"Long Live Rock: Celebrate the Chaos" (film)

Crystal Q., Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Wait, I thought rock was dead?

Recently, Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor was on Marci Wiser's Los Angeles radio show, "Bootcamp" (KLOS 95.5 FM, 955klos.com), talking about the new documentary Long Live Rock: Celebrate the Chaos by Director Johnathan McHugh.

Will hard rock ever make a comeback? It has the nicest and most loyal fans. But who needs it when we have hip hop and rap tearing it up and selling more?

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Marci Wiser, a hot mom, is a rock DJ

It sounds exciting, and it looks great, but the staid critics at neighboring KPCC (90.7 FM, scpr.org), the local NPR affiliate, panned it saying it offers nothing new to fans and nothing enticing to non-fans. By the looks of the trailer, NPR (which for the last year has been "pandemic alarmism state-sponsored radio") is wrong on this one.

All Long Live Rock seems to be trying to do, and by the looks of it is accomplishing, is "celebrate the chaos." Pop rock is supposed to be a stupid spectacle.

Whiplash with Full Metal Jackie on KLOS

I mean, look, what is rock 'n roll but show business' appropriated mechanism to sell kids a pre-packaged "youth culture," promote drugs and sex, and generally vent in a way that doesn't change the status quo?

Folk rock has caused more social change. Punk rock has vented more aggression. Death metal has scared more parents. But what has sold more records? Rock 'n roll. The Circling Rocks once had a hit song that summed it all up, "It's only rock 'n roll, but I like it." We love it, but it is stupid. Here's proof, the deleted scene of the remake of Bedazzled:

(BFF) Brendan Fraser sings "Take The Hit" in his rock 'n roll fantasy wish after

selling his soul to The Devil in female form (Liz Hurley) from Bedazzled.

• Coolest rock station in LA is barely on dial: KSPC 88.7 FM
• OFFICIAL TRAILER: imdb.com/video...