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Not sure why' date=' but I'm surprised Tony Blair is speaking anywhere, I had vaguely assumed he was put out to pasture years ago.[/quote'] I wish he had been, without all the attention he might have been able to speak more clearly.
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Baby girl Zoe was delivered by C-section just after 10 this morning. Mom and daughter are doing well, currently resting. Bandcamp and hangovers can wait.

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I just finished attending a speech by Tony Blair at the university. Allegedly the speech was about governance and economics in sub-Saharan Africa' date=' not that you could tell. I'm glad I didn't have to pay. The subject seemed narrow enough that there'd be at least some meat to the speech, but no - ketchup and mustard all the way down. If they'd given him more than an hour (twice as much probably would have been good) and had him focus on governance in former British colonial Africa maybe, maybe it would have had enough specificity to warrant an insight but the guy came off as being amazed that people take him seriously. Maybe he's hampered by government etiquette of some kind. Pity.[/quote'] It's a shame someone there didn't shoot the bastard. Blair is pretty reviled in the UK.
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On April 32, legendary Upper Moldavian metallers SNOOZEFEST are scheduled to unleash their latest opus on a world that's still waiting to be taken by storm! Entitled "Oversaturation", this monster contains fourteen brand new tracks, studio outtakes, live footage, and an interactive video interview track that, according to lead vocalist Bernie "Brutal" Burpowicz, "nobody will bother watching". "We did this on the last five albums too," he explains, "eventually someone's gotta catch on." "Probably not this time, but whatever," Brutal continues. "SNOOZEFEST fans know what they're getting. All these other bands are out there, pushing the envelope, putting out a new crowning achievement every two years... Fuck that. Who wants to be like everybody else?" "I don't listen to new music, but I read tons of reviews," says rhythm guitarist and mastermind Howard "Yawns" Bradshaw. "Apparently every band that's out there now is just getting consistently better and better with every release. Except for the ones that don't. It's like, how boring can you get." "Plus it's bullshit," he says; "everyone knows the older albums are better. SNOOZEFEST isn't playing that game with our fans. We've been using the same studio for 25 years. Same amps, same settings." Asked about the tracks on the upcoming release, Yawns avers, "They're awesome. Everybody knows what you want in a song - a catchy intro, killer riff, hooky chorus, ripping solos, and a crushing finale. Anyone who's heard our classic albums knows what's up. Hell, we use nearly all of the same riffs." "If it ain't broke, it's worth two in the bush, know what I mean," Brutal chimes in. "Everyone dug the lyrics on our first album, so I've been sticking with those. If you thought we were gonna go in some new direction, well, this album's gonna destroy that preconceived notion. No trendy garbage." "This isn't about music, it's a career," he adds. "Could you hand me that girdle?" "Oversaturation" comes out on CD, enhanced CD, DVD, double LP, tape, and 8 track, and will be available for streaming and download worldwide, on April 32.

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The Snoozefest thing is funny because just yesterday my professor pointed out that music was just a form of math, repudiating a statement by a girl who said she was more of an arts-oriented person. I recall thinking 'you know, it's bastards like you that allow Spawn of Possession to keep releasing albums...'

Well' date=' maybe they should cease being self-serving soothsayers that can't even see integrity in their rear-view mirror anymore...[/quote'] Blair wasn't self-serving in this speech (although he talked about himself too much for my liking), he just came off as not really knowing what was going on and fascinated by all the moving parts. That would certainly explain why he got along so well with Dubya...
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jfk36: Here are the relevant pages of the intro threads that started it all, with YouTube links. They're worth reading from the beginning, for laughs. AOYG has a thread with another track in the Promote Your Band section, too. http://metalforum.com/introductions/4789-bm-rules-3.html http://metalforum.com/introductions/6269-how-do-you-feel-about-necrophillic-punishment-porn-2.html

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I very much would love to hear a SNOOZEFEST album, one of the older ones would be fine, or a new one I guess. I'm slow, just a little bit, and had read the whole thing before it occurred to me it was a joke, and than I got disappointing. Then again there is Electric Wizard... I've sort of lost interest in them. They operate on the SNOOZEFEST model, I guess it is safe to say, except I don't think they read reviews of new music.

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I very much would love to hear a SNOOZEFEST album' date=' one of the older ones would be fine, or a new one I guess. I'm slow, just a little bit, and had read the whole thing before it occurred to me it was a joke, and than I got disappointing. Then again there is Electric Wizard... I've sort of lost interest in them. They operate on the SNOOZEFEST model, I guess it is safe to say, except I don't think they read reviews of new music.[/quote'] I'm sorry to disappoint you. One thing that won't let you down is the new SNOOZEFEST album! It's got that classic vibe with those classic riffs and classic melodies, trademark sound, unmistakable solos, and every song is the same length and in the same key.
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The rum, port wine, beer and vokda got me pretty ****ing smashed, but my drunkenness did gave me a good idea for a new drone machine. It should be fairly simple to build, although the part with the lenses might be quite difficult and/or expensive to build if I can't find any second-hand.

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Midi' date=' check out a (fairly expensive) pedal called "Particle Delay" by Red Panda. It's very flexible and can produce a lot of interesting sounds with little input.[/quote'] Thanks for the recommendation! I have enjoyed most Red Panda pedals I've played with so far, so I'll be sure to check it out.
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