Posts Tagged ‘alternative’

Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister Calls Mitt Romney a ‘F—ing Monster’

Liz Ramanand, Loudwire With Election Day taking place in the United States tomorrow (Nov. 6), Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney is getting exponentially more heated. As one of the few subjects that truly divides groups of human begins into two halves, politics constantly draws passionate statement from people of all backgrounds. One of those backgrounds happens to be playing bass and providing vocals for Motorhead , with the legendary Lemmy Kilmister offering his two cents on the election. During a recent discussion with Rolling Stone , Lemmy was talking about his inclusion for a Chuck Berry tribute concert. During the conversation, Rolling Stone journalist Patrick Doyle shared an experience he had while interviewing Berry, who teared up while saying, “My dad said, ‘I don’t know if we’ll live to see it, but one day we will [have an African-American President] – and thank God that I have.’” Lemmy responded to the story with a passionate statement of his own. “I would have said America wasn’t ready for it. And I don’t think they were, because they’re trying to drag him down now,” begins Lemmy. “I mean, the poor f—er’s only just gotten rid of all that George Bush s–t that he left, or is trying to. And he’s being stonewalled by the f—ing Congress all the time. I don’t know how he’s gotten anything done. They should be glad. I mean the alternative is Mitt Romney. Please, please don’t vote for Mitt Romney. F— him. Repeal abortion law is the first thing he’ll do. F—ing monster.” When Lemmy was asked whether he had been watching the debates, the musician responded, “I couldn’t bear it.” Be sure to head out and vote tomorrow (Nov. 6), but in the meantime, make sure you cast your vote for our President of Heavy Metal election. Lemmy almost made it to the final round, but was defeated by Rob Zombie , who faces Ozzy Osbourne for the sacred title. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/rob-zombie-vs-ozzy-osbourne-president-of-heavy-metal-election-finals/” title=”Vote in the President of Heavy Metal Election” align=”center”]

Linkin Park Set to Rock American Music Awards

Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com Linkin Park  are among a new list of performers announced for next month’s American Music Awards. The 40th anniversary edition of the awards will be held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 18, and will be broadcast live on ABC. In addition to Linkin Park, other artists slated to perform are Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Christina Aguilera. Additional live performers and presenters will be announced later. Linkin Park is also nominated for an American Music Award in the Alternative Rock Music: Favorite Artist category. They are competing with Gotye and the Black Keys. For the sixth year, winners will be decided by online voting. There are several different sites where fans can cast their votes, including this one . There are awards in genres such as pop/rock, country, rap/hip-hop, soul/R&B, adult contemporary, inspirational and electronic dance music. Shortly before the AMAs, Linkin Park will be in South Africa for the 7th International Linkin Park Underground Summit . The all-day event includes meet and greets, backstage tours, soundcheck entry, Q&A sessions and acoustic performances. The band plays a show that night (Nov. 7) in Cape Town, and will be in Johannesburg on Nov. 10. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-in-the-end-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Next: Linkin Park – Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]