Somewhere deep inside me is an eloquent post to celebrate this historic Inauguration Day, but it's just not coming out. So, in lieu of that, here's some big thumping tunage from Killing Joke, and a hope that our fractured nation may start healing now.Come inside boy - they call this fun!(Music to please the adolescent)Taking the easy way out againPart of the process - same old storyFollow the l...
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Maybe some newer MOGgers wondered, when you've visited my home page, what this means:MOG Activity #1:Creator of MOG Wars!, the craze that's sweeping the MOG-o-Sphere.Well, it's high time you found out, for MOG Wars 2.0 is upon us! Like the tagged song says, "put on your masks, and animal skins."Here’s what you’ll need:One (1) CD burnerOne (1) blank CD-R per "hit"One (1) big hockin’ stack of
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I signed on yesterday, and I had to mouse-wade through the ads to see where the hell to enter my password. Today, on the mainpage www.myspace.com, Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway stand on either side of the front page- like lions in front of mystical gates- looking quite intimidating and accusatory.And what's with the top that says "New to myspace? Take a Tour/ Latino." Is that not a bit strang...
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i've been a fan of killing joke since the late 80s when victor, an argentinian guy who owns one of the best record shops in my city, told me to give them a try. i was 16 years old back then & iggy pop, buzzcocks and the ramones were my heroes. killing joke sounded like nothing i had heard before and i played the "almost red" 12" non-stop for days and when i got enough money i went to the shop ...
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happy halloween.(from the first album i ever bought with my own money.)
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"...WARDANCE!"Not quite your usual audience interaction at a concert, but then again, Jaz Coleman isn't your usual frontman.I've spent some time this evening listening to Killing Joke's latest live album, XXV Gathering, and I'm stunned by what I've found. If you missed "my initial post about Killing Joke":http://mog.com/Dale/blog_post/37878, please check it out. These guys have been around for ...
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When doom and gloom became popular with all my freaky friends back in middle school, Bauhaus and the Cure were leading this death march. But, for the hardcore mascara wearers it was all about bands like The Sisters of Mercy and Killing Joke. Jaz Coleman, and the guys that followed him into a band, released their first album "Killing Joke" in 1980. For many of their non-rabid fans this would be ...
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In Jaz Coleman's words, Killing Joke was created:"To define the exquisite beauty of the atomic age in terms of style, sound and form."This track has it in spades. And a video to boot (Martens, that is).Enjoy!
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Killing Joke is reuniting with the original line-up after 26 years apart! Vocalist/keyboardist Jaz Coleman, guitarist Geordie Walker, drummer Paul Ferguson, and bassist Martin "Youth" Glover announced plans for an album release this summer and tour beginning in September. According to HARP Magazine, the confirmed dates thus far cover Japan, Europe, London, NYC and L.A. HARP also reported tha...
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Whenever anyone tells me 80's stuff was all wimpy and unintelligent, I throw on Killing Joke's 1985 LP "Night Time". Oh sure, KJ made punkier, heavier records, but to me this album was a perfect mix of dense, aggressive sounds and well written songs. Most people know this record because of the song "Eighties", which is a classic, but the LP title track is great too, as well as this tune, "Love ...
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This had to be my fave album, a bit dark but is was Britain of the early eighties.I blame Thatcher:)
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If you're feeling a tremor in the Force today, that's invariably because today is Killing Joke founder/drummer Big Paul Ferguson's birthday. Celebrate accordingly by pounding your fists against the ground to make the earth vomit.
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A year ago Monday will mark the one year anniversary of the death of Paul Raven. When his surviving band mates in Killing Joke stormed through New York City last weekend, they dedicated "Love Like Blood" to their fallen brother. It was quite something.Hoist a glass to the great man.
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There's been an awful lot written in the past few days about the death of Paul Raven, but most of these articles seem only to rattle off the laundry list of musical projects he was involved with, notably the Neon Hearts, Kitsch, Killing Joke, Murder Inc. Pigface, Prong, Society 1, Snow Black, Sarge and Mob Research (not to mention producing everyone from Ned's Atomic Dustbin through Headcount)....
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...so get out there and EXORCISE, for cryin' out loud!!!
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