That's how the French say November...
So, Obama won to my surprise... I guess I expected a stronger showing for the ignorant portion of the US population, though it was McCain & Palin all the way in the south. Looks like the US made up for that huge mistake 4 years ago and picked the right Mr. November
Anyway, that's the whole of my political commentary cause there's a couple new releases that I've been waiting for. They both aren't going to win too many new fans but will play well for those who've already bought in...
Greg Dulli - Tonight
From the first official live release he's ever put out Live At Triple Door. At times his vocal limitations are put in the spotlight but it's still a pretty great collection with Petra Haden and Shawn Smith showing up....
Matthew Sweet - Feel Fear
I loved Living Things and Kimi Ga Suki Raifu a few years back, I think they were showing him at his best in terms of songwriting. There's some songs up to that par here but there's a few very weak links and the production sounds pretty amateur at times.
all hallow's eve
since I've slacked off I figured I'd do a big dump of Halloween themed tunes to try and make up for it... there are some gems here for sure.
American Music Club - I Know That's Not Really You
Wax Fang - Halloween (Misfits cover)
Afghan Whigs - Big Top Halloween
Primal_Scream - Zombie_Man
margot & the nuclear so and so's - vampires in blue dresses
Dog Day - Zombie
Grandpaboy_- Vampires And Failures
Ponty's Camper - Astro Zombies (Misfits cover)
Holly Golightly - Devil Do
Turbonegro - I Walked With A Zombie
Supersuckers_- Sleepy Vampire
Low Pop Suicide - Zombie
Venom - Live Like an Angel (Die Like a Devil)
American Music Club - I Know That's Not Really You
Wax Fang - Halloween (Misfits cover)
Afghan Whigs - Big Top Halloween
Primal_Scream - Zombie_Man
margot & the nuclear so and so's - vampires in blue dresses
Dog Day - Zombie
Grandpaboy_- Vampires And Failures
Ponty's Camper - Astro Zombies (Misfits cover)
Holly Golightly - Devil Do
Turbonegro - I Walked With A Zombie
Supersuckers_- Sleepy Vampire
Low Pop Suicide - Zombie
Venom - Live Like an Angel (Die Like a Devil)
a special mix
In the days of manning the counter at a used CD store a guy who was a bit slow once tried to sell me a mix CD he made. I told him I couldn't buy it but he left it anyway... and I now present it to you. Enjoy.
Melvin's Music - Rock Line
1 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
2 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
3 Heart - Barracuda
4 Santana - Black Magic Woman
5 Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
6 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
7 Ram Jam - Black Betty
8 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Love Struck Baby
9 Boston - More Than A Feeling
10 Guess Who - American Woman
11 Trooper - Raise A Little Hell
12 The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
13 April Wine - I Like To Rock
14 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
15 Doucette - Mama Let Him Play
16 Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
17 Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
Also, Here's some RFTC from All Systems Go 3 that later showed up on the Free The West Memphis 3 cd with some different lyrics
Rocket From The Crypt - Total Bummer
and to answer a question: The Four Tops - What Is A Man
Melvin's Music - Rock Line
1 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
2 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
3 Heart - Barracuda
4 Santana - Black Magic Woman
5 Kansas - Carry On My Wayward Son
6 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
7 Ram Jam - Black Betty
8 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Love Struck Baby
9 Boston - More Than A Feeling
10 Guess Who - American Woman
11 Trooper - Raise A Little Hell
12 The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
13 April Wine - I Like To Rock
14 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
15 Doucette - Mama Let Him Play
16 Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever
17 Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
Also, Here's some RFTC from All Systems Go 3 that later showed up on the Free The West Memphis 3 cd with some different lyrics
Rocket From The Crypt - Total Bummer
and to answer a question: The Four Tops - What Is A Man
a mix for the fall
October's looking like it's gonna be a good month... I kick it off with Nick Cave, Dr. Dog a couple days later, then I've got a trip, some company and a bunch more shows (Asobi Seksu & Birdmonster included). Figured I'd bid adieu to September with a mix since it's been a little while.
You can get it HERE
01. Birdmonster - Iditarod
02. Pela -Tenement Teeth
03. Centro-Matic - Strychnine, Breathless Ways
04. Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes
05. Maritime - For Science Fiction
06. The Night Marchers - Closed For Inventory
07. dEUS - Oh Your God
08. School Of Language - Poor Boy
09. The Weakerthans - Civil Twilight
10. Ida Maria - Drive Away My Heart
11. The Dirtbombs - Sherlock Holmes
You can get it HERE
01. Birdmonster - Iditarod
02. Pela -Tenement Teeth
03. Centro-Matic - Strychnine, Breathless Ways
04. Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes
05. Maritime - For Science Fiction
06. The Night Marchers - Closed For Inventory
07. dEUS - Oh Your God
08. School Of Language - Poor Boy
09. The Weakerthans - Civil Twilight
10. Ida Maria - Drive Away My Heart
11. The Dirtbombs - Sherlock Holmes
Sigur Ros
There's something great about seeing a funny group of men in funny outfits playing huge sweeping melodies in a historic concert hall. Throw in the best confetti canons I've seen since the Van Halen show last year and it's a pretty memorable experience. They definitely put on a hell of a show and unlike when I saw the Supersuckers on Saturday, it never felt like they were just coasting and going through the motions to get paid... also, their new songs don't suck.
Enjoy:
Enjoy:
Sir Ben Kingsley... punk icon.
I have no idea how something like this comes about but it's pretty fucking cool.
Sir Ben Kingsley STOMPS into the shoes of Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye from Mean Magazine on Vimeo.
Sir Ben Kingsley STOMPS into the shoes of Minor Threat's Ian MacKaye from Mean Magazine on Vimeo.
TIFF rundown
Last week was the Toronto International Film Festival and I ended up catching 20 movies. It was a fun 10 days, now I have to get caught up on laundry, The Shield and ANTM but here’s a wrap-up of some of the movies I saw. (I had to do some quickie reviews for work anyway so here's some highlights to fill up some space and a song to start things off: Brightblack Morning Light - Oppressions Each)
Tears For Sale (aka Charleston & Vendetta) - I already posted the trailer for this movie because I absolutely love it. It's a vivid fairytale similar to what we see from people like Gilliam, Jeunet and Del Toro. A world grounded in real life but with fantasy all around including curses, ghosts of lovers from the past and dancing in a vineyard full of exploding mines. Breathtaking scenery is abound in this one, using the same palate as A Very Long Engagement and Perfume. I hope this gets out so more people can see it.
Detroit Metal City – A trendy Japanese pop singer ends up fronting a pre-fab death metal band; he wanted to sing about making cake with his sweet heart but ended up singing about raping his mother today and raping his father tomorrow. It's completely absurb and possibly the funniest thing I saw all year.
Jean Claude Van Damme is Jean Claude Van Damme in JCVD; a not too far from the truth story about his life and career mixed in with a Dog Day Afternoon style robbery that he a part of. Jean Claude carries some emotional depth in his native tongue, it’s an unexpected turn and a highlight of the fest.
The Good, The Bad & The Weird is an Oriental western... The story is weak but it really doesn’t matter here with great action and superb cinematography. A gunfight in the town involving a bounty hunter swinging over the rooftops rifle in hand and the large scale chase at the climax with multiple groups of bandits and the Japanese army facing off are sure to satisfy.
Acolytes is a twisted and tense little thriller from Australia that follows three teens as they cross aths with a serial killer and try to blackmail him into taking care of one of their problems. It really has the same tone as a movie like frailty with a slow steady build up and a big pay off in the end.
Pontypool - The new flick from Bruce MacDonald (Hard Core Logo, Highway 61) is sort of a zombie/virus movie but presented in a novel way sort of like [REC]. We learn about a strange hysteria that's sweeping a small town in Ontario through reports that come into the local radio station and the three people inside the station are left to decipher what the hell is going on as the reports get stranger and more horrific. Horror hasn't felt this fresh (or Canadian) in a long time.
Sexykiller - It's American Psycho mashed together with Clueless in the form of a sexy little Spanish girl who loves clothes almost as much as killing. It's fun but could have been so much better. I mean how can you have zombies crash a Halloween party, introduce a chainsaw into the mix and not have it turn into a bloodbath?
I mostly shied away from Hollywood movies, but I did catch Danny Boyle's new one Slumdog Millionaire and Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler. They're both great movies that don't feel entirely fresh or original but are great pieces of storytelling. They'll be hitting the theatres this fall, well worth checking out.
Tears For Sale (aka Charleston & Vendetta) - I already posted the trailer for this movie because I absolutely love it. It's a vivid fairytale similar to what we see from people like Gilliam, Jeunet and Del Toro. A world grounded in real life but with fantasy all around including curses, ghosts of lovers from the past and dancing in a vineyard full of exploding mines. Breathtaking scenery is abound in this one, using the same palate as A Very Long Engagement and Perfume. I hope this gets out so more people can see it.
Detroit Metal City – A trendy Japanese pop singer ends up fronting a pre-fab death metal band; he wanted to sing about making cake with his sweet heart but ended up singing about raping his mother today and raping his father tomorrow. It's completely absurb and possibly the funniest thing I saw all year.
Jean Claude Van Damme is Jean Claude Van Damme in JCVD; a not too far from the truth story about his life and career mixed in with a Dog Day Afternoon style robbery that he a part of. Jean Claude carries some emotional depth in his native tongue, it’s an unexpected turn and a highlight of the fest.
The Good, The Bad & The Weird is an Oriental western... The story is weak but it really doesn’t matter here with great action and superb cinematography. A gunfight in the town involving a bounty hunter swinging over the rooftops rifle in hand and the large scale chase at the climax with multiple groups of bandits and the Japanese army facing off are sure to satisfy.
Acolytes is a twisted and tense little thriller from Australia that follows three teens as they cross aths with a serial killer and try to blackmail him into taking care of one of their problems. It really has the same tone as a movie like frailty with a slow steady build up and a big pay off in the end.
Pontypool - The new flick from Bruce MacDonald (Hard Core Logo, Highway 61) is sort of a zombie/virus movie but presented in a novel way sort of like [REC]. We learn about a strange hysteria that's sweeping a small town in Ontario through reports that come into the local radio station and the three people inside the station are left to decipher what the hell is going on as the reports get stranger and more horrific. Horror hasn't felt this fresh (or Canadian) in a long time.
Sexykiller - It's American Psycho mashed together with Clueless in the form of a sexy little Spanish girl who loves clothes almost as much as killing. It's fun but could have been so much better. I mean how can you have zombies crash a Halloween party, introduce a chainsaw into the mix and not have it turn into a bloodbath?
I mostly shied away from Hollywood movies, but I did catch Danny Boyle's new one Slumdog Millionaire and Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler. They're both great movies that don't feel entirely fresh or original but are great pieces of storytelling. They'll be hitting the theatres this fall, well worth checking out.
resting up
After a week of seeing over 20 movies (including several at midnight) and still working I'm kind of tired. Throw in a Goldfrapp show last night for the hell of it and I'm badly in need of sleep.
Heres a few newbies to the world that are worthy of a listen.
The Gutter Twins - Duchess (Scott Walker Cover)
from the Adorata ep which is only available from iTunes shows a bit more of a solid sound from the group... whever album number 2 comes out it should be a heavy.
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
the Stand Ins is out now... the follow up to Stage Names is really more of the same but there's nothing wrong with that in the least.
TV On The Radio - Halfway Home
coming soon...
Heres a few newbies to the world that are worthy of a listen.
The Gutter Twins - Duchess (Scott Walker Cover)
from the Adorata ep which is only available from iTunes shows a bit more of a solid sound from the group... whever album number 2 comes out it should be a heavy.
Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
the Stand Ins is out now... the follow up to Stage Names is really more of the same but there's nothing wrong with that in the least.
TV On The Radio - Halfway Home
coming soon...
Toronto International Film Festival
I've already seen 5 movies and have at least 10 more to go this week, very fun times.
Here's two of the great ones I saw:
JCVD, Van Damme in his best movie ever, I know that's not saying much but it is awesome.
Detroit Metal City, more crazy Japanese goodness and absurdity.
Here's two of the great ones I saw:
JCVD, Van Damme in his best movie ever, I know that's not saying much but it is awesome.
Detroit Metal City, more crazy Japanese goodness and absurdity.
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