March 2010
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HARDCORE REIGNS SUPREME AS I (ALMOST) MEET MY IDOL
**For those asking…Yes, I have seen the picture of Mike Patton’s “woodpecker from mars.” Have a look for yourself over at MetalSucks, if you haven’t already. But it’s now being reported that the photo was fake. Looky here to see what I mean. Anyway, onto important shit…
I don’t really go to whole lotta “old school” hardcore shows....
February 2010
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ATTN: JWOWW- YOU'RE NOT METAL
Yet another reality celebutard flashing the horns like a moron. It’s bad enough that Snooki is from where Elise and I call home. Now this?
Although… I can’t say it wouldn’t be entertaining to see one or more of the Jersey Shore folk try to embark on a music career. How long will THAT take to happen?
-Julia
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MASTER OF PUPPETS ON ICE
Not sure if many of you were keeping up with the Olympics this time around. But I have, so let me quickly get you up to speed on one controversy:
In the mens figure skating competition: Champion Russian skater Evgeni Plushenko (who took silver in Salt Lake in 2002, and gold in Turino in 2006) was was bumped back down to silver once again in the Vancouver games by US skater Evan Lysacek. (Who is...
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WHO KNEW MASTODON TASTED SO GOOD?
(The “Famous Kuma Burger”- Bacon, Cheddar, & Fried Egg)
No offense, West Coast, but this place kinda puts the Grill ‘Em All Truck to shame.
I’m going to Chicago this weekend; I’ve never been to Ill-Annoys before so I’m pretty excited. Out of curiosity I did a google search on anything metal that may have come out of the Land of Lincoln, and JACKPOT!...
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'JACK SLATER' SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE MUSIC...
Wow! What a concept…? I’m sure all $10 they spent making this could have been spent on something else. Anything else. The music’s not so bad, but still…no danke.
[via Metal Underground]
-Elise
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MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED!
No intro needed. But you guys sure did get naughty this time. Wanna have another go? Head on over to the ASK page. But first, check these out:
HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE SHADOWS FALL?
Elise: I love to hate them. Check out Shadows FAIL.
Julia: I honestly haven’t heard a second of their new album, but I liked what came before it. To be honest, I’m not sure when “the...
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THOUGHTS ON THE ART OF MOSHING
A thought occurred to me yesterday (Believe it or not, that happens from time to time): Is moshing still cool? We all know people still do it, but sometimes I find myself looking down on those people slamming themselves into strangers for the “thrill” of possibly hurting themselves. I’ve been on both sides of the scenario, but I haven’t been in a pit myself since a...
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I DON'T KNOW THE LYRICS TO "DON'T DREAM IT'S...
Faith No More have added a new cover to their set list on the current Aussie/NZ leg of their “Second Coming” tour. It’s Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” I’m all for beltin’ out the chorus to this song, but I have never EVER known the lyrics to the verses. I’d say the same for the other cover they had been doing:...
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ALICE COOPER WAS ALMOST THE PRESIDENT??
This picture from Best Week Ever would have me believe as such. The resemblance is definitely there. Whoa…
I imagine the State of the Union addresses would go a little something like this:
Freedom to rock, freedom to talk!
-Elise
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WUSSY WEDNESDAY - 2/24/09
*Sigh* Alright. This for all you guys at the Ani Difranco show a couple weeks ago at The Westcott in Syracuse. God damnit…
You guys know that the music I’ve been hearing lately has been a little less that heavy. Recently, the Beardo dragged me to see Ani Difranco. Now, let me preface this story by saying that I’m a relatively tough chick, but uh… I have my moments...
IS IT FIXED???
Everyone says it’s a go so far. Let us know if it still looks bad on your end!
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ELISE HAS A QUICKIE WITH JEFF WOOD OF SHAT
Well, the site’s been hoopty, and half of my readers probably can’t even see this…but shit’s been rough, and I could use a laugh. Cue Jeff Wood of Shat: the man, the legend. ”Comedic” music definitely has its thang throughout the metal scene. Bands like Gwar, Steel Panther, Austrian Death Machine, pirate metal, or what-have-you….they can all SUCK IT....
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SITE "FIX" UPDATE
Previous to our fix, the general consensus was that our site looked fine everywhere but here in the US. Post-fix, we have learned just the opposite. Though we hear some people in America still can’t view the site either. We are continuing to work on the problem, because we love our overseas readers and want to have them along for the ride.
But it is likely over the course of the next...
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SITE = FIXED
….at least it looks like it is on my end. Big thanks to our friend Anthony who is some kind of sorcerer. We wuv him.
Let us know if it looks alright. Comment or email reigninblonde@gmail.com!
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OUR SITE LOOKS FUCKED UP
…and it’s all our server’s fault. The problem has been addressed and we’ll hopefully be back to normal sooner than later. Please stand by…
We wuv you all.
Seriously.
-RiB
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SO, ABOUT THAT SKELETONWITCH SHOW...
AWWWWWW YEAHHHH BOIIIII *cough* I mean, uh… yeah, so let’s recap:
2/18/10- Valentine’s, Albany NY: If I could sum up this show in one sentence, it would be this- Sometimes you’ve gotta take the bad with the good. There were four bands on the bill: HOWL, Iron Age, Planet Eater, and of course, Skeletonwitch and out of all the shows I’ve been to in my life, I’ve...
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ALICE IN REHAB
Last night I was in Albany, NY watching the mighty Skeletonwitch (more to come on that, btw) so I missed one of my favorite shows, VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. In case you’ve missed it, one of the celebrity patients is former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr. With all the press and praise surrounding the new AIC record, it’s pretty intriguing how Starr’s life is...
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A COVER DONE RIGHT
Now, this is how you cover a song outside your genre.
Noisecreep just posted this video of our beloved Dillinger Escape Plan covering “Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears. I believe the proper formula to covering a song well, is choosing the right song for your band, and doing it well while adding your own signature touch to it. Not completely changing it so it’s...
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MILF METAL?
While bands like Skeletonwitch get to giggle over the thought of tween star Demi Lovato using their music to work on her fitness, others are getting a slightly shorter end of the stick. Others like…Horse the Band, or IWRESTLEDABEARONCE.
I took this info from a message board for “Twitter Moms.” It was posted in late 2008, but since I assume most of you...
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REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
It’s awards ceremony season folks. We already had the Grammy’s, the Golden Globes, and the Oscars are coming up, but who gives a shit about those? For whatever entertainment value they may have, Revolver is doing the Golden Gods Awards once again. The Nominees are…
My personal picks are in bold. Dur.
Best Guitarist:
* Kirk Hammett (METALLICA) * Tony Iommi (HEAVEN &...
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CANCER BATS SABOTAGE THEMSELVES
It’s been a while since I’ve heard from Cancer Bats. Elise and I saw them in NYC a couple summers ago, and all I remember is them saying they were from Canada way too much.
It looks like they decided to make their own cover of Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” and I can’t figure out whether they’re trying to be serious or funny. If they’re being funny,...
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IS THAT ALL YOU GOT, ORIANTHI?
In the morning while I get ready for work (around 7 am), I often watch AMTV. This is the only time of day that MTV actually plays music videos. INORITE?? They still do that? Yeah, yeah… Anyway, this video for Orianthi’s “According to You” is one that’s been in quite heavy rotation lately.
I first heard of Orianthi several months back because she was hired...
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QUICKSAND: THE MOVIE; ELISE: THE EXCITEMENT
The Double Cross Webzine just did a post on a “rough” documentary-type thing that has recently surfaced about the band Quicksand. All of the footage was shot back in 1993 when they opened/toured with Rage Against the Machine. There’s lots of live footage and cool behind-the-scenes goodies. Here they are playing “Head to Wall” and “Omission” during one of...
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2010 SO FAR....AND ALL THAT JAZZ
Good GOD, everyone. We’re only about a month and a half into 2010 and I’m already up to my eyes in new releases. I’ve been listening/sampling to as much as I possibly can, and about 98% of it has been total crap. I’d link you to some of said garbage, but I’ll spare your ears. And no, I do not give a shit about the new Fear Factory…unless Dino is going to...
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YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED!
Well, here it is! You guys had a wide range of things you wanted to know. Check out our answers below. If you have further questions…we can maybe do another one of these. Simply head on over to http://www.reigninblonde.com/ask
And without further ado…
Elise, why did you Make Noyokono leave twitter?
Elise: Gary left Twitter completely on his own because he didn’t...
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FACELESS ARE NOT THE FACELESS
I was recently explaining to Miss Angela how shitty my hometown venue is, in upstate New York: The Chance. One band that frequents the stage up there is a band called Faceless. Like many tend to do, I’m sure, Angela immediately thought I was referring to The Faceless:
Nope, I wasn’t talking about the tech metal band, I was talking about FACELESS (no The). Who are they, you...
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LET'S GET ROMANTIC
Valentine’s Day has always been neither a plus nor minus for me. It’s just another day. I’m single this time around, and I’m not really sure how another human being could fit into my equation at the moment…so I’m definitely ok with it. Although I will not deny that it is nice to get gifts….baked goods, especially. Be my Valentine, readers?
I...
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STRAIGHT OUTTA DETWAT: FILLET OF POLE. NO...NOT MY...
ACT I: TO LAUGH WITH, OR TO LAUGH AT? THAT IS THE QUESTION
Let’s face it: there are way more shitty bands out there in the world then there are good. This is pretty much a fact. I think all of us have some guilty pleasures hidden away on our mp3 players. I’ll confess, I totally have both Lindsay Lohan albums. No, I didn’t steal them either. I bought them. With my hard...
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ASK REIGN IN BLONDE!
Our blogging service has this new built-in anonymous question form thing. (Kinda like Formspring) And while we’re not really sure if you guys have anything you wanna know from us, we figure…hey, it’s there, we might as well give it a shot. So here it goes:
http://www.reigninblonde.com/ask
The floodgates have been opened. Ask us anything you want, absolutely...
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BR00TAL BLAX
On any given holiday or occasion, it always seems appropriate to do a themed post suited for that particular day. And since February is Black History month, one might think I’d jump at the chance to put together a good list of all the best blacks in the metal biz….but, I didn’t really feel like it. AskMen.com to the rescuuuue! The site posted their Top 10 Black Rockers...
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D. RANDALL BLYTHE: MOVIE CRITIC
A couple weeks ago I told you about the new horror film coming out starring metal’s own Randy Blythe of LoG, The Graves. This week, Randy talked about some of his favorite horror movies of all time… and the responses may surprise you. I find that anytime I read about metal musicians and their favorite scary movies it’s all about The Evil Dead, or something old an obscure like...
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DEMI LOVATO IS BREATHING THE FIRE!
A few months ago, you all shat your pants when you found out some “kiddie star” named Demi Lovato name-dropped a bunch of metal bands on Jimmy Fallon. As a tween fan, this simultaneously left me excited and indifferent, because it was like WOW DEMI LIKES METAL!!!! But OHH SHE LIKES DUMB SHIT!!!!! (Abigail Williams, Job For a Cowboy, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster). Gross....
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FIVE. FIVE DOLLAR. FIVE DOLLAR MUSICCCC
Amazon.com are serving up their monthly 100 Albums for $5 deal, and there are a couple albums on the list that you guys might be interested in, if you don’t own them already:
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
The Melvins - A Senile Animal
Meshuggah - ObZen
The albums on this list are supposedly chosen by Amazon’s staff, so I guess it’s cool to know that someone over there is listening to...
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THE WHO AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' ON DANNY TANNER
This morning, my sister and I were IMing about the Super Bowl, and I was somewhat disheartened when she revealed to me that she had no idea who The Who are. “Baba O’Riley” did not ring a bell for her…but she responded quite enthusiastically when I mentioned “My Generation.”
Oh I know that one!! Remember when Danny Tanner did it and embarrassed DJ?
Why...
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CLAIM YOUR STATUS AS A MOSH PIT SOCIALITE
There’s a bunch of sites out there like Last Night’s Party or Guest of a Guest that document who was out, where and when, at whatever event was going on. I’ve never been on any of these sites because I’m…well, poor, a nobody, and much prefer the company of long-haired neanderthals such as yourselves, over fake hipster douchebags who wear fedoras and want to...
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"DR. FEELGOOD" ISN'T A REFERENCE TO SEX, YOU PERVS
I don’t know if Canadians do it better, but I guess they certainly like to do it at shows-In front of thousands of people, with zero shame.
A couple was caught doin’ the dirty at a Motley Crue concert this weekend in Winnipeg, and both the act AND the couple getting thrown out by security was all caught on camera. Kinda funny, kinda gross. Really, just another thing to add to...
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CHELSEA, CHUY, AND OZZY, OH MY!
Someone is on my side this week, as two of my favorite forces are combining to make TV GOLD. My favorite fellow blonde bitch, Chelsea Handler, is going to have none other than the prince of darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, on her show this coming Monday! Just when I thought life was getting a little boring, I get a bit of excitement and quality entertainment on an otherwise boring Monday night.
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DEVIN TOWNSEND TOTALLY WANTS ME
So this new thing that all the kidz are doin’ on Facebook these days is posting the Urban Dictionary definition for their name. Mine is a little interesting…
“I’d really like to fuck that sexy ass boy Devin. He’s a cutie.“ Well gee golly…ain’t it the truth. Can you believe Devin, himself, wrote that?? He must have heard me singing along when I...
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WHAT WOULD DEMON HUNTER DO?
In case this is the only metal blog you read (which would be surprising, but kinda awesome I guess), Demon Hunter has a new album coming out in early March entitled The World Is A Thorn. Although I’m not a fan of Jesus, I’m quite a fan of this band and I took a little listen of their new song “Tie This Around Your Neck.” Not too shabby, and a pretty savage song title for...
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RELUCTANT CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE
I just found this picture over on the Best Week Ever blog…and as much as I understand that it might be fun to dress up your little one as a miniature metal “you”…certain “accessories” are just a little excessive.
Aww, don’t cry baby. At least we know mommy got the book on sale! I hope she’s a Borders member.
-Elise
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EVERGREEN TERRACE WRITE BLAH SONGS AND BLAH-ER...
I always felt like I needed to like Evergreen Terrace back in high school because this guy I liked was way into them. Well, what the hell does he know? I have yet to hear a single song by them that bears a repeat listen. And how many more damn covers can one band possibly do? This Foo Fighters one is the latest to hit the interwebz, and I am underwhelmed as usual.
A couple more they...
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PANTY RAID! MR. FEBRUARY IS....SERGEANT D!
As they say…I scratch your back, you scratch mine. In conjunction with my guest post on Stuff You Will Hate last week, Sergeant D accepted my offer to be Mr. February. And since this is a month all about love, Sarge is offering you studz some solid dating advice. Check out his post, and his “situation” below… -Elise
Sergeant D’s (Non-Sarcastic) Secrets To Being...