K T Dodge has a piece up @ Pajamas Media about the positive effects the untimely cancer death of Jade Goody is having on the UK. She speculates on what effect could be made if an American celebrity did something so selfless.

Music Reviews: Doro, 4Bitten, Nightvision, Stratovarius, and Absu
Mythological metal, some estrogen-fueled heavy rock, some pomp and a bit of old heavy rock.

23 Rainy Days: Wonderful Disaster

There is no way in hell this could be called “heavy rock” but it does have some charm. Imagine a band that sounds a bit like Depeche Mode but more so 80s British synth pop. Not as gay as Erasure or Soft Cell, but a similar vein. What is most amusing is that the band hail from Washington,DC not Dullich, London. If they had been around in the 80s they would have been prime Top of the Pops fodder. Basically if you have a hankering for something fluffy and synth heavy this is a new band for you. Then again it put a smile on the face of at least one denizen of the 80s that I share a house with.

Geisha: Dei Verbrechen der Liebe

This is dark impenetrable odd rock in the vein of the Melvins et al. 6 tracks clocking in at over an hour that never let up or give you pause for thought. The title is inspired by de Sade if you must know. You have to be in the right mood or it but if you are…well you are in for a treat.

Noism: +/-

They are Japanese and as odd a band as you can imagine. This is industrial metal at its most extreme in a manner which is indescribable and inescable all in the same instant. A band for the brave however if you are into such things quite an intriguing journey. They are called Noism after all.

Black Elk: Always a six Never a Nine

Think noise rock ala Jesus Lizard and the ubiquitous the Melvins. Never a clone, but you still need something to compare it to. Think of a bit like a heavy heavy sludged out version of psychedelia and you might be getting rather close.

And finally in this short blast of noise rock oddness.

Gore: Hart Gore + Mean Mans Dream

Said to be an influence on many of the bands listed above this is a re-issue of the band’s first two albums. It includes a full 23 bonus live tracks to the original releases so great value for the fan. This lot don’t even bother with a singer and produce wall of sound like instrumental heaviness that penetrates the mind in rather strange ways. Southern Lord have done a great job bringing these influential instrumentalists back right now.

Over @ PJM Henry Gomez writes about his battle to counter the ignorance about Cuba that pervades the left. Even though I am not the offspring of Cuban refugees, I know enough of them, and I feel his frustration. Cuba has not been “free of capitalist tyranny” its suffering enslavement under the yoke of totalitarian dictatorship.

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And don’t forget the latin fun of Fauta’s Latin American Carnival.

Britblog Carnival is up at the amusing named Is There More to Life than Shoes.

And, of course, there is a new SNN for your listening pleasure.

So much so they are busy trashing Tea Party sites on the web with DNS and other methods. This is not the slightest bit shocking to be honest…I was expecting something like this.

And its not just d.o.s. attacks, they are organised to harass all of us on the right.

According to the The Flea Ron Howard wants to turn the graphic novel The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft.

Over attendance worries they say. One wonders if other locales might use this excuse to shut down their own bunch of taxpayer rallies.

Unless you have been living under a rock or only have access to left-wing media, you might have heard about Dan Hannan, an MEP from Southern England who has become an internet sensation for his polite but pugilistic takedown of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown while he was visiting the European Parliament.

More over at PJM.

They are being hit hard by recession according to K T.

Rick Moran and I have a bit of a confab on PJTV today on the “Issue of the Day” show. We chatted about Obama & Co’s performance over the last few weeks. We do see things differently it has to be said which makes for better telly doesn’t it?

Remember there is a $5 per month flash version to make it even easier to get your PJTV.

First of all we have added one in Bangor, in addition to mine in Augusta. There is one that has been planned for Aroostook County and another arranged for Portland. Check for details on all of these @ Maine Tea Party.

Ok, its yet another video you won’t see on the Beeb; first one being Hannan’s below. Guido flew out to California to investigate the truth behind Derek Draper’s actual life. Opinions are mixed if he has done a good thing or not, not that Guido’ll care.

Stunning (if somewhat location-specific) “urban camouflage.” Warning: Some pictures NSFW, but you can sort-of-plausibly claim that you had no idea there were naked wimmins afoot. Or aboobs.

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“Imagine being able to fire up your vintage low-end Mac laptop and play Crysis, a gorgeously high-resolution PC game that’s famous for overwhelming the GPUs of $4,000 Alienware rigs. Imagine being able to play the same game on a tiny device streaming directly to your TV. That’s the kind of service OnLive announced Tuesday.”

More @ BNN.

Tell them what you want to say here.

Despite some of Charles’ eccentricities of late, in this fight I am behind LGF 100%. I would love to have a sit down with Charles about the realities of the anti-Islamist fight in continental Europe.

Dan tells a few home truths to Gordon Brown.

It should be Dan that leads the Conservative Party into the next election not the stuff-shirt flap in the wind David Cameron. Dan is the brightest speaker and politician of his generation of Conservatives. (Though Douglas Carswell MP comes close.) There are bright well-spoken leaders in the Conservative Party, lets hope, for all our sakes they get a chance soon.

The “rant heard round the world” is finally getting attention in the UK after being precipitously ignored by the UK media. Hannan did a great job on Cavuto, on Fox, last night. The Wets in the Tory Party must be hysterical that he is getting so much air time.

Found via DK me ole’ mate and graphic designer to the best in blogging.

Hannan is on with Derek Draper, who is fresh from battling Guido on the Daily Politics. Needless to say “unbiased” Channel 4 lays into Hannan and invites Labour hacks to do the same.

Via: Iain.

Here is his interview with Cavuto; just a tiny bit less biased that the Channel 4 abomination above.

Even The Sun has noticed Hannan’s great fame.

And we have the transcript for those wishing to read along.

Go have a go and see how well you do. I managed to cut the budget deficit and made it a surplus of over $100mil which isn’t that bad. (The email I send my mother was a bit slow arriving.) Wish there were a few more choices on some of the questions but it was a good exercise.

And they’re not kidding. (Click on the semi-circular arrow at the bottom-right to view more.)

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@ASI this time about games kill you advertising row.

Well according to Nick Cohen, in First Post, Labour sold “its soul.” Those without such a jaundiced eye towards capitalism might just have a few more clever suggestions as to why the UK economy is in the tank. Labours debt-fueled spending spree on socialist programs might have something to do with it.

Music Review: Tardy Brothers, Throne of Katarsis, Crown the Lost, Ensoph, and Fireworks
From the bleakest of black, through the lamest of lame all the way to some properly decent metal.

Check out the very pink Britblog round-up. Check out El Carnival de Latino America y el Carribe. (Ok its in English.)

And, of course, there is a new SNN for your listening pleasure.

According to ZD-Net the UK government has plans to monitor all social media traffic including the likes of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace & Bebo.

More @ ASI.

My friend and all around good guy funnyman Evan Sayet has done a short interview with RWN. Well worth checking out.

His speech to Heritage has now been transcribed.

Here is one of Evan’s bits from his comedy night.

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Book Review: The Dakota Cypher by William Dietrich
Norse in North America, an amorous rogue… must be the new Ethan Gage novel.

I have just received the approval for the event in Capital Park, Augusta from 5:30-7:00pm on the 15th of April. Now that the paperwork is done feel free to tell your friends and spread the word wide.