TAG: Rolling Stone

Jun28

A Guy Called Gerald Calls Deadmau5 A “Greedy Rat Head Fuck” – Anti-Semitic?

UPDATE: We didn’t catch this when reading A Guy Called Gerald’s scathing statement about Deadmau5, but is the line “The only button you and people like you are interested in pushing is a nuke for the Palestinians.” an anti-semitic slur towards the presumably jewish Joel Zimmerman? Deadmau5 seems to think so in his response:

“i dont give a fuck. esp with the anti-sematic statement about ‘nuking palestine’ ??? what an ignorant fuck. im not going to even give him the time of day. waste of time. let him go back to being no longer relevant.”

This just got a whole lot weirder.

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So much for civil discourse. In a posting on his blog, veteran UK electronic producer A Guy Called Gerald lashed out at Deadmau5, calling him a “Greedy Rat Head Fuck,” over the EDM star’s recent blog post claiming that when it comes to live performance, almost all of the big name superstars (and everyone else) are just “pressing play.” …MORE

Apr19

Homeboy Sandman, Chimera [EP] (Review)



Things just ain't the same for lyricists (and journalists). Carving out a niche in the age of endless recession, social media overdose and digital platforming is a daunting task. There are 5-headed monsters lurking at every turn, whether it be putting your art out there for mass consumption or walking to your neighborhood corner store for Skittles and Arizona Iced Tea.
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