Tunnelbana Underground Arts
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For many of us riding the subway train means the dullness that we have to endure on our daily routine living in the urban jungle, they are relatively cheap and efficient but almost invariably boring and monotonous. Certainly some metro systems in major big cities decorated their trains and stations with artworks to liven things up, the sweet people of Stockholm did it too, radically.
Communism And Misconceptions
Arguably one of the most misunderstood political ideas is that of Communism, from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ Communist Manifesto to the present day, it is a concept that has been distorted and feared for no good reason.
Hand Tapping Tattoo in Indonesia
From Durga Press Release (by Aman Durga)
Genuine traditional technique known as “Hand Tapping” is known and founded throughout the Indonesian archipelago, such as various Dayak Borneo Kalimantan tribes and Mentawai tribe; as well as in other parts of Indonesia which already disappeared, such as in Lesser Sunda Islands (known as Nusa Tenggara) – Sumba, Rote Island, Flores and surroundings, Sulawesi, Nias, etc.
Riot Dog: Agitator, Dissident, Radical, Voice Of The People
After the spiraling debt crisis of Greece in 2010, the citizen of Athens young and old took to the streets and rallied to express their dissent and indignation towards their government, the protests soon ignited into a riotous affair. Clashes between the police and the protesters were inevitable.
Read more: Riot Dog: Agitator, Dissident, Radical, Voice Of The People
The Cultural Origins of American Heavy Metal: 1980 to the Present Day. (part 4 - end)
The 1990s and beyond: Culture Clashes and the Refusal to Die
Metallica’s next album would again change metals approach, they realised high speed thrash songs were easily lost in stadiums, but the slower more powerful songs were more effective. On August 12th 1991 Metallica released a self-titled album, some fans found it hard to accept the new, almost rock and roll, direction being taken, but within two weeks of release it had gone double platinum, Metallica were officially the biggest metal band on the planet by a huge margin. According to Joel McIver in his biography of the band “The album turned Metallica into bona fide rock stars and alerted millions of hitherto uncommitted people to the existence of music called ‘heavy metal’”[i]. Add to that “Metallica's … album represents concrete evidence of the mass acceptance of what was initially considered an obtuse musical style”[ii] and it shows the effect the album had on the entire musical scene. Glam metal was dying, Mötley Crüe were drug addled messes who had lost their producer to Metallica, Guns N’ Roses were turning against their lead singer and fans wanted substance and realism in songs, not stars bragging of sexual prowess and drug ridden decadence at a time when AIDS was the hottest topic in the world. Metal was continuing to expand, the rest of the Big Four were all on personal highs; metal’s issues were the country’s concerns Dave Mustaine even reported on the Democratic National Convention during the 1992 election season for MTV.
Read more: The Cultural Origins of American Heavy Metal: 1980 to the Present Day. (part 4 - end)
