ShipRocked » YouTube http://www.getshiprocked.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:40:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Metal Health: Head Banging http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/05/19/metal-health-head-banging/ http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/05/19/metal-health-head-banging/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 15:00:34 +0000 The Captain http://www.getshiprocked.com/?p=2288 Head Banging - The GraphA couple of Niedermayers researchers for the British Medical Journal, recently studied “the risks of mild traumatic brain injury and neck injury associated with head banging, a popular dance form accompanying heavy metal music.”

Their conclusion? “To minimise the risk of head and neck injury, head bangers should decrease their range of head and neck motion, head bang to slower tempo songs by replacing heavy metal with adult oriented rock, only head bang to every second beat, or use personal protective equipment.”

I’ll give you a minute to stop laughing…

Frankly, I find the notion of academics studying anything related to heavy metal quite amusing – and it seems there are plenty of angles to consider. This one is my personal fave.

Equally humorous to me is that in this new Wikisociety in which we live, someone (or several people) actually took the time to detail, and reference, all the varying styles of head banging. Although, I completely honor them for doing it.

And so, in honor of this popular form of “dance,” and with a hat tip to Noisecreep’s entry the other day about the subject, here are a few YouTube vids featuring a choice collection of people (and animals) nodding their noggins.

httpvp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F1F69C1B7255AD02



]]> http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/05/19/metal-health-head-banging/feed/ 0 LYNAM Like Big Songs and Hot Topic (and ShipRocked!) http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/04/18/lynam-like-big-songs-and-hot-topic-and-shiprocked/ http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/04/18/lynam-like-big-songs-and-hot-topic-and-shiprocked/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:35:11 +0000 The Captain http://www.getshiprocked.com/?p=2062 “If you try to chase trends and jump on the bandwagon, people will see right through you,” says Jacob Bunton, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the Birmingham, Alabama-based trio Lynam. “You can’t sound like the Sunset Strip one minute and Rage Against The Machine the next,” he adds.

Lynam formed in 2001 out of the ashes of Mars Electric and brand themselves as a modern outfit with a tendency toward arena rock. Warning: there are guitar solos here! ‘A good song is a good song. Big rock is what we’re all about. That’s what we strive to achieve,’ affirms Bunton. — (Via Noisecreep)

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The brothers LYNAM were kind enough to check in from the road last night with a quick hello for ShipRockers everywhere… They are playing shows all over the Southeast in the coming weeks, so be sure to catch ‘em if you can! And don’t forget to follow them on Twitter!



]]> http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/04/18/lynam-like-big-songs-and-hot-topic-and-shiprocked/feed/ 1 Queensryche Live In ’85 http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/02/02/queensryche-live-in-85/ http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/02/02/queensryche-live-in-85/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:06:17 +0000 The Captain http://www.getshiprocked.com/?p=1382 As we anxiously await the release of Queensryche’s American Soldier and their upcoming tour, I thought I’d share a series of videos I found on YouTube this weekend. They are from the Queensryche Live in Tokyo concert film released by Sony in 1985.

I gotta be honest, I had as much fun watching these as I did when I recalled listening to the Queen Of The Reich album for the first time!

Here is the full playlist, followed by an embedded version of one of my favorites…

Nightrider
Prophecy
Deliverance
Child Of Fire
En Force
Blinded
The Lady Wore Black
Warning
Take Hold Of The Flame
Queen Of The Reich
]]> http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/02/02/queensryche-live-in-85/feed/ 0 ShipRockers Give Back http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/01/02/shiprockers-give-back/ http://www.getshiprocked.com/2009/01/02/shiprockers-give-back/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:55:45 +0000 The Captain http://www.getshiprocked.com/?p=1123 A few of our fellow ShipRockers recently took part in a special fundraiser for the Sacramento Children’s Chorus scholarship fund.  Sacramento Pus Cavern, a local recording studio, assembled a cadre of musicians with ties to the Sacramento area, to produce a cover of John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas (War Is Over).” Among them were Tesla’s Jeff Keith, Brian Wheat and Frank Hannon. Also taking part was Michael Grant of EndeverafteR!

Produced by Dave Buckner of Papa Roach, the recording also includes talent from the Deftones: Abe Cunningham on drums, FAR: Jonah Matranga at vocals and Shaun Lopez playing the vibe; and Day Care: Sonny Mayugba on guitar. Also involved were Brandon Tyler on piano and vocals; The Snobs Jason Boggs on saxophone; Aroarah, The Secretions, Last Angels (Buckners current project), Lonely Kings, The Hoods, Larisa Bryski, Phallucy, The Skirts, Rowdy Kate, Evelyn and Joe Getty of The Dead Flowers and Armstrong and Getty on Mandolin.

The song was released on December 10th by Nozzle Records, and is available on iTunes. Live footage of the recording can be found on YouTube and Vimeo.

The Sacramento Childrens Chorus is a world class training and performing group under the artistic direction of Lynn Stevens.

sacramentochildrenschorus.org
myspace.com/puscavernrecording



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