A recent still from
Rob Zombie's next music video for the single
Dead city radio and the new gods of supertown has been posted on Facebook. The black and white image shows a belly dancer, balancing a
kilij or
Mameluke sword on her head, with the word "Radio" tattooed above her navel. A bicycle can be seen, leaning against a wall papered with the flags of the United States, South Africa, and
what appears to be Namibia the Democratic Republic of Congo.
I'm not so sure about the identification of the Namibian flag though, as the flags in the still feature a five-pointed star, while a correct Namibian flag should bear a twelve-pointed.
From left to right: National flags of South Africa, United States of America, and the Democratic Republic of Congo
I'm not sure what the significance of these three flags appearing together is, but I'm sure it will all make sense once the full video has been released. While some are speculating that it could hint towards Zombie touring
southern Africa, this is quite unlikely especially with regard to the DRC. My interpretation is that local South African radio stations represent the "dead city radio," as they all play the same horrible, over-commercialised music every opportunity they get. It would be much more exciting if the explanation for using the South African flag is the latter one though.
--Updated 02 April 2013--
Initially I was't certain about the identification of the third flag, but I assumed it was Namibia since it shares a border with South Africa. This morning it suddenly occurred to me that the flag of DRC had a star in the upper left canton, and was cut diagonally by a stripe, just like the Namibian flag. A quick consultation with Wikipedia confirmed my suspicion, and now all three flags have been positively identified.
