Frank Black on a hovercaft with a guitar strapped on his back is as awesome visually as it sounds.
Anyway, I recently popped this song onto my iPod so I could get a little more out of my runs and it worked. Which is good because I paid $80 to run 13.2 miles in a couple of weeks. Usually I only commit to stupid stuff when I’ve been drinking. This time, I committed myself to running from Tukwila to Seattle on June 27th when I was sober. My inspired logic, drunk or otherwise, it seriously flawed.
The Gossip, Heavy Cross. A gilded Beth Ditto included…
The first time I saw The Gossipwas at the Capitol Hill Block Party in 2000. Beth Ditto was all over the stage, shaking it in a half-shirt. After their set, I passed by Ditto as she gleefully skipped down the street, still emitting the same joyful, punk rock energy she gave away on stage. Ditto’s sense of style may be more sophisticated now, but the bands music is still as potent and poignant as it was then.
The Metal Bible, special “Thirsty” metal cover edition.
Currently only published in Swedish, the Metal Bible, has sold over 40,000 copies. The Metal Bible is a version of The New Testament that includes contributions from metal musicians like Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden and Tommy Aldridge of Whitesnake. English and Spanish version of the Metal Bible are due out this Fall.
Metal Sanctuary, a group of Swedish metal head Christians, say they have been tasked with spreading the word about the Metal Bible. Heavy metal pastor, Göran Jacobson, says the inspiration for Metal Sanctuary came to him after visiting a heavy metal church near LA. Jacobson is currently shopping around for a suitable brick-and-mortar location for their church. The group hopes to have a permanent home by September 19th or, Metal Prayers Day, 2009.
Other metal churches continue to pop up all over the world. Like this one in Bogota, Columbia(complete with denim bound bibles), and this one in Finland. And, perhaps not so ironically if you watch The Simpsons, Iron Butterfly keyboardist, Martin Gerschwitz, plays the organ at Lake Hills Community Church in Laguna Hills, California.
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