Thursday, December 4, 2008

WHY DOES A HUSTLER WEAR WHITE PANTS?

FIND OUT THIS WEEKEND AT THE BRUCE LABRUCE RETROSPECTIVE IN TORONTO. ITS AT THE ROYAL THEATRE.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

PHEW!

ONCE IN A WHILE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL COMES ALONG. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A PACKAGE OF MUSIC FROM JAMES LOMAN- SINGER OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS, BLOODLINES. WELL ALSO INCLUDED WERE SOME RATHER PECULIAR POP RECORDINGS FROM CAN FOUNDER HOLDER CZUKAY WITH VOCALS BY SOMEONE NAMED PHEW. SHE IS OFTEN CALLED THE "NICO" OF JAPAN. HERE IS A VIDEO SET TO THE SONG "CLOSED". THE IMAGES APPARENTLY COME FROM A CHILDREN'S MOVIE CALLED SKY. WHY DON'T WE TRY TO HORRIFY OUR CHILDREN ANYMORE?



UH, STEP TWO IS FINDING THAT SHOW. ANYONE?

Sunday, November 9, 2008

BLUE IMELDA

HERE IS A BEAUTIFUL NEW VIDEO FROM FINAL FANTASY'S Spectrum, 14th Century EP. DIRECTED BY M BLASH.



THIS MAKES TWO IN WHAT'S SURE TO BE AN AMAZING SERIES OF VIDEOS FOR THE MINI ALBUM. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, HERES ITS PREDECESSOR, "THE BUTCHER". DIRECTED BY JESI THE ELDER. BLOOD AND GUTS FOR THE KIDS!



WATCH OUT HERE FOR MORE.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Saturday, October 25, 2008

BIG SURPRISE! NEW ADULT.



DETROIT'S DEMENTED DUO ADULT. KEEP BUSY. I GUESS THEY WOULDN'T BE SO GLORIOUSLY FUCKED UP AND STRESSED OUT IF THEY WERE THE VACATION TYPES. THEY ONLY JUST COMPLETED THEIR FIRST FILM, A SOUNDTRACK, AND NOW A NEW E.P.!

HERE IS THEIR NEW VIDEO WHICH APPEARS TO BE THEIR OWN GORY TAKE ON "THRILLER".


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"DECAMPMENT".


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YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NEWLY LAUNCHED NICOLA KUPERIS PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE. LOTSA DEAD GIRLS.

Friday, October 24, 2008

KEEP MARKY MARK FAMOUS!

OH THE GOOD OLD DAYS. SIMPLER TIMES AND SIMPLER MARKY MARK. HERES A VID FROM THE "POP STAR AS PRODUCT PROP" HEYDAY BEFORE THEY WERE ALL MADE THAT WAY. WATCH AS HE FORMS SHORT SENTENCES! MOSTLY CENTERED AROUND THE IDEA - "YO". SO CUTE!



"IT'S CLASSIC, I'M AFRAID..."

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

PASSION PIT!!!!

BEEN WAITNG FOR THESE GUYS TO DO A VIDEO FOR A WHILE NOW!

PASSION PIT HAVE ONE EP CALLED CHUNK CHANGE. ITS GOOEY KIND OF CANDY ADDICTIVE. HAVE FUN!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

CALIFORNIA GIRLS




SAN FRANSISCO'S GIRLS ARE BRINGING IT ALL BACK TO THAT WHO GIVES A FUCK PUNKNESS OF THE EARLY NINETIES WHERE MUSIC CAME FIRST AND CLOTHES KINDA JUST CAME. ITS LIKE BEACH BOYS AND SEBADOH AND SONIC YOUTH ALL JAMMED TOGETHER.

ANYWAYS GOT THEIR PAGE AND GET TOTALLY ADDICTED TO EACH AND EVERY AWESOME JAM.

HERE IS AN AMAZING VIDEO WHERE GIRLS JUST GENERALLY FUCK SHIT UP AND HAVE FUN.



LET'S GET HIGH, BABY.




Monday, October 6, 2008

ORIGINATING TRAUMA

OOOOH! A FOUR PART DOCUMENTARY WITH MIKE KELLY!







Wednesday, October 1, 2008

FUCKING CATS.

BEFORE THE DIVORCE

THIS GIRL WAS IN MY APARTMENT THE OTHER NIGHT AND EVERYTHING SHE REFERENCED ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD FELL INTO TWO CATEGORIES: BEFORE AND AFTER "THE DIVORCE". THATS HOW I FEEL ABOUT SONIC YOUTH.

ANYHOW, BEFORE THEY TOOK UP PUSHNG LATTE'S AND CORPORATE CLUSTER [CLUTTER] THE SY WERE THE PUNKEST SHIT. SO HERE IN THREE PARTS I SAY: HERE'S TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS! FUCK YEAH!?

THANKS CAT POWER FOR THE TIP.







FUCK YEAH!

Sunday, September 28, 2008





WHO WILL LOVE YOU - OH!?

THE AMAZING SAMARA LIU CREATED THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FILM FOR THE SONG "FIRE IN THE OCEAN" FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED UPCOMING RELEASE FROM THE ORGAN.

I WANT THOSE GIRL PIRATES TO COME AND HIJACK MY BOOTY.



ALSO I WANTED TO AMEND A STATEMENT I MADE IN THAT LAST POST ABOUT THE ORGAN. I FEEL LIKE ITS TOO EASY TO DISCARD THESE SONGS AND SINGERS AS MERE BUMMERS. ALL YOU EVER READ IS HOW THESE SONGS ARE DEPRESSING WHICH I THINK IS UNFAIR AND LAZY. THE AMAZING THING ABOUT A LOT OF ORGAN LYRICS IS THAT THEY RECOGNIZE SITUATIONS THAT ARE COMPLEX, AND OFTEN JUST FUCKED. IT'S INTRICATE. WHICH IS MORE THAN DEPRESSING, ACTUALLY.

"WE ARE SO MUCH LIKE EACH OTHER - WE DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR EACH OTHER"

GEEZ.

Friday, September 19, 2008

SALAD FINGERS- ALMOST ORGASMIC

HELLO FRIENDS. IT'S BEN A WHILE BUT LAST NIGHT A FRIEND OF MINE POINTED ME IN THE DIRECTION OF SOME DEMENTED NEW SHIT. SALAD FINGERS! IT'S BASICALLY LIKE "SAW" FOR KIDS - ENJOY!



EPISODE ON IS CUTE BUT THINGS GET REALLY.....WELL JUST WATCH.



I LIKE IT WHEN THE RED WAHTAH COMES OUT!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

EVEN IN THE NIGHT.


DESPAIR!!!

ITS HARD NOT TO. WHEN THE ORGAN BROKE UP A FEW YEARS BACK IT WAS LIKE SHOWING UP AT AN AA MEETING TO FIND AN LCBO. WELL WORD HAS IT THAT THIS OCTOBER MINT RECORDS WILL BE RELEASING A CD TITLED "THIEVES"- 6 UNRELEASED SONGS FROM THE LATE GREAT MASTERS OF THE BUMMER.

HERE IS A PRETTY GOOD RECORDING OF AN UNTITLED SONG WHICH WE COULD MAYBE REFER TO AS "DON'T BE ANGRY'. I'M SO EXCITED I AM ALREADY COLLECTING FOOD AND WATER IN CASE I CAN'T LEAVE MY APARTMENT FOR WEEKS!



MY OLD FAVORTIE "LET THE BELLS RING" IS ALOS FEATURED ON THE MINIALBUM: HERE IS A REALLY CUTE VIDEO FOR THE SONG.




I WOULDN'T BELIEVE HER WHEN SHE TELLS YOU "ITS GONNA BE ALRIGHT".

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

WATCH THIS OR I WILL BEAT YOU UP!

OH MY GAWD I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE! SUGAR BOXX STARS THE ONE AND ONLY TURA SATANA OF FASTER PUSSYCAT AND ASTRO ZOMBIES FAME!
SHE'S PRETTY MUCH THE TOUGHEST COOKIE AND LITERALLY KICKS PEOPLES ASSES 24-7.
THERES NOT MUCH INFO SYNOPSIS WISE FOR THIS MOVIE YET,-OTHER THAN "WOMEN, MURDER, RAPE, MAYHEM"- BUT I AM PRETTY SURE IT DOESN'T MATTER MUCH. BASICALLY BOSOMY BABES WREAKING HAVOC ON THE MALE POPULOUS IS ALL I NEED TO KNOW!

WATCH THE TRAILER OR SUFFER THE HAND OF TURA!:



Monday, August 25, 2008

DO NOT TOUCH HIS BODY

YOUTUBE IS THE NEW "PARENTS SHOWING NUDE PHOTOS OF YOU AS A CHILD" - EXCEPT WE DO IT TO OURSELVES. GOOD LUCK KID HOPE THIS GETS DELETED BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL.


THANKS JUSTIN SMITH!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

SAD WORLDS / FIGHTING WOLVES

MY SWEET SWEET FRIEND MATIJA FERLIN MAKES BEAUTIFUL FILMS OF CONCENTRATED SADNESS. HE HAS MANY TALENTS BUT THis FILM IS MY FAVORITE.

VUK-VORBILD UND KAMPF





UNIJA - FERLIN BROTHERS

Monday, August 11, 2008

BLOOD LINES - THEY LIVE

XXX

WELL SORT OF. A FEW YEARS BACK AND FOR ONLY A MOMENT THERE LIVED A BAND CALLED BLOOD LINES. THEY CAME FROM A MAGICAL PLACE CALLED NEW YORK CITY. AND THEN THEY WERE GONE. THAT IS UNTIL NOW.









OH TO BE UNDER THE SPELL! I KNOW ITS SUPER OBSCURO BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD ALLOW YOU THE OCCASION TO WITNESS THE MAGIC!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

NOT-SO-OLD BOYS


EVERY TEN YEARS IN MY HOMETOWN THEY HAVE A REUNION PARTY. THE SUM OF THE REUNION IS A PARADE WHERE BINGE DRINKING AND SUPPRESSED SEXUAL FANTASY CULMINATE IN A SORT OF ARMAGEDDON LIKE GATHERING. WITNESS THIS!:























CRYIN', CRAZY, AMAZING.





Thursday, July 24, 2008

BEYOND THE VALLEY

JUST FINISHED READING "VALLEY OF THE DOLLS". THE INEVITABLE YOUTUBE TRIP TOOK ME TO THIS, THE MOST APPROPRIATE SUM OF THAT STORY. A TOTALLY DISTURBING REALITY.



I HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE MOVIE. OR ACTUALLY, WAS IN FACT THE STORY. SO CRAZY, SHE IS TOTALLY NEALY!!! BEING THAT FUCKED UP HASN'T BEEN SO GLAMOROUS SINCE....

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

JEREMIMI - WITHOUT HER I'D BE NOTHING


"Mariah Carey is my absolute biggest inspiration. Without her, I would be nothing"


LATE LAST A NIGHT, A LIFE CHANGING DISCOVERY SLOWLY REVEALED ITSELF TO ME AND A FRIEND WHILST CASUALLY AND NOT-UNCOMMONLY SURFING MARIAH VIDEOS. YOU REALLY SHOULD LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE THING :



THATS WHEN WE DISCOVERED HIS RENDITIONS OF ALMOST EVERY OTHER MARIAH SONG IN EXISTENCE. WHICH IS WHEN IT GOT DISTURBING.

JEREMIMI IS THE MAN BEHIND THE MIMI AND I CAN'T TELL IF I AM SCARED OR IN A REALLY CONFUSING PLACE OF AW. HERE IS WHAT JEREMIMI HAS TO SAY ABOUT MIMI-MIMI IN HIS "ARTIST-PROFILE":

"Influences: Mariah Carey is my only true influence. I can't really say that I am "influenced" by anyone elses music or voice. However, I am a fan of other vocalists like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, etc. But Mariah's the only singer whom I borrowed technique from.

Sounds Like: Mariah Carey (i hope)"


REALLY, JEREMIMI? HAS AN UPSTAIRS NEIGHBOUR PERHAPS BEEN BLASTING DIAMANDA GALAS!? WHAT THE FUCK?!@#$

IT'S TECHNICALLY UNFAIR TO BLAME HIM. MARIAH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BRING OUT THE MORE....DEVOTED SIDE IN US ALL AT ONE POINT OR THE OTHER. SO GO AHEAD AND CHECK OUT "RETOUCH MY BODY", BUT REMEMBER YOU CAN'T UNEXPEREINCE IT. YOU WERE WARNED.


OH AS A PARTING GIFT HERE IS A SAMPLE OF THE COMMENTS HIS CONFLICTED FANS LEAVE ON HIS WORKS:

"
HORRIBLE AS ALWAYS. "

ITS NOT FAIR, JEREMIMI. YOU'LL GET YOURS.


Friday, July 4, 2008

ANNIE DON'T WEAR NO PANTIES

SO AL', MY COHORT IN PREOCUPATIONS, TIPPED ME OFF THAT THE LIL' SEGWAY JAM IN ERYKAH BADU'S VIDEO FOR "HONEY" IS ACTUALLY A PREVIEW OF A NEW SONG FROM HER NEXT ALBUM. IT'S A SEQUEL ALBUM TO "NEW AMERYKAH" CALLED RETURN OF THE ONK. OR WILL IT BE RETURN OF THE ANC? FOR REAL. IT'S BADU, THERE'S EXCEPTIONS. ANYWAYS HOW FUNKY AND HILARIOUS IS SHE:



WAIT:



UNTIL "ANNIE" HITS I DECLARE THAT "HONEY" IS STILL THE REIGNING SUMMER JAM OF 2008. SUGAH GOT A LONG WAY TO CATCH....
YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT: BETTER VI-DEO-TAPE RECORD IT! THANKS AL.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

MA' GIRL - THEN AND NOW

CAT POWER IS TOTALLY MY GIRL. I KNOW THIS IS TOTALLY OLD NEWS AND SORRY TO GET ALL INDIE ROCK ON YOU GUYS BUT LETS TAKE A MOMENT-SHALL WE? I WONDER WHAT MS. CAT POWER THINKS WHEN SHE YOUTUBES HERSELF. WHAT IF WE COULD ALL WATCH OURSELVES TRANSFORM ON YOUTUBE LIKE SHE CAN? FROM ANGRY PAPER BAG GIRL TO HOT GLAM MAMA.

REMEMBER THIS?


SEEMS CREEPY COMPARED TO HER NOW THAT SHE HAS BLOOMED OR WHATEVER. HERE'S METAL HEART NOW:




SOMETIMES I WISH I COULD INSTANT MESSAGE CAT POWER TO TELL HER ALL THE WAYS I LOVE HER SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE WE AREN'T GOING TO BE BEST FRIENDS AFTER ALL[I HAD ANTICIPATED THIS AFTER DECIDING WE HAD SO MUCH IN COMMON, COMBINED WITH HER PRETTINESS WOULD EQUAL INEVITABLE FRIENDSHIP]. ANYWAYS IT WOULD BE JUST LIKE HER SONG "TO BOBBY", BUT IT WOULD BE CALLED "INSTANT MSG TO CHAN".

HERES ONE MORE CLASSY JAM FOR THE ROAD. CHEERS! TO GROWING UP.


Cat power
Uploaded by Pap0ose

Thursday, June 12, 2008

THIS ISN'T SOME KIND OF COMMUNIST DAYCARE CENTRE!


BUT MINKSTOLE.COM KIND OF IS. I LOVE MINK STOLE MORE THAN MY OWN HAIR COLOUR. MORE THAN THE SOUND OF BABIES CRYING! MORE THAN MY OWN FILTHINESS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT MINK STOLE IS IN A BAND AND THEY STILL PERFORM? THEY ARE CALLED "MINK STOLE AND HER WONDERFUL BAND". LOOK! PROOF!



AND THANKS TO MINK, THE ROAD TO MENTAL HEALTH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! YOU CAN ACTUALLY WRITE MINK WITH YOUR PROBLEMS, AND SHE WILL SORT THEM OUT FOR YOU PUBLICLY VIA HER ONLINE ADVICE COLUMN!

ENJOY THIS CLIP OF MINK'S PEGGY FROM DESPERATE LIVING AS AN EXAMPLE OF YOUR FUTURE MENTAL TOGETHERNESS.



"TELL YOUR MOTHER I HATE HER, TELL YOUR MOTHER I HATE YOU!"
"OH GOD! THE CHILDREN ARE HAVING SEX!!! NUDE! NUDE! NUDE!"

AW, SHIT. IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER.

SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE CLASS?


SO I HAD RECEIVED SOME COMPLAINTS THAT YOU COULDN'T LEAVE A COMMENT WITHOUT HAVING A GOOGLE ACCOUNT. I TOO WAS ANNOYED WITH THIS AND THEN REALIZED I JUST HAD TO CLICK A BUTTON TO CHANGE THAT. SO NOW YOU CAN GO BACK THROUGH ALL THESE ENLIGHTENING POSTS AND SHARE YOUR GRATITUDE FREELY! YOU'RE WELCOME!

Friday, June 6, 2008

CHOMP CHOMP

OKAY SO I BIT THE LAST VID OFF OF THE SAME SITE I GOT THIS ONE AND I AM NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHICH ONE IT IS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO LIKE IT MORE. NONE OF THIS "COURTESY OF..." BULLSHIT UP IN HERE.
ANYWAYS THIS IS TOO CRAZY TO NOT POST. ITS A REALLY POPULAR SONG BY A REALLY POPULAR BAND BUT RECREATED IN BLIPS AND BLOOPS OF THE MOST ARCHAIC NATURE. NOT REALLY SURE WHATS GOING ON ACTUALLY BUT I LIKE IT MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL. MAYBE MY WARP RECORDS REVISITATION IS GOING TO MY HEAD...


on Vimeo.

Monday, June 2, 2008

DOWN-A-NOTCH!

BALTIMORE BASED BEACH HOUSE HAVE BEEN PERPETUALLY TONING SHIT DOWN FOR TWO RECORDS NOW. AND IT FEELS SO RIGHT. I FIGURE AFTER ALL MY RECENT GOTH INDUSTRIAL INDULGENCE THE BEST THING WOULD BE TO TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH FOR ALL Y'ALL. AND ALAS! I FOUND THIS VIDEO OF THE B-H THROWING DOWN A NEW JAM ACOUSTIC STYLE WHILE ON THE ROAD IN SCANDANAVIA. IT'S RUMOURED TO BE CALLED "NORWAY". IT'S FOR YOU.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

AWWW, SHIIIIT!

FOR REALS NOW! THE AFORMENTIONED NO BRA IS COMING TO VISIT THE T-DOT!
AS THE SIMPLE YET STYLISH FLIER BELOW INDICATES SHE WILL BE JOINED BY YOURS TRULY AND NONE OTHER THAN PORNOGRAPHEUR-FANTASTIQUE THE ONE AND ONLY BRUCE LABRUCE ON FILMS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER TRICKERY! IT'S ABOUT TO GET FREAKY UP IN TORONTO! DO JOIN US!



SO IT IS REALLY TOO MUCH! THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS AND A SHORT COUNTDOWN IT IS!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

NEWBIE QUATRO



OKAY SO THE CEASELESS EIGHTIES-ASTHETIC-REVIVAL IS GETTING PRETTY ARDUOUS. ACTUALLY WE ARE STRAIGHT-UP CLINGING AT THIS POINT. BUT IF ONLY IT WAS DONE THIS RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE. I LOVE THIS SONG [IT HAS GUITARS TOO WHICH IS SOMETHING WE FORGOT EXISTED WITH THIS WHOLE 80'S THING!] AND HER SUZI QUATRO/RUNAWAYS LOOK RULES! LET'S HEAR FOR THE [QUASI]ROCKER CHICKS ALREADY -THEY'RE A DYING BREED. HER NAME IS LADYHAWKE [UNFORTUNATELY] AND I AM SOOO INTO IT. YOU?



NOTE: THIS VIDEO LOOKS WAAAY BETTER IN IT'S DAILYMOTION FORMAT. YOUTUBE IS SO UGLY AND TACKY SO I AM TRYING NOT TO EMBED IT. THE DAILYMOTION VERSION HAS NO SOUND RIGHT NOW FOR SOME REASON SO I WILL CHANGE IT ONCE IT IS FIXED.

Monday, May 5, 2008

[P]NOW!

PNAU. THEY ARE FROM AUSTRALIA. THEY ARE MAD CUTE. FOR DANCING! SUMMERTIMES!
ENJOY!





THE ALBUMS CALLED PNAU AND ITS ON THE INTERNETS!

AND AS A SPECIAL BONUS HERE IS A PRETTY SEXY SONG FROM DUDE'S OTHER ROCK-TYPE BAND TEENAGER. ALSO MAD CUTES. ALSO MAD SUMERTIMES [AUSTRALIA REMEMBER?].


ENJOY ENJOY!

Friday, May 2, 2008

BEST HOAX EVER!



NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT HERE FOLKS. HOWEVER! YOU NEED THIS TOTALLY FLIPPED OUT RECORD IN YOUR LIFE. BEING AN INNOCENT, I ASSUMED THE YAMASUKI SINGERS WERE A GROUP OF REALLY OUT THERE JAPANESE PEOPLE.A FRIEND OF MINE TURNED ME ON TO THEIR RECORD AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT! IT'S SO PSYCH!
SO I HUNTED AND HUNTED TO FIND FOOTAGE OF THE YAMASUKI PLAYERS DOING ANYTHING! ANYTHING! TO NO AVAIL. IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE IN FACT FAKE! TURNS OUT YAMASUKI WAS A CONCEPTUAL EXPERIMENT BY THE DUDE FROM DAFT PUNK'S DAD! EVEN DAFT PUNK'S PARENTS ARE AMAZING!
IT GET'S BETTER! KONO SAMURAI IS THE TUNE ERYKAH BADU SAMPLES ON HER STRAIGHT UP REVOLUTIONARY NEW SONG "THE HEALER"!
COOL PEOPLE!
SO GET THE ALBUM, ONCE AGAIN ON FINDERS KEEPERS! FINDERS CREEPERS!

Monday, April 21, 2008

ANITICI......PATION, THE RHYTHM OF DESPAIR.

UPDATE: FLASHY SHATTERED DIMENSIONS CD RELEASE POSTER! UGH! SO CUTE!



OH GAWD! I COULDN'T EVEN WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO YET BECAUSE I AM SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU. IF THERE ARE INDEED ANY OF YOU OUT THERE.
THE GLAMOROUS AND GLUEY PONY DA LOOK ARE ABOUT TO DROP THEIR THIRD FULL LENGTH ALBUM ENTITLED "SHATTERED DIMENSIONS". PONY HAVE BEEN RIDING SINCE 2003 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE. [SORRY]
WISHSTICK IS A BIT OF A CLASSIC AT THEIR LIVE SHOWS BUT HERE IT WILL BE IN ALL IT'S GLORY. AND WHAT ABOUT THIS WISHSTICK? DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? YOU CAN ALSO HEAR "FLATLANDS"-A LESS FAMILIAR NEW JAM IN THE ABOVE LINK. IT'S ALL ABOUT TO HAPPEN NOW. PULL BACK THE CURTAIN.


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APRIL 29TH ON MURDERECORDS!

"THERE'S TROUBLE OUT AMONG THE TREES. HEARTS BEAT WITH THE RHYTHM OF DESPAIR."

Sunday, April 13, 2008

L'HISTOIRE MUSICAL COMME IL DISPARAITRE

HERE IS AN AMAZING CLIP OF JEAN CLAUDE VANNIER AKA "THE GUY WHO DID THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR GAINSBOURG'S 'MELODIE NELSON' ALBUM" PERFORMING LIVE ON ON A FRENCH TV SHOW IN 1971. THE MUSIC ACCOMPANIES A FASHION SHOW BY NONE OTHER THAN SIR YVES ST.LAURENT! IT'S A BIT "WHITE GUYS MOUNTING AN AFRICAN THEME" WHICH IS A SORT OF STRANGE BUT NONETHELESS-GENIUS SQUARED!



JCV'S ALBUM L'ENFANT ASSASIN DES MOUCHES IS AVAILABLE ON FINDERS KEEPERS AND YOU LOVE IT!

Friday, April 4, 2008

NOTHING BRINGS YOURSELF CLOSER TO YOURSELF?



SO WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU COMBINE DUTCH ADVERTISING AGENCIES, AND "...SCIENTISTS WITH A PASSION FOR ART"? TADA! DNA "ART"! BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FINE MINDS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS.
THE PITCH:
"It [DNA] is too exceptional to be carried around invisible. Nothing brings you closer to yourself; nothing makes you more unique. Experience the beauty you are hiding; experience the beauty of your DNA...A mere cotton swab. Thus, the quest for your unique genetic code begins. Not a photo but the blueprint for your 'Grand Design.' Getting to know yourself better is impossible."

WTF!@#$!

SO I KNOW IT IS TOTALLY FUCKED UP BUT I PRETTY MUCH WANT ONE OF EACH.

YOU CAN GET A PAINTING:
[THEY COME IN 9 DIFFERENT COLOURS]
A PHOTO:


OR A LASER BURNED GLASS CUBE!


WHO DOESN'T WANT THAT CUBE!!! CAN I GET MARIAH'S DNA UP IN THAT? YOKO???
AND ALL OF THIS STARTING AT THE LOW PRICE OF JUST THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!
THANKS TO BOJANA FOR THE TIP, AND FOR MY PAINTING, PHOTO AND, CUBE.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

SATAN FOR KIDS!

HERE IS THE MOST AMAZING SCENE FROM THE 1985 CLAYMATION FILM "THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN". IN IT, MARK TWAIN INTRODUCES HIS KID FRIENDS TO AN ANGEL NAMED "SATAN" WHO IN TURN TEACHES THEM ABOUT THE USELESSNESS OF HUMAN EXISTENCE. I SWEAR TO GOD. IT'S AMAZING. THE REST OF MOVIE LOOKS AMAZING TOO BUT LESS EVIL. FUNNY THING IS I VAGUELY REMEMBER IT FROM MY CHILDHOOD AND CAN ONLY HOPE I MANAGED TO TUCK A LITTLE PIECE OF THIS MEANINGFUL LESSON INTO ME FOR THE LOOOONG RIDE!



"THEY'RE JUST HUMANS-WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE MORE!"
YOU'RE AWESOME, SATAN. THANKS FOR FUN.

Monday, March 31, 2008

ENJOY!




STEREOGUM HAVE CURATED AN AMAZING ROSTER OF ARTISTS TO COVER BJORK'S "POST" IN HONOUR OF IT'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY. DO YOU REMEMBER BUYING YOURS? I DO. I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND MY WAY OUT OF THE FORREST OF THAT ALBUM COVER. ANYWAYS YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE WHOLE THING AND DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE. IT HAS THE DIRTY PROJECTORS, LIARS, AND FINAL FANTASY. ALSO-I THINK THE BEST TRACK IS "ENJOY" BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE NEW BANDS, PATTERN IS MOVEMENT.

you should see the stereogum.com enjoyed player here if you have flash

Friday, March 28, 2008

OH, REALLY! MY NAME IS MUNCHAUSEN TOO!





I'M FEELING A LITTLE GUILTY ABOUT WHAT I SAID ABOUT DRAG QUEENS. I WAS FEELING OVERWHELMED WITH EXCITEMENT ABOUT FINALLY DISCOVERING WEIRD QUEERS BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO A SORT OF TRITE MUSICAL EXPRESSION.
THE LAPTOP ARTIST SINGING ABOUT SEX STUFF IS SO REDUNDANT. AND THEN THERE IS NO BRA. NO BRA IS SUZANNE OBERBECK: A MUSICIAN AND PERFORMANCE ARTIST WHO IS DESTROYING ALL OF THIS. HER WORK RE-EVALUATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SEXUALITY AND CAPITALISM BY WAY OF A CREEPY BARELY CLAD DEADPAN PERFORMANCE THAT IS BOTH UNSETTLING AND HILARIOUS.
HERE SHE IS IN A MUSIC VIDEO FOR HER HIT SINGLE "MUNCHHAUSEN".[GERMANS ARE REALLY ETHIOPIANS DIPPED IN CHOCOLATE!]



SHE'S BEEN FREAKING OUT EUROPEAN AUDIENCES FOR A WHILE NOW AND RUMOUR HAS IT SHE IS HEADED NORTH AMERICAN WAY. SHE EVEN TOURED AN OPENING SLOT FOR THE GOSSIP WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN FOR HER LIKE AN ETERNITY OF THE PERIOD SCENE IN "CARRIE".



HER ALBUM "DANCE AND WALK" IS OUT ON ROUGH TRADE U.K. YOU NEED IT.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

BUGCRUSH CRUSH

UPDATE: HOW VERY! THE VIDEO HAS BEEN DELETED! WHO WATCHED? DISCUSS.

BUGCRUSH IS THE SHORT FILM MADE BY THE GUY WHO DIRECTED THAT NEW HORROR MOVIE "THE RUINS" WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT'S PROBABLY DREADFUL. BUT WHO KNEW HE HAD THIS CREEPY SEXY LITTLE NUMBER N HIS PAST. THE ANSWER IS APPARENTLY "EVERYONE" AS MY FRIEND PATRICK ASSURES ME IT WAS THE BUZZED SHORT FILM OF LAST YEAR. I'M TOTALLY GOING TO SEE THE RUINS NOW.
ANYWAYS IT IS BASED ON A STORY BY TORONTO'S OWN SCOTT TRELEAVEN AND STARS A MEMBER OF INDIE ROCK BAND THE VIRGINS. THINGS GET ALL "NAKED LUNCH" AT THE END. IT'S SURPRISINGLY GOOD AND MIGHT MAKE YOU SQUIRM A LITTLE- SO TO SPEAK. ENJOY!


Friday, March 21, 2008

MIXED MESSAGES FROM THE MIXED UP MESSENGER

YOU KNOW WHEN YOU DATE SOMEONE AND FOR WHATEVER REASON IT COMES TO AN END, AND YOU WATCH EACH OTHER MOVE ON AND START DATING UNICORNS? WELL THAT'S THE WAY IT IS FOR JAMIE AND I. I FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT WATCHING HIM CHANGE FROM TECHNO HEAD TO CROONER TO FULL ON JAZZY BACHARACH-MEETS-FUNK MAN. AND YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY PROUD OF HIM. BESIDES WE ALL KNOW UNICORNS ARE EASY. THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING THAT IS MR. LIDELL'S NEW VIDEO.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

THAT'S IT GAYNESS- IT'S OVER!!! SSION WILL TAKE OVER FROM HERE. THANK YOU.

"IT'S OKAY, I'M FUNNY TOO."


"BITTER BABES WILL SPIT AND SPOUT ALL THE THINGS THEY'RE THROWN ABOUT"

IF I HAD SEEN THIS SHIT WHEN I WAS 14 I WOULDA BEEN LIKE "FUCK YEAH I'M GAY ALREADY! LET'S DO THIS!" INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL I WAS LIKE FORTY TO BLAB ABOUT IT.

THAT SAID: IN MY OPINION THERE IS NO BIGGER DRAG THAN A DRAG SHOW. EVEN IN 2008 THE GAYS ALL FEEL IT NECESSARY TO EXPRESS THEIR SORRY SELVES ALL UP IN YOUR FACE. HOW HAVE WE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE TWIST ITSELF ISN'T TWISTED AT ALL!?
AND THEN! ALAS! I WAS PLEASANTLY BOMBARDED BY THE PRESUMABLY HOMOSEXUAL GANG THAT IS SSION [BASED ON CREATIVITY, TRASHINESS, AND OBVIOUS HIGHTENED INTELLIGENCE].ANYWAYS I WAS GETTING PRETTY TIRED OF DRAGGING AROUND THE GAY ALL THE TIME BUT NOW I AM REVITALIZED! I WANNA GIVE IT TO YOU.

SSION IS ALWAYS CLUTCHING A CIGARETTE AND SOME SORT OF BOOZE AND GETTING IN FIGHTS AND ALL SORTS OF FUN STUFF.

SO SHIZAAAM! THE BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR MY FAVORITE SONG PREMIERED TODAY! ITS FATE.
SO HERE IT IS.

"I ONLY WALK LIKE A FAG BECAUSE OF MY BLISTERS, AND I ONLY FUCK CHICKS CUZ YOU AND DAD NEVER GAVE ME A SISTER"



BUT IT GETS BETTER:



IT'S HEAVEN. AND ART SCHOOL.



NOT EVEN SHOPPING SUCKS WITH SSION. A CIGARETTE NOW! WE ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH XANAX!

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OKAY I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHATS GOING ON NOW...GOD JUST DO IT,OKAY?



SO THERE YOU GO. SEE YOU AT THE GAY BAR. THEY ARE AMZING AND THE MUSIC IS ACTUALLY GREAT. THE ALBUMS CALLED FOOL'S GOLD AND IT'S A LIFESTYLE. TRASH LIVES. TRASH IS LIFE. RUMOUR HAS IT CODY AND THE GANG WILL BE IN TORONTO AT FAG XMAS.BETWEEN THIS AND NO BRA THINGS ARE STARTING TO LOOK UP. MORE ON THAT LATER.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

SHIVA-MADNESS!!!

WHEN I SHOWED MY FRIEND BLAB THAT CRAPPY ROBBIE WILLIAMS VIDEO HE SAID IT REMINDED HIM OF THIS INSANITY RIGHT HERE-WHICH I FEEL IS MY DUTY TO SHARE WITH YOU NOW. I ALSO MIGHT AS WELL ADD THAT I JUST LOOKED FOR A TERM FOR THE PHOBIA OF FINGERS AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS NONE. BUT BE WARNED.

SOME LIGHT FOR WINTER.

IT'S COLD AGAIN. SOME LIGHT FROM YOKO.

LOOK.

WAITING FOR THE DOCUMENTARY. HERE'S AN EARLY DEREK JARMAN SHORT TO ENTICE AND TIE US OVER CIRCA 1974.



AND STOLEN APPLES VIDEO STOLEN FOR KAREN. KAREN W IN MY WORLD:

Sunday, March 16, 2008

FILTHY STINKING BEAUTIFUL-EUROTRASH!

I SAW THIS VIDEO ON GERMAN MTV RECENTLY. I WAS ALONE AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES. WHEN I COULDN'T FIND IT ON YOUTUBE I THOUGHT I WOULD FOREVER HARBOUR MEMORIES I COULDN'T TRUST WERE TRUE. BUT ALAS! DAILYMOTION IS THE NEW YOUTUBE. NOW I SHARE WITH YOU THIS GLORIOUS TRASH GEM BROUGHT TO YOU BY AFFABLE DOUCHEBAG ROBBIE WILLIAMS. IT'S BASICALLY OFFENSIVE TO ANYONE WITH ANY SPIRITUAL INCLINATIONS, A DEMOGRAPHIC NOT KNOWN FOR SELF PARODY. AND ALL WOMEN. SO YOU LOVE IT?

LOVE THIS, OTHERWISE MIGRATE...



I CAN'T BELIEVE T-PAIN IS ALLOWED TO TOUCH MARIAH. I LOVE HOW ALL OF THE DANCERS HAVE TO FAKE CARESS HER. ANYWAYS IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS MIGRATE IS GOING TO OBLITERATE THE ENTIRE YEAR IN DANCEFLOOR. SHE EVEN KIND OF SINGS THE WORD "TITS".

Monday, March 10, 2008

PRICELESSNESS.

$100 IS MY FAVORITE BAND IN TORONTO RIGHT NOW. HERE THEY ARE PERFORMING A COVER OF ANOTHER AMAZING TORONTO BAND FUCKED UP'S "BLAZE OF GLORY." I SWEAR THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE A MUSIC BLOG. SOME THINGS ARE TOO GOOD TO IGNORE.


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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

THE MISSION: [RE]INTRODUCING PLANNINGTOROCK

FAME IS UNJUSTLY DISTRIBUTED. THIS IS WHY I FEEL COMPELLED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE STORY OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE UNDEREXPOSED, UNDERATED VIDEO ARTIST/ MUSICIAN/ PERFORMERS BY THE NAME OF JANINE ROSTRON -AKA- PLANNINGTOROCK.
HER DEBUT ALBUM "HAVE IT ALL" WAS RELEASED LONG AGO [2006]ON CHICKSONSPEED RECORDS AND REVOLVED AROUND THE CONCEPT OF HER TRANSFORMATION FROM SMALL TOWN ENGLISH GIRL TO BERLINER EX-PAT. SHE MAKES THESE BEAUTIFUL VIDEO PIECES TO ACCOMPANY HER SONGS.







HER VOICE IS LIKE YOKO ONO AND DIAMANDA GALAS PACKAGED UP INTO THIS POP PERFECTION.
SHE IS STILL QUIT MYSTERIOUS TO ME -WHICH I LOVE- BUT I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THIS REVEALING LITTLE PIECE CARE OF XLR8RTV:



AND THIS ONE WHERE SHE INTRODUCES SOME OF HER MANY SELF-CRAFTED STAGE PROPS:



SHE IS CURRENTLY BEING CHAMPIONED BY THE UNLIKELY DFA HIPSTER TYPES, LETS HOPE SHE COMES OUR WAY SOON.

ENJOY!

Monday, February 18, 2008

EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY SHOULD BUY TICKETS TO GO SEE THE MAXIMUM BLACK TOUR COMING TO VIENNA, BERLIN AND LONDON IN THE NEXT COUPLA WEEKS. THE SHOW IS CURATED BY FINAL FANTASY AND STARS DEERHOOF, THE DIRTY PROJECTORS, FROG EYES, SIX ORGANS AND MORE!

SHOULD BE HEAVY DUTY.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

DAMMIT!

GOD DAMMIT! I DIDN'T WANT TO "BLOG" ABOUT THIS. ANYWAYS EARLIER IN THE EVENING I MENTIONED IN A SENTENCE TO A FRIEND "YOU KNOW THAT ROBYN VIDEO WHERE..." AND SHE SAID "NO", SO I FIGURE THERE ARE A FEW OF YOU OUT THERE WHO HAVENT HEARD THIS INSANELY INFECTIOUS JAM OR SEEN THE VIDEO.

IT'S ROBYN AND IT'S A MILLION YEARS OLD IN "BLOG" YEARS. BUT CHECK OUT THAT DUDE! WHO WOULDN'T BE UPSET!@#? NO WONDER SHE IS HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE GETTING COMFORTABLE ON THAT GIANT BED WITHOUT HIM.


I WANT ONE OF THOSE KID FRIENDS.


AND THIS GREAT REMIX VID FEATURING VARIOUS NORMALS GETTING METAPHORICALLY EMOTIONALLY FUCKED BY A BOXING GLOVE:



AND NOW THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH HER - A LIVE VID FROM HER RECENT NORTH AMERICAN LIVE DEBUT IN NYC WHERE SHE PERFORMS THE TOTALLY OBLITERATING HERATBREAK JAM "WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT" WITH A GIANT SMILE ON HER FACE.



"IT GET'S WORSE WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT" SO DON'T BE FOOLED. OKAY GO GOOGLE THE REST.
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UPDATE! BLAB'S "LONG ONE"!

BLAB HAS A LONG ONE.
SORRY AND ENJOY.


Friday, January 25, 2008

GOSSIPS, FOLKS!

WHILE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS LATEST FILM-"OTTO; OR UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE", PORNOGRAPHER-ARTISTIQUE BRUCE LABRUCE MANAGED TO FIND THE TIME TO DIVE INTO AN ENTIRELY NEW MILIEU: THEATRE!

BLAB AND A HAREM OF EUROPEAN NE'ER DO WELLS CONCIEVED "CHEAP BLACKY" WHOSE INSPIRATION IS RUMOURED TO BE EQUAL PARTS OF FASSBINDER'S "WHITEY" AND "BOOM" STARRING ELIZABETH TAYLOR. SHIT ON YOUR MUTHAAAH!!!!!

HERE'S MY FAVORITE CLIP STARRING THE INCOMPARABLE VAGINAL DAVIS SPREADING GOSSIPS. TIMBERLAKE MANSIZE, CRUISE'S BLANKS AND SOMETHING ABOUT AN ADORABLE BABY. VAG KNOWS.

ENJOY!

OTTO ON THE OTHER HAND HAS JUST PREMIERED AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FEST, IT'S AL UNDER WRAPS OTHER THAN THIS UNJUSTLY SHORT CLIP: HAVE A TASTE OF OTTO BEFORE OTTO TASTES YOU!!![SORRY]


I FEEL HERCULES, I FEEL IT

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN INDULGING IN ILLEGAL INTERNET COPIES OF THE SONG "BLIND" AS I HAVE BUT I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT YOU DO. IT'S FROM THE IMPENDING DEBUT ALBUM FROM NYC'S HERCULES AND THE LOVE AFFAIR. HERCULES HAPPENS TO BE A GIANT GINGER HEART THROB WHO HAPPENED THROUGH TORONTO JUST WEEKS AGO TO PLAY A BEEEEEAUTIFUL DISCO SET AT JAIME SIN AND WILL MUNRO'S SEVENTH HEAVEN PARTY. SUCH FUN
"BLIND" FEATURES VOCALS BY ANTONY HAGGERTY OF THE JOHNSONS AND HE HAS NEVER SOUNDED SO GOOD. I THINK HE SHOULD STICK TO DISCO AND STOP THE MOANING BUT THAT'S ANOTHER BLOG TOPIC.
SO- FINALLY A VIDEO FOR THE ANTHEM! IT'S A WEIRD ONE, WITH A NOT-QUIT-ORGY GOING ON IN THE BACK. I THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT, AND IF NOT THE SONG HAS REPEAT ALL OVER IT.
ENJOY!