Fiends can preview DEA.D. ALIVE!, the all-new live album from the MISFITS in its entirety, for one week (started Jan. 30th) at http://www.rollingstone.com to preview the full album in streaming audio now! Look for DEA.D. ALIVE! in stores and online worldwide Feb. 5th from http://misfitsrecords.com/.

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* For more info on the MISFITS, click on the links below!

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http://misfits.cinderblock.com/

http://misfitsrecords.com/

http://twitter.com/themisfits

LONG LIVE MISFITS.

Stone.

We polled , focus group style with our punk rock and metal flavor, fans and asked them which bands should reunite. Here is the TOP 3 list.

1. The Misfits – Split between two camps this marriage may or may not ever work. Let’s face it , Danzig is the Misfits to 90% of all Misfits fans. It’s his voice, his style and presence that makes any version of The Misfits without him unacceptable.  The songs of the Present day Misfits are really good but without Danzig they lack the magic or the evilness the band was founded on. Fans love both Jerry and Danzig the same. Maybe one day they can play together, make a Misfits record and scare the shit out of us again like they did back in the day.

2. Kiss – I will say what every die hard Kiss fan wants to say and has said in this poll. Watching someone in Ace Frehley’s make up is insulting and un rewarding. The guy they have up there lacks in so many areas you need a lead guitarist to shine in. He’s a poser and legitimately a poser because he’s dressed up as Ace Frehley. The last two Kiss Albums were let’s face it, embarrassing with the exception of the pre chorus of Say Yeah and the vibe in Yes I Know (Nobody’s Perfect) there is no Kiss magic on Sonic Boom or Monster. Ace wasn’t involved or allowed to be involved , depending on who you ask on Psycho Circus in 1998 even though he was in the band. Ace (supposedly) came to the table with a song called Sister in that session and was told it wasn’t good enough. On that album is a song called Raise Your Glasses. Now if you listen to Sister which is on Ace’s last solo album Anomaly and then spin Raise Your Glasses from Psycho Circus you will find out all you need to know about why Ace is not is not in KISS. He’s too cool for the band. With that being said ALL Kiss fans would love to see Eric Singer put the fox makeup on and have Ace return. Of course that would mean Paul and Gene doing something smart.

Here is the lineup all kiss fans want… Gene , Ace, Eric and Paul.. Kiss shows today with current lineup feel like a flea market on steroids.. Get back to real live Rock n Roll, thanks guys

3. Fugazi – just come back.. for those lucky to experience this band live know all to well what unfiltered rock it’s purest form feels like. Fugazi was the best of them all. So many people miss them. Class acts all around in the band.

You never know, perhaps these bands will get back together.. or not.. one thing is clear all three of these bands changed music forever. If we never see them together we still have the magic of the past. A past most bands will never come close to.

We have celebrated a couple of birthdays this year in tribute to men who were truly gentlemen and Clark Gable is certainly no exception.

Clark Gable was the first man I ever remember having a crush on who was a “movie star”. I was first introduced to him on screen when my mother popped in a VHS tape one weekend of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind. I was simply captivated by his looks, charm, wit and attitude. I am sure this first crush is responsible for my bad boy boyfriends as I have grown into adulthood! There was something so debonair and carefree about his looks, voice and gestures that I couldn’t take my eyes off of him.

As I became a teenager I began watching other Gable movies and reading the stories of what occurred on set as Clark Gable the actor so famously struggled with working with Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits. He was quite impatient with her and made no secret about it.

I will always remember him as a devilishly handsome man with a grin that seemed to always be hiding something. So, here’s to you, Mr. Gable, a true gentleman and my first crush.

Happy Birthday.

Known at one point as the King of Hollywood Clark Gable had it all; the looks, the voice, the stardom and the women. It wasn’t all great things for the man though. He married 6 times throughout his life and when he married his perfect woman, fellow actress Carole Lombard 1n 1939, he lost her 3 years later when she died in a plane crash after a war bond selling rally. At this time he put a stop to his acting and joined the United States Air Force in 1942 and served until the end of the war. After this he did go back to acting but there were changes in him.

These hard times were few but the great times were many. You all know of him playing Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh’s Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With The Wind even if you’ve never watched it. And I’m positive you all know his famous line “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” from the film. This is probably one of his most famous of roles and really pushed him forward in Hollywood. In this film itself he plays opposite stars like Olivia de Havilland, Ann Rutherford and Leslie Howard. He does look pretty good to say that he is 38 in the film and it was the first colour film to win best picture at the Oscars. Gable was reluctant to be in the film as a previous costume drama he was in flopped at the box office but he finally accepted (all to do with him wanting to marry Carole Lombard) and it was a smash.

This wasn’t the only film he was in with big star names in it. In 1953 he was cast as Victor Marswell in Mogambo which is actually a remake of Red Dust a film he
starred in in 1932 opposite Jean Harlow. Mogambo itself saw him take on the lead role with Hollywood starlets Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly. At this point he would have been in his early 50′s and he was still bringing the crowds in to the cinema. He looked great and his talent and charisma was still there.

His last film would turn out to be one of his greatest, maybe on par with Gone With The Wind, but all for tragic reasons. The Misfits had the perfect cast Clarke Gable, Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe and Eli Wallach. It was written by Arthur Miller, Monroe’s husband at the time, and was directed by John Huston. This was also Monroe’s last completed film. Out of boredom he is said to have done many of his own stunts in the film. Gable died of a heart attack in 1960 weeks after filming was wrapped and before the premiere of The Misfits.

Throughout his almost 40 year career Gable was said to be a hard worker and honest. His personal life was splashed all over the gossip columns but he got on with life and got through tragedies and everything else thrown at him. There is no other actor that can be compared to Gable and no one should try to be him.

I recommend you all go watch Gone With The Wind. I’m sure you’ve all got 4 hours to spare. If not here’s Rhett’s “You should be kissed and often and by someone who knows how” scene. Enjoy!

I think it’s safe to assume that a good number of us were teased during our childhood. Whether because of our looks, our weight, or perceived “awkwardness,” things to be teased about never seemed to be in short supply. The “harmless” teasing that adults routinely told children to knock off and forget has not only been elevated in stature (bullying) but also in consequences.

With the proliferation of the Internet and social media, the teasing of yesteryear has become more widespread and toxic, and it is the widespread nature and toxicity of today’s bullying that has led to a higher level of depression and anxiety in children. The desire to obtain more pageviews, followers, retweets, and “likes” has upped the ante in regard to the distasteful nature of what is being said and done to bullying targets. Lower performance in school, social isolation, behavioral issues, and on the extreme end, acts of aggression towards students and school officials and suicide are typical byproducts of bullying.

Inspired by James Howe’s young adult novel about four friends battling bullying in the seventh grade, “The Misfits,”  No Name- Calling week was developed to raise awareness about bullying. No Name- Calling week is the brainchild of the No Name-Calling Week Coalition created by GLSEN and Simon & Schuster Children’s publishing. The No Name-Calling initative aims to set aside one week every year where it provides individuals with educational activities geared towards stamping out all kinds of name- calling, along with providing opportunities to participate in on-going conversations targeted towards ending bullying. Visitors to the No Name-Calling Week website can view and download resources developed to shed light on the harmful effects of bullying.

Bullying does not distinguish between  age, gender, economic, or social group. It is a destructor of man, choking the spirits of every one it marks.  Simply logging onto to read the comments left on articles about celebrities or public figures highlights the venomous intent of some to deride the character of these individuals. Gossip shows and magazines, newscast, sportscast, and reality shows are just a few of the places where disparaging remarks are being made about people’s characters. The prolific occurrence of these instances of name- calling and bullying on the Internet, TV, and print is molding a generation of children who regard this type of behavior as acceptable. Of course, celebrities and public figures are not the only ones targeted for such blistering attacks, nowadays, anyone with any type of web footprint is subject to be attacked by bullies.  The virtual anoynmity of these mediums is fodder for bullies. In some instances, the veracity with which people are attacked through the Internet, TV, and print bolsters face to face incidents of bullying.

Bullying is not just a issue of what is being shared on the Internet, TV and/or print, it begins with what is allowed and encouraged to be viewed in the home, as well as what is allowed and encouraged to be said about others. Do you make blistering remarks about others in front of your children? Do you sit around as a family to watch shows riddled with incidents of insults and attacks towards others based on things like weight? Failure to address the issue of bullying at home creates a quasi- permissive stance towards this destructive behavior. This quasi- permissive stance also extends to how we approach this issue with adults. Are we willing to take a stand against disparaging remarks made in our presence? 

It can be tough and awkward to take a stand against bullying but it can and should be done. Minimizing bullying begins with adults who are sensitive to the differences and challenges among them and around the globe. It begins with adults who aren’t willing to idly sit by and watch and/or read materials that degrade individuals similar and different than them.  We must become the change that we want to see. It starts with you and me.

In what ways do you fight against bullying?

NEW YORK CITY IN-STORE SIGNING: WED. FEB 6TH AT FORBIDDEN PLANET COMICS

Citizens of Gotham, we plan to fill Forbidden Planet to the brim with Sexy Super-heroines and live undead punks! Pick up your copies of Misfits “DEA.D. ALIVE!” & Osaka Popstar “Super Hero” at Forbidden Planet Comics (832 B’way, bet. 12th & 13th St. in NYC), and get them signed in-person starting at 7pm Wed. Feb 6th!

MEET THE MISFITS & OSAKA POPSTAR + CONTESTS, PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS AT THE EVENT

CLICK HERE: http://www.fpnyc.com to read “The Daily Planet” Forbidden Planet NYC’s online newsletter for more details.

NEW JERSEY IN-STORE SIGNING: SAT. FEB 9TH AT VINTAGE VINYL

For fiends in the ‘Fits hometown of New Jersey, Misfits Records brings the Misfits & Osaka Popstar to Vintage Vinyl (51 Lafayette Road, Fords, NJ), Sat. Feb. 9th starting at 4pm! Pre-order MISFITS “DEA.D. ALIVE!” on CD or Vinyl LP, or the Osaka Popstar “Super Hero” 12-inch from Vintage Vinyl and get a wristband for the event. For more info, visit the Vintage Vinyl website here: http://www.vvinyl.com/

MISFITS – DEA.D. ALIVE!

OSAKA POPSTAR – SUPER HERO

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(Source: MISFITS RECORDS)

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facebook: Misfits

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http://misfitsrecords.com/

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* For more info on OSAKA POPSTAR, click on the links below!

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facebook: Osaka Popstar

http://osakapopstar.cinderblock.com/

http://twitter.com/osakapopstar

LONG LIVE MISFITS.

LONG LIVE OSAKA POPSTAR.

Stone.

use paper to teach kids about bullying

Have You Ever Cared for a Child that Was Bullied?

January 21-25, 2013 is No Name-Calling Week. If you care for a school aged child they are likely attending assemblies and having lessons planned around bullying and name-calling this week.

No Name-Calling Week was inspired by a young adult novel entitled The Misfitsby James Howe. In the book four misfit friends show us that the names we call each other shape our vision of ourselves, and the gang attempts to bring about a no name-calling day.

Here’s an easy way to teach the kids you care for about bullying at home:

1. Take a piece of paper and have the kids crumple it up, stamp on it, and really mess it up but do not rip it.

2. Then, have them unfold the paper, smooth it out, and look at how scarred and dirty it is.
Have the kids tell the paper they are sorry.

3. Now even though they said they are sorry and tried to fix the paper, point out to the kids all the scars that are left behind. Explains that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they try to fix it.. Explain this is what happens when a child bully’s another child. Kids may say they are sorry but the scars are there forever.

To learn more about No Name-Calling Week click here.

]]> http://alexautindotcom.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/things-i-loved-week-of-jan-13th-jan-19th-2013/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:35:33 +0000 Alex Autin http://alexautindotcom.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/things-i-loved-week-of-jan-13th-jan-19th-2013/ http://crutch.me/2013/01/20/angry-young-and-poor-the-punk-revolution/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:00:54 +0000 legion8280 http://crutch.me/2013/01/20/angry-young-and-poor-the-punk-revolution/ If you have never felt stepped on, put down, pushed aside, completely ignored, or otherwise mistreated, then the Punk ethos may not appeal to you. If, on the other hand, you’re like me, you have at some point felt the sting of being a social pariah. From the high school jocks who got all the girls to the authority figures who were “just trying to teach you a lesson”, the common chain that bound them all together was their lack of acceptance for anything different than themselves. Punk was the defiant answer to that.

Punk’s origins are a bit of a debate. Some say the wild lifestyle began in New York City’s CBGB club with bands like Blondie, The Ramones, and The Talking Heads. Others will argue that the truer sound of the Punk generation was given breath by English bands such as The Clash and The Sex Pistols. Where it started is of little importance, only that it did. In 1977 Punk raised its mohawk topped head above the sea of arena rock and disco pop, flipped its middle finger, and spat in the face of established music and society. Its simplified, stripped down chord progressions; thunderous drumming; and venomous lyrics lashed out at everything in the status quo from government to religion. Leather jackets, steel spikes, and Kool-Aid colored hair dye gave the fed up, disgruntled youth their uniforms, and the music gave them something to belong to, along with a set of marching orders… and that order was Revolt.

Over the years the nature of Punk has evolved. Like a thorn bush, it branched out, sprouting a great number of sub-genres… Straight-edge, Hardcore, Surf Punk, etc. all grew from the seed planted 35 years ago. The music has changed with the years, but the essence of what made it powerful, its unflinching stance against everything “normal”, still exists today. A few bands carry the torch that was lit in ’77… feeding the flame, tending it, and staying just under the radar of most people. These bands, the faithful, never sold out for a quick buck. They still play their music on their own terms and don’t cater to public opinion or record company executives. They exist in spite of them… or possibly just to spite them.

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• Beat On The Brat – The Ramones

The Ramones came together in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York, in 1974. Their stripped-down-to-three-chords sound paved the way for kids like me to play loud and fast annoying their parents, their neighbors, and all of the dogs and cats within miles.

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• 1977 – The Clash

Frontman Joe Strummer’s blue collar upbringing and his dissatisfaction with the British government spawned The Clash’s trademark political angst. Their sound and style influenced me from the first time I heard their cover of ‘I Fought The Law’-  much to the dismay of my poor parents…. sorry mum.

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• God Save The Queen -The Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols took a more nihilistic approach to their music, evident in the repetitive refrain “no future” heard in ‘God Save The Queen’. I embraced the snarling vocals of Johnny Rotten with open arms. The three-chord nature of Punk is in full effect here too… notice a pattern?

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• All Hell Breaks Loose – The Misfits

The Misfits were my first exposure to Punk. When I was in high school, a guy I knew named Scott was tagged as the class weirdo. One day I saw him wearing headphones, listening to his Walkman. Since I was both musical and curious, I asked him what he was listening to. He handed me the headphones, and when that music hit my fourteen-year-old eardrums it felt like the Fourth of July. The song was ‘All Hell Breaks Loose’, and it’s been breaking loose for me ever since.

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• We’re Only Gonna Die – Bad Religion

This band has been around since the early 80s, and it’s still going strong. To my way of thinking, Bad Religion is influential because it’s the only band out of this group of six, except for The Bouncing Souls, that still exists in the form it had when it started out. Its music is saturated with the same spirit that Punk had when it first arrived. This band wears its politics on its sleeve, and apologizes to no one.

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• True Believers – Bouncing Souls

The Bouncing Souls are a perfect example of a modern Punk band. Formed in 1987 in Brunswick, New Jersey, The Souls carry the message and spirit of their predecessors’ music to the masses. ‘True Believers’ is their anthem to the faithful few who never gave in and never gave up.

This is the music that taught me to question everything. Over the years, this personal trait of mine, dissent from authority has been a double edged sword: I stand upright and proud, yet I’m often in some form of trouble for one thing or another. Punk music helped me to see the picture that was much bigger than myself in a world where we’re taught to go along to get along. It showed me that the path of least resistance often means losing part of your spirit. In a sense, it took off the leash…  I learned stand up to the powers that be, to take the hit, and to keep on moving…

…and to always keep asking the same question…  ”Why?”.

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I’ve noticed that when two of the managers aren’t in the store, everyone is much less helpful, and a lot more irresponsible while on the floor. I mean I like to relax a little more somedays but sheesh. No one cares about the way the store looks or looking after the fitting rooms at all on slow days like today. There is still people in the store shopping, and there are times where it does get busy. I just feel as if I work a lot harder than most other people at the store, and I rarely feel that way. Of course when its busier everyone pays more attention and the way they work does improve. I guess I just need to get used to the way the store works more. But I will still keep on working the way I do, and hopefully I will be able to move up.

I started to look for a serving job today. I definitely need to make more money, and especially because once school starts I will have two less days a week to work. The thai restaurant is definitely an easy gig, but I really need to make more money. Hopefully something turns up soon.

Two more days until my mommy is here!! I really can’t wait to see her. I am soooooo excited!

What are you excited for this week??

xo Rachel J

My outfit today. Horrible picture and I need to learn how to pose for a photograph. But hopefully you get the idea.

Sweatshirt: H&M  |  Shirt: Brandy Melville  |  Shorts: Thrifted  |  Tights: Legg’s (CVS)  |  Socks: Urban  |  Shoes Converse (Buffalo Exchange)

MISFITS DEA.D. ALIVE!

14 Fiendish ‘Fits Cuts Recorded Live!

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The raw ferocity of the legendary MISFITS captured DEA.D. ALIVE! in concert on All Hallows’ Eve, in the center of Times Square—New York City! Need we say more Fiends? The ‘Fits first proper live album since the 1980’s is entombed in the ultimate greatest hits live package for the next generation of horror kids…A.D.

With select tracks from the band’s encore set at their hometown show in NJ added for good measure, (recorded live on ‘Devil’s Night’ no less), DEA.D. ALIVE! is an audio Molotov cocktail guaranteed to have bonfires burning bright with pumpkin faces, day or night, all year round. Speakers will virtually melt as a torrential downpour of “Devil’s Rain” engulfs the senses, catapulting you front row center into a jam-packed house of horrors.

The diverse set of modern-day Misfits classics included range from current hits like “Land of the Dead” and “Curse of the Mummy’s Hand”, on through all-new live versions of earlier-era material like “Scream!”, “Dig Up Her Bones”, “Helena” and more—recorded live, with a level of precision and intensity garnered in over three decades of horror business. In addition to 13 fiendish faves from the band’s cryptic catalog, the live set also includes a cover version of the anthem “Science Fiction/Double Feature” (from the cult-classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show”) performed by the Misfits for the first time ever on any release!

Features cover art by Jason Edmiston, cover artist for “Famous Monsters”, “Rue Morgue”, contributor to Topps “Mars Attacks” 50th Anniversary trading card set, and more.

* Available on CD and Ltd Ed 12-inch vinyl + MP3 Card

* First pressing on SOLID GOLD vinyl Ltd to 1,500 pcs

Also look for the Misfits Records Online Exclusive Edition: GOLD VINYL W/ RED AND GREEN SPLATTER—ONLY 100 COPIES WORLDWIDE! Pre-order @ http://misfitsrecords.com/ to guarantee one in your collection while supplies last.

Pre-order at http://misfitsrecords.com/ for an instant MP3 download and receive your physical copy by or before the February 5th release date + automatically be entered to win fiendish prizes!

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MISFITS:

Jerry Only – bass & vocals

Dez Cadena – guitars

Eric “Chupacabra” Arce – drums

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(Source: Misfits Records)

* For more info on the MISFITS, click on the links below!

http://misfits.com/

http://misfits.cinderblock.com/

http://misfitsrecords.com/

http://twitter.com/themisfits

LONG LIVE MISFITS.

Stone.

What is it about New Jersey that produces such great music? The state’s got a huge number of indie and punk bands under its “boardwalk.” Bands like Yo La Tengo, The Misfits, Real Estate, Titus Andronicus, and of course The Boss, all hail from the Garden State. Jersey has got this ironic and intense hometown hero element going on that finds itself blending into its local music. It’s like everyone in Jersey hates Jersey but they’d be damned to let someone say that their state is better. Liquor Store, a punk-garage band started by ex-Titus Andronicus drummer, Sarim Al-Rawi, come straight out of northern Jersey, clenching a fist of boozy punk that is as infectious as it is cacophonous. On “Banned from the Block” the band find themselves in a garage rock, Sonics-esque ball of fury that hits listeners like a hard smack in the face. It’s full of gusto, full of life and youth, and it never drops its Jersey-rock influence. “Banned from the Block” is one of the many highlights from their excellent album, Yeah Buddy. 

-Ryan

The seminar will take place on February 9th and 10th at Soundcheck Hollywood, located at 8872 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, CA.