artbynickferran's Recent Activity
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artbynickferran liked 333 GANG's post in the thread Amber Pacific – “Sink or Swim”.
The last two songs have been pretty fun, but man knock it off with the crappy AI artwork lol
Nov 26, 2024 at 9:01 AM -
artbynickferran liked KrisArronNev's post in the thread Amber Pacific – “Sink or Swim”.
I guess this band are gonna...fall back into my life.
Nov 26, 2024 at 9:01 AM -
artbynickferran liked razorburn's post in the thread Accountability in Music.
Sigh. This again. Skiba’s whole schtick is being dark and edgy. Pair that with an interest in Nordic runes and the Occult, and you’re on shaky ground. Do I wish he would be more conscious of the imagery he uses and the media he promotes? Yes. Do I think he’s a Nazi? No, but he needs to do better in terms of the company he keeps, which he has. He cut ties with both Douglas P. and Boyd Rice many years ago. I will say, his support of military and police is disappointing, though I feel it may be inherited from his parents, who are both veterans. Skiba himself is also a volunteer firefighter. His friendship with Boyd Rice is indefensible. I believe this can be attributed to Skiba being an industrial music fan and thus, overlooking problematic behaviour from Rice. The same can be said for Trent Reznor. Does that justify it? Of course not. Boyd Rice repulses me and I'm disappointed in the many artists that have had an association with him. Douglas P. of Death in June is a little more complex. Douglas is an openly gay man and members of Death in June are Jewish, so he most certainly does not fit into the traditional Nazi category. Douglas claims that his use of the totenkopf and other problematic imagery is an effort of “reclamation” - hence the pride flag embroidered with a totenkopf he displays onstage. Clearly, this effort of “reclamation” has not been successful. A bigger issue is the vagueness in Death in June’s lyrics, especially with the amount of WWII references. Interestingly, such behaviour has been documented decades before. Joy Division, Sex Pistols, Queen, Throbbing Gristle, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and New Order all used problematic imagery that was stolen by the Nazis, but originated from the Occult, Satanism, or Paganism. It was shocking then and it's shocking now. Personally, I think it's all pretty dumb and I wish artists would refrain from using such imagery. TLDR: Skiba is not a Nazi.
Nov 25, 2024 at 9:37 AM -
artbynickferran liked theasteriskera's post in the thread Albums in Stores – Nov 22nd, 2024.
Pointless fun album release trivia [MEDIA]
Nov 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM -
artbynickferran liked Elder Lightning's post in the thread Albums in Stores – Nov 22nd, 2024.
Yesness, a new instrumental (post)rock project from Kristian Dunn of El Ten Eleven and Damon Che of Don Caballero with some guest string parts by Kishi Bashi and Macie Steward of Finom: [MEDIA]
Nov 22, 2024 at 2:07 PM -
artbynickferran liked somethingliketj's post in the thread Accountability in Music.
What's wild is having this explained to you multiple different ways, very eloquently, and still shaking your head and being like "nah - witch hunt." I hate that shit.
Nov 22, 2024 at 7:00 AM -
artbynickferran liked HelloThisIsDog's post in the thread Accountability in Music.
when you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression
Nov 22, 2024 at 6:58 AM