Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

"You lie, cheat, and steal!"

Following the conviction of the Pirate Bay four, the Swedish Pirate Party saw its membership increase by 18,000 people and the Pirate Bay still stands online. Although other torrent tracker sites have shut down after the results of the trial, we all know this ruling is not going to stop people from downloading the Wolverine movie or Death Magnetic.

File-sharing is so widespread internationally! Not to mention the increasing critiques of copyright laws here in the US and abroad. The entertainment industry must be panicking and slowly falling into desperate madness as it runs out of ammo trying to defeat this endlessly-headed hydra.

Now I could go on and on for a while on this topic but the point is "piracy" is changing the way people create, distribute, and watch/listen/enjoy all the music, films, and art that is out there. If the large companies of the entertainment industry crumble apart (well, not 'if' - it's already happening), they'll have themselves to blame for not adapting to the changing landscape. They're orchestrating their own downfall simply because of greed. It will be those who see opportunities in this new era of online distribution who succeed.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Prying open my third eye

"Think for yourself. Question authority. Think for yourself. Question authority. Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are or where we're going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities, the political, the religious, the educational authorities who attempted to comfort us by giving us order, rule, regulations. Informing, forming in our minds, their view of reality. To think for yourself you must question authority and learn how to put yourself in a state of vulnerable open-mindedness, chaotic, confused vulnerability to inform yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority. Think for yourself. Question authority."

Guess who's going on tour this summer!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Monday, December 15, 2008

"I'D RATHER DIE, THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL!"

Saturday was a crazy day! Waited since 1:00 am until 5:00 am to get Puscifer tickets. Then went home and slept for a few hours. Then had to get a new tire for the car. Afterwards, my buddy and I head over to Planet Hollywood, which was in itself a roller coaster trip. Then I see the last show of the Lights in the Sky Tour in North America. Wow! What a show. Insanely awesome. If you missed it go slap yourself. Here's the setlist:

999,999
1,000,000 (What an opener!)
Letting You
Discipline
March of the Pigs
Head Down
The Frail
Closer
Gave Up (Red and blue lights; aaaahhhhhh!)
The Warning
The Great Destroyer (This was unbelievable to see live!)
Ghosts 21
Ghosts 28
Ghosts 19
Ghosts Piggy
The Greater Good
Pinion
Wish (So awesome!)
Terrible Lie
Survivalism
The Big Come Down
Ghosts 31
Only
The Hand that Feeds
Head Like a Hole

Encore:
Echoplex
Reptile (I'm so glad I got to see this live! Such an awesome, heavy song!)
The Good Soldier
Hurt
In This Twilight

Trent was badass as always. Josh Freese played played the hell out of those drums. And Robin Fink had a great stage presence. Best show of 2008!

Here's a video of Closer:



And here's Trents speech before the show ended:



If you didn't see this show you missed out. I screamed my lungs out, shook my fist in the air, and bowed down before the one you serve. Saturday was awesome.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

See you there!




Saturday Dec. 13 2008: Nine Inch Nails final show for Lights in the Sky in Planet Hollywood. Got tickets?




Feb. 13-14 2009: Puscifer first time live (ever) at the Pearl in the Palms Casino.



Dec. 2012: The end of the world.

Big events coming up!