As we all start to wind down to experience the joy of Christmas, we here at Heresy would like to wish you all a happy and safe holiday. Drink, be merry, and drive and play safe.
As you sit down to dinners and lunches with your families and friends, we ask you to spare a thought for some less fortunate souls in the world. As of today, we have:
- Conflict in Afghanistan
- Conflict including the use of systemic mass rape, in Sudan and the Congo
- Trouble in Rwanda
- Zimbabwe falling apart
- Sectarian violence in Iraq (still)
- China / Tibet
- Homeless people globally, destined for a lonely, poor Christmas (contrast this to the consumption frenzy at shopping centres at this time of the year)
- Many more....
Please spare a thought for those less fortunate and if you can find a spare $1 or $10 or whatever for your local charity or someone like Oxfam or Amnesty International, please help them.
However, despite the ongoing misery in the world, we see many beautiful things too. Heresy just heard his little brother ripping the keyboard apart on the radio - playing in The Red Eyes, a truly life-affirming, uplifting, tear-inducing dub reggae band. Pride in your little brother and his mates.
Sunrise. Sunset. Dogs playing on the beach.
We watched as thousands of cyclists pedalled along the beach in our hometown today, out enjoying the sunshine, smiling and spending time with each other.
We watched as Heresy's friend from uni lay on his lawn, with his 9-month old sun on his stomach, both laughing and smiling.
We sat on our balcony as our neighbours laughed their way through a Christmas BBQ, a sneaky cold beer in our hand, sunlight streaming down.
Yes, there is much sadness in the world, and, thankfully, much joy. Let's continue to do our best to dispel as much sadness as possible; with kindness we can do much good for this Earth and our fellow humans and animals.
We thought we'd recommend 2 new albums to you for Christmas, for those of you who dig rock, punk or a bit of hardcore. We have two very different albums to present to you, from two of our very favourite bands. The Cross of my Calling, the new one from The (International) Noise Conspiracy, is a hugely UPLIFTING positive album. It sounds super warm and almost loungesque. The message is one of activism and change, but in a positive manner. Last two tracks on the album rule, as well as Hiroshima, mon Amour. Can't wait to see Denis bouncing around for this.
The second album is Rise Against's new one, Appeal to Reason. I didn't rate this CD at first, as I'm very enamoured with Siren Song, Revolutions Per Minute and Sufferer, however it's quickly growing on me. Track 1, Collapse (Post-Amerika) is a blistering, incendiary refrain for change. Check the lyrics out below as well as a YouTube video - not of them live (though some footage exists of them playing this). This is a call to arms on the environment if ever we've heard one.
Both these bands are playing together in an Australian tour in late March, check them out - we like them as they really tie in to the things we fundamentally believe in at Heresy, both personally and on a business level. We'll be doing photos so stay tuned for some of those!
Enjoy your Christmas, and THANK-YOU to everyone who has supported us throughout the year.
Tim M / Heresy founder and agitator for change
As you sit down to dinners and lunches with your families and friends, we ask you to spare a thought for some less fortunate souls in the world. As of today, we have:
- Conflict in Afghanistan
- Conflict including the use of systemic mass rape, in Sudan and the Congo
- Trouble in Rwanda
- Zimbabwe falling apart
- Sectarian violence in Iraq (still)
- China / Tibet
- Homeless people globally, destined for a lonely, poor Christmas (contrast this to the consumption frenzy at shopping centres at this time of the year)
- Many more....
Please spare a thought for those less fortunate and if you can find a spare $1 or $10 or whatever for your local charity or someone like Oxfam or Amnesty International, please help them.
However, despite the ongoing misery in the world, we see many beautiful things too. Heresy just heard his little brother ripping the keyboard apart on the radio - playing in The Red Eyes, a truly life-affirming, uplifting, tear-inducing dub reggae band. Pride in your little brother and his mates.
Sunrise. Sunset. Dogs playing on the beach.
We watched as thousands of cyclists pedalled along the beach in our hometown today, out enjoying the sunshine, smiling and spending time with each other.
We watched as Heresy's friend from uni lay on his lawn, with his 9-month old sun on his stomach, both laughing and smiling.
We sat on our balcony as our neighbours laughed their way through a Christmas BBQ, a sneaky cold beer in our hand, sunlight streaming down.
Yes, there is much sadness in the world, and, thankfully, much joy. Let's continue to do our best to dispel as much sadness as possible; with kindness we can do much good for this Earth and our fellow humans and animals.
We thought we'd recommend 2 new albums to you for Christmas, for those of you who dig rock, punk or a bit of hardcore. We have two very different albums to present to you, from two of our very favourite bands. The Cross of my Calling, the new one from The (International) Noise Conspiracy, is a hugely UPLIFTING positive album. It sounds super warm and almost loungesque. The message is one of activism and change, but in a positive manner. Last two tracks on the album rule, as well as Hiroshima, mon Amour. Can't wait to see Denis bouncing around for this.
The second album is Rise Against's new one, Appeal to Reason. I didn't rate this CD at first, as I'm very enamoured with Siren Song, Revolutions Per Minute and Sufferer, however it's quickly growing on me. Track 1, Collapse (Post-Amerika) is a blistering, incendiary refrain for change. Check the lyrics out below as well as a YouTube video - not of them live (though some footage exists of them playing this). This is a call to arms on the environment if ever we've heard one.
Lyrics to Collapse (Post-Amerika) :
When our rivers run dry and our crops cease to grow
And when our summers grow longer and winters won’t snow
From the banks of the ocean and the ice in the hills
To the fight in the desert where progress stands still
When we’ve lost our will
That’s how we’ll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
We're crashing into the ground as all fall from grace
When the air that we breathe becomes air that we choke
When the marsh fever spreads from the swamps to our homes
When your home on the range has been torn down and paved and
The buffalo roam to a slaughterhouse grave
What more will it take
For us to know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
Kissing the ground as well fall from grace
This is a chance to set things straight
To bend or break the rules back into place
There is no middle ground, no compromise, we’ve drawn the line
With perfect aim, we stand back and throw
Glass windows break and it’s all about to blow
Lights go out as we pass the torch again
In hope that it stays lit
Neutrality means that you don’t really care
Cause the struggle goes on even when you’re not there
Blind and unaware
That’s how we’ll know
This is not a test, oh no
This is cardiac arrest
Of a world too proud to admit our mistakes
We're crashing into the ground as we all, yeah we all, all fall from grace
Both these bands are playing together in an Australian tour in late March, check them out - we like them as they really tie in to the things we fundamentally believe in at Heresy, both personally and on a business level. We'll be doing photos so stay tuned for some of those!
Enjoy your Christmas, and THANK-YOU to everyone who has supported us throughout the year.
Tim M / Heresy founder and agitator for change
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