http://www.deathtotraitors.com Music life Mon, 24 May 2010 17:10:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First things first: It's been about a month since my last update. Apparently whatever God's plan is for the rest of my life, the immediate version of that plan involves a lot of "Applied Feast of Famine Theory." While that sucks for me as a writer, it's pretty awesome for ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=8871 Let's talk about music. For a lot of us life is, honestly, kind of crazy at the moment. Not crazy as in "Wild n' Crazy," but crazy as in scary. Terrifying, actually. So much so that stating such an obvious fact is essentially unnecessary. It's crazy and scary ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=8206 “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” - Ambrose Bierce (American Writer, Journalist, Editor and gigantic Cynic, 1842-191?) Dear, Ambrose, What would you say today? Sincerely, m. *ahem* Here we are, awkwardly resting on the precipice of the yet another question mark for my time: Health Care Reform. And in true Modern American style, everybody's pissed off about it. ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=7991 Mike Lewis - World Traveler (Had to print that for those who don't know - can't have you thinking that's me, I'm way better looking.) Okay! So, I thought those of you brave souls who got suckered in by my FREE BEER headline from the last post helped pitch in might ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=7796 Don't worry, I'll be brief. (For the record... any colored text is a link... we all know this, yes?) You probably did the text message thing for Haiti, right? You might have even donated to Red Cross by way of the Big Red Button. Maybe you donated during Hope for Haiti, potentially after ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=7643 Per Punk News: Bad Religion now has plans to enter the studio on May 1 to record their fifteenth studio album. The album will be produced by Joe Barresi, who also produced 2007's New Maps of Hell and engineered 2004's The Empire Strikes First. A fall 2010 release is expected. Prior to ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=7585   George Case, author of Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man and numerous pop culture essays that have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online journals nationwide, returns to tell the story of rock and roll’s best drug-induced good times in his latest book, Out of Our Heads. Case takes readers on a ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=7573 Half. Over. Yes, I have turned 40. I'm basically a Zombie, and not a cheeky/quirky Zombie created by a director as sardonic social commentary, just... half dead. That title could actually state, "Half of My Life is Over... at best." (according to these fascists.) So, honestly, like my buddy Chris White ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=7298 I'd say that this year is now officially closing out as... kinda lousy. I'm typing right this moment with no soul - since the piece I was working on went bye-bye without the possibility of retrieval like, 2 minutes ago. Neato! Okay. Time to step back, regroup, take a deep breath ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=6813 Fifteen years, schmifteen years! In 2009, it is official: The Crucified has rocked the Land of the Wikings. There were hair-windmills. There was sweat. There was stumbling. There was an odd odor in the dressing room. There was an unexpected encore that could only be met with a song not meant ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=6138 Hello, dear friends. I've missed you. Sorry for the absence: I’ve been on the hustle trying to pay for this idiotic and ill-advised condo purchase. But… I’m much better now. Weighing the options, a “short sell” (whatever that even means) looks like the most realistic and lesser of the “Eternal Financial ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=5886 That's right: Not Babel. Babble. Ever get the feeling that things are just spinning out of control? What is at this point an overused punchline in dumb Rom-Com's (You know: The muppet on the screen blathers "He texted me so I myspaced him but he didn't Twitter back!"; The ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=4650 Let’s see: What could I possibly cover based on the last few weeks? You know what needs more coverage? MICHAEL! Because I have so much to say that no one else has said, right? Wrong. I’ll repeat what I posted on my FaceBook: I find it odd that the entire world ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=4504 [caption id="attachment_3831" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="¡Orale!"][/caption] 14 years after playing our last show, the Crucified has risen from the dead. (Kind of) The setting: Calvary Chapel Golden Springs - church home to Raul Ries, the first and only guest vocalist on any Crucified album - in Diamond Bar, CA The occasion: Musical accompaniment to ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=3829 I hate reviewing new music. Hate it. As a musician who has seen my fair share of rough reviews, I know how it feels to hear (err- read, as in "This Has Been Written And Therefore It Is So") someone talking mean about your baby. The good ones? In one ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=3586 I subscribe to exactly two magazines. Ligonier Ministries' devotional study guide, Table Talk and the mildly sarcastic but highly entertaining, Entertainment Weekly. I get the occasional episode of HM in the mail, but as regular subscriptions go, Table Talk and EW are the only staples in the home of the ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=3340 PunkNews Reports: Two apparent new tracks from Beastie Boys have surfaced. "Lee Majors Come Again" and "B Boys in the Cut" were part of a bonus 7" that came with select copies of the band's recent 4-LP reissue of their 1992 album, Check Your Head. "Lee Majors Come Again" can be heard ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=3330 So, source of all relevant news-type information, Punknews.com says: Popular music/social media website last.fm has started charging users outside of the United States, United Kingdom and Germany a fee for their streaming radio services. After a 30 song trial period expires, users must pay a €3.00 monthly fee to continue utilizing ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=3205 By way of Punknews: In an interview with MorbidZine.com, D.R.I. guitarist Spike Cassidy ruled out the possibility of a new studio album. He notes: I'm not sure. We live in four different states across the country. Washington, California, Texas and Florida. Just to practice will cost thousands in plane fare alone. ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=3189 Very cool, especially for a record label. Probably some fine print involving your first born, but... what do you want from me? I'm not your lawyer. Figure it out yourself, teacher's pet. It’s back! We’re a little late in letting the tens of you good people who regularly visit our website ... http://www.deathtotraitors.com/?p=3067