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Fauci and the Importance of Truth

This is a song we wrote based on a suggestion made by Kathy, about the constant demands for hate and outrage on social media.

It was not going to be released for a few months yet – we are working on other projects. But the torrent of hate directed at Anthony Fauci over the last few days prompted a preview on Soundcloud, especially since Fauci is mentioned specifically in the song.

Let’s consider some of claims made about Dr Fauci’s private diaries, made public by Senator Rand Paul:

 

  • Dr Fauci covered up his own vaccine injury to hide the dangers.

He didn’t suffer a vaccine injury.

 

  • Dr Fauci lied about the case fatality rate, pretending it was between 1% and 2% and that it was ten times more dangerous that seasonal influenza, when it was really closer to 0.1%.

The case fatality rate for COVID-19 IS between 1% and 2%. It is ten times more dangerous than seasonal influenza, not even taking into consideration the serious long-term negative effects of serious COVID infection.

 

  • Dr Fauci personally approved research involving the torture of puppies.

Dr Fauci has never personally overseen grant allocations made by the NIH, and the research mentioned in posts spread around like manure on social media received no funding from the NIH or any other US government body.  https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/comment?id=10.1371/annotation/1031dec6-9843-42ae-8b42-bc6eee0f2e21

 

  • Dr Fauci knew the virus had been leaked from the Wuhan lab and covered it up.

He considered the evidence that it had been leaked from the lab, and concluded, along with almost all other virologists and epidemiologists, that this was highly unlikely, and that it had come from the large “wet” markets a few miles away. This is still the evidence-based view held by most researchers. I will write a bit more on this later.

 

  • Dr Fauci visited the Wuhan lab with President Obama and Melinda Gates in 2014, and said not long after that there would be pandemic in the USA.

Dr Fauci has never visited the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Claims to the contrary are based on a photo passed around social media. That photo was taken at National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vaccine Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The woman claimed to be Melinda Gates is not Melinda Gates but Sylvia Burwell, who was then serving as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Fauci did not say there would be a pandemic in the USA as if referring to a specific event. He and other researchers warned frequently and over a long period of time that a large scale pandemic was inevitable, and that ongoing research into infectious diseases was essential to ensuring public safety.

 

Simply, don’t repost demands to hate, or posts that encourage outrage. If you don’t know something is true, don’t post it.

Swamp Witch

To our great surprise, this swamp rock song from our album Forever Ain’t Long Enough, is by far our most played song on Soundcloud.

You can also catch on it Spotify here: Hitstax – Swamp Witch

Sung by our lovely, talented, and hard working Miranda.

Miranda Mackay – Hitstax Bass Player and Vocalist

New Album – Breaking Free

Our new album, Breaking Free, is now live on major streaming services.

🔥 NEW ALBUM OUT NOW – Breaking Free 🔥
Aussie hard rock legends Hitstax are back, and they’re tearing through every boundary. ⚡
A wild mix of hard rock power, gospel soul, fusion creativity, and heartfelt ballads, Breaking Free hits deep — raw, emotional, and unstoppable. 💥🎸
From the darkness to the light, every track burns with passion and truth. 💔➡️💪
It’s not just music. It’s a reckoning. It’s redemption. It’s Hitstax 🔥🇦🇺

Hitstax - Breaking Free

Follow this link to listen on your favourite streaming service.

Art, Music, and AI

There is a lot of talk about the use of AI in music, and in art in general. Multiple reports suggest people cannot tell the difference between AI generated content, and art, literature or music that springs from human creativity.

On one hand, you might ask “Why does it matter?” If people enjoy a piece of graphic art, or a song, what does it matter if it was created by AI or a human artist? Just enjoy it anyway. There is some truth in this. If something is beautiful, it is beautiful regardless of how it came to be. I have copied a couple of graphic art examples below.

In addition, it is worth remembering that AI does not simply copy the work of human artists. It learns in the same way we do. It measures and asks questions: “People like this, this goes with that, if that works here, will it work there, could we try this…” It is able to conduct those calculations much more quickly than we can, and draw on a far wider range of courses.

Nor is it a simple one way process; AI being parasitic on human creativity. Humans can learn from AI just as AI learns from work generated by humans.

Nonetheless all AI creations have their basis in human effort and intelligence. Despite its name, AI is not intelligent. It doesn’t actually think. Nor, and this is more to the point, it doesn’t feel. It does not know joy, heartbreak, longing, or hope. Since art is not merely about bare facts, but about expressing feelings and telling the story of human experience, this is a major, built-in, and unavoidable shortcoming.

A recent BBC article notes “If it doesn’t feel emotional, it’s a really big part. Does it create that tension and resolution that is a fundamental part of the music that we love? Does it have a story inside it?” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ylzjj5wzwo

AI has become an essential part of the music industry. Even our (Hitstax) work, with words and melodies entirely the result of human creativity, makes some use of AI in instrumentation and mastering.

Hopefully we get the right balance between high production standards and real emotion and story-telling. Here are a couple of examples. The first, The Tale Of Margaret Lee, is based on a pioneer Wild West story of a young school teacher who seeks retribution for the murder of the children in her school. The second, Long Road Home is about finding new hope and purpose in the face of betrayal and love turned sour.

We have backgrounds and interests in a wide variety of musical styles: Hard rock, Gospel, Country, Blues, Bollywood/Bhangra. These two songs are both in our home style of blues/country rock.

The Tale of Margaret Lee: https://soundcloud.com/hitstax-957046889/2-the-tale-of-margaret-lee-2

Long Road Home: https://open.spotify.com/track/5lLeXhGqyOfcOasBJNpdSX

 

Strong and True – for Charlie and Erika Kirk

This is a song we have been working on for a while, based on Kipling’s poem If. It was not going to be released until the end of the year, but after Charlie Kirk’s murder yesterday, it seemed to us that Strong and True would make a fitting tribute to him, to his faith, and to his family.

Thank you Charlie Kirk, for your courage, willingness to listen, and constant kindness. May God our Father welcome you to your eternal home, and may the love of Jesus our Saviour comfort Erika and bring blessings to your children.

Strong and True – mp3

 

Strong and True – WAV

mp3 and WAV files of this song may be downloaded, distributed, stored and played anywhere free of charge. Please contact us if you intend you intend to re-record or use this song for commercial purposes.

Strong and True. A song in tribute to Charlie and Erika Kirk.

Strong and True. Tribute to to Charlie and Erika Kirk, their faith and family.

Never Stop Dreaming

Two new singles this week – Never Stop Dreaming, and Damned If I Do.

Hitstax Never Stop Dreaming

Hitstax Never Stop Dreaming

“Never Stop Dreaming” is a burst of pure optimism from Australian rockers Hitstax — the perfect soundtrack for rolling down the windows and hitting the open road. With bright guitar hooks, driving rhythms, and irresistible boppy energy, the track captures the feeling of renewal and freedom. At its heart, it’s the story of a young couple choosing hope over hardship, leaving past struggles behind as they set out on a new journey together.

Feel-good, forward-looking, and full of life, “Never Stop Dreaming” slots seamlessly into road trip playlists, upbeat summer rock mixes, and mood-boosting anthems for workouts or fresh starts. It’s a song about resilience and joy — tailor-made for anyone chasing wide horizons and brighter days.

New Single – Damned If I Do

Damned If I Do is the  first single from our new album; Rage to Sage. The album is due out in October, this single at the end of August. Here it here first.

This is a hard rock track so turn up the volume and get the bass pumping!

 

 

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