arthur magazine bitchslaps godsmack

arthur mag interview with sully erna

this isn't exactly stephen colbert at the white house correspondents dinner, but man, is it satisfying to read as a liberal music-lover. i recommend you just click on it, but basically, arthur magazine's jay babcock responded to a request from godsmack's publicity to interview the band by taking them to task for the navy's use of their songs in recruuting commercials. is babcock a little hard on erna? hell yes. is erna a millionaire living fat off the profits from music which is not only atrociously derivative and bereft of originality but also being used to promote the military unquestioningly? yes.

i don't think it's wrong for anyone to decide to join the military, and i support anyone who makes that decision with full knowledge of what they're risking. what i do have a problem with is people who lend their support without even really knowing what they support.