We're at Thanksgiving already. So I'm going to sum up what musical events I am thankful for right now, at this point in time.
Thank you Slayer, Megadeth and Testament for agreeing to appear on the American Carnage tour in the good ole US of A in 2010. Winter is a miserable time of year, with the cold, gray skies, so knowing that the three of you will be bringing the metal up our asses in January and February gives us a reason to actually look forward to Old Man Winter. I'll be even more thankful if you guys decide to perform with one another... for a song? A solo? A chorus? Something? Wishful thinking, I am sure. But what's life without hopes and dreams? Remember what Tim Robbins' character said in The Shawshank Redemption. The one thing his captors couldn't take away was...hope.
Thank you Far, one of my fave bands ever, for deciding to get back together and make a new album that will be out on Vagrant in 2010. I flew out to their first reunion show in 2008, watched them with my boyfriend (and one of the most special people ever in my life) and I used to dream about seeing them reunite and I was glad I got to watch it with someone I love, even if he did go on to break my heart a year later. Here's hoping that the tension between guitarist Shaun Lopez and frontman Jonah Matranga manifested in the writing sessions and ultimately effected the music in the beautiful way it did on 1998's Water & Solutions, which is one of my fave albums of all time. It's an "I can't live without it" platter. Here's to hoping Matranga can sling off someone of his wonderfully poignant lyrical one-liners, because I fucking need them now more than ever. Thanks.
Thank you, Brian "Head" Welch, ex-guitarist from Korn, for being true to your convictions. So many people want to write him off for his Born Again Christianity, yet he keeps on doing his thing, making his music and talking about the power of his faith, which is what he believes he should be doing. Not many people speak out for their beliefs, but this guy does that. He's in the studio working on new music, recruited some new bandmates and plans to tour in 2010. I think all Korn fans should be glad that a former member of a band they love continues to make music on his terms, so give it a chance, even if you were previously put off by his spiritual zeal. To each his own.
Thank you, underground American black metal. For taking yourself as seriously as a case of HIV. For making brutal music that sounds recorded in a tin can and for often (and unintentionally), eliciting a giggle from me. Thank you. To each his own, yet again.
Thank you, my friend Renee Crowley – yes, that's her last name, and it's as cool as the Ozzy Osbourne song- for Operation: Phoenix/T2000. Putting Amy Dumpty back together again. Sometimes you can't do things alone.
Thank you, Bear Frazer, for letting me write such an unconventional column each week, where I can write about whatever I want and say whatever I want, with switching form and content. That kind of freedom doesn't come often in the journalistic world, but my friend and editor lets me do just that.
Thank you, MZ. For almost 1000 days. I wish it was 10,000 Days, like the Tool record. Speaking of Tool, frontman Maynard James Keenan has a vineyard and winery in Arizona, which is not exactly a hotbed of winemaking, due to the region's climate. But like everything in life, MJK is doing it and doing it his own way, despite any obstacles. He is the subject of a forthcoming documentary about his winemaking endeavors that is scheduled to make the festival circuit next year and for theatrical release in February. The doc is dubbed Blood Into Wine and it explores winemaking in Arizona, MJK's winemaking in Arizona, his side project Puscifer and his life and art. But it's not a doc that focuses on Tool. So if you are enamored by the enigmatic MJK, be sure and scope out this doc when it hits arthouse theaters or DVD. I know I will! I'm also thankful for some of MJK's lyrics in the early days of Tool, too.
Eat a lot of turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, peas, carrots, pumpkin pie and cranberries. Enjoy your food. ~ Amy Sciarretto
Thank you Slayer, Megadeth and Testament for agreeing to appear on the American Carnage tour in the good ole US of A in 2010. Winter is a miserable time of year, with the cold, gray skies, so knowing that the three of you will be bringing the metal up our asses in January and February gives us a reason to actually look forward to Old Man Winter. I'll be even more thankful if you guys decide to perform with one another... for a song? A solo? A chorus? Something? Wishful thinking, I am sure. But what's life without hopes and dreams? Remember what Tim Robbins' character said in The Shawshank Redemption. The one thing his captors couldn't take away was...hope.Thank you Far, one of my fave bands ever, for deciding to get back together and make a new album that will be out on Vagrant in 2010. I flew out to their first reunion show in 2008, watched them with my boyfriend (and one of the most special people ever in my life) and I used to dream about seeing them reunite and I was glad I got to watch it with someone I love, even if he did go on to break my heart a year later. Here's hoping that the tension between guitarist Shaun Lopez and frontman Jonah Matranga manifested in the writing sessions and ultimately effected the music in the beautiful way it did on 1998's Water & Solutions, which is one of my fave albums of all time. It's an "I can't live without it" platter. Here's to hoping Matranga can sling off someone of his wonderfully poignant lyrical one-liners, because I fucking need them now more than ever. Thanks.
Thank you, Brian "Head" Welch, ex-guitarist from Korn, for being true to your convictions. So many people want to write him off for his Born Again Christianity, yet he keeps on doing his thing, making his music and talking about the power of his faith, which is what he believes he should be doing. Not many people speak out for their beliefs, but this guy does that. He's in the studio working on new music, recruited some new bandmates and plans to tour in 2010. I think all Korn fans should be glad that a former member of a band they love continues to make music on his terms, so give it a chance, even if you were previously put off by his spiritual zeal. To each his own.
Thank you, underground American black metal. For taking yourself as seriously as a case of HIV. For making brutal music that sounds recorded in a tin can and for often (and unintentionally), eliciting a giggle from me. Thank you. To each his own, yet again.
Thank you, my friend Renee Crowley – yes, that's her last name, and it's as cool as the Ozzy Osbourne song- for Operation: Phoenix/T2000. Putting Amy Dumpty back together again. Sometimes you can't do things alone.
Thank you, Bear Frazer, for letting me write such an unconventional column each week, where I can write about whatever I want and say whatever I want, with switching form and content. That kind of freedom doesn't come often in the journalistic world, but my friend and editor lets me do just that.
Thank you, MZ. For almost 1000 days. I wish it was 10,000 Days, like the Tool record. Speaking of Tool, frontman Maynard James Keenan has a vineyard and winery in Arizona, which is not exactly a hotbed of winemaking, due to the region's climate. But like everything in life, MJK is doing it and doing it his own way, despite any obstacles. He is the subject of a forthcoming documentary about his winemaking endeavors that is scheduled to make the festival circuit next year and for theatrical release in February. The doc is dubbed Blood Into Wine and it explores winemaking in Arizona, MJK's winemaking in Arizona, his side project Puscifer and his life and art. But it's not a doc that focuses on Tool. So if you are enamored by the enigmatic MJK, be sure and scope out this doc when it hits arthouse theaters or DVD. I know I will! I'm also thankful for some of MJK's lyrics in the early days of Tool, too.
Eat a lot of turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, peas, carrots, pumpkin pie and cranberries. Enjoy your food. ~ Amy Sciarretto
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