Posted by Bram Teitelman on May 9, 2018
Back in the glory days of ’80s hair metal, the genre had a sensitivity problem. Granted, the sexism that marked the era was one of it’s highlights, and women being used as sex objects was as popular backstage as it was in it’s music videos. And let’s not forget that it was music made by, […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on February 23, 2018
The term “crisis actor” has been around for a while. Actors portray victims and fake injuries during emergency drills. However, in the past few years, ever since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, it’s taken on a completely different meaning, as alt right talk show hosts like Alex Jones have co-opted the term […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 21, 2017
Former Marilyn Manson keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy (who’s real name is Stephen Bier) hasn’t been in the band for a decade, but is attempting to keep himself relevant by making noise with a computer keyboard. A month ago, he wished suffering on his former singer, and he’s also called out Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 21, 2017
To paraphrase a famous saying, nothing is certain but death, taxes, and the fact that Gene Simmons is sexist. The aging KISS bassist, now banned from Fox News for life, built his reputation on songs like “Love Gun” and “Lick it Up” and once told NPR’s Terry Gross to spread her legs for him. However, […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 6, 2017
One of the most sobering moments of Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine is when Marilyn Manson is interviewed. When asked by Moore what he would say to Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. the two teens behind the Columbine High School massacre, the singer replies “I wouldn’t say a single word to them. I would listen to […]
