Genesis reunites (...sort of)

Well prog-rock fans, it has finally been confirmed. Genesis (Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Chester Thompson and Daryl Stuermer) will be reuniting for the Turn It On Again tour in 2007. However, original vocalist Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett of the "classic" line up will not be performing with the rest of the group. So it will be the 1980's "pop" Genesis that will be hitting the road instead. Though the group has pledged to play many of the older Gabriel-era tunes, the news still disappoints hardcore fans (like me). Hopefully Gabriel and Hackett will join in for an encore or two during the tour (and possible forthcoming DVD)!

http://www.genesis-music.com

Hammer Sickle Stuff

Well, I'm not a communist but I'll be the first to admit that they have a snazzy logo. Hammer Sickle Stuff uses the good ol' Soviet icon on anything from tee shirts and undies to jacket pins. I found this site while I was first beginning work on my Soviet propoganda series of paintings. The "reds" are so pop art now, that it's just plain silly!
http://www.hammersicklestuff.com

The Wisdom of Lemmy

Joanna Angel and Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead

LEMMY: "I don't want to dis America, because I like it enough to come and live here. I'm not anti-American, believe me. I've been living in Los Angeles for 10 years now. Still, blind allegiance to any country is unhealthy. 'My country, right or wrong' is exactly what Hitler said. I mean, what kind of war cry is that? 'My country right or wrong'? If my country's wrong, it should be changed back into being right. That's fucking fascist if ever I heard it."
http://www.imotorhead.com/

Joanna Angel can be found rockin' and rollin' at:
http://www.burningangel.com/

Dead Parrot

The Dead Parrot sketch, alternatively and originally known as the Pet Shop sketch or Parrot Sketch, is a popular sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, one of the most famous in the history of television comedy. It portrays a conflict between disgruntled customer Mr. Eric Praline (played by John Cleese), and a shopkeeper (Michael Palin), who hold contradictory positions on the vital state of a "Norwegian Blue" parrot (an apparent absurdity in itself since parrots are popularly presumed to be tropical and not indigenous to Scandinavia). The skit pokes fun at the many euphemisms for death used in English culture. The sketch aired in the eighth episode of the television series. Over the years, Cleese and Palin have done many versions of the "Dead Parrot" sketch for various television shows, records albums, and live performances.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python