well, before i begin, merry Christmas! my present to you is this wonderful European band. because again, they are very underground, i can find little info on them. (to be honest i don't have much time to look either.) but i can tell you they are an EBM/industrial/dark electro band. They're incredibly harsh, so if you like giving others a headache, they are perfect for your cause, and their sound is also quite energetic, you do an industrial dance to this if you like! anyway enjoy Zombified and fuck you bitch below!
Saturday, 24 December 2011
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Band exposure, Tristania
far out, i keep getting lazy on here. but in the need of a new post, Ive decided to keep the bands rolling though,. Today I'm sharing Tristania, a Norwegian band, that formed in 1996. They are female fronted symphonic metal/goth/slightly industrial band. They sound most like theatre of tragedy, nightwish, Theatres des Vampires etc; Initially, they were pretty stereotypical, of a symphonic band, smooth ghostly female vocals, and brass/strings brought out in the background. but these days they have made excellent use of harsh sounds, creating much more atmosphere. Like any band, members have come and gone, but of course all for the better.
the song you just listened to (if you were bothered) is an oldie but a goodie!
the song you just listened to (if you were bothered) is an oldie but a goodie!
Monday, 12 December 2011
Scene queens
Im certainly not into the scene culture myslef but considering they classify as an alternative culture i thought i was only fair that they get some mention on here.
Scene kids are like a colourful take on the emo culture. Apparently the culture was originally a "white persons" (sorry i dont mean to be racist) interpretation of the harajuku dolls in Japan. Although scene and emo have the same concepts, they are very contrasting, not only are they more colourful, but often very over confident and enjoy being the centre of attention without being mopey as emo kids are often stereotyped.
Scene kids are also pretty much infamous for their sneakers/skate shoes and their tight colourful jeans, often they get around in Nike's, Macbeth's, sometimes converses (although to me that's more likely amongst emo kids) and whatever scenish shoes they can find. All of their t-shirts have bands, icons (hello kitty, nightmare before Christmas etc;) or other scene associated things on them. Belts are popular amongst scene kiddos, usually studded in some colour combo. And i forgot to mention they like to wear rave bracelets and wrist bands, in bright colours or to a rave kid "candy" "candy" are just pony beads strung onto thin elastic.
As for hair, their hair is the SEX of the culture, girls mostly like to tease their hair into a sideways fashion friendly mow-hawk with their bangs hanging half way across their face. Guys tend to tease up the back and keep their fringe down or have an emo styled hair-cut. They dye their hair either black or white blonde and put a random selection of colours such as pink, blue, green, and red in their hair. To scene kids, hair is a way of expressing their personality, a bubbly confident girl may have Blonde hair with pink in her bangs and orange (neon) streaks around the back. A more shy/down to earth girl may have black hair with the odd bit of blue dip dye around the side of her face. Sometimes to ad an edge to their hair. scene girls in particular use "coon tails" which are pretty much like stripey streaks of hair, the coon tail part usually a dirty blonde or darker brown. As for makeup, girls prefer the winged eyeliner, mascara and an opaque face.
In terms of interests, their lives, like many alternative cultures, pretty much revolve around music. Amongst scene kids, there is quite a broad range of music they listen to, although from what ive seen, each individual tends to become faithful to a certain genre. the most common genres for scene kids are probably hardcore, electronic and indie. I also know that quite a few scensters are drawn to bands such as Attack! Attack, hey Monday, paramore, Escape the fate, Porcelain and the tramps, Amy can flyy, blood on the dance floor etc;
From those bands, i must admit i do like porcelain and the tramps, they are an industrial band that come from Brisbane, Australia, and each member is well recognised and probably idolised by any scene girl.
Scene kids use the Internet as a way of getting their name out there, every scene kid likes to have scene minions that idolise them. Some of the better known scene kids (that I'm aware of) include Alex Evans, brookelle bones, kiki kannibal and emilie villanueva. As part of the Internet identity, alot of scene kids tend to alter their names, Usually so its catchy and memorable, their last names are often made to rhyme with their last name, or the use of xXx is also common.
All in all, scene culture is another way for one to express themselves by a creative means. Its certainly not my forte but it makes plenty of people out there happy, and its helping to broaden the minds of our modern unaccepting society.
Scene kids are like a colourful take on the emo culture. Apparently the culture was originally a "white persons" (sorry i dont mean to be racist) interpretation of the harajuku dolls in Japan. Although scene and emo have the same concepts, they are very contrasting, not only are they more colourful, but often very over confident and enjoy being the centre of attention without being mopey as emo kids are often stereotyped.
Scene kids are also pretty much infamous for their sneakers/skate shoes and their tight colourful jeans, often they get around in Nike's, Macbeth's, sometimes converses (although to me that's more likely amongst emo kids) and whatever scenish shoes they can find. All of their t-shirts have bands, icons (hello kitty, nightmare before Christmas etc;) or other scene associated things on them. Belts are popular amongst scene kiddos, usually studded in some colour combo. And i forgot to mention they like to wear rave bracelets and wrist bands, in bright colours or to a rave kid "candy" "candy" are just pony beads strung onto thin elastic.
As for hair, their hair is the SEX of the culture, girls mostly like to tease their hair into a sideways fashion friendly mow-hawk with their bangs hanging half way across their face. Guys tend to tease up the back and keep their fringe down or have an emo styled hair-cut. They dye their hair either black or white blonde and put a random selection of colours such as pink, blue, green, and red in their hair. To scene kids, hair is a way of expressing their personality, a bubbly confident girl may have Blonde hair with pink in her bangs and orange (neon) streaks around the back. A more shy/down to earth girl may have black hair with the odd bit of blue dip dye around the side of her face. Sometimes to ad an edge to their hair. scene girls in particular use "coon tails" which are pretty much like stripey streaks of hair, the coon tail part usually a dirty blonde or darker brown. As for makeup, girls prefer the winged eyeliner, mascara and an opaque face.
In terms of interests, their lives, like many alternative cultures, pretty much revolve around music. Amongst scene kids, there is quite a broad range of music they listen to, although from what ive seen, each individual tends to become faithful to a certain genre. the most common genres for scene kids are probably hardcore, electronic and indie. I also know that quite a few scensters are drawn to bands such as Attack! Attack, hey Monday, paramore, Escape the fate, Porcelain and the tramps, Amy can flyy, blood on the dance floor etc;
From those bands, i must admit i do like porcelain and the tramps, they are an industrial band that come from Brisbane, Australia, and each member is well recognised and probably idolised by any scene girl.
Scene kids use the Internet as a way of getting their name out there, every scene kid likes to have scene minions that idolise them. Some of the better known scene kids (that I'm aware of) include Alex Evans, brookelle bones, kiki kannibal and emilie villanueva. As part of the Internet identity, alot of scene kids tend to alter their names, Usually so its catchy and memorable, their last names are often made to rhyme with their last name, or the use of xXx is also common.
All in all, scene culture is another way for one to express themselves by a creative means. Its certainly not my forte but it makes plenty of people out there happy, and its helping to broaden the minds of our modern unaccepting society.
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Thursday, 8 December 2011
Band Exposure, Strict regime
Strict regime is an EBM/industrial/dark wave/experimental band and like much of my music, very underground. They come from London (UK) and have started working on their first album. Like many bands, each individual member has at one point toured in other bands, and written their own music. They are pretty much in their early days but from listening to their few released songs, I'm quite positive they have a shit load more of good stuff coming!
i recommend you try and find their song "gridlock" as its one of my favourites, i would have posted it below in preference to their song "strict regime" but you tube is being highly frustrating right now. Anyway, i hope you enjoy!
i recommend you try and find their song "gridlock" as its one of my favourites, i would have posted it below in preference to their song "strict regime" but you tube is being highly frustrating right now. Anyway, i hope you enjoy!
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Updates
more updates! well, I've decided against writing anything that's linked to religion, for many reasons but mostly because i don't not believe that i in any way should influence your religion by writing about it, and secondly because should i happen to write about any religion in the wrong way, many could take offence to it.
next off, i am still planing to write about fairy tales/folklore/nursery rhymes although yet again i have been very busy.
over the Christmas holiday period, i may also not have computer access, which unfortunately means i wont be able to blog anything. sad i know, but we all need a break, and since I'm telling you in advance, at least you wont spend to much time waiting for me to post!
on a better note, over the holidays I'm going to get quite a bit of shopping done, for you and me! when i have found some good buys or some interesting stores ill be sure to let you know! I'm also thinking of finding someone who is capable of writing for this blog to fill in my gaps.
anyway, bye for now! ill get what i can done for you!
next off, i am still planing to write about fairy tales/folklore/nursery rhymes although yet again i have been very busy.
over the Christmas holiday period, i may also not have computer access, which unfortunately means i wont be able to blog anything. sad i know, but we all need a break, and since I'm telling you in advance, at least you wont spend to much time waiting for me to post!
on a better note, over the holidays I'm going to get quite a bit of shopping done, for you and me! when i have found some good buys or some interesting stores ill be sure to let you know! I'm also thinking of finding someone who is capable of writing for this blog to fill in my gaps.
anyway, bye for now! ill get what i can done for you!
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