On 5-18-11 "The Motor City Madman", 2nd Amendment supporter, and NRA member Ted Nugent did an interview with Brit outcast Piers Morgan. This interview was done long before the atrocities of Sandy Hook Elementary School were commited, and of course before the recent calls for Morgan to be deported back to his homeland of England. Although I try to keep this site light and politically free I just wanted to give you the opportunity to see Nugent out of his rock-n-roll persona and get a dose of him as a gun-toting, USA loving civilian. It's no secret per Nugent himself that whomever attempts to take HIS guns out of HIS hands had better be prepared for a mini-war of sorts. This is a man that has been CLEAN his ENTIRE life and has claimed he can sneak up on a deer and kill it with his bare hands. It is a highly intense video and removed from all the craziness that is going on after the Newtown massacres, so it doesn't center intensely nor is it the main cog that drives the interview.
In regards to this whole gun control outcry I FIRMLY believe that it is EVERY citizens right to be able to protect themselves as mandated by the 2nd Amendment; the present administration in Washington is hearing the cries for gun control now more than ever; but I honestly believe that if the citizenry of these United States were to surrender every weapon they had to the government it would put us as a people on the precipice of a terrible scenario that may quite possible include marital law and a civil war. Our country is a very scary place right now; I worry every single day about the collapse of our country; and if you don't think we are dangerously close to it happening maybe you'd better educate yourself on both sides of the fence and try and make a logical deduction on your own. This interview gets pretty intense, I hope you enjoy it.
Formed in Harlow in 2008, the Essex five-piece Morning Parade consists of lead vocalist Steve Sparrow, guitarist Chad Thomas, bassist Phil Titus, keyboardist Ben Giddings, and drummer Andy Hayes. Combining trance-style synths with anthemic rock guitars in the same vein as Friendly Fires, Delphic, and Fenech-Soler, their energetic sound and low-key secret live gigs soon attracted the attention of various record labels, and eventually resulted in a major-label deal with Parlophone. Following support slots on U.K. tours by Florence and the Machine, Ash, and Tinchy Stryder, they began work on material with Blur producer Jason Cox at Damon Albarn's 13 Studios. Their first single, "Under the Stars," saw release in late 2010; it was followed by a succession of singles ("A&E," "On Your Shoulders," and "Us & Ourselves")in 2011. The band's self-titled debut full-length album came out in early 2012 on Parlephone. Read more...
The Gaslight Anthem rose out of the fertile punk scene of New Brunswick, NJ, flaunting a unique style that melded the influence of Bruce Springsteen, Wilson Pickett, and various Motown groups with the rough, emotional grit of Hot Water Music and Jawbreaker. The band -- comprised of vocalist/guitarist Brian Fallon, bassist Alex Levine, drummer Benny Horowitz, and guitarist Alex Rosamilia -- began establishing a hometown audience after forming in 2005, and their soulful punk rock attracted wider attention upon the release of their first full-length album, Sink or Swim. Arriving in May 2007 via the local imprint XOXO Records, the album garnered accolades from punk zines and blogs alike. The increasing popularity was enough to score gigs with the likes of Against Me! and the Draft, and by the end of 2007, The Gaslight Anthem had played over 200 shows.
The band managed to secure enough down time between tour dates to record a four-song EP, Señor and the Queen, in Austin. The EP appeared in early 2008, as did an offer to join the roster of the California-based indie label Side One Dummy. The Gaslight Anthem signed with Side One Dummy and released their sophomore effort, The '59 Sound, later that year. Featuring a rough, rousing sound that took its cues from Social Distortion's melodic punk and Bruce Springsteen's heartland rock, the album found an audience not only in America -- where eMusic deemed it the number one record of 2008 -- but also in Europe, where Springsteen himself joined the musicians during their set at the 2009 Glastonbury festival. Following the Glastonbury performance, sales of The '59 Sound grew by 200%, whetting the public's demand for a follow-up.
The Gaslight Anthem rounded out the year by playing additional festivals -- including Lollapalooza, Pinkpop, Reading, and Leeds -- before returning to the studio in early 2010. Working again with Ted Hutt, the same producer who helped them shape The '59 Sound, the bandmates wrote and recorded the songs that eventually comprised their third album, American Slang. The following year, the band announced that they were leaving Side One Dummy to sign on with Mercury Records, and in early 2012 began work on what would be their first album for their new label home, Handwritten, which was released later that year.
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