Politics

Politics Remixes: Election Day EP cover art. Image via Virgin/EMI. "We live in a society." -Internet meme In 2005, Korn released their seventh studio album, See You on the Other Side. The first without guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, and the last to feature drummer David Silveria. It was a critical and commercial success, with hit … Continue reading Politics →

…To Be Loved

Papa Roach, circa 2006. From left to right: Jerry Horton, Jacoby Shaddix, Dave Bucker, and Tobin Esperance. Image via Geffen. "Technique has taken over the whole of civilisation. Death, procreation, birth all submit to technical efficiency and systemisation." -Jacques Ellul "...To Be Loved" was the lead single from Papa Roach's 2006 album, The Paramour Sessions. … Continue reading …To Be Loved →

Phobia

Cover artwork for Phobia. Image via Hollywood Records. "We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." -Michel de Montaigne Breaking Benjamin's third album, Phobia, elevated the band from a promising grunge-revivalist combo to one of hard rock's biggest … Continue reading Phobia →

King of All Excuses

Front cover for the "King of All Excuses" single. Image via Elektra Records. "Everyone is lying -- about what they make, about how confident they feel, about how hard they work, about how well things are going. Stop comparing yourself to these lies. Stop thinking about them at all." -Ryan Holiday The fourth and final … Continue reading King of All Excuses →

The Diary of Jane

Breaking Benjamin in 2006. L-R: Mark James Klepaski, Benjamin Burnley, Aaron Fink, and Chad Szeliga. Image via Hollywood Records. "The Stoic tells himself that although the situation may appear frightening, the truly important thing in life is how he chooses to respond." -Donald Robertson "The Diary of Jane" was the lead single from Breaking Benjamin's … Continue reading The Diary of Jane →

10,000 Days and Cultural Capital

Cover art for 10,000 Days by Alex Grey. Image via Volcano II/Tool Dissectional. "Although the art world is frequently characterised as a classless scene where artists from lower-middle-class backgrounds drink champagne with high-priced hedge-fund managers, scholarly curators, fashion designers and other 'creatives,' you'd be mistaken if you thought the world was egalitarian or democratic. Art … Continue reading 10,000 Days and Cultural Capital →

Vicarious

Music video for "Vicarious." Image via Volcano II and Tool Dissectional. "Nature has gone to great lengths to hide our subconscious from ourselves. Why?" -Robert Wright "Vicarious" was the lead single from Tool's 2006 album, 10,000 Days. It is one of their most recognised songs, and probably the one that truly cemented the band in … Continue reading Vicarious →

Where’d You Go

Single artwork for "Where'd You Go." Image via Machine Shop/Warner Bros. Records. "When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable." -Madeleine L'Engle The fourth and final single from Fort … Continue reading Where’d You Go →

Every Day Is Exactly the Same

Cover art for the "Every Day Is Exactly the Same" EP by Rob Sheridan. Image via Nothing/Interscope Records. "Modernity: we created youth without heroism, age without wisdom, and life without grandeur." -Nassim Taleb One of my favourite Nine Inch Nails songs ever is "Every Day Is Exactly the Same." Released on 4 April 2006, it was … Continue reading Every Day Is Exactly the Same →

Everything Changes

Cover art for the "Everything Changes" single. Image via Flip/Atlantic Records. "Consider the lives led once by others, long ago, the lives to be led by others after you, the lives led even now, in foreign lands. How many people don't even know your name. How many will soon have forgotten it. How many offer … Continue reading Everything Changes →