Sometimes there's news that hits the wire that seems like it merits some sort of bloggo remark or more appropriately, should be broadcast as widely as possible to warn the populace. So here, the first (and likely last) appearance of a "feature" entitled "Presented Without Comment":
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When Korn recently put out a clip for a parody film entitled Devolution: Nature's U-Turn, they were apparently unaware they had kinda, sorta copped the longtime shtick of Ohio's finest (non-Pere Ubu) rock band. Devo's Gerry Casale, still as mordantly pissed-off as ever, told Rolling Stone that after Devo's Web site made brief mention of the similarities, Korn fans came crawling out of the woodwork to talk their special kind of shit:
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The current TRL "Love It Or Hate It?" subject: Korn, whose new video uses that "let's use semi-animated shots of the band" trick that's apparently required of all bands with members older than 35 these days. Unfortunately, we can't see the live results, but we're thinking that might be so the band can save face before the clip never gets played on MTV again. [TRL]
The things you learn from reading the music press: 1) KoRn played MTV Unplugged, which they then 2) released an album of, and it includes 3) a cover of Radiohead's "Creep," which means Thom Yorke will now refuse to play it for a good five years or so. They're now recording a full album of covers, which already includes a Psychedelic Furs song, a Faith No More song, and because they're comfortable being a self-parody, "Head Like a Hole." But wait, they have a wish list:
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We got quite a surprise when we picked up today's Wall Street Journal and looked at the front page, which featured a "hedcut" of Korn doughboy Jonathan "Wearing a glasses make me looks smart!" Davis. This is the kind of above-the-fold real estate normally reserved for human-interest stories, and since Davis is neither human nor interesting, we were confused until we realized that it was a story about the video game Guitar Hero:
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