Wasteland

Wasteland

Wasteland may refer to:

* A landscape devoid of nutrients, soil and/or moisture; see also, overgrazing, slash and burn, deforestation, erosion, scorched earth
* Wasteland (mythology), the Celtic motif of the land of the Fisher King
* Wasteland Speech, a 1961 speech by FCC chairman Newton N. Minow in which he compares television to "a vast wasteland"
* Wasteland, recycled clothing company based in San Francisco and Los Angeles
* Wastelands UK, a web based entertainment organisation [http://www.xeepo.com]

In entertainment:
* "Wasteland (The Movie)", an American film Sci-Fi/Adventure, debuting in 2008. Filmmakers: Kantz - Director / Writer / Producer, Lucas Culshaw - Writer / Executive Producer.
* "The Waste Land", a poem by T. S. Eliot
* "The Waste Lands", a novel by Stephen King
* "Wasteland", a novel by Francesca Lia Block
* "Wasteland (comic)", an ongoing post-apocalyptic comic book written by Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten and published by Oni Press
* "Wasteland (Warhammer)", a region in the world of Warhammer Fantasy
* "Wasteland (DC Comics)", a 1987 horror/humor comic book anthology written by John Ostrander and Del Close and published by DC Comics
* The Demonic Wasteland of The Television Series Charmed
* "Wasteland" (computer game), a computer role-playing game
* "Wasteland (TV series)", an American television drama, debuted in 1999
* "The Wasteland" is the setting of the Mad Max Films

In music:

* The WasteLands (Band), a rock/indie/pop punk band from Solihull, West Midlands, UK
* "Wasteland" (Maxïmo Park song), on the War Child charity album "Help: A Day in the Life"
* Wasteland (10 Years song), a 2005 single by rock band 10 Years
* Wasteland (Billy Idol song), a 1993 single by Billy Idol, from the "Cyberpunk" album.
* Wasteland (The Mission song), a song by gothic rock band, The Mission
* "Wasteland" (Poison song), a song by Poison from their 2002 album "Hollyweird"
* Wasteland (The View song), a song by The View from their debut album "Hats Off to the Buskers"
* The Wasteland (Elton John song), a song by Elton John from his album "Songs From The West Coast"
* "Baba O'Riley", a song by The Who, often mistakenly called "Teenage Wasteland"
* "Wastelands", a song on the 2007 Delta-S album "Voyage to Isis"


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