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Dave Grohl - Number 1 Metallica Fan

11 May, 2008
By: fiona
Filed Under: dave grohl, metallica

I have a strong dislike of "open letters". It's like someone's trying to send somebody a "private" message, but wants everyone else to know how smart they are. I'm pretty sure when I send an email I don't CC it to everyone that has an email address.

The above is pretty irrelevant but I thought you'd all like to know where I stand on open letters. I know it keeps you up at night, I truly do.
So everyone's best friend Dave Grohl has written an open letter to Metallica, telling them not to suck, and asking for a job. I don't know about you but even Foo Fighters have known to have sucking moments too.

"Hey, it's Dave! Remember me? Yeah, I'm the guy that's been listening to your band faithfully since 1983. I bought your first album 'Kill 'Em All' from a mail order catalogue called Under The Rainbow, I think. Actually I can't remember. It was 1983 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I've been listening to your albums ever since (even 'St Anger'!).

I can't wait to hear the new shit, and no matter what you guys do I'll always be first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I'm sure you'll come out and blow everybody's fuckin' minds, because you're fuckin' METALLICA!

Good luck. And don't release it until it's kick-ass.

Yours, Dave Grohl.

P.S. Are you finished recording the drums yet?"

If I were Metallica, I'd want to bitch slap Dave back into his long hair days. Then again, I suppose he does have a point!

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Metallica - No, wait, we LIKE file sharing now!

26 April, 2008
By: fiona
Filed Under: downloading music, metallica, nine inch nails, rolling stone, trent reznor

It's always fun when people are proved wrong, especially when they sue people and have this "holier than thou" attitude...

Back in 2002 (I think?) Metallica were pissed at Napster (and its minions) for downloading music for free... and since the massive success of NIN (and radiohead) they're eating their words...

Lars told Rolling Stone
"We're looking at how we can embrace everything. We want to be as free players as possible. We've been observing Radiohead and Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) and in 27 years or however long it takes for the next record, we'll be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the internet."

Sure. Before they were blasting the internet and people downloading music for free, and now they're embracing it?

I guess better late than never? You can't expect people of their age to be up with all this kind of technology and the way of the future... wait a minute ... Trent and Thom are like 20 years old aren't they? Damn kids and their technology!

Metallica Launch Record Store Day

09 April, 2008
By: fiona
Filed Under: metallica

Metallica launch the very first Record Store Day... wait, they still have record stores? WHERE?! I just walked past where a massive HMV used to be and it's empty.

"Record Store Day will be celebrated across the USA, as well as parts of Canada, England and Ireland on April 19th.

It will give music fans the chance to get back into the stores to discover music and hear some great live acts."

It sounds really good in theory, but I know I can "discover music" by sitting on my bed surfing the internet too. Still though, I wish they were doing it over here as well (Australia). It should be an international thing actually.

So maybe on Saturday the 19th in recognition of Record Store Day I'll go and hang out at one. All day. Who's with me?!

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Metallica - Re-releasing Old Stuff

09 March, 2008
By: fiona
Filed Under: metallica, release

Finally I get to feel really young again. After reading the announcement from Metallica.com I realise how little I know about vinyl. Other than the fact how cool it is to have from a collectors point of view, but as for actual specs? No idea!

" While we're finishing up the new album, we told the dudes at the record company we thought it might be cool to dust off the old tapes and get all retro with some vinyl re-releases... First up are the first two albums (duh!?), "Kill ?Em All" and "Ride the Lightning," coming out on April 15 in North America and pretty fucking close to that in the rest of the world.

There will be two versions...one like the original on a single disc spinning at 33 1/3, the other a two disc, 180 gram vinyl, 45 rpm package all in a double gatefold."

After that last paragraph I need a coffee. Or sleep. Or to go through my parents record collection and find out what exactly it all means...

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