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Two found dead at Norway rock festival
Police say two people have been found dead at a music festival in southern Norway headlined by Alice Cooper.
The victims were found in or near a bus at the Festival in Kvinesdal.
"We do not know exactly how they died, but we assume they suffocated on fumes while they were on the bus," said police spokesperson Asbjorn Enoksen.
Six more festival-goers were taken to hospital after being found outside the vehicle, he told the AFP news agency.
Preliminary hospital reports indicated carbon monoxide poisoning could have been a cause.
All of the victims were believed to be Norwegian citizens in their 20s and 30s, Enosken added.
The names of the two who died have not been disclosed.
The Kvinesdal festival was established in 2006 and this weekend's events are expected to continue despite the deaths.
Motorhead and The Quireboys are the headline acts on Sunday. Police say two people have been found dead at a music festival in southern Norway headlined by Alice Cooper. ... more -
Motörhead's Lemmy in Nazi photoshoot scandal
The man known to his mum as Ian Kilmister has broken the law in Germany by wearing Nazi paraphernalia in a newspaper photoshoot, the Guardian reports.
What a muppet.
Nobody expects Motörhead to be a gang of sweethearts. The heavy metal band is renowned for, well, being heavy. But frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister may have made the transition from heavy to criminal last week, after sporting a Nazi cap for a German newspaper's photoshoot.
Nazi paraphernalia is generally illegal under German law, as is anything that could be seen as promoting the movement.
The photograph was taken to promote Motörhead's performance at the July 5 Wacken Rocks Seaside concert in Aurich, Germany. Though no official statement has been issued, there are reports that German prosecutors have launched an investigation.
Lemmy spoke about his collection of Nazi paraphernalia in a December interview with New York Waste. "I don't only collect Nazi stuff, I collect objects from all the Axis countries," he said. "Also from countries who aren't even mentioned anymore as former parts of the Axis. Like Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Hungary."
"From the beginning of time, the bad guys always had the best uniforms. Napoleon, the Confederates, the Nazis. They all had killer uniforms. I mean, the SS uniform is fucking brilliant! They were the rock stars of that time. What you're gonna do? They just look good."
"It's not a nationalistic kind of thing. Don't tell me I'm a Nazi 'cause I have uniforms. In 1967 I had my first black girlfriend and a lot more ever since then. I just don't understand racism, I never thought it was an option."
Well there's a considered opinion if ever I heard one.
Can wearing Nazi clothes or paraphernalia ever be considered a politics-free act? Just because the bad guys had 'the best uniforms', does it mean its right to wear them? The man known to his mum as Ian Kilmister has broken the law in Germany by wearing Nazi paraphernalia in a newspaper photoshoot, the G... more -
Bizarre Love Pentagram: "No Remorse" (Episode 2)
This is a censored version of a final visual edit for episode 2 of my feature length directorial debut "Bizarre Love Pentagram." This scene is a flashback account of a moment in 1984. Shot in my own kitchen and backyard in 2007, we changed everything in the set to resemble a typical home in the Sunset District of the 80's, from the cookware and telephone to the records and typical clothes. We did, however, do some motion graphic compositing to hide the Pokemon artwork (of the 90's). We simply replaced it with a Voltes 5 picture (of the late 70's). The sound is incomplete and the music is not cleared. The censored cussing and blackouts of nudity were necessitated in order to post it places.
This scene is a flashback of a main character, Venom, when he was 12 and his sister, Taj Mahal, 14. This is the day she reveals to him a letter from their excommunicated dad hidden by their mom, Florenzia. He wants them all to come back but their mom, never stating her reason, refused. This day was also a major turning point for Venom when his sister introduces him to Motorhead.
Actors: Anita Argent (Florenzia), Kai Steele Smith (Venom), Tiffany Schmitz (Taj Mahal)
Assistant Camera: Chris Golden
Location Sound: Nathan Fritz
Set/Props: Myself, "Riel", and Tim Schmitz
Styling: Myself and Anita Argent
Compositing: Mark Rollins III
Music: 1) Frank Sinatra "That's Life"; 2) Aimee Mann "Video" (original score coming soon)
*shot with a Panasonic HVX200 and edited with Final Cut Pro HD/After Effects CS3* This is a censored version of a final visual edit for episode 2 of my feature length directorial debut "Bizarre Love Pentagram.&#... more -
Electric Berlin - Art and Music in Germany's capital
Berlin is a cultural mecca for Europe. This pod looks at some of the architecture, art and history of the city as well as checking out the night life and music scene of Berlin, featuring interviews and live footage of:- Motorhead, Gallows, Robots in Disguise, Schwefelgelb, The Peacocks, The Jailbirds Berlin is a cultural mecca for Europe. This pod looks at some of the architecture, art and history of the city as well as checking out... more
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