November 3, 2008

Corrosion of Conformity - Vote with a Bullet

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUejPq_cgmg] “Vote with a Bullet” was the odd man out on 1991’s Blind by Corrosion of Conformity. It was the only song sung by new guitarist Pepper Keenan, whose bluesy vocals presaged the band’s later Southern rock direction. An old interview with drummer Reed Mullin reveals fascinating tidbits – that he wrote most of Blind,...

Phobia - 22 Random Acts of Violence

by Cosmo Lee The Economist set up an interactive map (here) where people across the world could vote in the 2008 US Presidential election. Like in the States, this Global Electoral College allocated votes by population, with large countries like China and India getting the most. After 52,000 worldwide votes, the poll has closed: Barack...