Word: metallism
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...paws of its offspring dangling from its mouth." But often she gets it right. In a bar full of devil worshippers, Watanabe muses on their devalued idol: "Reduced to a netherworldly C-lister, nowadays the Devil ekes out a living making guest appearances at black mass and Belgian metal concerts. Enough to make anybody think twice about drinking goat's blood." Baker's fantastical prose, with its references to gangster and pop culture, recalls contemporary Japanese writers like the Murakamis (Haruki and Ryu), as well as the netherworlds of anime and manga - though her characters are hardly cartoons. Sato...
...When metal band Korn's guitarist Brian (Head) Welch left the group, saying his newfound belief in Jesus made him want to try another sort of music, it reminded us of other rock stars who have taken up Abrahamic faiths...
...Europe, it features paintings, sculptures, installations, drawings, photography, film and video by some 70 artists from 23 countries stretching from Morocco to Mozambique. The "remix" concept?blending old and new, sacred and mundane?is an apt metaphor for contemporary African art. Ghanaian artist El Anatsui makes a dazzling metal cloth, reminiscent of ceremonial fabrics, from thousands of aluminum bottle tops. Mozambican sculptor Gon?alo Mabunda domesticates assault rifles and other weapons by transforming them into furniture. In Le Monde Vomissant (The Vomiting World), Democratic Republic of Congo painter Ch?ri Samba depicts a starving globe throwing up the American continents, some guns...
...remix" concept - blending old and new, sacred and mundane - is an apt metaphor for contemporary African art. Ghanaian artist El Anatsui makes a dazzling metal cloth, reminiscent of ceremonial fabrics, from thousands of aluminum bottle tops. Mozambican sculptor Gonçalo Mabunda domesticates assault rifles and other weapons by transforming them into furniture. In Le Monde Vomissant (The Vomiting World), Democratic Republic of Congo painter Chéri Samba depicts a starving globe throwing up the Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century...
...radio's FM dial can be a tiresome and fruitless exercise. But an escape from audio banality is at hand: Turn off the radio and log onto the Internet. With thousands of internet radio stations streaming music from every corner of the planet, every sound, from mambo to extreme metal, is at your fingertips. Tuning in is simple. All you need is a broadband connection, a good sound card (most new computers have one built in), a set of speakers and some media-playing software, such as RealPlayer (www.real.com), Winamp (www.winamp.com) or Windows Media Player (www.microsoft.com). These players...