Seems some beef’s been abrewin’ around Otep Shamaya’s politics over at The Gauntlet. Surprising, right? Here’s the short version:Otep blogs about healthcare reform, blasts Republicans for spreading anti-healthcare reform propaganda (i.e. “death panels”)Gauntlet commenter “CM” responds, accusing Otep of only “smashing the control machine” when Republicans are in office, thereby
I wonder. If the Dixie Chicks (particularly Natalie Maines) expressed themselves about their disgust for Bush the way Otep did, would people have been so critical?Then again, I doubt very much anyone would mess with Otep (Shamaya).
Otep is one of those rare artists who I really like and admire but cannot listen to because she is so effective in her art. I first heard her at a friend's house; he had gotten hooked on the video for "Warhead" and I listened to it several times before realizing this was a woman singing. What I love about her is that she uses traditional black metal music/vocalizations to unlock and express asp...
It's a shame Otep's music sucks so much, because it's such a waste of a pretty awesome person. Otep Shamaya is smart, articulate, and consistently on point with her messages. She is, in my opinion, the very archetype of what a woman in metal should be. It's just a shame her music is so mundane [...]
Otep is one of those rare artists who I really like and admire but cannot listen to because she is so effective in her art. I first heard her at a friend's house; he had gotten hooked on the video for "Warhead" and I listened to it several times before realizing this was a woman singing. What I love about her is that she uses traditional black metal music/vocalizations to unlock and express asp...
And I don’t mean a man-whore.Metal Insider found this blog, hilariously titled “That New Car Smell,” in which extreme music’s most famous lesbian announces that she is undergoing sexual reassignment surgery in order to legally marry her lover, an unnamed “A-list actress.” Some excerpts follow:I am an American. I love this country. And I realize [...]
Kinda a hit and miss band for me, but they do put out a tune once in a while that I really dig.http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2243285
Otep sings the following genre(s): Alternative Metal, Nu MetalMore videos from Otep: OTEP: Crooked Spoons OTEP: Confrontation OTEP: Smash The Control Machine OTEP: GhostFlowers thumbnail: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wmWPZHHbdzg/default.jpg