The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Wikipedia

For those of you who know me well, the fact that I'm going a little off track with this article should come as no surprise. Along with being a big fan of sci fi and monster films, I am also a big fan of alternative music. My love for bands like "The Cure" and "Depeche Mode" stem back from my high school days back in the 80s.

Being a fan of music like this, I have been really excited about a lot of new bands that have appeared over the last half decade. Bands like "CSS", "The Kaiser Chiefs" and "MGMT" have really sparked my interest in music again. Frankly I didn't much care for the music of the 90s, with a few exceptions. These new bands sound, in my opinion, more like evolved 80s bands....and I honestly love their sound.

Today I want to talk about the band "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" and their song "Heads Will Roll", which has a video that is horror inspired, so it kinda fits the genre of Monster Island News.

Sometimes you here a song and it just 'sticks'. You hear it once and you immediately want to hear it again. Such is the case with the latest single from the New York based indie alternative rockers the "Yeah Yeah Yeahs", featuring lead singer Karen O, drummer Brian Chase, and guitarist Nick Zinner, entitled "Heads Will Roll."

Honestly the song is dark, yet upbeat, and the lyrics are highly addictive. What really drives the song home are the vocals of the mesmerising Karen O, who really sounds like a modern Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie & the Banshees. It doesn't hurt that she is easy on the eyes as well.



The music video for "Heads Will Roll" should be right up the alley for horror movie fans. The clip features a wolf man, who appears in the guise of Michael Jackson, that ultimately turns on his audience, and the band itself, and rips everyone to shreds. The violence is "G" rated, with blood replaced by confetti and streamers, but you will get the point. At the end of the video the band members are shown in pieces with Karen O's severed head still singing.

I honestly don't know if the clip is a tribute to, or a parody of, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video. In that clip, you may remember, that Jackson himself turns into a werewolf, thus the connection here.



Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll - Lyrics

Off with your head
Dance until you're dead
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
On the floor

Glitter on the wet streets
Silver over everything
The river's all wet
You're all cold

Dripping with alchemy
Shiver stop shivering
The glitter's all wet
You're all chrome

The men cry out
The Girls cry out
The men cry out
Oh no

Off with your head
Dance until you're dead
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
On the floor

Looking glass
Take the past
Shut your eyes
Mirror lies

Glitter on the wet streets
Silver over everything
The glitter's all wet
You're all chrome
You're all chrome

Off with your head
Dance until you're dead
Off with your head
Dance until you're dead
Off with your head
Dance until you're dead

Okay, granted the lyrics aren't on the level with a "Rush" song, but they are catchy, and I guarantee that you will be singing them all day.

"Heads Will Roll" is a great follow up song to "Zero", another great track from the "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" latest release "It's Blitz". Well worth the listen if you are a fan of upbeat, dark, alternative music!

Michael Jackson's Last Two Photos

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Sources: AEG / Getty Images

Don't worry, Monster Island News isn't turning into TMZ or anything like that, but I found a link to these two photos in my e-mail this morning and I thought it was important to post them. Yes, these are two of the last photos ever taken of the legendary entertainer Michael Jackson. These images were snapped at the dress rehearsal for Jackson's upcoming farewell shows in London. Kevin Mazur took the photos at the Staple Center in Los Angeles on June 23rd, just two days before Jackson's tragic death surprised the world.

I find it very chilling to look at Jackson posed in front of the words "This Is It", it's honestly hard not to associate the phrase with the words "This Is The End." Very eerie!

AEG has just released this statement about the now cancelled shows:

AEG Live (UK) Ltd, concert promoters, announced that full refunds will be available to fans who purchased tickets through authorised agents for any of the 50 Michael Jackson 'This Is It' concerts which were to take place at The O2 Arena in London.

Kevin Mazur, who took these last photos of Michael Jackson released this statement:

"I am devastated by the sudden loss of the "KING of POP" who I have photographed numerous times since the Victory Tour in the 80's. When he hit the stage at rehearsal, I was thrilled that the magical Michael Jackson was BACK!!! I felt the same adrenaline rush as when I photographed him the 1st time moonwalking.I was so looking forward to shooting the O2 Arena performances with the amazing production that Kenny Ortega and AEG put together with Michael for his fans."

I don't know what else I can add to this. I was never a huge fan of Michael Jackson, but I was very moved when I heard of his passing. I do feel the loss, one of the biggest icons in entertainment is gone and the impact that he had on pop culture and the entertainment industry as a whole is unmeasurable.

Sad.....so very sad.