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Non-Music Shit / Re: Movies I've been watching

« on: May 21, 2014, 10:25:12 AM »

I feel like I always have to point this out but the director of FIRST BLOOD, Ted Kotcheff, also directed the amazing WAKE IN FRIGHT and...WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S. Dude has had a varied career!

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Non-Music Shit / Re: True Detective

« on: February 18, 2014, 10:00:49 PM »

Yeah, I guess I'm just curious to see where the "Yellow King" stuff is heading

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Non-Music Shit / Re: True Detective

« on: February 18, 2014, 08:27:03 PM »

http://io9.com/the-one-literary-reference-you-must-know-to-appreciate-1523076497

I'll be damned.

The thought that this show might go full Lovecraft is kinda blowing my mind right now. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better. Even if they don't go supernatural, all the hallmarks of existential horror are there: secret cults worshipping weird stones in the woods, an overarching pessimistic and nihilistic worldview (humans are inconsequential; an aberration), characters haunted or driven to the brink by the truths they've witnessed and a vast, indifferent universe seemingly mocking our very existence.

Or...not. It might just continue down the police procedural route, firmly rooted in reality, albeit one that is incredibly cynical and despairing. Maybe the writer just wanted to give a shout out to his influences by working in the references to The King in Yellow. Either way, I'm hooked.

But if they are going the "cosmic horror" route, they went about it right way-- let the audience think they're watching a cop drama and then slowly unveil the horrible truth. Existential horror is very hard to pull off in film (which is why decent Lovecraft adaptations are few and far between).

My theory: Russ HAS misled the investigation but only because he knows the truth and knows it would turn the world upside down if it ever got out. He's protecting humanity from learning the true nature of existence and the universe.

Any other weird fiction (Lovecraft, Machen, Blackwood, Ligotti, etc.) fans out there? What are your thoughts?

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Music Shit / Re: Artists you have the most records by.

« on: January 27, 2014, 06:51:08 PM »

The Fall
Guided by Voices
Harry Nilsson
Hall & Oates
Hawkwind

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Used Records For Sale/Auctions/Wantlists / Re: Teasers/rebel shirts

« on: January 17, 2014, 01:36:29 PM »

Stonehouse owes me a Hospitals shirt from way back.
But I'll happily paypal you for the one you will make.

A few hours before the Hairdryer Peace release party at my house, he called me to ask if I had an iron so that he could make iron-on transfers ironed-on-to-order at the merch table. We were apparently too punk of a punhouse to have an iron, but I agreed to go buy an iron. Somewhere at the DAM Haus in Davis, there was a brand-new unused iron still in the box that someone found on moving day.

Not to hijack the thread but what has that guy been up to these days?

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Music Shit / Re: The "Why isn't this reissued on vinyl thread?" Part 2

« on: August 09, 2013, 02:08:39 PM »

Scorched Earth Policy - Dust to Dust 12" (Mikey Snipes?)

  Pretty sure this is gonna be on the Siltbreeze LP that's out in a few days.

WHAT. Thanks for the heads up!!

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Music Shit / Re: The "Why isn't this reissued on vinyl thread?" Part 2

« on: August 09, 2013, 01:59:43 PM »

Some Aussie stuff:

Seems Twice - An anthology of the 7" and live stuff would be rad
The Apartments - Return of the Hypnotist 7"
Babeez - Dowanna Love 7" (ok, it's been booted before but want this for the nice price)
Tactics - 1st 7"

NZ

Scorched Earth Policy - Dust to Dust 12" (Mikey Snipes?)

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Worse than Pop Punk / ...

« on: November 02, 2012, 01:18:16 AM »

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Movies I've been watching

« on: September 11, 2012, 09:23:01 PM »

You guys are lightweights. Snowtown sucked. Pretentious and boring. Reading the Wikipedia about the murders creeped me out way more than the movie did.

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Worst Horror Movie Ever

« on: September 07, 2012, 04:05:07 PM »

The Nightmare on Elm Street remake with Jackie Earle Haley was terrible and wholly unnecessary. I'll watch z-grade trash from the 70s and 80s like Zombie 5: Killing Birds or Zombie Lake over some "edgy" remake any day of the week.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: BLANK DOGS "IN HERE" 7" PREORDER

« on: September 04, 2012, 03:26:54 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmblzXfXi1E

MIND=BLOWN

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Music Shit / Re: anticipated releases

« on: August 28, 2012, 06:28:01 PM »

Eat Skull - III
Chris Gunn solo record??

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Non-Music Shit / Re: Your Favorite JPEG/GIF

« on: August 28, 2012, 05:21:00 PM »

http://gawker.com/5938666/if-you-name-your-clothing-store-hitler-dont-act-all-surprised-when-it-pisses-people-off

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Music Shit / Re: Red Cross / Redd Kross

« on: August 22, 2012, 09:29:16 PM »

Not really feeling the new album.

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Music Shit / Re: What are you listening to and what do you have to say about it? Part V

« on: August 21, 2012, 12:37:19 AM »

Frank Ocean, Orange Record.  Outstanding modern r&b record with brains and splendid vocals and arrangements that absorb the best of Stevie, Prince, Anita Baker (!) but sound 100% like NOW.  The song "Sweet Life" explicitly references the Anita song of a similar title, without quoting it, and contains one of the best vocal / lyrical hooks I've heard in a very long time -- and it goes, "You got a landscaper and housekeeper since you were born."  As good as anything can be right now. 

Co-signed with Whet on this. Surprisingly good.

Other than that, a few classics:
Hackamore Brick - One Kiss Leads to Another (if anyone's holding a bootleg, HIT ME UP)
Grateful Dead - Anthem of the Sun
Van Dyke Parks - Song Cycle