CRUCIFIXION IS BAD FOR YOU

March 21st, 2008 – 2015 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Health officials in the Philippines warned the Roman Catholic faithful Wednesday that re-enacting the crucifixion could be bad for their health. (No shit, Sherlock!)
The reason they felt compelled to make this statement is the Philipino faithful’s tradition of having themselves crucified on Good Friday. Most of them however don’t go the whole way [...]


HOW TO BE DARK

March 17th, 2008 – 1637 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Do you want to be mysterious? Do you want to express your inner darkness? Then look no further.
Steps: Start out by decorating your locker with creepy pictures such as skulls, black roses, crying people, and any other freaky things you might find. Gravestones are also a good idea for that super-creepy effect. Also find pictures [...]


SPOTTING A GOLD DIGGER 101

March 8th, 2008 – 1839 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

#1 Watch out for RED flag questions.Red flag questions are questions such as; how much do you make a year? Are you a homeowner? and what type of car do you drive? How many kids do you have?
Oh and we must not forget the pressing question: How much was there in the collection plate?
These are [...]


STORMGARDE

March 8th, 2008 – 1300 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

STORMGARDE from Germany, Ruhr area, play melodic metal that compares well to Within Temptation, Nightwish and Evanescence, mixed with a good portion of fast rock. Music fans from different genres appreciate diversified but catchy metal and Sabrinas enormous vocal range.
The band made their first public appearance at the “Rockover Hittorf 2001″ and won the viewers [...]


WHO IS THIS VALENTINE DUDE ANYWAY?

February 14th, 2008 – 0003 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

St VALENTINE - A priest of Rome who was imprisoned for succouring persecuted Christians. He became a convert and, although he is supposed to have restored the sight of the goaler’s blind daughter, he was clubbed to death (c. 270).
His day is 14 February, as is that of St. Valentine, bishop of Terni, who was [...]


MUSIC STYLES 101: QUEERCORE

February 3rd, 2008 – 1839 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Much as a new generation of gay men and women reclaimed the once-perjorative term “queer” as a badge of pride, honor, and identity, so too did gay punk bands defiantly christened their sexually charged music “Queercore.”
What sets queercore apart from conventional punk is not its music — which is typically intense, energetic, and raw — [...]


MUSIC STYLES 101: CHRISTCORE

January 23rd, 2008 – 2106 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Christian hardcore (also known as Christcore) is a form of hardcore and metalcore music and a subgenre of punk rock and heavy metal, respectively, played by bands where the musicians promote Christian beliefs. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands. Many inside the Christian music scene view Christcore in a [...]


ONHEIL

January 22nd, 2008 – 1230 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Bestaan uit: LtotR - Amok, Nomiis, Sadis, Invokator en Haat
N’CD word beplan vir 2008.
HEIDEVOLK
Met vreugde en trots kan ons bekend maak dat Heidevolk se soektog na n’label met sukses beeindig is. N’ kontrak is geteken met Napalm Records uit Oostenryk, bekend vir ondermeer bands soos: Korpiklaani, Kampfar, Tyr en Vintersorg.
Die nuwe cd, “Walhalla Wacht” sal [...]


PARENTING 101

January 17th, 2008 – 1928 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Parents must sometimes search their child’s room. This is a fact. Whether the reasoning is a suspicion of drugs, alcohol, thievery or other perceived danger, parents are compelled to protect the kids from even themselves. Still, most parents don’t want to hear the teenage arguments about the invasion of privacy. So the parents secretly searches [...]


LA BOITE BLEUE

January 17th, 2008 – 1915 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Translated from the memoirs of Jean Turing von Neuman
a minor 19th century post-impressionist programer.
     
I will never forget that Spring, that day. Paris had an air of revolution. The week before an exhibition of Seraut’s listings had caused a sensation. In his unrelenting quest for simplicity he had reduced all of programming to three machine instructions. [...]