The world at my feet

Many blogs are talking about Charles Manson’s record released under Creative Commons. It’s well-known Manson not only had a sympathy for the Devil but also for the rock stars. He has finally realized his dreams. I presume many people will download this record, evil is always fascinating. But I advise you against doing it. How will you feel when your notebook throws up and does somersaults? What will you do when your iPod starts “frying” every time you pass by a church or a crucifix? Follow my advice. Nowadays, it’s hard to find an exorcist. Now, I hope Evil doesn’t pick on me because I have spiked his guns. I feel a bit strange.

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APRIL77 is a very cool French brand of clothing. After associating with Gibson guitars, now it renders homage to one of the best independent labels, Domino Records.

Domino Records is in my heart because I love the music that it churns out. I like the Arctic Monkeys, the Kills, the Pavement..I am waiting with trepidation Franz Ferdinand’s new record. Well, after this musical soliloquy, I go back to the partnership between APRIL77 and Domino that has produced a limited edition box set containing a deluxe vinyl record with a compilation of the very best from Domino and April77’s polo shirt named “Manchester”, in honour of one of the most prolific cities in the British musical scene. There are only 440 copies, but you can win one in an internet competition at VoxPop (in French). You must be fast, you have until tomorrow at midnight.

I’m not a fashion addict nor a fan who collects stars “relics”, my teen room didn’t even see one poster, but I woo fortune. Tomorrow, a fashion addict or a collector could cough up a pot of money for my box set. I would be a rock star, but an accountant lives in me.

Photo by BrittneyBush

I like Manu Chao. I miss the Mano Negra, but he still makes an excellent music. Now, Manu Chao is going to bring an action against the Spanish People’s Party. The conservative party has used a Chao song in its election campaign. The song La Trampa is the soundtrack of a video transmitted in the meetings stood in the Principality of Asturias. Manu Chao is a point of reference for the no-global movement and has never wanted to lend his voice and his face to traditional politics, let alone to a conservative party. The fact is, the Spanish People’s Party is a merry bunch of pirates, for sure doesn’t have good experts in communication. Now, I expect to listen a Rage Against the Machine  song as a new anthem of the U.S. Republican Party.

The mysterious legends about rock have always piqued me. Is Paul McCartney dead or alive? Are the Led Zeppelin a nice bunch of wizards? Is there room for anybody else in the 27 Club ? What can you do about it? I’m a big sucker. So, when I heard The Mars Volta’s last album was born under malefic auspices, a shudder of excitement ran down my spine. Everything begins with the buy of a plate to invoke the spirits, tracked out in Jerusalem by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, The Mars Volta’s guitarist and mind, and given to the front man Cedric Bixler Zavala. Make a sitting today, make one tomorrow, the little devils begin to get annoyed and to play dirty tricks. The recording studio floods, Cedric undergoes an operation, the drummer and “accountant” of the group is fired on the spot following a disastrous investment which dash a bundle. Dulcis in fundo, Omar has a nervous breakdown. So, for defeating the jinx, the band decides to utilize the words of the spirits, tacking on some positive element, for the lyrics of the new album. I won’t buy this album for sure. I repeat it, I’m a damned sucker and I’m afraid the Beetlejuice on duty visit me. But perhaps this story smells more of money than sulphur. Online there is the game “Goliath The Soothsayer”, exclusive for Amazon and in parallel with the worldwide release of the record. Is it  an advertising action or a real foray in the Unreal? Maybe we could ask the Blair witch or Orson Welles and his Martians about that.