[kj] The apocalyptic philosophy of Killing Joke

[Phillipps Marc]

>Seek ye the coutauld talks cd

This may be the first (and possibly last) time anyone recommends the
Courtauld Talks :o)



-----Original Message-----
From: Alexander Smith [mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net]
Sent: 25 October 2006 13:38
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] The apocalyptic philosophy of Killing Joke




Seek ye the coutauld talks cd.


Alex in NYC

On Oct 25, 2006, at 7:57 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

> One of the things that fascinates me about Killing Joke are the  
> repeated references to all things apocalypse or end-times sounding  
> ("Millenium," for ex.). In interviews Jaz has been talking about  
> eco-sustainable communities (in S. America?) and a "final showdown"  
> between two great powers on earth etc.
>
> Well, is there any place -- article or interview -- where Jaz goes  
> into this worldview more specifically? As in, lay out explicitly  
> how he feels about this apocalypse thing? I'd really like to pick  
> his or his band's brains about this matter. Or maybe read an  
> article by a 3rd person about it all. In the 80s everyone was  
> scared of nuclear Armageddon ("Threads," "The Day After," "World  
> War III" the US mini series, etc.). Now it's a clash of  
> civilizations-type thing some people seem to tout as the climactic  
> struggle, including Jaz in a recent interview if I'm not mistaken.
>
> I've been trying to start a self-financed, no advertisments, DIY  
> punk-ish web-zine with serious ambitions, and would really like for  
> someone to either write something on the topic of apocalypse in  
> Killing Joke or point me to some good leads on the matter. I love  
> KJ and want to feature something about them. Anyone wanna tackle  
> the subject, or have any good pointers?
>
> Thanks so much....
>
> -Oliver
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