I love this artist because of the epicness of his scores. hes done so many films including “Rainman”‚ “Gladiator”‚ “The Lion King”‚ “As good As It Gets”‚ “The Preachers Wife”‚ “The Thin Red Line‚” “The Prince Of Egypt” and “The Last Samurai.” Some of his other impressive scores include Pearl Harbor‚ The Ring‚4 films directed by Ridley Scott; Matchstick Men‚ Hannibal‚ Black Hawk Down and Thelma & Louise‚ Penny Marshall’s Riding In Cars With Boys and A League Of Their Own‚ Quentin Tarantino’s True Romance‚ Tears Of The Sun‚ Ron Howard’s Backdraft‚ Days Of Thunder‚ Smilla’s Sense Of Snow and the animated Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron and inception. these are just few among many.
ART vitaly s alexius Im a huge fan of this artists webcomic Romantically apocalyptic but his "dreamanism" as he puts it is visually stunning and thought provoking as well. his art is dark, unique and has an elegence few artist are able to put within their work.
Fashion
Bleeding Star Clothing
(((Welcome to Bleeding Star Clothing)))
This world will tear out your insides, throw em in a blender and spit em right back up in your face. Judgmental eyes will burn holes through your skull. They expect you to follow in a path that has been carved out for you, to be fit into the mold that has been cast for you, and for you to for chew the proverbial fat that society has so graciously provided you.
But we say who they to tell you how to live your life, you should your own set of rules... define your own set of truths. Grasp onto something and hold it for dear life, for they will continually try to tear you down, but it's time to rise above the crowd, stand tall, and hold your ground.
Stand up for what you believe in, despite how much persecution you may have to go through. No matter what ‘scene’ you may belong to, or whatever type of music you enjoy listening to. Whether you spend your days dancing to the pulse of a DJ, or rockin it at a hardcore show, just be true to yourself.
This is who we are...... we are BLEEDING STAR!!!
The interesting thing about Bleeding Star is its brutal, unique and fresh. You wont see to much of this in Hot Topic i dont think. Its different and perfect for anyone who wants to make a scene. their shirts are violent, and their models are beautiful but have take poses that give them a dangerous persona. if you want to be a different kind of stylish i would suggest this line of clothing
Scene Queens I LOVE SCENE QUEENS since the first members of myspace royalty became the new meme back in about 2007 to 2009, i have been hooked on the beauty and luxery of these women. with names like kiki kanible whats not to love.
the following are my personal favorite models in scene queen fashion
i know right. Now i would hate for such a beautiful scene to die. so what i am doing at this point is posting a model for the day in every post. i may also post with them a short bio and current whearsabouts of the model themselves. i may also be limiting each post to just one artist that way i can span posts out more. this will be the last accumulated post.
Shiny Toy guns 2002–2006: Formation and We Are PilotsMain article: We Are Pilots The band was founded in 2002 by bassist and keyboardist, Jeremy Dawson, and vocalist and guitarist, Chad Petree. Both had known each other for years growing up in Shawnee, Oklahoma and worked together on previous music projects such as Cloud2Ground and Slyder. After these projects, they went underground for a brief time and continued making music together eventually enlisting vocalist Carah Faye Charnow to be their new female vocalist, as well as drummer Mikey Martin.
"Le Disko" was the first single, "You Are the One" was the second single, and "Rainy Monday" was the third, however, "Don't Cry Out" was originally announced to be the third single and continues to hold its place as a fan favorite.
Season of Poison On October 29, 2007, the band appeared as "The Shinys" on the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!.They performed a sequence called The House of Spooks. We Are Pilots received a Grammy Award nomination on December 6, 2007 in the category of Best Electronic/Dance Album, but lost to The Chemical Brothers.
In August 2008, it was revealed that Carah Faye Charnow was no longer part of the band and had been replaced by Sisely Treasure, whose vocals are featured on the band's second album, Season of Poison. Carah Faye Charnow went on to pursue a new band, Versant, in Sweden. Season of Poison was released through Universal Records on November 4, 2008.
On September 2, 2008, "Ricochet!" was released as the first single. It hit #17 on the Alternative Songs Chart,which is the highest the band has ever reached with a single on the Alternative Songs chart. Shiny Toy Guns released their second Season of Poison single, "Ghost Town", on January 30, 2009, which peaked at #26 on the Alternative Songs Chart. During the spring, at a show in Milwaukee, Shiny Toy Guns said their next album would drop "sometime in late 2010 Jeremy Dawson admitted via Shiny Toy Guns' official website that while he believes Season of Poison is a great album, it was "too different, too soon," and promised a return to their electronic roots for the band's third album.
In late fall 2010, Shiny Toy Guns announced a planned December 2010[27] release of an LP entatively named "III". According to Jeremy, fans "will fall in love with what we [Shiny Toy Guns] are just now starting to work with on this record." On their Facebook, Shiny Toy Guns announced that "Speaking Japanese" would be a single on the next album. December passed without an album drop.
January 2011, Shiny Toy Guns' official website featured a countdown which ended at midnight between February 10 and 11. Below the countdown read the following text: "you know what you hope is at the end of this timer, but you can't be sure. and it doesn't matter.. because we'll be together." The quote is a modified version of a quote from Christopher Nolan's film, Inception. In addition, the piano riff that accompanies the countdown mirrors a scale from "Time," a song composed by Hans Zimmer for the Inception soundtrack.
In early February, Sisely Treasure released a single,"That You Like," on her website. On February 7, Shiny Toy Guns announced on Facebook that Sisely was no longer part of the band.
On February 11, 2011 2:00:00 AM EST a video posted on the band's website announced that former band member, Carah Faye Charnow, would be rejoining the band along with her husband, Daniel Johansson, for the upcoming album III. The video contained the song, "If I Lost You (Orchestral Mix)". On March 3, "The Sun", the first single from III, was released.
What i really like about this band is that they have a unique and very catchy sound. It was Le disko that caught my attention then rainy monday and you are the one. When they got sisely i noticed that the new singer could put forth a new kind of passion while carah is much more about putting a luxury to her sound. sisely while beautiful has more emotion with vocal cords like velvet. while carah collects herself and focuses on making her voice sound alluring as if laced with diamonds and silk.
Fashion
Coco Chanel
"I am not young but I feel young. The day I feel old, I will go to bed and stay there. J'aime la vie! I feel that to live is a wonderful thing."
Fashion designer. Born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. With her trademark suits and little black dresses, Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today. She herself became a much revered style icon known for her simple yet sophisticated outfits paired with great accessories, such as several strands of pearls. As Chanel once said,“luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.”
Her early years, however, were anything but glamorous. After her mother’s death, Chanel was put in an orphanage by her father who worked as a peddler. She was raised by nuns who taught her how to sew—a skill that would lead to her life’s work. Her nickname came from another occupation entirely. During her brief career as a singer, Chanel performed in clubs in Vichy and Moulins where she was called “Coco.” Some say that the name comes from one of the songs she used to sing, and Chanel herself said that it was a “shortened version of cocotte, the French word for ‘kept woman,” according to an article in The Atlantic.
Around the age of 20, Chanel became involved with Etienne Balsan who offered to help her start a millinery business in Paris. She soon left him for one of his even wealthier friends, Arthur “Boy” Capel. Both men were instrumental in Chanel’s first fashion venture.
Opening her first shop on Paris’s Rue Cambon in 1910, Chanel started out selling hats. Her first taste of clothing success came from a dress she fashioned out of an old jersey on a chilly day. “My fortune is built on that old jersey that I’d put on because it was cold in Deauville,” she once told author Paul Morand.
In the 1920s, Chanel took her thriving business to new heights. She launched her first perfume, Chanel No. 5, which was the first to feature a designer’s name. Perfume “is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion. . . . that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure,” Chanel once explained.
In 1925, she introduced the now legendary Chanel suit with collarless jacket and well-fitted skirt. Her designs were revolutionary for the time—borrowing elements of men’s wear and emphasizing comfort over the constraints of then-popular fashions. She helped women say good-bye to the days of corsets and other confining garments.
Another 1920s revolutionary design was Chanel’s little black dress. She took a color once associated with mourning and showed just how chic it could be for eveningwear. In addition to fashion, Chanel was a popular figure in the Paris literary and artistic worlds. She designed costumes for the Ballets Russes and for Jean Cocteau’s play Orphée, and counted Cocteau and artist Pablo Picasso among her friends.
You will notice on this blog that i am a HUGE fan of powerful strong willed independent women. Chanel is one of many. someone who comes from nothing to being a name on everyone's lips. she revolutionized fashion and to this day grows strong.
Royal Underground
When you die, every single muscle in your body hurts. Your body has closed down because it thinks it's done, and when it gets rebooted, every inch of you hurts. Plus I'd had the shit beaten out of me with a baseball bat." — Nikki Sixx
On February 17 2006, Kelly Gray was in the audience at the Erie Civic Center Complex in Erie, Pennsylvania, at her first Mötley Crüe concert. She was on a long-overdue break from the fashion industry, and while a hardcore rock performance was the last place she thought she’d find herself, she had recently become acquainted with the band’s drummer, Tommy Lee, who invited her to come to a gig on their Carnival of Sins tour.
So unfamiliar was Kelly with that world that she had to Google Mötley Crüe, and she still hesitated, assuming – as most rock concert novices might – that it might all be a bit rough. But the energy and sheer vibrancy of that first gig did it for her: “I was hooked,” she said.
Post-show, she was hanging with Tommy in his dressing room when she was introduced to Nikki Sixx, the band’s bassist and songwriter. He still had on his stage make-up, all black eyes and wild hair, as arresting as he was intimidating. Kelly called him ‘Mr Sixx’. He didn’t correct her.
Sometime after the tour ended, Nikki and Kelly reconnected over lunch. By the time the dishes were cleared, they realized they were creative consorts. They shared an affinity with fashion, and were both similarly attuned to what turned them on when it came to style. After lunch, they walked around stores in Beverly Hills, Kelly soignée and immaculate, Nikki tattooed and casual. What they saw – or didn’t – convinced them that a niche existed for a high-end men’s clothing collection with a distinctive rock star vibe; not thrown-together vintage tees, not facsimiles of stage clothing, not even the kind of generic rock-inspired looks that have filtered down to the mass retailer
The result: Royal Underground. It has the aura of unattainability personified by Nikki and Kelly, and the motifs and edgy cool that make you think ‘rock star’. It’s cloaked in intrigue, long on comfort, and as impressive as a combination of Nikki Sixx and Kelly Gray could be thought to be. It’s cashmere and antiqued leather and carries details that you come across by chance, like naughty little secrets. It’s an outgrowth of a world that loves its hardcore rock music but hungers for prestige. It’s for people that don’t scrimp on what’s on their skin. And it’s here now.
Nikki sixx is an amazing person, i read The heroin Diaries and the Dirt both amazing insights into the lifestyle he chose. He is a major hero to me. when i found royal underground i fell in love quick. The look is amazing classy but with a unique kickof rock and roll and edge as the selection from the website shows. Kelly Gray is also a beautiful inttelegent and ambitious woman. i love her modeling, her class. shes a rare breed in my opinion and i might be posting her up as well someday.
religion and philosophy
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g>The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is an independent Baptist church known for its extreme stance against homosexuality , which include picketing funerals and desecrating the American flag.The church is widely described as a hate group and is monitored as such by the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center. It is headed by Fred Phelps and consists mostly of members of his large family; in 2007, it had 71 members.The church is headquartered in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Topeka about three miles west of the Kansas State Capitol at 3701 West 12th Street, Topeka, Kansas, United States. Its first public service was held on the afternoon of Sunday, November 27, 1955.
The church has been actively involved in the anti-gay movement since at least 1991 when it sought a crackdown on homosexual activity at Gage Park six blocks northwest of the church. In addition to anti-gay protests at military funerals, the organization pickets other celebrity funerals that are likely to get it media attention. The WBC is not affiliated with any known Baptist conventions or associations. The church describes itself as following Primitive Baptist and Calvinist principles though mainstream Primitive Baptists reject the WBC and Phelps.
In July 2005, the Westboro Baptist Church declared its intention to picket the memorial service of Carrie French in Boise, Idaho. French, 19, was killed on June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, where she served as an ammunition specialist with the 116th Brigade Combat Team's 145th Support Battalion. Phelps Sr. was quoted as saying, "Our attitude toward what's happening with the war is [that] the Lord is punishing this evil nation for abandoning all moral imperatives that are worth a dime."[35]
In 2006, Westboro picketed with banners saying "God hates fags" and "Thank God for dead soldiers" at the Westminster, Maryland, funeral of Matthew Snyder, a U.S. Marine who was also killed in Iraq.[36] Ruling on a subsequent lawsuit filed by Snyder's father, Albert Snyder, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 8–1 that Westboro's actions constituted protected free speech.[37]
On February 2, 2008, the group picketed during the funeral of former LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley in Salt Lake City, Utah, displaying picket signs criticizing him for being a "lying false prophet" and "leading millions of people astray". The organization also criticized Hinckley for being too accepting of gay people, accusing him of having an ambiguous voice about homosexuality rather than taking a firm stand against it.[38] Police had difficulty determining whether the demonstration met the guidelines of protected free speech.[39]
In 2010 Westboro picketed the funeral of Ronnie James Dio.[41]
In January 2011, Westboro announced that they would picket the funeral of Christina Green, a 9-year-old victim of the 2011 Tucson shooting. In response, the Arizona legislature passed an emergency bill to ban protests within 300 feet of a funeral service, and Tucson residents made plans to shield the funeral from protesters.[42][43] The church canceled plans to hold a protest during the memorial at the University of Arizona in exchange for air time on radio talk shows.[44] According to university officials, between 700 and 1,200 students amassed to counter four WBC picketers who appeared at the campus after the event.[45]
In July 2005, the Westboro Baptist Church declared its intention to picket the memorial service of Carrie French in Boise, Idaho. French, 19, was killed on June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, where she served as an ammunition specialist with the 116th Brigade Combat Team's 145th Support Battalion. Phelps Sr. was quoted as saying, "Our attitude toward what's happening with the war is [that] the Lord is punishing this evil nation for abandoning all moral imperatives that are worth a dime."[35]
In 2006, Westboro picketed with banners saying "God hates fags" and "Thank God for dead soldiers" at the Westminster, Maryland, funeral of Matthew Snyder, a U.S. Marine who was also killed in Iraq.[36] Ruling on a subsequent lawsuit filed by Snyder's father, Albert Snyder, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 8–1 that Westboro's actions constituted protected free speech.[37]
On February 2, 2008, the group picketed during the funeral of former LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley in Salt Lake City, Utah, displaying picket signs criticizing him for being a "lying false prophet" and "leading millions of people astray". The organization also criticized Hinckley for being too accepting of gay people, accusing him of having an ambiguous voice about homosexuality rather than taking a firm stand against it.[38] Police had difficulty determining whether the demonstration met the guidelines of protected free speech.[39]
Westboro picketed the funeral of recording artist Michael Jackson after his death on June 25, 2009.[citation needed] Members of Westboro have also recorded a song titled "God Hates the World", an adaptation of Jackson's charity single "We Are the World".[40]
Having personalaly attended an anti protest to these bigots (seen above) you can easily gather my personal opinion on the matter. my counter arguments to these heinous acts are as follows:
Homosexuality is not a sin. There is NOT ONE PLACE in the bible that SPECIFICALLY states that it is a sin. An abomination (as defined in the english language as a socially detestable thing) is a very specific word and common sense would ggather that such a specific word was chosen for a reason since homosecuality has been socially detestable for some time.
Homosexuality cannot be unnatural, a sickness, or a choice. There are many cases in the animal kingdom where homosexuality has occured.
Gays are not the only ones who get aids. trust me, it is far mroe likeley someone in your own church has it then only gays.
Muslims worship the excact same god as you, as do jews, catholics ETC. There is even references to jesus in the Koran. saying there any more of infidels then vice versa is just ignorence.
visionary quote
The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Thomas Huxley
This quote i chose simply because its true. if humanity would chill and think and grow wise the world would be very different
Film
Sucker Punch This movie was very interesting and a action packed thriller i would definatly recomend. HOWEVER, it is kind of lacking in an elaberote plot. Dont go expecting another inception or shutter island here. this is not a movie focused on giving you a story. its about the action and the visualization of ass kickery.
I do give the director props for finding somewhat decent no names who can act well as well as TRYING to deliver a twist and interesting plot. The ending however is what im talking about. no spoilers here but the writers really tried to fool you in this movie while trying to tell a story in the midst of all the chaos. Babydoll's ability to mezmerize onlookers with her dancing is a nice touch however corny it nay be. the movie reminds me alot of a tarentino film but for a younger modern audience.
i would give it a 3 out of five. A for effort wothe watch rent or buy but it is an aquired taste.
Milla Jovavich
Milla Jovovich (pronounced "mee-luh" "yo-vo-vitch") was born December 17, 1975 in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine to father Bogdanovitch Jovovich (Serbian doctor) and mother Galina Loginova Jovovich (Russian actress). In 1981, Milla and her family left the Soviet Union and moved to London, England and then to Sacramento, California, ultimately settling in Los Angeles.
Milla married director Paul W.S. Anderson (director/writer of the Resident Evil series) on August 22, 2009. They have a daughter together, Ever Gabo J. Anderson (born 11.03.07). Milla and Paul have worked together on the Resident Evil franchise and will team up again for the 3-D version of The Three Musketeers (2011). At the age of eleven, Jovovich was spotted by photographer Richard Avedon, who featured her in Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women in the World" advertisements. In October 1987, she was on the cover of the Italian fashion magazine Lei, her first of many covers. In 1988, she signed her first professional modeling contract.
Milla has appeared in hundreds of magazines and on dozens of covers. She has been featured in ad campaigns for several brands, including Banana Republic, Christian Dior, Damiani, Donna Karan, Gap, Versace, Mango, Etro and several others (see "Gallery" dropdown menu above). Milla has been an international spokesmodel for L'Oréal cosmetics since 1998. In addition to L'Oréal, Milla has recently been in campaigns for ICB, Ann Taylor, Mercedes-Benz, Metrocity, and Jacob & Co.
Milla's breakout role was as Leeloo, the perfect being in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element (1997). She later starred in several other action movies, including the Resident Evil trilogy (Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), Ultraviolet (2006), A Perfect Getaway (2009), and The Fourth Kind (2009).
In 1994, Milla released her critically acclaimed folk album, The Divine Comedy. Inspired by a love of "elves and magic trees", Milla wrote the lyrics at 15 and recorded the album when she was just 16. Acoustic, folky, and hard to categorize, the eleven songs on The Divine Comedy are laced with Slavic sadness and X-istential self-doubt. "In a Glade" is a beautiful traditional Ukrainian folk song that Milla sings in her native tongue.
Milla led a band called Plastic Has Memory which played about a dozen shows in Los Angeles and New York City in 1999. Although Plastic Has Memory never released a record, they did contribute one song, "On the Hill", to Hollywood Goes Wild, a benefit CD for The Wildlife Waystation.
Jovovich-Hawk was a fashion line founded by Milla and Carmen Hawk in 2003. Jovovich-Hawk was a finalist in 2006 for the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)/Vogue Fashion Fund initiative. Milla's character Alice wore Jovovich-Hawk clothing in Resident Evil: Extinction (2007). Mango released a Jovovich-Hawk for MNG collection in 2007. CNN interviewed Milla and Carmen for a feature on Jovovich-Hawk in 2007 (video). Jovovich-Hawk ended in 2008. See Jovovich-Hawk.com
Milla is another rare breed. strong, independent, well rounded. She has so many talents and never relied on just her beauty. she went everywhere and did anything she set her mind to. she is an icon in film as the most badass woman alive as well as classy and gorgeous.
Art
Nekro
This artist is truely interesting to me. The artwork is beautiful and dark displaying very sad but alluring images. i have never seen this kind of art before. Nekro puts a different kind of passion with a different visualization. these are just some of the many pieces he has to offer.
Artist: Jason Felix Taken from http://www.jasonfelix.com Originally from Wisconsin, Jason was raised in a sheltered environment all most completely void of other creative artistic minds. The only outlet for inspiration was role playing games, comics, and video games which Jason played avidly. After graduating from high school, he landed a freelance job creating vampire illustrations for White Wolf Games which lead to a fledgling artistic career in editorial print industry. Years progressed and Jason soon found his interest swayed towards crafting art for the film and video game industry. He uprooted himself and relocated to San Francisco in hope to make a dream a reality.
What i love the most about this mans original work is the shear bizarre nature of it. Moreover the ideas that can be forged from the many interpretations of the (to some) abnormally dark subject matter. I was giddy when i received "salvaged" ,the book of his original art some of which are seen on this page. Some of my particular favorite pieces are featured here. The man is talented. My opinion has been spoken.
Music: Bring Me The Horizon: This is another one of those bands i always seem to like. Ive listened to them since the EP stage of their career and i must say this has to be there most mature album. First off, like always Mr. Sykes vocals soar with a kind of emotional intensity that VERY few of the bands in the genre have. moreover the actual lyrics of all BMTH albums are, or at least seem, like there was an immense amount of thought placed within them.in "Crucify me" using metaphors like
"I am an ocean, I am the sea, There is a world inside of me. Lost in the abyss, drowned in the deep, No set of rules could salvage me. Only a shipwreck, only a ghost, merely a graveyard of your former self, we just watched the waves crash over. I've been cast astray."
is just a piece of beautiful writing especially with Oli's distraught vocals. In "It never ends" the lyrics venture into a darker setting "It started off with a one night stand and lingered to a fling" and "I've said it once, I've said it twice, I've said it a thousand fucking times That I'm ok, that I'm fine, that it's all just in my mind"
and in "blessed with a curse" the slowed down beat is wonderfully complimentary to sykes vocals. all three were listed here because of the fact that i cannot pick a fav song. im also very intrigued by the slight almost orchestral feel there music has that they started with suicide season and also the guest appearances, particularly lights whom is from an entirely separate genre
Film: Marylin Monroe (info from biography.com) Marilyn Monroe Left the world Mesmerized with her intense beauty, glamor, and her unabashed sex appeal. Born with brown hair and the non-distinct name of Norma Jean Mortenson, Marilyn re-invented herself and rose to fame in the 1950s portraying bubbly, and always Beautiful blonde bombshells in Hollywood films.
She overcame a childhood of foster homes, an absent father, and a disturbed mother to become a model, singer and award-winning actress. But her sex kitten persona left her pigeonholed in shallow roles and alone. Having sacrificed her first marriage to pursue an acting career, the failure of her second marriage to baseball great Joe DiMaggio would be blamed on her demanding career and increasing sexual image. Her third marriage to playwright Arthur Miller ended when career frustrations, self-doubt, and depression became the thing to consume her. Marilyn Monroe is a 20th century icon representing the glamor, sexuality and tragedy of fame in Hollywood
The light of a tragedy
I believe that the tragedy of the suicide of such a beautiful woman is truly something to be remembered and mourned. She once said "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." i believe we have found the light to such a tragedy. The beauty of Marylin Monroe will forever be an icon for American film. she didnt have to deal with the burden of age. she didnt have to be burdened with becomeing a washed up actress. Marylin Monroe will forever be Marylin Monroe. She will forever be beautiful, forever be talented, and forever be glorified and remembered.
I really like this band. Its one of my personal favorites.This particular album is my fav by the band as well becuase of its emotional ties to my life. the songs like most of ADTR music are catchy containing the usual memorable battle cries of lyrics like in this case "keep your hopes up high and your head down low." in another song "This Is The House That Doubt Built" lyrics further reach out to the broken to take control and be free. "I rely on myself just making sure that was clear I'm not in need of your crutches I face all my face fears and I want what I knew I could have life is not a monster make the best of what you have" In the song "its complicated" the lyrics ring true of a bad relationship as do several songs on the album. The ONLY issue i have on this album is it seems a little confined and pertaining to a particular topic. the album is a bit repetative. Although all the repetition works and sounds good together, it still leaves room for improvment. All in all i couldnt remove this album from my stereo for some time. on a scale of 1 to 5 i give this album a score of 5
Lara Jade Taken from her website http://www.larajade.co.uk/
LARA JADE is an internationally acclaimed fashion, portrait and commercial photographer. Lara’s most compelling quality is the ability to colour her images with strong elements of romanticism, fantasy and a hint of darkness. Her unique style has defined her work since picking up her first camera at the age of fifteen, when she first started experimenting with self-portraiture and themes of fantasy which she continues to develop and refine today.
At only seventeen Lara started her own business – Lara Jade Photography. Beginning by taking on small clients, she was soon able to demonstrate a strong understanding of how to develop the commercial side of her business to adequately deal with the high demand for her work. Lara’s momentum has continued to build, with industry leading brands and well known fashion and photography magazines worldwide.
My opinion on this artist: Let me tell you that i have followed this woman since her time with the band black rain close to four years ago. I have had the privalidge of seeing a beautiful and talented artists work grow and mature while still keeping the edge that made it so popular. there was once a time where all you ever saw on kids myspaces were photos taken by Lara. She is to this day one of my favorite photographers and will be for years to come.
Marylin Mansons response to the columbine shootings from rolling stone.
It is sad to think that the first few people on earth needed no books, movies, games or music to inspire cold-blooded murder. The day that Cain bashed his brother Abel's brains in, the only motivation he needed was his own human disposition to violence. Whether you interpret the Bible as literature or as the final word of whatever God may be, Christianity has given us an image of death and sexuality that we have based our culture around. A half-naked dead man hangs in most homes and around our necks, and we have just taken that for granted all our lives. Is it a symbol of hope or hopelessness? The world's most famous murder-suicide was also the birth of the death icon -- the blueprint for celebrity. Unfortunately, for all of their inspiring morality, nowhere in the Gospels is intelligence praised as a virtue.
A lot of people forget or never realize that I started my band as a criticism of these very issues of despair and hypocrisy. The name Marilyn Manson has never celebrated the sad fact that America puts killers on the cover of Time magazine, giving them as much notoriety as our favorite movie stars. From Jesse James to Charles Manson, the media, since their inception, have turned criminals into folk heroes. They just created two new ones when they plastered those dipshits Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris' pictures on the front of every newspaper. Don't be surprised if every kid who gets pushed around has two new idols.
We applaud the creation of a bomb whose sole purpose is to destroy all of mankind, and we grow up watching our president's brains splattered all over Texas. Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised. Does anyone think the Civil War was the least bit civil? If television had existed, you could be sure they would have been there to cover it, or maybe even participate in it, like their violent car chase of Princess Di. Disgusting vultures looking for corpses, exploiting, fucking, filming and serving it up for our hungry appetites in a gluttonous display of endless human stupidity.
When it comes down to who's to blame for the high school murders in Littleton, Colorado, throw a rock and you'll hit someone who's guilty. We're the people who sit back and tolerate children owning guns, and we're the ones who tune in and watch the up-to-the-minute details of what they do with them. I think it's terrible when anyone dies, especially if it is someone you know and love. But what is more offensive is that when these tragedies happen, most people don't really care any more than they would about the season finale of Friends or The Real World. I was dumbfounded as I watched the media snake right in, not missing a teardrop, interviewing the parents of dead children, televising the funerals. Then came the witch hunt.
Man's greatest fear is chaos. It was unthinkable that these kids did not have a simple black-and-white reason for their actions. And so a scapegoat was needed. I remember hearing the initial reports from Littleton, that Harris and Klebold were wearing makeup and were dressed like Marilyn Manson, whom they obviously must worship, since they were dressed in black. Of course, speculation snowballed into making me the poster boy for everything that is bad in the world. These two idiots weren't wearing makeup, and they weren't dressed like me or like goths. Since Middle America has not heard of the music they did listen to (KMFDM and Rammstein, among others), the media picked something they thought was similar.
Responsible journalists have reported with less publicity that Harris and Klebold were not Marilyn Manson fans -- that they even disliked my music. Even if they were fans, that gives them no excuse, nor does it mean that music is to blame. Did we look for James Huberty's inspiration when he gunned down people at McDonald's? What did Timothy McVeigh like to watch? What about David Koresh, Jim Jones? Do you think entertainment inspired Kip Kinkel, or should we blame the fact that his father bought him the guns he used in the Springfield, Oregon, murders? What inspires Bill Clinton to blow people up in Kosovo? Was it something that Monica Lewinsky said to him? Isn't killing just killing, regardless if it's in Vietnam or Jonesboro, Arkansas? Why do we justify one, just because it seems to be for the right reasons? Should there ever be a right reason? If a kid is old enough to drive a car or buy a gun, isn't he old enough to be held personally responsible for what he does with his car or gun? Or if he's a teenager, should someone else be blamed because he isn't as enlightened as an eighteen-year-old?
America loves to find an icon to hang its guilt on. But, admittedly, I have assumed the role of Antichrist; I am the Nineties voice of individuality, and people tend to associate anyone who looks and behaves differently with illegal or immoral activity. Deep down, most adults hate people who go against the grain. It's comical that people are naive enough to have forgotten Elvis, Jim Morrison and Ozzy so quickly. All of them were subjected to the same age-old arguments, scrutiny and prejudice. I wrote a song called "Lunchbox," and some journalists have interpreted it as a song about guns. Ironically, the song is about being picked on and fighting back with my Kiss lunch box, which I used as a weapon on the playground. In 1979, metal lunch boxes were banned because they were considered dangerous weapons in the hands of delinquents. I also wrote a song called "Get Your Gunn." The title is spelled with two n's because the song was a reaction to the murder of Dr. David Gunn, who was killed in Florida by pro-life activists while I was living there. That was the ultimate hypocrisy I witnessed growing up: that these people killed someone in the name of being "pro-life."
The somewhat positive messages of these songs are usually the ones that sensationalists misinterpret as promoting the very things I am decrying. Right now, everyone is thinking of how they can prevent things like Littleton. How do you prevent AIDS, world war, depression, car crashes? We live in a free country, but with that freedom there is a burden of personal responsibility. Rather than teaching a child what is moral and immoral, right and wrong, we first and foremost can establish what the laws that govern us are. You can always escape hell by not believing in it, but you cannot escape death and you cannot escape prison.
It is no wonder that kids are growing up more cynical; they have a lot of information in front of them. They can see that they are living in a world that's made of bullshit. In the past, there was always the idea that you could turn and run and start something better. But now America has become one big mall, and because of the Internet and all of the technology we have, there's nowhere to run. People are the same everywhere. Sometimes music, movies and books are the only things that let us feel like someone else feels like we do. I've always tried to let people know it's OK, or better, if you don't fit into the program. Use your imagination -- if some geek from Ohio can become something, why can't anyone else with the willpower and creativity?
I chose not to jump into the media frenzy and defend myself, though I was begged to be on every single TV show in existence. I didn't want to contribute to these fame-seeking journalists and opportunists looking to fill their churches or to get elected because of their self-righteous finger-pointing. They want to blame entertainment? Isn't religion the first real entertainment? People dress up in costumes, sing songs and dedicate themselves in eternal fandom. Everyone will agree that nothing was more entertaining than Clinton shooting off his prick and then his bombs in true political form. And the news -- that's obvious. So is entertainment to blame? I'd like media commentators to ask themselves, because their coverage of the event was some of the most gruesome entertainment any of us have seen.
I think that the National Rifle Association is far too powerful to take on, so most people choose Doom, The Basketball Diaries or yours truly. This kind of controversy does not help me sell records or tickets, and I wouldn't want it to. I'm a controversial artist, one who dares to have an opinion and bothers to create music and videos that challenge people's ideas in a world that is watered-down and hollow. In my work I examine the America we live in, and I've always tried to show people that the devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. So don't expect the end of the world to come one day out of the blue -- it's been happening every day for a long time
Brookelle Bones -
