Archive for February, 2010
News Unfit to Print – Week 23
by karl on Feb.15, 2010, under News UnFit To Print
Ever wonder whether your lights are being on is at the expense of a mountain? Chances are pretty good they are.
A new website aims to help illustrate this fact by showing the source of the your local power plant’s energy. In the northeast most of the power plants are coal fired and most of them get the bulk of their energy from mountain top removal mines. Knowing how you are directly contributing to the problem is the first step to understanding how you can minimize your impact.
I for one have a harder time leaving lights on in my apartment now that I know whos backyard is being destroyed by my inaction.
http://www.ilovemountains.org
Sonic Assault – Fear Factory – Mechanize
by karl on Feb.10, 2010, under Music Reviews
Album Title: Mechanize
Artist: Fear Factory
Record Label: Candlelight Records (www.candlelighrecordsusa.com)
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Synopsis: This band is familiar to most people who have been a fan of the genre for the past 20 years or so, particularly in the ’90s. What would also be familiar to many people was the steady decline of their trademark sound and intensity after the release of their 3rd album, Obsolete, with many ensuing subpar offerings. Having greatly enjoyed their first three albums, I always retained the hope that Fear Factory would return to form, no matter how disillusioned I, as many others, were with their newer material. With all the drama surrounding the band, including recent legal disputes over the band’s name it seemed like the band would finally implode, tarnishing its initial brilliant legacy with disappointment (google “Fear Factory drama” to get up to speed). (continue reading…)
Playlist: 2/09/10
by karl on Feb.09, 2010, under Playlists
Here is the playlist for the show for Tuesday, 2/9/10. Enjoy!
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News Unfit To Print – Week 22
by steve on Feb.09, 2010, under News UnFit To Print
First the Green Scare… now the Green Police
Is this an ad or the Future to Come?
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