Category Archives: Articles, Music, Opinions & Other Scissors
Wicked Mike’s religious morning news
‘Blog Host’ Wicked Mike presents religious morning news on this beautiful yet disturbing Sunday Morning: Boram, Angus Buchan, The Satanic Church and anal sex. 1. Greek Orthodox Bishop Neophytos Masouras (Cyprus) has discovered the cause of gay children – it’s because their sinful moms had anal sex. “A desire is created, which is then transmitted to the unborn child.” 2. Angus Buchan, the famous rain dancer, has seized upon the imagery of Cape Town’s running water to fly to drought stricken Northern Cape to pray for rain. 3. Magnolia Films … Read the full article…
Anti-War Album: Pink Floyd’s ‘The Final Cut’
When last did you listen to Pink Floyd’s ‘The Final Cut’, the greatest anti-war album? Or are you like the majority of the Public that doesn’t know it exists, deafened by your repeat singing of the song, ‘Another Brick in the Wall’? ‘The Wall’ sold 30 million copies., more than your favourite Eminem or Whitney Houston album. “I’ll tell you what’s behind the wall…” sings Roger Waters on ‘The Final Cut’ which only sold one-tenth of that. It was the final release by the band with Waters who embarked on … Read the full article…
Fire disaster, victims, anger, sadness & understanding
Last week, I sank into depression. One moment I was there and then I was gone… into a smudgy flow that carried me like a coffin towards fire disasters. My mind burned in the Great Knysna Fire – so much loss; how Government failed us whilst lying how good they were; how they threatened me; and that, without justice, life-saving lessons may never be learned, and thus destruction repeated. On that first day, I awoke octogenarian friends who’d been unaware of their neighbour’s house aflame a few metres from their … Read the full article…
Shannon Hope: The irrationality of belief… and hope
I’ve never known Shannon Hope in a meaningful way although I’m sure we have some scars in the same places. In the Durban music scene, most of us were just trying to survive the fact that dreams never built reality. But I was in awe of Ketamine, the band she fronted that got recorded by Smashing Pumpkin’s producer, Bjorn Thorsrud. I was there when he watched them perform in a crummy bar in Umhlanga. The resulting E.P. included ‘In the Shape of a Heart’, a contender for South Africa’s greatest … Read the full article…
You’re going to be raped and stabbed and shot at….
“You’re gonna be raped and stabbed and shot at…” It’s a line from a powerful South African spoken word/song called ‘Afterthought’ (which is what we are to the politicians). It’s dismay, protest and a shout for you to wake up. It’s also a damning indictment of the South African Government and ridiculous attitudes held by ‘its’ passive citizenry. Auriel Lefebre Van Zyl, the singer/lyricist of Menage á Trois, repeats the line, “You’re gonna be raped and stabbed and shot at,” in a way that it will give you shivers. Play … Read the full article…