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Ozzy will not make sense in yet another medium
It’s kinda ‘hip’ to hate Ozzy Osbourne right now, but I honestly don’t dislike him one bit. He’s probably the funniest motherfucker in metal, and his band is the reason we’re all here today, so the guy is a true legend.
However, saying he ‘doesn’t really make sense’ would be quite the understatement. You can barely understand what the guy is trying to say. So he sounds like the perfect guy to have his own satellite radio show, right?
“Osbourne is getting his own Sirius XM channel. It’ll be dubbed “Ozzy’s Boneyard” and you will be able to find it at Channel 38 on your Sirius XM unit. “Ozzy’s Boneyard” will include classic hard rock and metal tunes, ranging from his own band Black Sabbath to Pantera to Van Halen and more.
Ozzy will be a part of what you hear on the channel beyond the music. He will tell personal tales about his career, as both a solo artist and as the frontman of Sabbath. Specials hosted by Ozzy and his family — wife Sharon, son Jack and daughter Kelly — will also air as part of the programming. So, Ozzy’s Boneyard will be quite the family affair.“
Read full article here.
They had me at Pantera… Then they lost me at ‘son Jack and daughter Kelly.’ I respect both for losing a lot of weight, but do they really need to be on a show about metal?
Needless to say, the show doesn’t sound that bad, it’s probably gonna be better than most radio shows (terrestrial or not) around, so good on Ozzy for making even more money. I just think he should keep it metal and keep it just Ozzy, no Sharon, Jack, or Kelly.
Them Crooked Vultures can cause ear problems
Them Crooked Vultures is the perfect example of how supergroups don’t work. Having a few awesome musicians together doesn’t guarantee great material.
I love Zeppelin, like QOTSA and can tolerate The Foo Fighters, so when I heard about this band a few years ago I said ‘AWESOME!’. But then I heard their album…
Well, someone who attended one of their shows got tinnitus from it — then killed himself. I am really tempted to insert a joke here, but it’s not really funny, is it?
“A rock music fan apparently took his life after battling to get treatment for debilitating tinnitus, an inquest heard yesterday. Father-of-two Robert McIndoe, 52, was unable to sleep for three months after attending a concert that left him with a permanent ringing in his ears.“
Read full article here.
You know what, that’s pretty sad. There’s nothing worse than having medical problems that prevent you from sleeping, must be very frustrating. Oh, and my ears ring after every concert, now I’m gonna be paranoid all the time while the ringing lasts. “Will it go on forever???”
R.I.P. to the guy and best of wishes to his family. I hope we can all learn from his mistake — Do not see this band live.
Do you like Pantera and dinosaurs?
I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve always wished for a band to somehow juxtapose Pantera songs with a dinosaurs theme. I’m not gonna explain why I think that’s awesome, but if you are anything like me, it’s your lucky fucking day!
MetalSucks writes:
“As I learned via our friend Mark Vieira on Twitter today, there actually is a band in Los Angeles called Panteradactyl. On their Facebook page, they describe themselves in this simple manner: We dress up like dinosaurs and play Pantera songs.’ And they’re not kidding.”
Read full article here.
How awesome is that, dude? Honestly, I want these guys to play at my son’s funeral!
[image credit: GameWallpapers.com]
Do you like Van Halen and men?
Van Halen‘s “Hot For Teacher” has been covered by that one show Glee. I honestly don’t know exactly what the show is about, so I’m assuming the clip above is from there. Maybe it isn’t, I really don’t know…
If you want to see Karl Pilkington do another VH classic, “Jump,” then make the JUMP! Get it? Haha, I’m priceless!
American Idol finalist slams Blabbermouth users
I have nothing against shows like American Idol if they truly launch great singers. That hasn’t really been the case yet, but I’m just saying you shouldn’t automatically hate someone just because he’s been on that show. But I guess this objective, unbiased thinking is the opposite of what some users on Blabbermouth are like.
Not to slam the site or anything, it’s the greatest source for metal news and the people writing comments are hilarious, but let’s be honest, if your claim to fame is a singing competition and you want to enter the ‘rock’ industry, expect people to be mean.
This is what American Idol alum James Durbin had to say about the site (and its users):
“That’s the whole thing about Blabbermouth. The people that are writing the articles are giving me great reviews and that’s all that matters to me. For every one person that is writing a bad comment, there are a hundred people saying great things. I’ve looked at Blabbermouth long before I was doing anything on this scale and I knew that people have always written stuff like that. It doesn’t matter if it’s someone from “Idol” or if it’s Dave Grohl, there are always nasty people out there. Like I said, for every one person that writes something nasty, a hundred people are saying something great. As soon as you see that nasty comment, that’s what kills you. It’s like, ‘Really? Am I really?’ I don’t read that stuff.“
Read full article here.
“You don’t read that stuff” but here you are saying you read that stuff. My advice to musicians who read about themselves on Blabbermouth: You are successful, rich, and you’re getting laid. You’re the total opposite of most people who comment on these sites.
