And out of The Bottomless Pit there
comes the Little Horn…
Did you hear the news today? Oh boy!
Just as the dust starts to settle from Eat Me, Drink Me, and before the supporting world tour is even complete, Marilyn Manson tears it down with the news that Twiggy Ramirez is returning to the band and the critically acclaimed guitarist, who defined much of the new album’s sound, Tim Skold is leaving.
This is the return of the musical partnership that brought us Antichrist Superstar. This changes the world, in-fact Manson is already hinting that it could be a return to the band’s original mission - to destroy it.
Tim Skold was brought in to replace Twiggy when he quit in 2002 and has been such an instrumental part of the band since then that I can’t believe he’s leaving, to be honest I’m more surprised about that than I am about Twiggy’s return.
MansonUSA have a great interview with Manson about it, if you haven’t read it then I suggest you do.
The only thing that is certain is that Everyone will suffer now.
It’s not over yet… at the Et Cetera Gallery
Thursday night I found my self in a basement in the Hollow Earth of Hackney, attending a private viewing at the Et Cetera Gallery.
I was there to see the work of Mr. Gary Alford, a friend-of-a-friend and occasional drinking buddy who’s work, despite being with the likes of the Wu-Tang Clan, I’d never seen.
Dark, understated and intimate - I loved it. A small series of oil paintings almost in the style of twisted fashion photography, depicting beautiful girls in dark suburban settings or doing disturbing things. Very different from the usual Hoxton Bohemia I’ve seen recently in small North London galleries.
Check out Gary’s MySpace or go along to the gallery!