m really suprised somewhere down the line, not one person at the label said “oh wait, the Millionaires are actually glorified crack whores whose fans will only illegally download their music anyway”. But sadly not. There is simply no accountability at record companies these days. (more…)

The Guide To Being a Groupie

Groupies T.Raumschmiere ©2005 Sebastiaan ter Burg CC BY-SA 2.0

Groupies T.Raumschmiere ©2005 Sebastiaan ter Burg CC BY-SA 2.0

Guest contributer Lisa Gabriele brings us “The Guide To Being a Groupie”

  1. Be a girl. Be born sad. Be from a big family, or be an only child. Either way, make sure your parents are distracted and overwhelmed with life. They should hate your moodiness and scoff at any discussion of fresh and freaky ways to wear your hair. Notice that as your parents’ arguments, debt, and beer bottles pile up on the kitchen table at night, the volume on your radio dial rises. Through process of elimination, rock and roll, loud, is the only thing that drowns out the downstairs cacophony. You are twelve. You learn to stay out of the way of what’s going to happen.
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The Hunt for the Worst Musical Act: Jeffree Star

I feel I need to start this by saying I didn’t hate Jefree’s music.It’s not completely awful, for reasons I will get to later. He is just an incredibly unoriginal artist who only manages to stay relevant by making music that appeals only to a small niche of semi-retarded pubescent girls. I’ll admit, the boy has done his marketing. Because his music is perfect for scenester fan girls. Its just unintelligible to the general population. (more…)

And so begins an epic journey to find the world’s worst musical act

broken records ©2010 Kymberly Janisch CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

broken records ©2010 Kymberly Janisch CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

I am a huge fan of  The Hunt for the Worst Movie of all Time on Videogum, which produces much snarky commentary as Gabe searches for the worst movie to have ever been made. Recently a number of trully craptastic bands have been brought to my attention, and I feel drawn into an epic journey to find the worst musical act of all time.

BUT OH! I hear those English majors out there say. In order for my journey to fulfil the requirements of an Epic, there will need to be divine intervention! To that I can only reply, THERE WILL NEED TO BE LOTS OF DIVINE INTERVENTION FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SIT THROUGH J*’s ALBUM.

And so, I will be taking suggestions from you lovely people about which bands and singers you consider to be the worst of all time. I shall then review them, and provide a highly balanced and unbiased critique. Or basically, you know, rip them to shreads and create lulz at their expense. Homegurl Shannon knows what I’m talking about. (more…)

A Tribute to Joe Strummer: Use Your Voice

The Future is Unwritten : Joe Strummer (Joe Strummer Memorial in NYC) - Photo ©2008 Mr Omega BY NC-SA 2.0

The Future is Unwritten : Joe Strummer (Joe Strummer Memorial in NYC) - Photo ©2008 Mr Omega BY NC-SA 2.0

New blog on Huffintonpost.com! A Tribute to Joe Strummer: Use Your Voice

Joe Strummer would have been 59 on Saturday, August 21st. The legendary co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash first influenced me 25 years ago, via a mix tape, that I played repeatedly on my Radio Shack cassette player.

Songs like “Stay Free” and “Clampdown” became the anthems of my youth.

Those same songs later played from my CD player, my iPod, they followed me everywhere. Lyrics warned me away from corporate supplication, “It’s the best years of your life they want to steal.”

As I got older, the raw anger I flaunted in my youth became more tamed, and transformed into a more productive fight, against human rights abuses and injustices.

After Joe died in 2002, I began to steadily collect quotes from his past interviews. Here is a man I would give anything to interview.

In 2008 when I started my nonprofit, I carefully reviewed these jewels of wisdom — and used one in particular to represent the DIY Built on Respect mentality:

“In fact, punk rock means EXEMPLARY MANNERS TO YOUR FELLOW HUMAN BEING.”

The DIY ethos of punk rock is an amazing, empowering thing. Joe seemed to live this, to observe, to question, and create — and encourage others to do the same.…READ MORE
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Coheed and Cambria ‘Opening Act Contest’

Indie Prog-rockers Coheed and Cambria, citing their desire to support local music, announced today a contest to pick a local “opener” for each date along the 16-city U.S. and Canadian tour this October. The contest will take place on the band’s official Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/coheedandcambria

Coheed vocalist Claudio Sanchez explained, “When we first started touring, local bands were a very important part of the process. Almost every tour had local openers on each show, but now it’s much more common to have a set national package of bands touring through all the cities. While that can be easier at times, it makes it tough on local bands, and local scenes haven’t flourished like they once did. Hopefully this helps bring awareness to some good up and coming music.” (more…)


Live Music

FYF / DOOM! Magazine Ticket Giveaway!
FYF / DOOM! Magazine Ticket Giveaway!

DOOM! Magazine is running 2 contests to give away a pair of tickets to FYF. Enter to win via Facebook or Twitter!…

Music News

Coheed and Cambria ‘Opening Act Contest’
Coheed and Cambria ‘Opening Act Contest’

Indie Prog-rockers Coheed and Cambria announce contest to pick a local “opener” for each date along their 16-city U.S. and Canadian tour.…

Literature

Mark Reads 'New Moon': Chapter 4
Mark Reads ‘New Moon’: Chapter 4

In the fourth chapter of New Moon, Bella's dad demands that his daughter stop acting like her life is over. Bella responds by acting like her life is over.…

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Feminism is the dirtiest word I know.
Feminism is the dirtiest word I know.

Tonight what happened in Poland was destined to happen eventually. There's still a lot of wrong in the world that needs to be righted. I'm telling this story in hopes that the next time you see something wrong, you act on it, like I did, regardless of who you are.…

World

108 Buddhist Views by Wonderlane
108 Buddhist Views by Wonderlane

108 Buddhist Views, photos of Nepal during the Highest Yoga Tantra Sakya Lamdre transmission.…

Feature

Warped Tour 2010 - Chula Vista
Warped Tour 2010 – Chula Vista

Bands performing @ Warped Tour at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California USA on August 10, 2010. Photographs by Carlton Beener…

On Tour

ZA’s AFI Tour Journal 2010 – Scream with me

I'm trying my hardest to JUST think of the many amazing times we've had but my mind keeps returning to that one subject... The last gig in probably 2-3 years, will I get to say goodbye...…

Tech

Time Lapse - Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull by Sean Stiegemeier
Time Lapse – Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull by Sean Stiegemeier

Incredible time lapse photography of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption captured by on May 1-2, 2010 by Sean Stiegemeieron using a Canon 5d mkII.…

Photo Galleries

Warped Tour 2010 - Chula Vista
Warped Tour 2010 – Chula Vista

Bands performing @ Warped Tour at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California USA on August 10, 2010. Photographs by Carlton Beener…


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