the cbc notices that women can rock...

In my usual quick scan of the news headlines today I noticed a photo of Arch Enemy's Angela Gossow. The main CBC news page was not the first place I'd expect to see it a shot of Gossow's war-painted and screaming face. So of course I had to read the accompanying article, She raaah!: Women are doing it for themselves in the world of heavy metal.

A bit simplistic (but how could you capture the complexities of females in a 1000-word news story?) and sort of undermines the work of earlier and other women metal musicians (how about mentioning some guitarists, bassists, or drummers who've been slugging it or shredding in mostly male bands?), but not bad on the whole. Good to see Binks made an effort to get several perspectives, insider as well as scholarly. Worth a read, anyway.

one of these things is much like the other?

Is it ethical to clone dogs?
Is it ethical to clone dogs if they can sniff out cancer cells?
Somebody clearly thinks so...

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From the musical vaults...
It's been a long time since I listened to Siebenburgen's Plagued Be Thy Angel. So long I'd forgotten what it sounded like - the great blackened classic riffs, the rock, the organ, the female vox...
If you've never heard this album, do yourself a favour and give it a listen. If you have heard it, play it again!

points of interest - environmental threats, the fate of community radio, and animal bonds

This from CBC: turning lakes into toxic mine dumps - with official approval. (but not with mine)

CKMS is restructuring and rebranding: it's great that they're trying to keep things going with Sound FM, but is this an indication that edgy, alternative community radio is headed for extinction?

If a chimp kisses or hugs you, s/he probably just wants to help...

I also have a raccoon story - about a couple of loud little critters and the lengths the larger raccoon went to in order to rescue the smaller one from a precarious perch - but perhaps I'll save the details for another day. [I now think one of the critters I heard fighting in the tree next door was a raccoon]