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John Dolmayan's sick drumkit, very nerdy interview!
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| Posted by ZAk on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 09:34 PM |
NERD…DORK…GEEK…these are words we've all used before in one way or another to describe someone who we feel isn't really a part of the society we live in. Sure
they're smart and all and we ask them to fix our computers from time to time, but they have an air to them that really provokes a feeling of animosity
especially amongst metal fans.
However, our concepts of dorks, geeks, and nerds has changed irrevocably in the
last 10 years or so. Geeks, nerds, etc were the kids who played Dungeons & Dragons, read comic books, played video games, taped their glasses together, and
called each other by code names or 'alter egos'. Now some of our greatest heroes and influences are nerds and geeks! Samuel L Jackson is a huge comic book nerd,
same with Quentin Tarantino. Bands such as Mudvayne and My Chemical Romance have members that are huge comic book nerds. So what is a geek then? What is a nerd?
Does it even matter anymore?!
The answer is a resounding NO! Just ask John Dolmayan, drummer of System of a Down. A rabid comic book fan and collector for the last 12 years, much of John's pre-System of a Down life was spent buying, selling, and
collecting comic books and toys to make ends meet. He still sells his comics at several comic conventions in California including the wildly popular San Diego
Comic Con International.
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Documentarian bands with rockers to target genocide
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| Posted by Zildjian on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 06:01 PM |
Carla Garapedian recognizes the irony of her initial reaction to the
music of System of a Down"To me it just sounded like they were screaming," she says of the multiplatinum band's heavy-duty rock But the former BBC anchor and documentary filmmaker is a fan of raised voices. Her new film "Screamers," which opens Friday, is about just that, people speaking up. Having tackled tough issues in award-winning films such as "Beneath the Veil," which profiled women in Afghanistan, and "Iran Undercover," about that country's student movement, Garapedian found common ground with the politically outspoken members of
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Daron Malakian with His Pot-Fueled Protest
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| Posted by sugar_buzz on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 06:12 AM |
 Daron
Malakian of System of a Down talks about his cannabis use, jail time, the
Armenian Genocide of 1915, and his music as a source of spirituality.
System of a Down won the 2006 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance, was
the first band in history to debut two different studio CDs (Mezmerize and
Hypnotize) in the #1 spot of the Billboard 200 during the same year (2005), and
was nominated for an American Music Award as “Favorite Artist” in Alternative
category. They sold in excess of 800,000 copies of their fourth studio release
(Mezmerize) and subsequently reached platinum status, earning a place at #1 on
the charts in thirteen different countries.
But these recognitions are neither System of a Down’s motivation, nor the reward
they seek. System has brought awareness to social injustice and international
issues, including the Armenian Genocide of 1915, an atrocity that continues to
be denied by the Turkish government. As Armenian-Americans, the subject is
deeply personal for all four band members: Vocalist Serj Tankian, guitarist
Daron Malakian, bassist Shavo Odadjian, and drummer John Dolmayan. Benefit
concerts, such as the annual Souls show each April, support organizations like
the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) that publicize the horrors of
genocide and atrocities against cultures.
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Headbangers Against Genocide
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| Posted by ZAk on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 08:43 PM |
 Thousands of young people with long hair and studded tongues pay good money
several dozen times a year to listen to lectures about genocide. Well, “lecture”
is perhaps not the best way to describe Serj Tankian's delivery.
The tall lanky
Tankian, who has cascades of curly hair and looks like the long-lost offspring
of Frank Zappa and Cher, is a natural on stage. But when he grabs the
microphone, he is more likely to shout than to talk.
Serj Tankian is the lead singer of System of a Down, a popular
rock group on the cusp of heavy metal. SOAD, as its fans like to call it,
is part of a new generation of politically engaged rock groups. Like Rage
Against the Machine or Green Day, SOAD produces some rousing antiwar songs (like “BYOB” with its chorus of “Why don't presidents fight the war? Why do they
always send the poor?”).
But the group also has a very specific political goal:
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The end of System of A Down as they know it!
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| Posted by daronsgirl1124 on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 03:53 PM |
 On a Scale of one to 10, how good was your 2006?
Serj: "I'd give it an eight.", Daron: "Yeah, I'd rate my year as about an eight."
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- If I only had time to ask you one question it would be this: is System of A
Down over?
Serj: "Well, we've decided to take a hiatus in order to work on our own
individual projects.
The schedule involved in being a member of System of A Down is insane. I've
wanted to make my
solo record for years, but I just haven't had the time. For the last 11 years
we've all been wedded
to this band, and now we want to take a break. So I honestly don't know how to
answer your
question. I honestly don't know if System of A Down are over or not. I don't know.
Maybe in a few
years we'll want to make another album. Or maybe we'll want to tour Or maybe
we'll want to play a
benefit show. it's impossible to tell right now. It'll be later down the line
that we'll be able to tell
what might happen."
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