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WINDS GRIPPED

Al Gore’s Live Earth concerts are as nothing compared to Hyderabad Against Heat:

Eight rock bands, five hours of non-stop rock music to promote a cause - awareness about global warming. Rock music lovers in the city went hay wire with rock bands performing at Airtel Live Music Concert on Friday evening.

Euphoria gripped the winds as eight bands of the twin cities took the stage to spread awareness about the cause through their music.

All the biggest Indian bands were there - Pash, Street Lethal (performing Hendrix covers), Skrypt, Caution, Drift, Delay 456, White Noise and (my new favourite band of all time) Stiff Neck Syndrome. They reportedly “set the stage on fire”, which is possibly not the aim at a global warming awareness gig.

UPDATE. Via MM, more about Stiff Neck Syndrome. Future of rock!

Posted by Tim B. on 11/03/2007 at 11:31 AM
  1. Euphoria gripped the winds

    There’s a joke in there somewhere.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 11 03 at 11:41 AM • permalink

  2. Some dynamite prose in that article:

    “Rock music lovers in the city went hay wire”

    “Euphoria gripped the winds”

    “The bands set the stage on fire as the audience were ‘head-banging’ and ‘Moshing’ around”

    And the beauty of it is, this global-warming awareness concert actually caused temperatures to drop all over India (no, that’s not in the article; but if it isn’t true, it ought to be).

    Posted by paco on 2007 11 03 at 11:42 AM • permalink

  3. Maybe the Gaia worshippers can ‘splain to me, how is it that solar power supposedly can replace all our nuclear and coal-fired energy plants, yet the sun is not strong enough to cause global warming.

    Posted by Latino on 2007 11 03 at 11:47 AM • permalink

  4. How is it you can have an anti-global-warming live earth rock concert not powered by windmills or solar?

    Coal and oil, you dreadful creatures, you did it again!

    Posted by mareeS on 2007 11 03 at 11:54 AM • permalink

  5. Iowahawk has returned!

    Posted by rightwingprof on 2007 11 03 at 11:54 AM • permalink

  6. And who exactly is manning the tech support lines while you crazy kids are “moshing around”?

    Posted by Merlin on 2007 11 03 at 12:13 PM • permalink

  7. #6, Hm, that’s a good question, merlin.  Could explain the absence of telemarketing calls the last couple of days, too.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 11 03 at 12:30 PM • permalink

  8. RebeccaH—I’m alsmost sure it has something to do with the curry in their dressing room, but of course I’m too refined to make any such crack…

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 11 03 at 12:59 PM • permalink

  9. Maybe the title of this post should have been “WINDS BROKE”

    Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2007 11 03 at 01:19 PM • permalink

  10. #8 richard but of course I’m too refined to make any such crack…

    As am I.  Usually.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 11 03 at 02:12 PM • permalink

  11. ...and (my new favourite band of all time) Stiff Neck Syndrome.

    Where was my favorite lefty rock band Head Tilt Habit?

    Posted by rinardman on 2007 11 03 at 03:35 PM • permalink

  12. Stiff Neck Syndrome

    You don’t know of a band called Lower Back Pain do you?

    Also a symptom of bands who can’t afford roadies.

    Posted by Bonmot on 2007 11 03 at 04:32 PM • permalink

  13. Stiff Neck Syndrome?

    A result of excessive head-tilting, no doubt?

    Posted by Copious Maximus on 2007 11 03 at 07:43 PM • permalink

  14. O/T   It looks like Kerry had a night on the town with some results.

    Now, obviously it would be the fault of Bush and Howard! Ha- such is life!

    Posted by Wand on 2007 11 03 at 08:03 PM • permalink

  15. #14 Kerry scores!

    Sources close to O’Brien said he was upset by the treatment as he had only had one beer at the bar before the incident.

    Like master ,like servant

    Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 11 03 at 08:23 PM • permalink

  16. Were there any “monkey noises” coming from the crowd directed at performers?

    Just wondering..

    Posted by Pickles on 2007 11 03 at 08:50 PM • permalink

  17. More about SNS here.

    Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 11 03 at 10:31 PM • permalink

  18. ‘ABC national program director Alan Sunderland said O’Brien, 62, had been forced to leave the bar for questioning the authority of the security staff.’

    I’m picturing Cartman beating down on Red Kezza, “You WILL respect ma authoritah!”

    Posted by CB on 2007 11 03 at 10:44 PM • permalink

  19. How long is it before India starts blaming Monsoon rains and hot weather on global warming?

    Posted by Nic on 2007 11 03 at 10:45 PM • permalink

  20. #19 Pretty much immediately Nic.

    Apparently monsoon averages are currently about average, but this does not preclude the possibility that they’re all gonna die.

    Seems to me one of the downsides of the growing middle class in India is the growing numbers of earnest rock musicians proclaiming things and people worrying about stuff other than where their next meal is coming from.

    I guess this is a matter for the Indian people, but surely they must begin to ask themselves - is the eradication of poverty really worth it?

    Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 11 03 at 10:54 PM • permalink

  21. Slightly O/T:

    Auntie [Radio National’s ‘The Natonal Interest’, Terry Lane’s old gig] have been admonishing their resident celebrity physicist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki,  who’s recently joined Phatty’s Climate Change Coalition party for ‘cleaning out only some of the Greenhouse skeletons from his closet ... trading in his four-wheel-drive for a hybrid ... but kept his Monaro [Pontiac GTO]’ ... saying it was for highway use and got the same economy on the highway as a Corolla in the city [Auntie said ‘but what about a Corolla’s economy on the highway’ [answer: Karl wants performance on the highway, dufus]

    Tut tut tut :)

    Posted by egg_ on 2007 11 03 at 10:54 PM • permalink

  22. They’re just worried about what will happen in Hyderabad.

    Posted by dean martin on 2007 11 03 at 11:02 PM • permalink

  23. Euphonia gripped the winds as eight bands let rip ... the local daal co-op was providing the catering ...

    Posted by egg_ on 2007 11 03 at 11:04 PM • permalink

  24. Stiff Neck Syndrome?

    Are they a cover band for The Strolling Bones?

    Posted by egg_ on 2007 11 03 at 11:07 PM • permalink

  25. #14
    A poor imitation of Kevni - where’s the hookers dancers?

    Posted by egg_ on 2007 11 03 at 11:12 PM • permalink

  26. If you saw the start of the Aussie leg of live earth, you would know it’s a religion or a cult, ‘the earth is smiling on us today’ says one of the ‘hosts’ of the event.

    Posted by Old school on 2007 11 03 at 11:23 PM • permalink

  27. Peter Garrett had hair once.

    Posted by dean martin on 2007 11 04 at 01:00 AM • permalink

  28. #27

    He also had principles.

    Posted by Contrail on 2007 11 04 at 01:36 AM • permalink

  29. Stiff Neck Syndrome

    That’s from viagra caught in the throat?

    Posted by egg_ on 2007 11 04 at 04:32 AM • permalink

  30. #20 MM

    I guess this is a matter for the Indian people, but surely they must begin to ask themselves - is the eradication of poverty really worth it?

    No lame [/sarcasm] tag needed… Maid in Australia, pure gold!

    Posted by splice on 2007 11 04 at 05:04 AM • permalink

  31. egg—No.  Happens when you shove the broomstick too far up your ass.  Knew a few professors and second lieutenants with the same problem…

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 11 04 at 12:46 PM • permalink

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