Early Song Saturday: Danzig Block

How's it going lurkers? Because we have to celebrate my mother's birthday on Sunday, I am sharing Song Saturday and Cartoon Sunday early. Her birthday was actually on April 26th.

Throughout April, there were so many events simultaneously happening, that my mother's birthday celebration was delayed. Not that she cares too much.

Aside from my mother's birthday celebration, let's return to the Rock. Yes, I know some of you have been waiting for this. 

After browsing around this site, I realized that I only have 1 Song Saturday blog about Danzig. I was quite surprised.

Danzig was another band I used to play on my radio show, All Things Frightening, 14-15 years ago. I don't recall of ever playing "Mother" simply because it was the most OVER played song by Danzig. 

At the time, I regularly played new songs from his I Luciferi album. Normally, I aired "Angel Blake" on WIPZ. Sometimes I played "Wicked Pussycat."

It is ridiculous that so many Rock stations never want to play other songs released by Danzig. It wouldn't surprise me if that was the main reason why Glenn Danzig would always be pissed off, during other interviews.

For years, the media ALWAYS depicted the man so horribly. Marilyn Manson is constantly condemned and demonized in the media too, but at least Rock stations still play more than 1 song by him.

Whether I am watching TV, listening to a radio station, or talking to someone on or offline, people and the media always frame Danzig as being this big, scary, angry Satanist.

Honestly, I feel the media launched a smear campaign against Glenn Danzig because he won't validate much less tolerate their bullshit and it threatens them. 

There is so much we DON'T  know about Danzig, that someone would have to personally sit and interview him. However, I believe the media demonized him to the extent, that he automatically developed a scandalous reputation.

Some of you may recall that last May, I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing White Zombie's former co-founder and bassist, Sean Yseult. It was quite an honor.

Too bad I never had the chance to interview Metal vocalists such as Type O Negative's Peter Steele and Glenn Danzig on my radio show. Despite what those critics say about Danzig, they will not give him a chance because they fear him.

I have watched this man in past interviews with some interviewers and he didn't try attacking any of them. 

Here is an interview Glenn Danzig did with Loudwire. In this interview, he mentioned that he wanted to quit touring after 2015.

Loudwire: Glenn Danzig Plans To Quit Touring After 2015 With Superjoint (2015)

 

The preceding interview with Loudwire was uploaded on October 22, 2015. Then, on October 30, 2015, Rolling Stone uploaded an interview with Glenn Danzig. In that interview, he explained about movies that still scare him.

Rolling Stone: Glenn Danzig Talks About Movies That Scare Him (2015)

If I would've interviewed Glenn Danzig 15 years ago, I don't believe we would've ever had any problems. Our interview probably would've gone swimmingly well. 

 

The fact that he is a Horror fan and has an appreciation for art as well as Japanese animation (Anime), we probably would've had a fun time together.

Speaking of Glenn Danzig and Anime, he has a GREAT  appreciation for the Mangaka, Kiyoshi Nagai. He is best known under the pen name, Go Nagai. 

Also, Danzig aspired to be a comic book artist, when he was growing up. He was frustrated with American comics years ago and wanted to create "crazy, violent, erotic comics."

Glenn Danzig attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts and The New York Institute of Photography. By 1994, he launched Verotik, which is an adult-oriented comic book publisher.

As far as The Arts go, Glenn Danzig is very well educated and has a lot versatility. (It is amazing what you can learn, when conducting research!) 

This Goth Metal vocalist is HIGHLY underrated for his talents and deserves a lot more praise than being famous for the song, "Mother."

In regards to Glenn Danzig's vocals, I had the hardest time figuring out, who he sounds like for the last 2 decades. Recently, it dawned on me.

Glenn Danzig sounds a LOT like the late Elvis Presley and The Doors frontman, Jim Morrison performing Goth Metal and Horror-Punk.

As a quick side note, music journalist, Simon Reynolds considers Jim Morrison's sound as being Goth Rock. I always considered Morrison's songs to be pretty Goth too, when you REALLY think about some of his lyrics.

Imagine Jim Morrison fronting Goth Rock and Horror-Punk bands. That's Glenn Danzig in a nutshell. In fact, he credits Morrison as being 1 of his early musical influences.

Today fellow Danzig fans are in for a treat. For this early Song Saturday blog, 7 songs by Danzig are featured, which are from 7 of his 11 albums. 

Never have I ever played THAT MANY songs in a block by Danzig, when I was a Radio DJ at WIPZ.

This block of songs is especially beneficial for all those, who have NEVER heard any song(s) by Glenn Danzig except "Mother."

Before I forget, Danzig's new album, Black Laden Crown is set to release on May 26, 2017. Anyway, here is Danzig for today's early Song Saturday.

1) Danzig [Featuring Metallica's James Hetfield] "Possession" Danzig (1988)

2) Danzig "Her Black Wings" Danzig II: Lucifuge (1990)

 

3) Danzig "How The Gods Kill" Danzig III: How The Gods Kill (1992)

4) Danzig "Stalker Song" Danzig 4 (1994)

5) Danzig "Deep" Danzig 5: Blackacidevil (1996); The X-Files Soundtrack (1996)

6) Danzig "Angel Blake" Danzig 777: I Luciferi (2002)

7) Danzig "Devil On Hwy 9" Black Laden Crown (2017)

She's Not Your Average Bass Player: My Interview With White Zombie's Sean Yseult

How's it going lurkers? These days, weeks, and months just keep getting more hectic for me in 2016.

As you already know, I had a once in a lifetime opportunity to interview the Horror Groove Metal bassist, Sean Yseult from the band, White Zombie. 

There were some complications before, during, and after our interview. I explained 2 weeks ago.

Today's blog is more like a Q&A blog. Those of you, who have been subscribed to yours truly these last 2-3 years, already know how I publish Q&A blogs. 

If there is enough time during this summer, I may do another personal Q&A blog. 

Since our interview was NOT  recorded like I expected (Then again, it was better to have not been recorded; The sound quality was garbage.), I have summarized Sean's answers.  

The following are questions I asked Sean Yseult, during our interview on Tuesday, May 24th:

Question #1: You are immensely talented and juggle many different careers. Do you ever have to struggle with your increasing success in general? If so, what challenges and/or struggles are you facing?

Answer: According to bassist Sean Yseult, there are no struggles that she is facing. Right now, everything is going swimmingly well with music and her artwork.

Question #2: Have you ever considered doing your own animation?

Answer: Sean is uninterested in creating her own animation. She is only interested in single image artwork, which consists of photography, designs, and designing her own scarves.

Question #3: Since you design your own scarves, is there any chance that you will design your own Horror or Goth clothing line?

Answer: This answer is similar to the 2nd question. Sean Yseult is NOT  interested in releasing her own Horror or Goth clothing line.

Question #4: With the passing of another legendary music icon (that being Prince), almost everyone knew that purple was his signature color. Do you have your own signature color(s)?

Answer: Sean does NOT  have her own signature color. However, what she and I BOTH have in common is that we LOVE blue and turquoise. Shauna laughed when I told her about how much turquoise dominates my wardrobe. 

I am BOMBARDED with TURQUOISE clothing by the women in my immediate family for birthday AND Christmas presents. Emerald Green, pink, and red are my other favorite colors.

Anyway, Sean Yseult's answer is blue and turquoise.

Question #5: Out of curiosity, have you ever sat down and watched the Adult Swim animated series, Metalocalypse? If so, what are your thoughts about the show?

With the inclusion of Dark Humor, Macabre Horror, inside jokes, and music references to other Metal bands that ONLY Metal fans and bands will understand, do you feel Brendan Small and Tommy Blacha (the creators) do a fantastic job of depicting what it is like to be in the Metal Industry?

Answer: Sean Yseult also LOVES Metalocalypse (something else we have in common) and feels that the creators depict the Metal Industry very well.

Question #6: What are your general thoughts about today's Metal bands getting the most radio airplay on traditional Rock stations? Feel free to also mention your thoughts about Rob Zombie's direction, as a soloist if you would like.

Answer: Sean is NOT  following what is being aired on today's stations right now, much like yours truly. I spent time explaining to her about how politically TOXIC entertainment has been over these last 10-12 years, which was partly why I quit hosting my own radio show.

Sean Yseult mentioned, that White Zombie's songs were not played on Rock stations until their Geffen releases. This is something I can confirm.

When I was a teenager during the 1990's, my local Rock stations normally played White Zombie at midnight, when most people were asleep. I let Sean know that every time I saw White Zombie being advertised for a movie soundtrack, I bought those soundtracks as well as White Zombie's albums.

Sean currently enjoys frequenting live concert performances, in order to get a better idea of what the bands sound like musically.

Question #7: I have always seen Spider One from the band, Powerman 5000 with spiky, dyed, yellow hair, wearing eye goggles, and space suits. Otherwise, I've seen him wearing Punk Rock garb, while somewhat resembling Billy Idol.

As a White Zombie fan, I was unaware of Rob's younger brother, Spider One being in the music video for "I'm Your Boogie Man." The song was featured on The Crow: City Of Angels Soundtrack, 20 years ago. Spider playing the role of "Dr. Spooky" REALLY surprised me. 

Out of curiosity, what is Spider One really like as a person?

Answer: When asking Sean Yseult this question, she seemed really surprised that Spider One had any involvement in the music video for the cover of KC's "I'm Your Boogie Man."

White Zombie's 1996 cover of KC and The Sunshine Band's, "I'm Your Boogieman" was released JUST  before White Zombie disbanded that same year.

Considering that Rob Zombie directed every White Zombie music video, I get the impression that the rest of the band was edited to be in it. Anyway, Sean hasn't seen Spider One from Powerman 5000 in years. Although, she does remember Spider as being someone, who did his own thing.

Basically, Spider One is very individualistic; Sean Yseult referred to him as being a "smart and witty kid," when they all were younger, years ago.

Question #8: Over the last 20 years or so, I have noticed that Rob Zombie tends to have women gyrating in his music videos, including his wife Sheri Moon. When you were in White Zombie, did you EVER feel that Rob wanted you to have a much "sexier" image or to give up your self-respect by acting like a stereotypical bimbo to appease he and your fanbase?

Answer: According to Sean Yseult, this was NEVER a problem for her. Sean was always "one of the guys" and treated with the utmost respect; Sean was allowed to be herself and never had to worry about changing her image for the music industry or Rob Zombie.

Question #9: Throughout your years of being White Zombie's bassist, did you EVER have any male and/or possibly female groupies, who already knew that you were a woman, while trying to meet you backstage?

Answer: Sean explained a funny story about having a gay groupie for a White Zombie fan. The fan assumed she was a man in the band. Then, he discovered that she was a woman after meeting her backstage in New Orleans.

When you really think about it, it makes sense that her groupie assumed that she was a man. Most women don't have the name, "Sean."

Question #10: Did you change your name from Shauna Reynolds to "Sean Yseult" to be taken more seriously and to gain more respect by a male-dominated Rock Industry?

Answer: Since the time of growing up, Sean was always called "Sean Yseult" (her first and last name) by her parents. 

Sometimes people called her "Shauna" but anyone, who knew her or has been close to her, has always called her "Sean."

Sean Yseult's parents added an "a" on the end of her name, when she was born; They were expecting to have a son and changed the spelling from traditional Irish because the name was unusual in the The South, 50 years ago. 

In addition, Sean's parents thought it would be difficult for people to pronounce her name. When she was in high school, Sean changed her name back. Personally, I like calling her "Shauna."

Question #11: Do you still keep in contact with your surviving bandmates from White Zombie or did you all part on really volatile terms?

Answer: When we were talking, Sean Yseult said that she, Jay, and Johnny Tempesta still keep in contact with each other whereas Rob Zombie does NOT  try to initiate any contact with them. 

I let Sean know I think it sucks that most of White Zombie's bandmates STILL keep in contact with each other except for ROB ZOMBIE. It really would NOT surprise me, if she felt the most hurt out of the group.

Question #12: So, I keep hearing and reading about an actual White Zombie Reunion. Will there be a reunion or is the media spreading rumors and lying to us White Zombie fans for publicity?

Answer: As of right now, the media is ONLY spreading rumors about an actual White Zombie Reunion. However, there is NOT  that possibility, according to Rob Zombie.

There is a White Zombie box set, which JUST  released on June 4th.

Those with very little knowledge about White Zombie have no idea, that Rob Zombie and Sean Yseult have a long time history with each other, which dates all the way back to their Art School days at Parsons School of Design.

Not only was Sean Yseult the co-founder of the band White Zombie, but she and Rob Zombie were also a COUPLE for 7 YEARS. If memory serves me right, Rob made his roommate act as his wing man to ask out Sean, when they were attending Parsons.

Out of respect for Rob Zombie, Sean Yseult, and their spouses, I did not want to pry too much into Rob and Sean's romantic history. I felt that it would've triggered some painful memories, which was something I really did NOT  want to do to Sean Yseult.

It was such an honor having the opportunity to speak to a musician, who was a major part of my adolescence during the '90s. 

Sean told me she appreciates the fact, that I spent the time and money buying White Zombie's albums and the movie soundtracks their band was featured on. 

Rob Zombie wrote the lyrics, while Sean and Jay wrote the riffs.

Most people don't know, that Beavis and Butt-Head was 1 reason White Zombie became famous.

Maybe someday Rob Zombie will stop alienating his former Horror Groove Metal band, that made him rich and famous more than 20 years ago. This was YEARS before he became a solo act and a supposed Horror "filmmaker."

Anyway, thank you so much for reading! Don't forget to like, subscribe, share, +1 on Google Plus, and leave your feedback in the comments section below!

Follow Up To My Previous Blogs About Sean Yseult

How's it going lurkers? On Tuesday, May 24th, 2016, I DID actually manage to interview the former bassist of White Zombie, Sean Yseult. The interview was somewhat rocky. When I say "rocky," I mean there were some SKETCHY approaches taken, that some of us like moi were unaware of this week. There were also a few technical difficulties we faced live.

To clarify, Sean Yseult, her publicist, and I are NOT at fault for what happened. Some people aren't the best communicators. Sean and I were expecting for our interview to be recorded. There ended up being someone flaking out on the original arrangement, at the last minute. Luckily, there was a backup plan; I wrote down some brief notes, during our interview.

Before sharing the interview with everyone, I will allow Sean and her publicist to read a draft of it. This is in order to make sure there is nothing misprinted by yours truly. I've considered publishing my interview with Sean Yseult in a Q&A format. 

All 12 questions that I asked her will be published and I will share her answers. The goal is to have my interview with her published sometime within the next few days.

Despite the technical difficulties we faced, I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to interview Sean Yseult from White Zombie. She is an immensely talented artist in MANY different ways. Most people have no idea who Sean Yseult is unless they're White Zombie fans like myself.

During our interview, I told Sean that I still have White Zombie in my album collection more than 20 years later, and that I favor White Zombie over Rob's solo albums. 

When you listen to White Zombie and compare them to Rob Zombie's solo direction, you CANNOT  help noticing the differences in their sound. White Zombie was more of a Horror Groove Metal band, whereas Rob Zombie as a soloist evolved into MAINSTREAM Hard Rock. Rob Zombie's newer fans like his more recent works, whereas some of us veteran White Zombie fans from 20 + years ago DON'T.

I am not saying, that I hate Rob Zombie. However, some of us veteran White Zombie fans feel that Rob purposely "sold out." 

Over this last decade or so, Rob Zombie wasted time focusing on being a Horror "filmmaker" rather than being a Horror Groove Metal vocalist. Rob remade Classic Horror Movies for the sole purpose of patting himself on the back and getting praise from Horror film hipsters.

Whenever I read or listen to sycophants, critics, and reviewers praising Rob Zombie about his remake of John Carpenter's Halloween, I instantly shake my head. As much of a Rob Zombie fangirl I was as a teenager, he RUINED Horror films, that did NOT need remakes.

More than anything, I would really love to see a White Zombie Reunion. Knowing that Rob completely discarded Jay Yuenger, Johnny Tempesta, and Sean Yseult, (who was the co-founder of White Zombie) is upsetting for some of us veteran White Zombie fans.

It honestly would NOT surprise me, if Sean was really hurt about being discarded. She had the most history with Rob Zombie out of all their past and present bandmates.

Even though, I did NOT physically meet her for our interview, Sean Yseult seems like she would be someone I could do lunch and/or dinner with. I can imagine us sitting at a table somewhere and discussing various topics. After all, we have a few things in common.

This is all I have to say for now. I must spend time working on my interview with Sean Yseult. Then, she and her publicist have to read and verify her answers, in order to make sure I don't misprint anything. In the meantime, stay tuned!

Song Saturday: White Zombie Block

How's it going lurkers? On Thursday night, someone on Adult Swim posted a thread about liking 1 of Rob Zombie's newest songs. It's called, "In the Age of the Consecrated Vampire We All Get High." 

I told the poster, that I still enjoy White Zombie much better than Rob Zombie's more recent work as a soloist. Over the last decade or so, I really haven't cared for Rob Zombie as much as I used to, since the 1990's. When Rob formed White Zombie years ago, he seemed more focused on writing music, which did NOT sound like cliche Hard Rock Music like his latest songs. Also, he directed every White Zombie music video.

After Rob Zombie launched his solo career, his music became more trite and he started spending more time as a Horror "filmmaker." I always knew that Rob was a Horror fan. It was the MAIN reason why I was attracted to White Zombie's music.

Now that the Horror genre has become more acceptable, glamorized, and "trendy" compared to it always being demonized and condemned, throughout the last few decades, I feel more apathetic. 

Today almost everyone is suddenly a Horror fan, writes Horror books, films, music, etc. It's mostly to turn a profit. Don't get me wrong. I am by no means at all saying, that we should boycott Horror. If anything, it feels like suddenly everyone wants to bandwagon liking the Horror genre.

You're probably saying to yourselves, "Well, you already knew Rob Zombie was a Horror fan and you liked him years ago. What has changed?"

In general, I believe that Rob Zombie is spreading himself too thin with his need to always create Horror films whether they are his own or REMAKING old films, which did NOT need to be remade from decades ago. I especially feel that Rob has somewhat "sold out."

During 1999-2000, Rob Zombie and his younger brother, Spider One from Powerman 5000 hosted an MTV special together. Both Powerman 5000 and Rob Zombie's music were really popular. I remember Spider being a fan of Rap Music, whereas Rob was NEVER a fan of the genre.

A little over a decade ago, I regularly exchanged albums with someone, who was interested in dating me; When we were college students, we burned CD's into our laptops.

While listening to Rob Zombie's album Past, Present & Future, I discovered that he collaborated with not only Lionel Richie from The Commodores, but also with the raunch feminist rapper, TRINA. They covered The Commodores' "Brick House." That REALLY threw me off. 

As you already know, I always listened to Rap, Rock, Metal, and other music genres and sub-genres. However, Rob was NEVER a fan of Rap Music. 

Considering Trina's raunchy persona and sexually explicit songs (much like Lil' Kim's and Rob Zombie's), I suppose he made exceptions for Trina.

Then again, he always loved having bimbos at his side. That's something else, that really began to annoy me as I became older.

When Rob Zombie's band, White Zombie existed years ago, he dated his, bassist Sean Yseult. Sean or Shauna did NOT act like a bimbo. 

Meanwhile, Rob's wife Sheri Moon Zombie acts like a total bimbo every time I see her in his music videos and movies. He needs her in every music video and Horror movie he makes for fap material.

Sheri Moon might be a nice woman outside of entertainment, but her behavior reminds me of when the late Vanity used to act like a bimbo before she got "saved."

In Rob Zombie's latest music video, "Well, Everybody's Fucking In A U.F.O." Sheri Moon Zombie is in it as fap material. I have always known that Rob was perverted and created pornographic content. 

All the while, I fail to understand how he can stand having his wife act like an airheaded slut in EVERY music video and film he creates. Rob Zombie must have The Brian Griffin Syndrome.

The more I really think about it, the more I realize and understand why that guy, who pursued me, always called Sheri Moon a "stupid whore." 

I don't necessarily believe that Sheri is a stupid whore. Although, she acts like a stupid whore every time I see her on the screen and her own husband thinks it's acceptable to objectify her.

BTW: I am NOT some hardcore feminazi. 

If anything, I am beyond tired of constantly staring at certain women depicting every woman like we are all dumb sluts with no self-respect and continuously having to deal with entitled sleazebags, that expect to get laid 24/7.

Those are my thoughts, for now. Anyway, here are some more obscure songs and music videos from Rob Zombie's old band, White Zombie for today's Song Saturday.

1) White Zombie "Welcome To Planet Motherfucker" La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1 (1992)

2) White Zombie "Feed The Gods" Airheads Soundtrack (1994)

3) White Zombie "The One" Escape From L.A. Soundtrack (1996)

4) White Zombie "I'm Your Boogieman" [KC And The Sunshine Band Cover] The Crow: City Of Angels Soundtrack (1996)

 

[BONUS MUSIC VIDEO:]

Rob Zombie "Well, Everybody's Fucking In A U.F.O." The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser (2016)