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Thursday, September 18, 2003
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YOU KNOW YOUR BAND SUCKS IF...
I'm not particularly well versed in the current music scene. This is largely because I'm bored and old but also because most of it sucks and I gave up caring years ago. It doesn't sound like much but giving up caring about the music scene was a big step for me. Perhaps soon, I'll give up caring about everything else.
I still read the music press though. Granted, this is because I'm involved on a betting pool on when and how Scott Weiland next gets arrested. But last night I saw this and had to comment.
It turns out a Florida industrial band named Hell On Earth is promoting the fact that one of their fans is going to commit suicide onstage at a show next month. Apparently, the fan is terminally ill although being a fan of industrial music should be enough to warrant a public suicide. The fan is planning to put a plastic bag over his head to promote the cause of "death with dignity." Maybe I'm old fashioned, but suffocating in public while some jerk-off band plays a song called "Toliet Licking Maggot" doesn't strike me as a Churchillian level of dignity. The story would be funnier if he actually offed himself during "Raped By the Virgin Mary" because at least it's a funny song title.
Obviously, this little publicity stunt has caused something of a stir. There are several sad aspects to this story. First, this IS a publicity stunt; the poor bastard will probably end up dying alone in a hospital somewhere. Secondly, people actually bought it, giving these losers priceless publicity. Thirdly, the band won't be joining in on the public suicide.
The whole sorry spectacle makes me miss a truly sensitive artist like G.G Allin.
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