Why the message of Architects’ All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us resonates more today than ever before
On the fifth anniversary of Architects’ All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us, we look back at the messages put forth by the band and the late Tom Searle, and how they’re more important now than ever.
Words: James Hickie
Death is an open door’, the lyrics to Momento Mori tell us.
Minutes into 20 August 2016, Tom Searle stepped through that door, having lived with cancer for more than three years – his death announced by his twin brother and bandmate, Dan, via an emotional Facebook post. “He was an incredible songwriter and guitarist. He was my closest and oldest friend. He was a funny, intelligent and sweet man and he leaves an enormous void in all our lives.”
May 27th, 2021 By David Knox 5 commentsFiled under: Streaming,
Amazon.com Inc has confirmed plans to buy MGM, a lucrative movies and television library for $US8.45 billion ($10.9 billion).
The deal aims to bolster Amazon’s television-focused studio with new and historic filmmaking from MGM.
MGM, or Metro Goldwyn Mayer, also owns the Epix cable channel and TV properties including
Fargo, Vikings, Survivor,
The Handmaid’s Tale, Get Shorty, Clarice, Perpetual Grace Ltd., Condor, Teen Wolf, The L Word and Will & Grace .
Amazon founder and outgoing CEO Jeff Bezos, said, “MGM has a vast, deep catalogue of much-beloved intellectual property.
“With the talented people at MGM and the talented people at Amazon Studios, we can reimagine and develop that IP for the 21st century.”
The Hollywood studio, founded in 1924, has a treasure trove of valuable content such as classic films Gone With The Wind and The Wizard Of Oz, and modern hits Rocky and Legally Blonde.
MGM is the studio behind the James Bond films too, with the latest instalment, No Time To Die (pictured), expected to be one of 2021’s biggest releases.
The TV content includes popular shows such as The Handmaid’s Tale, Fargo and Stargate.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said that customers who use Prime Video are likely to shop on its website too. ‘When we win a Golden Globe, it helps us sell more shoes,’ he said in 2016.