HANK WILLIAMS III: Hellbilly Honkey Punk - Posted By Liberty Valance

Certain names have become synonymous with country music: Cash, Rogers, Nelson, and Jennings are just a few. But none are so entwined with country music as the name "Williams". For three generations, the Williams family has been entertaining us with their personal brand of Country music. From the iconic Hank Sr, who penned more than one hundred and seventy-nine songs, down to his son, whose music was conventionally more mainstream, right on throughout to Shelton Hank Williams, better known as Hank III.

HANK III - DICK IN DIXIE


Hank III is definitely not his father’s son. While Hank Jr. embraced mainstream and "Pop Country" blending of country, rock, and blues, his son has absolutely not. Hank III's music is completely unique: he combines punk, metal, hardcore, rock and country to create a hillbilly hell ride for his fans.

Life hasn't been easy for Hank. Three years after a one-night stand in 1995, Hank Williams III was served paternity papers on stage while opening up for the legendary underground band Buzzov•en. In order to own up to his responsibility, Hank signed a deal with Curb records. Three Hanks: Men With Broken Hearts was issued shortly thereafter, splicing together recordings to make it seem that three generations of Williams men were singing alongside one another.

Hank has never had much love for Nashville, and the Nashville establishment will find little to love about Hank III's sixth album "Damn Right Rebel Proud" – especially since it opens with a proud middle finger to the institution that still denies his granddaddy membership (and didn't have much time for Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck or his own father Hank Jr., either). This has been a point of contention most of Hank's life, and although mainstream country has rejected him, Hank is still patient with anyone who stops him and asks about his family.

In March of this year, Hank released his eighth studio album, “The Rebel Within", is now touring, and will be in Toronto playing at the Opera House on June 4th. So shine your spurs, get out your best cowboy boots and get ready for a night of redneck revival.

HANK III - MAKING OF DAMN RIGHT REBEL PROUD

TOP 5 UNINTENTIONALLY HILARIOUS SONGS & MUSIC VIDEOS - Posted By Teddy Roundhouse

5. Eaglez n' Ravens - This Is Angoon


What the hell is this?: A bangin' ass song from Alaskan rapper duo Eaglez n Ravens where they talk about how hard it is growing up in an Alaskan village where everyone apparently gets hammered and kills each other. I know a softy when I see one, and that heavy fellow is one big softy.

Favorite line in the song?: The guy on auto tune probably said some hard ass lyrics but I can't understand a word he's saying. I'm going to have to go with "All you hear is what's that sound? Just another good person hitting the ground." then the slow look down always gets a laugh out of me.

Other notable mentions: 2:27 has a pretty good gangster stare down. Actually the whole thing is rocking so watch it. It was filmed in a day and edited on window's movie maker. So g.


4. Reh Dogg - Why I Must Cry


What the hell is this?: Well, I'll let Reh Dogg explain it himself "This music video is about a man whom befriended a fatherless ghetto boy. The boy stole from him time and time again. This video also speaks of a man who fathered twins with a woman he felt no love for. This song is highly emotional and it's not about how well the singer is it's about expression of hard times." Times are really tough it seems for poor Reh Dogg.

Best part of the video: There are so many parts that just don't make sense and this was truley hard to decide but i'm going to have to go with 1:42 with the awkward roll to the gun. Runner ups include 2:18 when he's at a batting range for some reason or Reh Dogg in a go kart at 2:44. Very artistic.


3. Bangs - Take You To Da Movies


What the hell is this?: The opening line explains exactly what the song is about and for... girls who enjoy going to the movies. Bangs is from Australia but moved there from Sudan. My friend who lives in Australia told me he saw Bangs live one time and he played this song 3 times in a row and was throwing popcorn in girl's faces which they loved.

Best part of the video: Everything. It's all green screened with basically images they found off of google.

Favorite line in the song: "hold the popcorn and the drink let me pay the money so we can get in" lyrical brilliance.


2. R.A.E.D - No Way


What the hell is this?: I...I don't know. It's like guido core meets verbal diahreah. It's confusing, frightening, and hilarious.

Best part of the video: I seriously have no idea what's going on.

Favorite line in the song?: All I can understand is "No Way". So it's pretty easy to pick that.


1. Insane Clown Posee - Miracles


What the hell is this?: Idiocy at it's finest. Simple as that.

Best part of the video: There's so many epic parts. From one guy explaining off topic about how a bird tried to eat his cell phone, from wondering how magnets work. Magic everywhere in this bitch.

Favorite line in the song?: Water, fire, air and dirt, Fucking magnets, how do they work? And I don't wanna talk to a scientist, Y'all motherfuckers lying, and getting me pissed.

...Seriously?

FIVE 80's METAL BANDS THAT ARE 10x BETTER THAN METALLICA - Posted by Van der Sweet

In a time of excessive pop and glam rock, 80's Metal stood out like a sore thumb and eventually became one of the raddest styles of music to ever grace our pumping stereos. When people think of 80's metal, surely they think 'Metallica.' Their commercial success has given them that recognition. However, there were certain other metal bands that came out in the 80's that rocked harder, faster, and better than Metallica. I believe they deserve the same kind of recognition, and much, much more. Leaving aside the wonderful things Metallica has given us, such as the suing of Napster, DVD's about their feelings, and St. Anger, here are FIVE bands and all the right reasons they're far superior to Metallica.


1. MEGADETH:
I thought I'd start with Megadeth because there seems to be some controversy between them and Metallica. The diehard Metallica fan maintains that Dave Mustaine (Megadeth lead singer and founder) was kicked out of Metallica because he drank too much and wasn't good enough. WRONG. Clearly what happened is this: James Hetfield had starting writing the album 'Load' back in the early 80's. Mustaine thought it was such crap, he picked up and left to start a real band and to drink as much as he wanted without having to hear Lars ulRICH whine about it. Mustaine's new band was so damn good that Hetfield and Metallica scrapped 'Load' and attempted to play real music like Mustaine was doing over at Megadeth (See Megadeth's "Mechanix" and Metallica's "Four Horseman"). A decade later, after Metallica ran out of ideas and needed more money they resorted back to 'Load'. Now that the story is straight, here's some Megadeth:




2. SLAYER:
Now this one's easy. Slayer is harder, faster and just plain better than Metallica in all aspects. No one in Metallica could last a second playing in Slayer or living their lifestyles. Another good thing about Slayer is the fact that they have NEVER made, let alone released, a shitty album, and metal bands tend to come out with a few in their careers (Load, Reload, St. Anger, etc.). That's 14 Albums and still going strong. Trust me, there's nothing quite like waking up first thing in the morning to the tune of 'War Ensemble'. Yeah I'd like to see the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra keep up with THIS:




3. IRON MAIDEN:
They may not be part of the "Big Four" thrash-metal bands of the 80's, but Iron Maiden still has to be mentioned as being far superior to Metallica. Maiden mixes metal with emotion in fantastic style, from their trade-off guitar solos, to Bruce Dickenson's screaming vocals, to Steve Harris' bass riffs rolling faster than a steam-train at full speed. It's widely believed that Bruce Dickenson has the most identifiable voice in metal. Put his voice against James Hetfield's cockrock-like voice and we have no contest. Or as James Hetfield would put it, "NO CONTESTAAAAAH"




4. TESTMAMENT:
Ahhh, Testament. What a fantastic band. They may not be the fastest, but they're definitely the hardest band in this article. Go ahead, put on the album "Low" by Testament and then put on ANY Metallica album after. You'll feel as if you're listening to Justin Bieber. When you're through laughing, line up Testament's James Murphy and Metallica's Kirk Hammet for a speed-metal lead-solo contest (man that sounds awesome). Once again Testament is far superior. And yes, I'm aware that Testament started kicking major ass in the 90's but they started off in the 80's. So there. Oh and also, Testament can play live - which I certainly can't say about Metallica.




5. PANTERA:
So far I've mentioned vocals, guitar playing ability, speed and hardness, but when I think about Pantera all I can think is AARRRGHHHHHH!! Talk about a raw sound that just burns the soul. Pantera also has 10x more energy, and even though it goes without saying, has 10x more PASSION as well. Pantera is yet another band that absolutely makes Metallica look like dainty tinkerbells floating "off to never never land". Also Phil Anselmo is one of the hardest and scariest looking dudes out there, so I fear if I don't put Pantera on this list I'll be killed by his stare.

BLACK EYED PEAS - Posted by Teddy Roundhouse

the world is a scary and messed up place. a perfect example of this is the fame, fortune, and popularity of the black eyed peas.



the first thing i want to bring to the table is what the hell does this guy do in the band


skeletor seems to be doing nothing in the video besides dancing, lip syncing, AND FUCKING LEVITATING!



although i think floating around magically and getting paid a lot of money to do nothing is awesome, i'm still confused as to why he's there.

remember when fergie pissed her pants on stage?


you do now. no, that's not photoshopped. looks like fergie was having 'a good night' before she went on stage. mozoltov!

most girls do wear make up, that's a fact. but how many girls do it in front of some bizarre naked voodoo doll?



oh fergie, will you ever learn?









Wait for it....















Here it comes....
















let's get it started in here,
-teddy roundhouse