Anvil: The Story Of Anvil.

I love Anvil. Probably most of that's nostalgia: Anvil was technically the first metal band I ever saw live (they opened for Iron Maiden back around '81). But it's more that just that. Despite the jokes and the sniggers, they were actually good. Not brilliant, but good: solidly, honestly, reliably good. Their "Metal On Metal" album remains a fond favourite, instantly transporting me back to the days in high-school. I was nerdy, slightly weird, socially aloof and everso slightly disturbing to the jocks and the preps. Ah, good times.

Anvil are finally getting some recognition, thanks to a documentary "Anvil: The Story Anvil". The title of the movie is much like the band itself--everything you need to know is right there, no poetic metaphors or lofty subtexts. The movies about Anvil: The Story of Anvil.

Here's the trailer, courtesy of the good folks at Trailer Addict:

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Judas Priest/Harley Davidson contest....

As I mentioned on last night's show, there's a contest for Priest fans where on lucky winner will win the actual Harley Davidson Crossbones motorcycle used on stage for the current Judas Priest tour. As an added sweetener, all five members of the band will be signing the bike. The contest is being run by Legends Harley-Davidson in New Jersey and you can read details on how to enter in a recent newsletter available here.

Tshirts Are Here!

Thanks to the good folks at Zazzle, Tapping The Ether now has it's first official Tshirt.

There's a doohickey that allows you to purchase it from this blog, but I can't get it to work at the moment, so for now, you can check them out here. Keep an eye out for more designs and possibly a coffee mug...

Meanwhile, you can see the design above.

Keith Olbermann

I don't tend to do politics on my blog, but Keith Olbermann's comment on the Dr. Tiller assassination and Pampers O'Reilly complicity struck a nerve and I thought I'd share it

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Iron Maiden - Flight 666

I love you, Man!

Okay, so I went to the drive-in tonight to see "Star Trek" and the second feature was "I Love You Man", which due to an impending thunderstorm we didn't stick around to see. There was on reason and one reason only I wanted to see this movie--Rush appears in one scene, performing "Limelight". Thankfully I didn't miss that scene becuase my lovely wife tracked down an online version of it, which I'm now sharing with you:

Rush i love you man
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Rush On Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

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From Oct. 9, 1974

HIstory Of Rush.

A short documentary on the history of Rush. Not particular good (for one thing it makes the bizarre claim that the members of Rush have all gone solo), but it does feature some nice live footage and some soundbites from Geddy and Alex.

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"Lords Of Chaos" movie announced/

ZU33 Pictures is filming a movie based on the book "Lords Of Chaos".

For those of you unaware, the book details the birth and rise of the Black Metal scene in Norway, with particular emphasis on the church burnings and murders committed by the so-called "Inner Circle".

Here's what the film company says about the movie:

Set inside the notorious Norwegian Black Metal music scene of the early 1990s (and based on true events) this narrative feature follows a group of dedicated musicians and their charismatic figureheads - Count Grishnackh and Euronymous - as art transforms into brutal violence in the streets of Northern Europe.

Sion Sono (Suicide Club) is directing and the film is slated for a 2010 release.