Everything from the stock market to mortgage interest rates were affected by news of the release of the British captives today by Iran touted as being an early "Easter Present".
It's been a couple of years since The Nuclear Labrats, an obscure experimental rock band who write top-rock (topical rock tunes), wrote "Turbin Bomb" but it is as fresh as the day written.
Says J. J. LaBrat, "when we wrote it we thought it was like news at 11:00 and would quickly fade into obscurity" but it turns out to have had years of staying power.
"Nothing about our stuff is for the faint of heart, it's FAR from politically correct" explains J. J. "we don't make the news, we just rock it!" Because of this their true identities are concealed behind rat masks.
In a nutshell the song is anti-nuke and instructs those willing to perform suicide bombings to turn them on themselves instead. It conveys to the listener a feeling of fear throughout regarding Irans continued need for uranium.
I think there is a hint to a conspiracy theory therein in that unrest in the Middle East is benefiting a secret agenda and will not be remedied any time soon.
Since the song has a psychedelic sound and over-use of processing effects I originally thought this should go in the sound-clips section but it could easily fit in Politics & Society, News & Notes, or Music section.
More on the 'Rat at MySpace.com/nuclearlabrats
Cat Blair
Talent Scout
ChemistrySetRecords.com
NPR submission Friday April 6, 2007
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Wow. "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" from Presidential hopeful is telling.
Can't find anything on Nuclear Labrats on NPR.
Anyway John McCain is running for President having survived his "bomb bomb Iran" sang to Beach Boys tune...
Ya read the lyrics to "TURBIN BOMB" while listening along... wonder if McCain is a fan of the 'Rats?
A quick listen and have to wonder if song was a warning needing to be taken seriously.
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