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my birthday the street date...5/1

patrick wolf...tori amos...
It was so nice for Patrick Wolf to wait until my birthday to release his new album "The Magic Position" here in the states. Or I guess I should say, that it was nice for his label to wait until the 1st of May. It has been out for a month or 2 already in the UK, so I have already spent some quality time with it. This is Patrick's 3rd album and first since his departure with the excellent label Tomlab. "The Magic Position" is if nothing else, one of the best album covers of the year. While one would think Patrick would be maturing and using more adult imagery on his albums. He has gone the opposite direction as a man child on a sort of magical merry go round, dressed like a 10 year old having his cowboy theme birthday party. Or maybe he was just planning this all along for my birthday celebration. I did have an outfit very similar to that on my tenth birthday.  Unfortunately my mom would not let me get away with that hair color until I was in high school. Whatever you may think of the album cover, there is no denying it is a unique and brave idea. Much like the music you will find inside.

I having been loving Mr. Patrick Wolf for a while now. He seriously blew me away with his first excellent album "Lycanthropy." I remember that I read a little bit about this before it came out and was very intrigued. I then got the album and was hooked immediately. I slowly spread the word of the greatness of Mr. Wolf. Of course, he is not for everyone. I carefully chose the friends to share him with. He was like my little secret obsession. His music is sort of a combination of the dramatics of Kate Bush, Xiu Xiu, and Erasure mixed with the bookish intelligence of Morrissey and Idlewild mixed with the electronicness of Aphex Twin with a bit of classical thrown in,  He does not mess around with his lyrics either. He takes himself quite seriously on the musical journey of his albums. He seems to be from a different time. A Futuristic Past, if that even makes sense.  Patrick takes you gently by the hand and forces you into his magical land of wolves and dreams.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 30, 2007 at 09:32pm | Post a Comment

Night Of The Strangler

Southern Revenge!
 

  



Paragon Video Productions
Posted by phil blankenship on April 30, 2007 at 12:37am | Comments (4)

Prism Entertainment



Incomplete Videography


0108    My Man Godfrey
0123    A Farewell To Arms
0127    At War With The Army
0130    The Inspector General
0131    The Terror
0135    His Girl Friday
0140    Fire Over England
0147    Topper Returns
0150    Judge Priest
0154    The Jungle Book (1942)
0163    The General
0170    Sherlock Holmes – Dressed To Kill
0171    As You Like It
0173    Second Chorus
0174    Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
0181    They Made Me A Criminal
1001    Crystal Gayle In Concert
1050    The Shark Hunter
1101    The Freedom Force
1102    Fabulous Funnies – Volume 1
1103    Fabulous Funnies – Volume 2
1107    Wacky And Packy – Volume 1
1109    M-U-S-H
1111    Fraidy Cat
1112     Snow White Christmas
1151    Jud
1201    A Doll’s House
1202    Marco
1203    I Heard The Owl Call My Name
1204    Queen Of The Stardust Ballroom
1205    The Red Baron
1206    Return To Oz
1207    Around The World In 80 Days
1208    A Christmas Tree / Puss-In-Boots
1209    20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
1210    Johnny Appleseed / Paul Bunyan
1211    Jack O’Lantern / Yankee Doodle
1212    Lady Caroline Lamb
1213    Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
1214    The Perfect Killer
1216    Birds Of Prey
1227    Deadmate
1265    Return To Oz (1964)
1301    Dominique
1302    Wolf Lake
1303    Cloud Dancer
1351    Twice A Woman
1401    Riel
1426    Voyage Of Terror – The Achille Lauro Affair
1451    Scum
1452    Sweet William
1453    The Orphan
1501    To Catch A King
1602    Dionne Warwick In Concert
1651    Ironmaster
1652    Johnny Firecloud
1653    Bimini Code
1654     Once Upon A Scoundrel
1655    Beasts
1656    Goldenrod
1657    Lost
1658    Renegade Ninjas
1659    Didn’t You Hear?
1660    Medusa
1661    Hooch
1662    The Invincible Barbarian
1663    Smoke In The Wind
1664    Spittin’ Image
1665    Scuba
1666    Ninja Wars
1667    The Devil And Leroy Bassett
1668    Pursuit
1669    South Seas Massacre
1670    Little Moon And Jud McGraw
1671    Ninja Nightmare
1674    Day Of The Assassin
1675    Return To Africa
1676    The Victory
1677    My Old Man
1680    Vultures
1681    The Night They Saved Christmas
1682    Prep School
1701    Spiderman – Volume 1
1702    Spiderman – Volume 2
1751    Santee
1752    Budo
1753    Las Vegas Lady
1754    The Pink Angels
1757    Weekend With The Babysitter
1761    My Mom’s A Werewolf
1762    Lena’s Holiday
1801    The Deadly Thief
1853    Captain Apache
1856    Horror Express
1858    Crucible Of Terror
1859    Cry Of Battle
1860    The Day Of The Triffids
1861    The Fifth Day Of Peace
1862    God’s Little Acre
1865    Men In War
1875    The Pyx
1901    The Users
1902    The Legend Of Valentino
1903    Little Ladies Of The Night
1904    Honor Thy Father
1905    Wild Times
1906    Portrait Of A Showgirl  
1907    Lady Of The House
1908    Sizzle
1909    Love’s Savage Fury
1910    No Place To Hide
1911    Death At Love House
1912    Satan’s School For Girls
1913    Hit Lady
1914    The People
1915    Death Sentence
1916    She Waits
1917    Savages
1918    Death Squad
1919    Cry Panic
1920    Fantasy Island
1921    Return To Fantasy Island
1922    Roughnecks
1923    Margin For Murder
1924    It’s Good To Be Alive
1925    Catch Me A Spy
1926    The Master Touch
1927    The Boy In The Plastic Bubble
1928    Murder On Flight 502
1929    Terror On The 40th Floor
1930    Child Bride Of Short Creek
1931    Tales From The Crypt
1932    Cruise Into Terror
1933    Vega$
1934    Of Mice And Men
1935    Little Gloria – Happy At Last
1936    The Power Within
1937    Casino
1938    Wild And Wooly
1951    Puma Man
1952    The Killing Machine
1953    Track Of The Moon Beast
1954    Kung Fu Avengers
1955    Texas Detour
2001    An Audience With Mel Brooks
2002    Man On The Run
2003    Death Target
2004    Night Of The Zombies
2005    Visions Of Evil
2051    Manions Of America
2052    Orphan Train
2101    Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain
2151    Bloody Birthday
2201    Bog
2251    Enola Gay
2252    Killing ‘Em Softly
2253    Three Sovereigns For Sarah
2254    Night Train To Terror
2255    Junior
2256    Bloody Wednesday
2257    Savage Journey
2301    Eaten Alive
2351    Ballad Of A Gunfighter
2352     Escape From Cell Block 3
2360    Satan’s Blade
2362    Dark Sanity
2365    Stickfighter
2374    Seizure
2375    Outlaw Bikers – The Gang Wars
2401    Sheena Easton: Act 1
2402    Goldie & Kids
2452    Alligator Alley
2453    Battered
2454    Richie
2455    Willa
2456    Sleep Of Death
2457    And I Alone Survived
2458    Master Blaster
2459    Shallow Grave
2460    Iced
2462    Mutator
2463    One Last Run
2464    Trained To Kill
2501    Survival Zone
2502    The Forest
2551    Express To Terror
2552    Killing Stone
2553    Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home
2601    Santa And The 3 Bears
2651    Intimate Games
2656    Mardi Gras For The Devil
2676    Unnamable II
2701    Soggy Bottom USA
2702    Legs
2706    Seduced
2707    Snowballing
2726     Project: Genesis
2727    Replikator – Cloned To Kill
2751    Legend Of Eight Samurai
2801    Beyond Erotica
2802    Le Magnifique
2803    Psycho Sisters
2804    Death Kiss
2805    The Return Of The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe
2806    Shock Waves
2807    Thunder County
2808     Virgin Witch
2809    Beyond Fear
2810    Girl In Room 2A
2811    Eyeball
2812    The Confessional
2815    You’ve Got To Have Heart
2816    Infra-Man
2817    Because Of The Cats
2818    Secrets
2819    Submission
2820    Frightmare II
2821    Cry Of A Prostitute: Love Kills
2822    Man From Deep River
2823    Germicide
2824    The Cheaters
2827    Autopsy (Macchie Solari) (1973)
2828    Aladdin And His Magic Lamp (1983)
2829    Torso
2830    Almost Human
2851    The House That Dripped Blood
2852    Hammersmith Is Out
2853    The Mind Snatchers
2855    Digby: The Biggest Dog In The World
2857    Dan Candy’s Law
2858    The Statue
2859    Say Hello To Yesterday
2860    My Old Man’s Place
2861    I Want What I Want
2862    Hot Rod Action
2863    Twinsanity
2864    Girly
2865    Fools
2866    Doctor Death
2867    Changes
2869    Willard
2870    Ben
2871    Dead Right
2872    Today It’s Me… Tomorrow You!
2873    Puppet On A Chain
2901    S*H*E
2951    Assault On Agathon
2952    The Battle Of El Alamein
2954    Commandos
2960    Three Days In Beirut
2968    Octaman
2975    Who Killed Mary What’s ’Er Name?
3001    The Glory Boys
3002    Belfast Assassin
3051    Blood Rage
3101    Murderlust
3151    Club Life
3301    And Now The Screaming Starts
3304    Wannsee Conference
3351    The Many Faces Of Sherlock Holmes
3501    Sara Dane
3506    Who Killed Baby Azaria
3526    South Beach
3552    Louisiana
3601    Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt
3851    Shaka Zulu
3903    A Real American Hero
3926    The Unearthing
3951    No Surrender
4001    Glen Campbell
4051    The Making Of Joan Collins
4102    Hollywood Zap
4105    Combat Shock
4106    The Dark Side Of Midnight
4108    Blood Hook
4151    Escapes
4201    The Sex O’Clock News
4226    Project: Metalbeast – DNA Overlord
4251    The Pink Chiquitas
4252    Phantom Of The Ritz
4402    Lone Wolf
4403    Night Vision
4502    Quo Vadis (1985)
4651    Tell Me Why – Space, Earth And Atmosphere
4751    Hot Child In The City
4752    Nights In White Satin
4753    House Of The Rising Sun
4801    Berserker
4852    We Are The Children
4854    Manhunt For Claude Dallas
4901    Voyage Of The Rock Aliens
4902    Women Of Valor
4954    The Jitters
5001    The Incredible Hulk – Volume 1
5002    The Incredible Hulk – Volume 2
5003    Captain America (Marvel Comics Video Library #03)
5004    Spider-woman (Marvel Comics Video Library #13)
5005    The Thing (Marvel Comics Video Library #11)
5006    Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics Video Library #07)
5008    Iron Man (Marvel Comics Video Library #09)
5009    The Mighty Thor (Marvel Comics Video Library #17)
5010    The Incredible Hulk (Marvel Comics Video Library #05)
5013    The Mole Man (Marvel Comics Video Library #14)
5014    The Vulture (Marvel Comics Video Library #12)
5015    The Fly (Marvel Comics Video Library #06)
5016    The Red Skull (Marvel Comics Video Library #18)
5017    The Green Goblin (Marvel Comics Video Library #16)
5018    Magneto (Marvel Comics Video Library #04)
5019    The Sandman (Marvel Comics Video Library #08)
5021    Spiderman – Dr. Doom Conquers The World
5051    Deathmask
5052    Raiders Of Atlantis
5103    Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster
5151    Open House
5302    A Killing Affair
5351    Cheerleader Camp
5451    Ghostriders
5452    Deadly Embrace
5453    Ghetto Blaster
5502    The Land Of Faraway
5503    Warm Nights On A Slow Moving Train
5601    L.A. Bad
6001    Gulag
6052    Son Of Captain Blood
6053    Seven Deaths In The Cat’s Eye
6054    Alienator
6076    Abraxas
6151    Vigil
6201    Hell High
6226    The Worst Witch
6301    Tidy Endings
6451    Bye Bye Baby
6551    Ghost Writer
6651    The Lords Of Magick
6957    Illicit Behavior
6964    Tropical Heat
6968    Snapdragon
6969    Tropical Heat (Unedited Version)
7001    Sakharov
7051    Torn Allegiance
7052    Bordello
7054    Night Screams
7056    Dial Help
7057    Sacrilege
7203    Monkey Boy
7351    Haunted The Ferryman
7354    This Lightning Always Strikes Twice
7355    The Lady’s Maid’s Bell
7357    The Thirteenth Day Of Christmas
7359    Murders At Lynch Cross
7360    The Maze
7363    Feet Foremost
7511    Van Nuys Blvd.
7513    The Dunera Boys
7751    Little Noises
7951    Club Fed
8001    Private Passions
8002    Fiend
8003    Goldwing
8004    Aftermath
8151    Evil Spirits
8204    Exiled In America
8251    Ultimate Desires
8301    Millions
8401    Prey Of The Chameleon
8552    The Double O Kid
8603    Midnight’s Child
8604    Getting Up & Going Home
8651    The Divine Enforcer
8801    Strangers
8851    Project: Shadowchaser
8901    Still Life
9001    The Gathering Storm
9003    Churchill And The Generals
9056    Memories Of Murder
9104    Image Of Passion
9106    Love At The Top
9107    Isle Of Secret Passion
9108    The Simple Truth
9124    Mrs. Silly
9125    To The Camp And Back
9126    Mona
9127    A Dedicated Man
9306    Playgirl Morning Workout
9401    Johnny Mathis In Concert
9403    Crystal Gayle In Concert
9405    Glen Campbell
9406    Sheena Easton: Act 1
9494    Dionne Warwick In Concert
9501    A Doll’s House
9503    Heard The Owl Call My Name
9504    Honor Thy Father
9506    Goldie And Kids
9508    Lady Caroline Lamb
9509    Queen Of The Stardust Ballroom
9523    Savages
9524    The House That Dripped Blood
9526    Gulag

Posted by phil blankenship on April 29, 2007 at 11:59pm | Comments (2)

(In which Job implicates himself in torture and recommends a movie.)

There’s this film that I love that no-one seems to have seen or even heard of, despite the fact that there’s some high-profile people involved with it.

But before I tell you what it is, allow me to reiterate, for those of you scoundrels that don’t read each and every blog I post, that I am still at the mercy of an ear infection and, worse than that, at the mercy of my ear infection medication.

This is important because it will help you understand why I write sentences like this one, which begin simply and clearly enough, but suddenly go off on a tangent about those drivers who begin honking at the person in front of them when they’re both waiting to make a left turn at a typical LA intersection. The person in front is waiting for oncoming traffic to clear which is the sensible thing to do seeing as how oncoming cars tend to totally ruin the bodies and vehicles that get in their way, but the person behind them has decided that the person in front hasn’t pulled out into the middle of the intersection ENOUGH, and therefore proceeds, not to toot his horn, but LAY ON IT AND KEEP PRESSING ON IT UNTIL THE PERSON IN FRONT GETS THE MESSAGE AND PULLS FIVE YARDS FORWARD, which somehow is a matter of life and death for the second driver.

I am a pedestrian. I don’t own a car. When I tell fellow Los Angelinos this, they look at me like I just said, “I’ve never actually seen a cat. I dunno, I’ve just never been anywhere where they are, I guess.”

Huh?

But I keep seeing this road-rage phenomena, and it rattles me. Which is why I’ve started taking action.

Now, when I see a driver honking his horn like a crazy person, I take it upon myself to sneak in front of his car. I pop my head up enough so that he can see me, and therefore doesn’t drive forward (very important detail), but the drivers behind him can’t.

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Wizard Video



Incomplete Videography

 
007   Ms. Don Juan
008   Auditions
010   Willie Nelson's Fourth Of July Picnic
011   The Great McGonagall
012   Crystal Voyager
013   Pink Flamingos
014   Fist Of Fear, Touch Of Death
015   Sextoons ?
016   I Spit On Your Grave
017   Best Of The New York Erotic Film Festival
018   Penitentiary
019   Zombie
020   Emanuelle Around The World
021   The Miss Nude America Contest
022   The Boogeyman
023   My Sister, My Love
024   The Best Of Sex And Violence
025   Superman Cartoons
026   Season Of The Witch
027   Equinox
028   Schlock
029   Astro Zombies
029   Space Zombies
029   Space Vampires
030   Terminal Island
031   The Harrad Experiment
033   The Flesh And Blood Show
034   The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
035   Slave Of The Cannibal God
036   Beyond Atlantis
037   The Streetfighter's Last Revenge
038   Devil's Wedding Night
039   Female Trouble
040   Beyond The Fringe
041   The Driller Killer
042   The Gladiators
043   Carnival Of Blood
044   Dr. Minx
045   Harraad Summer
046   Dr. Jeckyll's Dungeon Of Death
047   Dirty Hands
048   Dixie Dynamite
049   Fox Force
050   Tattoed Hit Man
051   Parasite
051A Parasite (3-D Version)
052   Sister Streetfighter
053   Bad Georgia Road
054   Escape
055   Return Of The Zombies
056   Mission Phantom
057   Mandinga
058   S.S. Experiment
059   The Battle Of The Last Panzer
060   Emmanuelle Black And White
061   Phenomenal & The Treasure Of Tutankamen
062   I Spit On Your Grave
063   The Beast
064   Demoniac
065   Fear
066   The Mafu Cage
067   Helltrain
068   Crimson
069   The Invisible Dead
070   Zombie Lake
071   Trauma
072   Famous T&A
073   A Virgin Among The Living Dead
074   Fraulein Devil
075   Tormentor
077   Revenge In The House Of Usher
078   Oasis Of The Zombies
079   Avenger X
080   Monster Hunter
081   Student Union
082   Breeders
083   The Possessor
084   Blood Castle
085   The Screaming Dead
086   Zombiethon
087   Blood Brothers
088   The Master Killers
089   Snakehunter Strangler
090   Dreamaniac
091   The Headless Eyes
092   Robot Holocaust
093   Psychos In Love
094   Mutant Hunt

Posted by phil blankenship on April 29, 2007 at 05:35pm | Comments (6)

007 on DVD

james bond box sets
I have a slight problem. I am addicted to collecting DVDs. I seriously can't stop. There are worse things I'm sure.  So I get very excited when my favorite movies get released in special edition boxsets with lots of bonus features and great packaging, It is very exciting for me to bring home my new DVD and open it up to see what excitement waits me inside. I am also addicted to James Bond. Every year when Spike TV has their Bond Marathon, I am glued to the TV. Even if I have just seen them, I can't resist watching them over and over again. So you can understand my excitement when the James Bond series got the deluxe treatment at the end of last year. The 20 films were divided up into 4 box sets, with 5 movies in each box. It would have made sense to put them in order. But then who would have bought vol. 4 if it included just the 4 Pierce Bronson films. These were for sure the worst of the bunch. Daniel Craig thankfully stepped in to save the series with the 2006 reinvention of the series "Casino Royale." I have always loved Roger Moore and Sean Connery. Never really able to decide which I like better. They are just different. One is not really better than the other. Sean Connery is of course the original Bond, but Roger Moore is the Bond I grew up with in the 80s. Seriously, how can you pick between "Goldfinger"(Connery) and "Diamonds are Forever"(Moore) or "You Only Live Twice"(Connery) and "Octopussy"(Moore). And while George Lazenby is not usually the Bond of choice for many, his film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" remains my absolute favorite.
                                                                                                                                                                    
Each box set is beautiful. They look like embossed bibles in slide out cases. Within each case is each individual "Ultimate Edition" movie in a slim case with its own little booklet. All of the films have been digitally restored and really look amazing, They also include great commentaries. Each film includes a second disc with "making of" documetnaries, deleted scenes, interviews, and all sorts of amazing little things to keep you busy for hours and hours. While I am tempted to reorder the films into their correct chronological order, that may seriously be the only problem with these boxes. These films have held up over time and still are as exciting as when I was a kid first discovering these films. This is one of the best DVD collections that I have seen. I get excited every time I open one of them up, It is often hard to decide which film to watch first. I often first watch the film. I then go back and watch it with commentary and then go to all the special documentaries and deleted footage.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 29, 2007 at 12:10pm | Comments (1)

Night Stalker

An Orgy Of Gut-Spilling Horror!
 







Thriller Video #203-1067
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Gorgon Video



Incomplete Videography


MP 3050   Don't Look In The Basement
MP 3051   Children Shouldn't Play With Death Things
MP 3052   Faces Of Death
MP 3053   Kiss Of The Tarantula
MP 3054   Death Dream
MP 3055   She Beast
MP 3056   The Great Alligator
MP 3057   Frankenstein '80
MP 3058   The Blood Spattered Bride
MP 3059   Night Of The Bloody Apes
MP 3060   Devil Doll
MP 3061   Bay Of Blood
MP 3062   Slaughter Hotel
MP 3063   Faces Of Death 2
MP 3064   Legacy Of Horror
MP 3065   Die Sister, Die
MP 3066   Dracula's Great Love
MP 3067   Of The Dead
MP 3068   Panic
MP 3069   Horror Hospital
MP 3070   Tower Of Evil
MP 3071   Faces of Death 3
MP 3073   Brutes And Savages
MP 3109   Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 1


If you can help fill in any gaps or correct any information, PLEASE let me know.

Last updated 6 / 12 / 2007
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Lightning Video



Incomplete Videography


8003    Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
9000    Bruce Lee – The Man / The Myth
9001    Stuckey’s Last Stand
9002    Ripped Off
9003    Creature From Black Lake
9004    I Married A Witch
9005    History Is Made At Night
9007    The Long Voyage Home
9008    Foreign Correspondent
9010    The Police Tapes
9015    Scout’s Honor
9016    Operation Julie
9021    Debbie Does Las Vegas
9023    Prince And The Great Race
9026    The Mystery Of The Million Dollar Hockey Puck
9028    Shriek Of The Mutilated
9029    When The Screaming Stops
9030    Deadly Sunday
9031    Girls Of The Comedy Store
9036    Shadows Run Black
9038    Tell Me That You Love Me
9040    Salty
9044    Masque Of The Red Death (1965)
9046    Charlie And The Great Balloon Chase
9050    Murder By Natural Causes
9052    Murders In The Rue Morgue
9054    Summerdog
9058    Dark August
9067    The Legend Of Boggy Creek
9068    Home To Stay
9071    Comedy Jam
9074    Bad Girls In The Movies
9075    Cocaine Blues
9078    Run For The Roses
9500    Walking Tall
9501    Savages
9502    Revenge Of The Dead
9503    Short Eyes
9504    What Waits Below
9505    Devil Dog - The Hound Of Hell
9508    Mean Dog Blues
9514    The Night Of The Assassin
9515    Welcome To Blood City
9516    Terror In The Wax Museum
9517    W
9518    Arnold
9520    The Lost Empire
9521    The First Turn-On!
9522    Father Figure
9523    Evils Of The Night
9524    The Sea Serpent
9525    Frankenstein
9526    Wildrose
9529    Teen Lust
9532    Hard Hat And Legs
9533    Pulsebeat
9534    A Woman Of Substance – Episode 1 “A Nest Of Vipers”
9535    A Woman Of Substance – Episode 2 “Fighting For The Dream”
9536    A Woman Of Substance – Episode 3 “The Secret Is Revealed”
9537    Gassss
9538    Goodbye Cruel World
9539    The Clones
9541    Tornado (1983)
9542    The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank
9543    Manhattan Baby
9544    The Psychic
9546    Screamtime
9549    A Blade In The Dark
9550    Spiker
9551    Sno-Line
9553    The Defiant
9554    The Last 4 Days
9555    Tiger Joe
9558    The Clonus Horror
9559    Frozen Terror
9560    Igor And The Lunatics
9563    Funny Money
9564    Deadly Mission
9565    Title Shot
9566    Prince Jack
9569    The House Of The Yellow Carpet
9570    The President’s Mistress
9572    Lightblast
9573    Naked Vengeance (R-Rated Edition)
9576    It's Called Murder, Baby
9577    The Courier Of Death
9578    Marbella
9579    Revenge Of The Cheerleaders
9580    Girls’ School Screamers
9583    Scream And Die
9585    Formula For A Murder
9586    Girl-Toy
9587    Robbery
9588    Mark Of The Devil
9590    Slammer Girls
9591    The Great Gold Swindle
9593    Cruisin’ High
9595    City In Fear
9597    Massacre In Dinosaur Valley
9598    The Vegas Strip War
9601    Women In Fury
9604    Scenes From A Murder
9606    Perfect Timing
9900    Cheech And Chong’s – The Corsican Brothers
9901    Blind Date
9903    Dog Day
9904    The Party Animal
9905    The First Turn-On! (Unedited Edition)
9906    Yellow Hair And The Fortress Of Gold
9907    Dungeonmaster
9908    Superstition
9909    Prime Risk
9910     Part 2 – Walking Tall
9911    Final Chapter – Walking Tall
9912    Walking The Edge
9914    Sky High
9915    Model Behavior
9916    The Tender Age
9917    Deadly Passion
9918    The Serpent’s Egg
9919    The Prize Of Peril
9920    The Alchemist
9921    Adventure Of The Action Hunters
9922    Panther Squad
9924    Alligator
9925    She (1985)
9926    Young Lady Chatterly II
9927    Zone Troopers
9928    Spacerage
9929    Land Of Doom
9932    Secrets Of A Married Man
9933    Dark Of The Night
9934    Terror Vision
9935     Loose Screws
9939    Billy Galvin
9940    Spring Symphony
9941    Oddballs
9942    Witchfire
9943    Crawlspace
9944    On The Edge (Rated Edition)
9945    On The Edge (Unrated)
9946    The Toxic Avenger (Unrated)
9947    Separate Vacations
9948    Hands of Steel
9950    Zero Boys
9954    The Movie Maker
9955    Nightmare Weekend
9956    American Justice
9957    Chopping Mall
9958    Weekend Warriors
9959    Wired To Kill
9960    Night Force
9961    Every Time We Say Goodbye
9964    The Wind
9965    I Was A Teenage TV Terrorist
9969    Neon Maniacs
9970    Necropolis
9971    The Wraith
9974    The Princess Academy
9975    Wimps
9979    The Women’s Club
9981    Street Trash
9982    The Night Stalker
9984    The Underachievers
9985    Eternal Evil

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Paragon Video Productions



Incomplete Videography


The Apple
The Baron
Beast In The Cellar
Blood On Satan's Claw
Bloody Trail
Boarding House
The Brain Machine
The Butterfly Affair
Cafe Express
A Choice Of Weapons
Cosmos - War of The Planets
Daddy's Deadly Darlings
The Day It Came To Earth
Deadline
Deadly Strangers
Death Promise
Desperate Target
Dracula's Last Rites
Dr. Butcher, M.D.
Dreams Of Desire
Dr. Heckyl And Mr. Hype
Drive-In Massacre
Eastern Condors
East Of Kilimanjaro
Emmanuelle On Taboo Island
Five Bloody Graves
Forever
For Your Love Only
Funeral Home
The Gates Of Hell
Image Of Death
Inn Of The Damned
Just Before Dawn
The Killing Of Satan
Kiss Me, Kill Me
The Man From Button Willow
The Mighty Jungle
Mill Of The Stone Women
Mongrel
A Name For Evil
Newman Shame
New Year's Evil
Night Beast
Night Of Bloody Horror
Night Of The Strangler
The Northville Cemetery Massacre
Preacherman
Project: Kill
Psycho From Texas
Roses Bloom Twice
Ruckus
The Ruthless Four
Savage Abduction
Savage Weekend
The Scalp Merchant
Silent Night, Bloody Night
Swamp Country
The Sweet Creek County War
Tombs Of The Blind Dead
Velvet Smooth
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If you can help fill in any of the gaps or correct any information, PLEASE let me know.

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Continental Video



Nearly Complete (!) Videography

1001   Tilt
1002   To The Devil A Daughter
1003   Battle Force
1004   The Kidnapping Of The President
1005   Blood Tide
1006   ...Suddenly!
1007   Women in Flames
1008   City Of The Walking Dead
1009   The Shooting
1010   Fighting Mad
1011   The Best Little Girl In The World
1012   In Our Hands
1013   Kool Street Videos
1014   1984 Summer Olympic Highlights
1015   Breakin' New York Style
1016   The Invisible Six
1017   The River Niger
1018   Vampire Hookers
1019   Love Spell
1020   The Affair
1021   Ride In The Whirlwind
1022   Terror On Tape
1023   The Slayer / Scalps
1024   Student Body / Jailbait Babysitter
1025   1984 Summer Olympic Highlights: The Equestrians
1026   Ginger In The Morning
1027   Hurricane
1028   Terminal Island
1029   Last Night At The Alamo
1030   Return Of The Alien's Deadly Spawn
1031   Executioner II  /  Frozen Scream
1032   Nightmare
1033   Basileus Quartet
1034   Daughters Of Darkness
1035   Negatives
1036   Sweet Suger / Escape From Women's Prison
1037   Black Like Me
1038   Bubba - Until It Hurts!
1039   Bio Hazard
1040   Working Girls
1041   Curse Of The Black Widow
1042   Class Reunion Massacre
1043   Poor White Trash
1044   Johnny Cash - Live In London
1045   Women Of Iron
1046   Deadly Rivals
1047   Female Trouble
1048   The Muthers
1049   Cathy's Curse
1050   Turkish Delight
1051   Desperate Living
1052   Group Marriage
1053   Avenged
1054   The Eerie Midnight Horror Show
1055   George Stevens - A Filmmaker's Journey
1056   Aguirre - The Wrath Of God
1057   Emanuelle In Egypt
1058   The Original Ghostbusters Vol. 1
1059   Black Samurai
1060   Naked Sun
1061   The Original Ghostbusters Vol. 2
1062   The Best Little Girl In The World
1063   Suicide Cult
1064   Snake Fist Ninja / Dragon Vs. The Needles Of Death
1065   Naked Angels
1066   My First Wife
1067   Wizard Of Gore
1068   The Emerald Jungle
1069   The Original Ghostbusters Vol. 3
1071   Championship Fights
1072   A Swingin' Summer
1073   Death In The Shadows
1074   American Beauty Hostages
1075   The Gruesome Twosome
1076   Her Hot Summer
1077   Dragon Lady Ninja / Devil Killer
1078   Triple Hitter Boxer
1079   Hollywood Vice Squad
1080   Stripper Of The Year
1081   Starlet Screen Test
1082   House Of The Damned
1083   Revenge Of The Teen Vixens From Outer Space
1084   I Was A Zombie For The FBI
1085   Born American
1086   KGB: The Secret War
1087   Winds Of Jarrah
1089   12 & 1
1090   The Body
1091   Dr. Minx
1092   Amazon Jail
1093   Blood Debt
1094   Something Special
1095   South Bronx Heroes
1096   Witchboard
1097   Deadtime Stories
1098   Istanbul
1099   Best Buns On The Beach
3001   The Might Hercules & Speed Racer Vol. 1
3002   The Might Hercules & Speed Racer Vol. 2
3003   Legend Of Black Thunder Mountain
3006   The Might Hercules & Speed Racer Vol. 3
3007   The Might Hercules & Speed Racer Vol. 4
3008   The Might Hercules & Speed Racer Vol. 5
3009   The Might Hercules & Speed Racer Vol. 6
3014   Voltar The Invincible
3015   Original Ghostbusters: Dr. Whatshisname
4001   Find The Lady
4002   Deadly Encounter
4003   Love At First Site
4004   Challenge
5001   Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary
5003   Miami Vendetta
5004   Deadly Alliance
6001   Thrashin'
7000   Lost!
7001   Paperback Hero

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Vestron Video




Incomplete Videography


0065    Fear
3112    Whoopi Goldberg Live
3159    An Evening With Bobcat Goldthwait - Share The Warmth
4510    Future Hunters
5181    Shanghai Surprise
5182    From Beyond
5188    Getting Even
5191    Hoosiers
5192    3 Men And A Cradle
5193    The Patriot
5194    Radioactive Dreams
5199    Streets Of Gold
5200    Light Of Day
5210    The Kindred
5216    Blood Diner
5219    Slaughter High
5221    Personal Services
5227    Transmutations
5232    Funland
5242    American Drive-In
5250    Deadly Possession
5253    Dead Aim
5266    Dirty Dancing Live In Concert
5270    Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout
5275    Gleaming The Cube
5281    Options
5285    C.H.U.D. II
5290    Waxwork
5295    Golf's Greatest Moments
5303    Earth Girls Are Easy
5345    National Geographic Video: Return To Everest
5352    Deathstalker III: The Warriors From Hell
5386    Bail Out
5416    Sundown
5966    The Bounty
6013    Dirty Dancing
6014    The Monster Squad
6016    The Big Town
6017    Steel Dawn
6021    The Running Man
6031    The Family
9056    Audobon: Wildfire
9951    Mister Johnson
9977    Age Isn't Everything

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Thorn EMI Video



Incomplete Videography

TVA1035   Death On The Nile
TVA1573   First Blood
TVA2372   Angel
TVA2535   The Terminator
TVA2728   A Breed Apart
TVA2880   Flashpoint
TVA2977   Wild Geese II
TVA2983   Volunteers
TVA3003   The Holcroft Covenant
TVA3004   Howling II
TVA3666   Sweet Dreams
TVA3672   Maxie
TVA3676   Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
TVA3905   OSA

TVB1493   Dawn Of The Mummy
TVB1584   Ator The Fighting Eagle
TVB1620   Sorceress
TVB1632   Xtro
TVB1631   Polyester
TVB1733   Madman
TVB1813   One Dark Night
TVB1979   The Evil Dead
TVB1980   Spasms
TVB2227   The Prey
TVB2304   Exterminators Of The Year 3000
TVB2438   Watch Me When I Kill
TVB2649   Warrior Of The Lost World
TVB2674   Girls Nite Out
TVB2723   The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
TVB2730   The Initiation
TVB2908   The Deadly Intruder
TVB3001   Final Mission
TVB3167   Count Yorga, Vampire
TVB3171   Dr. Who And The Daleks
TVB3242   Blacula
TVB3533   The Time Travelers
TVB3553   The Oblong Box
TVB3554   Black Sabbath

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New World Video



Incomplete Videography


8413   Out Of Control
8423   Raw Courage
8501   Tuff Turf
8505   Breaking All The Rules
8510   Delivery Boys
8517   Warriors Of The Wind
8522   Godzilla 1985
8523   The Annihilators
8525   House
8602   Roller Blade
8606   Knights Of The City
8607   Bliss
8611   Mountain Top Motel Massacre
8613   Aurora Encounter
8614   Cut And Run
8629   Las Vegas Weekend
9501   Bury Me An Angel
9507   Terror In The Swamp
9535   The House On Straw Hill
9551   Ghostkeeper
9555   The Horrors Of Burke And Hare
9556   Caged Terror

A86200   Soul Man
A86320   Return To Horror High
A86370   Beyond Therapy
A86390   Pretty Smart
A86400   Dead End Drive-In
A87001   Omega Syndrome
A87011   The Great Land Of Small
A87020   Kandyland
A88006   18 Again
A88022   The Wrong Guys
A88036   Cellar Dweller

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V E C



Incomplete Videography


1001    Penitentiary II
1008    Body Fever
1015    Blood Shack
1027    Crimson
1028    Escape
1029    Caged Fury
1030    The Killer Instinct
1031    Screwball Academy
1032    The Tempter
1033    Return Of The Zombies
1034    Mission Phantom
1035    Eagles Attack At Dawn
1038    Zombie Lake
1039    Demoniac
1040    She Freak
1041    Daughters Of Darkness
1042    Class Reunion Massacre
1043    Alien Prey
1044    2000 Maniacs
1046    Battle Force
1047    City Of The Walking Dead
1048    Terminal Island
1050    Sweet Sugar
1051    Hurricane (1974)
1052    Nightmare
1053    Terror On Tape
1054    Blood Tide
1055    The Shooting
1056    Ginger In The Morning
1057    Night After Night
1058    Ride The Tiger
1059    Pigs
1060    Biohazard
1061    Guerillas In Pink Lace
1063    Female Trouble
1065    Auditions
1066    Confidential
1067    Revenge Of The Cheerleaders
1069    The Concrete Jungle
1070    Spare Parts
1071    Student Body
1072    Deadly Spawn
1073    Working Girls
1074    Curse Of The Black Widow!
1075    The River Niger
1076    The Kidnapping Of The President
1079    Mondo Cane 2
1080    The Muthers
1081    From Hell To Borneo
1082    The Flight Of The Eagle
1083    Mandinga
1084    Jailbait Babysitter
1085    Escape From Women's Prison
1086    The Steel Claw
1088    One Night… Only!
1090    The Black Godfather
1093    Emmanuelle Black And White

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Unicorn Video



Incomplete Videography

301     Road To Bali
315     Mastermind

1188   Diabolically Yours
1198   The Black Gestapo
1234   The Black Eliminator
5225   Getting Over


Against The Drunken Cat Paws
And God Said To Cain
The Attic
A Bell From Hell
Beyond The Doors
Beyond The Living Dead
Black Sister's Revenge
The Black Six
Boomerang
The Candy Tangerine Man
Cemetery High
The Chamber Of Fear
The Cobra
Cult Of The Dead
Dance Of Death
Deadly Spy Games
Death Journey
The Demon Lover
The Demons
Die Screaming Marianne
Disciple Of Death
Don't Go To Sleep
Double Face
Dracula Sucks
The Element Of Crime
The Florida Connection
Four Infernos To Cross
The Fury of The Wolfman
Gentleman Killer
Girls On The Road
Grave of The Vampire
Here Comes Trouble
Honky
The Hurried Man
The Jesus Trip
Keep My Grave Open
The Killing Kind
Lady Cocoa
Mean Johnny Barrows
Mission Mars
The Mummy's Revenge
Night Of The Sorcerers
No Way Back
The Occultist
Porno Drama
The Psychotronic Man
A Quiet Place To Kill
Rikisha Kuri
Savage Intruder
Seeds Of Evil
Serenata Macabra
Shaolin Devil, Shaolin Angel
Simon, King Of The Witches
Take Down
Ten Tigers Of Shaolin
Top Of The Heap
Tomorrow Never Comes
The Two Great Cavaliers
Warlock Moon
The Witches Mountain
The Witch Who Came From The Sea

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VCI Home Video



Incomplete Videography


1011   Blood Cult
1013   Blood Mania
1014   Blood Of Dracula's Castle
1019   Copperhead
1030   Dark Star
1041   From The Earth To The Moon
1044   Ghosts That Still Walk
1055   Invasion Of The Girl Snatchers
1060   The Crater Lake Monster
1071   Monster A Go-Go
1077   Nightmare In Wax
1089   Sasquatch
1094   Stanley
1161   Beyond Atlantis
1167   Dick Tracy Returns
1185   The Swiss Conspiracy
1186   Death Rage
1195   Scream Bloody Murder
1201   Journey
1203   Dick Tracy
1552   Small Kill
2026   Terror At Tenkiller
2108   Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
6002   Beyond And Back
6210   Night Creature
6212   The Redeemer
6236   Sisters Of Death
6237   Starhops
6240   The Van
6729   Dixie Dynamite
6967   Schizo
7002   Ruby
7003   Screams Of A Winter Night
7006   One Man Jury
7008   What The Peeper Saw
7011   The Truth About UFOs And ETs
7338   Varan The Unbelievable
7397   Dead Men Walk
8008   Chamber Of Horrors
9002   The Bird With The Crystal Plumage

10154   The Toolbox Murders
10610   Death Machines
10690   Policewomen

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Media Home Entertainment



Incomplete Videography


M101    The Groove Tube
M102    The Chinese Godfather
M103    The Jungle Book (1942)
M104    A Boy And His Dog
M106    Horror Express
M107    Rebel Rousers
M108    Attack of The Killer Tomotoes
M109    The Clowns
M110    Heat (1972)
M111    Reefer Madness
M112    Cocaine Fiends
M113    Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
M114    Psychomania
M115    The Day Of The Triffids
M117    Things To Come (1936)
M118    Flash Gordon: Rocketship
M120    The Lady Vanishes
M121    The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
M122    Meet John Doe
M123    The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)
M125    The Flying Deuces
M126    My Man Godfrey
M127    The 3rd Man
M128    Till The Clouds Roll By
M129    The Most Dangerous Game
M130    Blackenstein
M131    Halloween
M132    Assault On Precinct 13
M133    Cocaine Cowboys
M134    Tourist Trap
M135    Laserblast
M136    End Of The World
M137    The Day Time Ended
M138    Slithis
M139    High Velocity
M140    The Man From Clover Grove
M141    Roller Boogie
M142    The Wicker Man
M143    Can I Do It… Til I Need Glasses?
M144     If You Don’t Stop It… You’ll Go Blind!!!
M145    Bilitis
M146    The House That Vanished
M147    Schizo
M148    The Clones Of Bruce Lee
M149    Return Of The Tiger
M150    The Wackiest Wagon Train In The West
M151    Albino
M152    Sudden Death
M153    The Image Of Bruce Lee
M154    Fade To Black
M155    Maniac
M156    The Centerfold Girls
M157    Hell Night
M158    The Bodyguard
M159    The Haunting Of Julia
M160    Life With Father
M161    It’s A Wonderful Life
M162    Africa Screams
M163    The Perils Of Pauline (1947)
M164    Blood Beach
M165    The Terror
M166    The Little Princess
M167    Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave
M169    The Shooting
M170    Ride In The Whirlwind
M171    The Inspector General
M172    Day Of The Animals
M173    The Dark
M174    Kill And Kill Again
M175    The Force Beyond
M176    House Of Shadows
M177    Home Sweet Home
M178    To All A Goodnight
M179    Demented
M181    The Hearse
M184    Lunch Wagon
M189    Grizzly
M180    The Unseen
M181    The Hearse
M182    Summer Camp
M183    The Cheerleaders
M184    Lunch Wagon
M185    The Haunted Strangler
M186    I Drink Your Blood
M187    Go For It
M188    Sextette
M189    Grizzly
M190    Johnny Got His Gun
M191    Don’t Go In The House
M192    Silent Scream
M193    The Deadly And The Beautiful
M194    Don't Answer The Phone
M195    Blue Fire Lady
M196    The Seduction
M197    Kill Or Be Killed
M198    Alice Goodbody
M199    Beyond The Door
M200    Coach
M201    Demonoid
M203    The Adventures Of The Wilderness Family
M204    Wilderness Family Part 2
M205    Challenge To Be Free
M206    Across The Great Divide
M207    Mountain Family Robinson
M208    Vanishing Wilderness
M209    Wonder Of It All
M210    The Great Adventure
M211    The Prize Fighter
M213    Devil Times Five
M214    The Sex Machine
M215    Terror On Tour
M216    American Nightmare
M218    Shogun's Ninja
M219    Raw Force
M220    Basket Case
M226    The Octagon
M227    A Force Of One
M228    Charlie Chan And The Curse Of The Dragon Queen
M229    Force: Five
M230    Cheaper To Keep Her
M231    Sitting Ducks
M233    Kentucky Fried Movie
M234    Sleuth
M235    Knightriders
M236    Mother's Day
M237    Tintotera... Tiger Shark
M238    The Heartbreak Kid
M241    To Kill A Clown
M242    Texas Lightning
M244    Beyond Evil
M246    Survival Run
M247    Angel And The Badman
M248    Murder For Sale
M249    Tim
M250    The Twelve Chairs
M251    Beyond The Door II
M252    Liquid Sky
M253    The Glove
M254    Stone Cold Dead
M255    The Fifth Floor
M256    Touched
M257    The Pied Piper Of Hamelin
M258    The Grey Fox
M259    Loophole
M260    One Down, Two To Go
M261    A Time To Die
M262    Virus
M263    The Alpha Incident
M264    Hells Angels Forever
M265    1990 – The Bronx Warriors
M266    The Dorm That Dripped Blood
M267    Shattered (1972)
M268    Abduction
M269    Countryman
M270    The Great Smokey Roadblock
M271    Hell's Angels '69
M272    Tinman
M274    Cardiac Arrest
M277    The Dark Ride
M280    The Loveless
M281    Out Of The Blue (1980)
M282    The Last Horror Film
M285    Mystery Mansion
M286    The Day Of The Cobra
M287    Hatchet For The Honeymoon
M288    Forbidden Zone
M289    Streamers
M290    Caboblanco
M291    Brainwash
M292    Once In Paris
M293    Android
M294    My Champion
M295    The Secret Policeman’s Private Parts
M296    Fatal Games
M297    Fish Hawk
M300    The Light At The Edge Of The World
M301    Fantastic Animation Festival
M302    Superman
M303    Gulliver’s Travels (1939)
M304    Animal Farm
M305    Cartoon Classics Of The 1930s
M307    Electric Light Voyage
M308    Little Lulu
M309    Angel (Children)
M310    Captain Future
M311    Spunky And Tadpole
M312    Fables Of The Green Forest
M313    The Night Before Christmas
M314    Hansel And Gretel
M316    Silent Night
M317    Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp
M318    Swan Lake (Children)
M319    Puss ‘N Boots
M320    The Night Before Christmas / Silent Night
M321    The Moonstone Gem
M322    Popeye In The Wild West
M324    The Adventures Of Felix The Cat
M325    Popeye And Friends In Outer Space
M326    Life Is A Circus, Charlie Brown / You’re The Greatest…
M328    It’s Magic, Charlie Brown / Charlie Brown’s All Stars
M329    Felix’s Magic Bag Of Tricks
M331    A Charlie Brown Christmas / You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown
M332    It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown / Someday You’ll Find Her, C.B.
M335    It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown / She’s A Good Skate, Charlie Brown
M336    It’s An Adventure, Charlie Brown
M338    Flash Gordon – Space Adventurer Volume 2
M339    It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
M341    A Charlie Brown Christmas
M342    Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
M343    It’s The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
M346    Popeye – Travelin’ On About Travel
M413    Jimi Hendrix Concert
M414    In The Studio
M416    Blood Sweat And Tears With B J Thomas
M418    Stevie Wonder Live
M419    Seals & Crofts Live With Martin Mull
M421    A Tribute To Billie Holiday
M424    A Flower Out Of Place
M425    Rock Stars Studio Sessions
M427    Alice Cooper And Friends
M428    Alice Cooper And Friends
M429    James Brown – Live In Concert
M430    The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour
M431    Muscle Motion
M432    J.F.K.
M433    Frank Shorter’s Run
M434    Chuck Berry Hosts – Born To Rock
M437    Yoko Ono Then And Now
M439    The Guess Who – Together Again
M440    The Band Reunion
M441    David Bowie – Serious Moonlight
M443    Journey – Frontiers And Beyond
M444    The Style Council – Far East And Far Out
M445    The Pritikin Promise
M446    The Pritikin Promise Home Exercise Program
M447    The Slim Gourmet
M448    Marvin Mitchelson On Divorce
M449    Surfing Beach Party
M450    Judas Priest Live
M451    Big Country Live
M452    Elvis – ’68 Comeback Special
M454    The A.R.M.S. Concert Part One
M455    The A.R.M.S. Concert Part Two
M456    Dire Straits – Alchemy Live
M458    Siouxsie And The Banshees – Nocturne
M460    Digital Dreams
M462    Australia Now
M463    Elvis – Aloha From Hawaii
M464    Go Johnny Go
M465    The Jam – Video Snap!
M466    Decline Of Western Civilization
M467    Elvis – One Night With You
M468    Tears For Fears – In My Mind’s Eye
M470    Elvis ‘56
M501    Alice In Wonderland (1981)
M502    Flesh Gordon
M505    Hey, There’s Naked Bodies On My TV
M506    The First Nudie Musical
M508    Nine Ages Of Nakedness
M509    Fairy Tales
M510    Sex And The Office Girl
M511    Slaves Of Love
M512    Swinging Ski Girls
M513    Swinging Sorority Girls
M514    Fyre
M515    Nocturna
M516    Dracula Sucks
M517    Mustang
M518    SS Girls
M520    Once Upon A Girl
M521    Confessions Of A Young American Housewife
M522    Secret Fantasy
M701    Chanel Solitaire
M702    Zebra Force
M703    Kavik The Wolf Dog
M704    The Sell Out
M705    Speedtrap
M707    Haunts
M708    The Kingfisher Caper
M709    Christiane F
M710    Blade Master
M711    The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Man
M712    Gold Raiders
M713    The Man In The Santa Claus Suit
M714    From Hell To Victory
M715    Blood And Black Lace
M716    Gone In 60 Seconds
M718    Smithereens
M719    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
M720    On The Yard
M721    Draw!
M723    She Came To The Valley
M724    Running Wild (1973)
M725    The Plumber
M726    A Quiet Day In Belfast
M730    Door To Door
M754    Sea Devils
M756    The Prince And The Pauper (1977)
M757    Surf II
M758    Fleshburn
M759    2020 Texas Gladiators
M760    C.H.U.D.
M761    Dusty
M762    Aloha Bobby And Rose
M763    Endgame
M764    The 4th Man
M765     Cross Of Iron
M766    Power Play
M769    Manhunt
M770    Sleepaway Camp
M771    Dead Wrong
M772    Ten From Your Show Of Shows
M773    Night Of The Juggler
M774    The Cold Room
M775    Bear Island
M776    Silent Madness
M777    Conquest
M778    Escape From El Diablo
M779    Heartbreaker
M781    The Amazing Dobermans
M782    Big Meat Eater
M787    Choose Me
M788    Skullduggery
M789    Old Enough
M790    Nightmare On Elm Street
M791    High Crime
M793    Beyond Reason
M794    Dark Forces
M795    The Uncanny
M796    Dogs Of Hell
M797    The Warning
M798    The Old Gun
M799    Somewhere Tomorrow
M800    9 Deaths Of The Ninja
M801    The 39 Steps (1978)
M802    Scared To Death
M803    Escape From The Bronx
M804    Eagle’s Wing
M805    The Lift
M807    The Game Is Over
M808    Creature
M809    Ninja Mission
M811    Hundra
M812    A Touch Of Class
M813    Bloodbath At The House Of Death
M814    The Amazing Mr. Blunden
M815    Jungle Warriors
M816    A Flash Of Green
M817    When Nature Calls
M818    The Lady Vanishes (1979)
M820    Carnage
M822    Caravan To Vaccares
M826    Kiss My Grits
M827    Manhunter
M828    Parallel Corpse
M829    Fingers
M830    Mixed Blood
M831    Creepers
M832    School Spirit
M833    Savage Dawn
M834    Heated Vengeance
M837    Any Friend Of Nicholas Nickleby Is A Friend Of Mine
M838    Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
M839    Day Of The Dead
M841    The Delta Force
M842    Stitches
M843    P.O.W. The Escape
M844    Wizards Of The Lost Kingdom
M845    Flicks
M846    Santa Claus – The Movie
M847    The Naked Cage
M848    Dangerously Close
M849    Murphy’s Law
M850    Class Of Nuke ‘Em High
M851    Hamburger The Motion Picture
M852    My American Cousin
M860    Variety (1985)
M861    3:15 The Moment Of Truth
M863    Thunder Run
M864    The Ladies Club
M865    The Check Is In The Mail
M866    Allan Quatermain And The Lost City Of Gold
M867    Birch Interval
M871    Nasty Habits
M875    I Will, I Will… For Now
M877    Invaders From Mars (1986)
M883    Cocaine Wars
M884    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
M889    Choke Canyon
M890    Rage Of Honor
M891    Avenging Force
M892    52 Pick-Up
M894    Evil Judgment
M895    Firewalker
M896    Iron Warrior
M897    Aladdin (1986)
M900    Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
M902    Lightning - The White Stallion
M903    Otello
M907    Hollywood Harry
M912    Steve Allen’s Golden Age Of Comedy
M914    Sweet Revenge
M917    Lone Runner
M919    Rumpelstiltskin (1986)
M920    Mannequin
M926    Mission Kill
M927    Programmed To Kill
M928    Assassination
M930    Street Smart
M931    Catch The Heat
M933    American Ninja 2 – The Confrontation
M935    The Curse
M936    The Wild Pair
M937    Survival Game
M938    Tough Guys Don’t Dance
M940    The Hidden
M941    Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
M942    Braddock – Missing In Action III
M944    Going Bananas
M948    Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
M950    Student Confidential
M951    Surf Nazis Must Die
M958    The New Gladiators
M959    Saigon Commandos
M960    Behind Enemy Lines
M965    The Further Adventures Of Tennessee Buck
M966    Killer Klowns From Outer Space
M967    Mercenary Fighters
M968    Tell Me A Riddle
M971    The Virgin Queen Of St. Francis High
M973    World Gone Wild
M976    Grotesque
M979    Withnail And I
M980    Repentance
M981    Zombie Island Massacre
M983    The Sisterhood
M986    The Barbarians
M987    Beachballs
M1015  Night of the Living Dead

Posted by phil blankenship on April 29, 2007 at 12:00am | Comments (6)

TransWorld Entertainment



Incomplete Videography

0614   Video Murders
0617   The Black Cobra
0618   Terror On Alcatraz
0619   Evil Town
0620   Plutonium Baby
0621   Code Name: Zebra
0643   Outlaw Force
0662   War Cat
0675   White Ghost
0676   Defense Play
0688   Hobgoblins
0840   That's My Baby

10031   The Keeper
10086   CopKillers
10150   Blood Ties
11003   The Demons Of Ludlow
13504   Return Of The Dinosaurs
15006   Kung Fu Kids
15009   The Iron Dragon Strikes Back
15010   Two Wondrous Tigers
15012   The Invincible Armor
15013   The Kung Fu Warrior
15020   Snake In Eagle's Shadow 2
17002   Crazed
17004   Bare Knuckles
18001   The Invisible Strangler
19001   White Fire
24001   Bloodbeat
26001   Bloody moon
27001   Thunder Warrior
35001   Long Weekend
37002   Bits And Pieces
37004   The Tomb
37031   Commando Squad
38009   Manhunter
38011   Desperate Moves
38013   Monster Dog
38015   The Emperor Caligula
38017   Cold Eyes Of Fear
38061   Alien Predators
39001   Ninja Terminator
39004   Phoenix The Ninja
39017   The Ultimate Ninja
39018   Ninja Destroyer
43002   Zulu Dawn
43005   Vengeance
46001   The Tormentors
47001   Thunder Warrior II
49001   The Night God Screamed
49003   The Manhandlers

Posted by phil blankenship on April 29, 2007 at 12:00am | Comments (1)

Evil Spirits

They're Right Outside Your Door
 



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Posted by phil blankenship on April 28, 2007 at 11:47pm | Comments (3)

This Week's Sources of Inspirado:

A Harpist, View Drama, Bringing Back the Gospel and One Purple Unitard
This week has been so "meh." Overall there's been a definite lack of what I like to call "inspirado" and I just have not been totally on fire these last couple of days at all. 

That said, there have been a scant few sources of this aforementioned inspirado lately: 

joanna newsom ys street band

I have been listening to the new Joanna Newsom EP, Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band, an awful lot. It's gorgeous, of course, esp her harmonies with Neal Morgan on "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie." That's my frosie o'donnell barbara walters the viewavorite thing at the moment.

  ... And there has been so much going on on my favorite show, The View, this week too, with Rosie announcing that, sadly, she is not coming back next season and Alec Baldwin trying to explain his heinous behavior towards his daughter. So much drama! 

One thing that has been the source of inspirado during this weirdo week has been the new Mavis Staples record, We'll Never Turn Back. How can anyone possibly not simply adore Mavis Staples? I feel like this album is even more powerful than some of her older ones.mavis staples staples singers

All the songs are protest songs, and she wraps her gospel voice all around them and makes them so moving all over again. It was produced, seemingly like most things, by Ry Cooder. Mavis's voice will never grow old. The cd is supposed to be inspiring and I would definitely say it achieves its goal. When I hear Mavis Staples killing it like that, I want to go back for the billionth time to another one of my favorite things, The Band's film The Last Waltz to watch the Staples Singers perform "The Weight."  It's a perfect song, to me, the writing, the performance...the inspirado...

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Posted by Miss Ess on April 28, 2007 at 04:53pm | Comments (2)

The Big Bet

Recommended For Adults
 





Cinema Group Home Video 1201
Posted by phil blankenship on April 28, 2007 at 02:43am | Comments (5)

Eye Of The Eagle 3

A True Story Of Bravery And Courage
 



New Horizons Home Video # NH00356
Posted by phil blankenship on April 28, 2007 at 02:26am | Comments (2)

erase errata at bottom of the hill

wednesday 4/25
A couple of nights ago we headed on down to the bottom of the hill to see Erase Errata and Adult.  I have seen Erase Errata probably like 30 times but it has been a year or so since I have seen them.  Not so long ago I actually played in a band and we played with Erase Errata every once in a while. The band has gone through a couple changes the last couple years and is now just a 3 piece band. Sara Jaffe left the band a couple years ago. They then added a dude as the vocalist. However, this kind of ruined them for me. Luckily they decided to just remain a 3 piece, keeping Jenny Hoyston as the vocalist. They put out their most recent album last year, NIght Life.

I really love the bottom of the hill. It is such a nice little place to see a show. It is located in a place kind of away from everyting else but not too far away to be really far away. It often gets a bit too crowded on sold out nights but I still love it. It is very intimate and you can see the stage even if its crowded. It also has a great backyard where I have spent many nights smoking with friends. Even though there is no more smoking for me, I still enjoy heading to the back with my friends to  talk and catch up with their lives. I seriously think the bottom of the hill backyard might be one of my favorite places in the world!

We got there a little before Erase Errata, so we had some time to hang out in the backyard, It seriously is a great place to people watch. I always like watching these ladies on stage and have never gotten bored with them. They are just always good. Unfortunately the crowd was not the dancing crowds that I am accustomed to seeing at their shows of the past. One of the best shows I saw of theirs was a record release party for their 2nd album at some high school auditorium type place in the mission. It was a prom theme I think. Kind of feels like a dream but I am pretty sure it was real. Seriously, if you have not heard this band you need to. Especially if you like good nowavey kind of music. They make me feel all good inside.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 28, 2007 at 12:00am | Comments (2)

A Midsummer Night's Dream


               INT. CORPORATE OFFICES - NIGHT

               A large corporate office space with many cubicles is
               deserted; quiet.

               Desks littered with papers and personal affects.

               Minimal, after-hours lighting.

               CLOSE UP OF CRICKET ON DESK.

               The cricket begins to play his night-song.

               More and more we see many plants and trees in various spots
               in this office.

               Further shots reveal that this office is actually dense with
               an unusual amount of plant-life.

               A NIGHT-WATCH MAN enters in uniform.

               He walks through the maze of cubicles until he reaches a
               small area reserved for making coffee.

               Sitting on the ground gracefully is DORIS. She is beautiful
               and wears glasses.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 27, 2007 at 08:03pm | Post a Comment

Tango Meets Reggaeton

Calle 13


Everyone's favorite Reggaeton group, Calle 13, released their second album on Tuesday. "Residente O Visitante" packs as much of a punch as their first release with many collaberations with other artists. Working with Calle 13 on this release are, Tego Calderon from Puerto Rico, La Mala Rodriguez from Spain and Orishas from Cuba. By far the most interesting pairing is Calle 13 with Bajofondo, the electro-tango group from Argentina. If you can imagine Kanye West, Luny Tunes and The Gotan Project getting together to make a song, then you get an idea what the song Tango Del Pecado is like. Check it out for yourself:


I know the infamous Viola Galloway, Amoeba Hollywood's world music buyer and Tango enthusiast, is just going to love the new Calle 13. She has been rallying for Reggaeton to fuse with Tango for the last three years!
Posted by Gomez Comes Alive! on April 27, 2007 at 02:25am | Post a Comment

Cannon





Agenda 187 (1999)
Alien from L.A. (1987)
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1991)
American Ninja V (1993)
America 3000 (1986)
The Apple (1980)
Assassination (1987) 
The Assisi Underground (1985)
Avenging Force (1986)
The Barbarians (1987)
Barfly (1987)
The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
Beauty and the Beast (1987)
Behind Enemy Lines (1986)
Bloodsport (1988)
Body and Soul (1981)
Bolero (1984)
The Borrower (1991)
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
Breakin' (1984)
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Business as Usual (1987)
Chain of Command (1995)
Cinderella (2002)
Cobra (1986)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Cyborg (1989)
Dancers (1987)
Dangerously Close (1986)
Death Wish II (1982)
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Déjà Vu (1985)
Delta Force, The (1986)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
Down Twisted (1987)
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
Duet for One (1986)
Dutch Treat (1986)
Emperor's New Clothes, The (1987)
Enter the Ninja (1981)
Exterminator 2 (1984)
Fifty/Fifty (1993)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
Firewalker (1986)
Fool for Love (1985)
The Frog Prince (1988)
The Godsend (1980)
Going Bananas (1987)
Gor (1988)
Grace Quigley (1984)
Hanoi Hilton, The (1987)
Hanna's War (1988)
Hansel and Gretel (1987)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977)
The Happy Hooker (1975)
Haunted Summer (1988)
Hercules (1983)
Hellbound (1993)
Hero and the Terror (1988)
The Hitman (1991)
Hospital Massacre (1981)
Hot Chili (1985)
Hot Resort (1985)
Hot T-Shirts (1979)
House of the Long Shadows (1983)
The Human Shield (1991)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1989)
Kickboxer (1989)
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
Lady Chatterly's Lover (1981)
Lambada (1990)
The Last American Virgin (1982)
Lightning, the White Stallion (1986)
Link (1986)
Love Streams (1984)
Mad Dog Coll (1992)
The Magician of Lublin (1979)
A Man Called Sarge (1990)
Manifesto (1988)
Mascara (1987)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Mata Hari (1985)
Mercenary Fighters (1987)
Messenger of Death (1988)
Midnight Ride (1990)
Missing in Action (1984)
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Murphy's Law (1986)
The Naked Cage (1986)
Nana (1982)
New Year's Evil (1981)
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
No Place to Hide (1992)
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
Outlaw of Gor (1989)
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
Over the Top (1987)
Platoon Leader (1988)
Puss in Boots (1988)
Rappin' (1985)
Red Riding Hood (1987)
Rescue Me (1993)
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
River of Death (1989)
Rumpelstiltskin (1987)
Runaway Train (1985)
Sahara (1983)
Salsa (1988)
Savage Weekend (1979)
Schizoid (1980)
The Secret Of Yolanda (1982)
Seed of Innocence (1980)
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983)
Shy People (1987)
Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
Sleeping Beauty (1987)
Snow White (1988)
Street Knight (1993)
Street Smart (1987)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Surrender (1987)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1982)
10 to Midnight (1983)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Thunder Alley (1985)
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
Treasure Island (1985)
Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983)
Under Cover (1987)
The Violent Breed (1984)

Posted by phil blankenship on April 27, 2007 at 01:39am | Post a Comment

Nightmare

Someone Left The Door To Hell Open...
 





Please, DO NOT watch if you are SQUEAMISH !!  

VEC 1052
Posted by phil blankenship on April 27, 2007 at 12:30am | Comments (3)

(In which Job gets high and complains of his illness.)

I don’t want you to think I’m an overly critical person, but frankly, I can’t think of very many nice things to say about ear infections.

It’s my first time having one, so I’m probably not the best person to speak with authority on the subject. Because it’s all so new, I hate to draw too many conclusions. I generally think of myself as open to new experiences.

When it comes to food, for example, I am practically compelled to taste a dish, if I never have before. Whether it’s sea urchin at a sushi bar in Sacramento or sweetbreads at Musso & Frank Grill or chilled monkey brains with my underage sidekick… oh wait… That was “Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom” - I always get that and my life confused. (It’s easy when you work on the mezzanine at Amoeba Music Hollywood – but we’ll get to that later.)

The point is… um…

Okay, you need to know right away that I am hopped-up on loads of Vicodin. It’s one of the many things my doctor prescribed for the aforementioned ailment.

If you’re like most people found at a swell music store such as the one I work at, you probably just got all warm and fuzzy at the mention of Vicodin. You maybe even got a little jealous of me.

“Oh, lucky,” you think. But I hate it. For one thing, it makes writing a blog almost impossible.

“But Job,” you protest, “You seem to be doing a fine job. Your prose is witty and accessible; smart and grammatically deft. Why, you’ve even managed to find a clever way to sneak in usage of the words ‘ecchymosis’ and ‘zizith’ in the same sentence!”

Well, I return, you’re very kind. But what you don’t know is that I’ve been working on this entry for eight hours without a break (unless you count the lost-time from my fainting spell immediately after I typed out the word grammatically).

Posted by Job O Brother on April 26, 2007 at 08:33pm | Post a Comment

Hot New Compilation 2

Colombia! The Golden Age Of Discos Fuentes 1960-1976


Soundways Records out of England does it again. Their Panama and Afro-Beat releases are excellent but this release is their best by far. Discos Fuentes are to Colombian music what Stax & Motown are to soul, Trojan to Reggae, Blue Note to Jazz and what Sun Records is to rock music. They released thousands of records since 1934 and still do to this day. The compilation covers the classic years of Discos Fuentes (1960-1976) It is mostly Cumbia and Salsa music with Champeta and some modernized versions of traditional South American music.

Much of what is on this comp hasn’t been released in quite some time and has only been available through out of print records. Included are rare tracks from well known Colombian artists, Fruko Y Su Tesos, The Latin Brothers and Afrosound, plus the classic tracks from Los Corraleros De Majagual, Pedro Laza y Su Pelayeros and Lucho Bermudez. This is straight up dance floor madness. Even those who can't dance will have a tough time resisting the rhythms produced by this release. Great liner notes with many pictures of the original album covers to make the record collector in you salivate.
Posted by Gomez Comes Alive! on April 26, 2007 at 01:02pm | Post a Comment

BABE'S & RICKY'S INN

Blues and Soul Food On A Monday Night


Babe’s & Ricky’s on a Monday night is something that everyone should experience. Owner Laura Mae Gross, or Mama as many call her, greets you at the door. At eighty- seven years old, she is still at the club every night. The eight-dollar cover gets you a free soul food dinner and all night of Blues, including a brief set by Mickey Champion.

My first Babe’s and Ricky’s experience was last Monday. I got there early to walk around Leimart Park. I didn’t see the late night chess matches that once went on into the wee hours of the night. There used to be these intense chess matches just outside the legendary 5th Street Dick’s.  I hadn’t seen them the last few times I been to Leimart Park. I passed by Project Blowed and The World Stage, both closed for the night. All these locations mentioned are known promoting culture, creativity and improvisation in the black community. Leimart Park is the place you need to be to improve your musical and word skills, with multiple Blues, Hip-Hop, Poetry and Jazz open mic sessions.

Babe’s & Ricky’s have a varied selection of beers, From New Castle to Ole English Malt Liquor. I noticed they had Guinness and I wondered if anyone had the nuts to make their own Black Eight at the bar. For those who don’t know, a Black Eight is a concoction of Ole 8 and Guinness, a throwback to my youth often done as a tribute to Tha Alkaholiks. (…Oooh don't I sound great when I down a black eighth, my style is much hotter than the enchilada plate) I thought about doing it for a sec, then thought against it, as it’s a long drive from Leimart Park back to Cypress Park.

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Posted by Gomez Comes Alive! on April 26, 2007 at 11:38am | Post a Comment

Cheerleader Camp

aka Bloody Pom Poms
 

      

Prism Entertainment 5351
Posted by phil blankenship on April 26, 2007 at 01:35am | Comments (1)

The Taking Of Beverly Hills

In This Game, It's Either Win - Or DIE!
 



1991 semi-classic ACTION flick starring Ken Wahl (TV's Wiseguy) as a renegade NFL player (and Beverly Hills resident) who, with the help of cop Matt Frewer (Max Headroom!), has to save himself, save his city, save his neighbor's $$, AND get his girl back from the very evil Robert Davi (Jake Fratelli from The Goonies!) and Lee Ving (Holy shit! From the punk band FEAR!). 

The off-the-wall concept details a toxic spill hoax that causes the complete evacuation of Beverly Hills so the criminal crew can execute 'an epic scheme to loot the entire city!'  Thankfully, Wahl was getting too busy in the hot tub to pay any mind to the evacuation orders! Out of the hot tub & into the fire, Wahl battles the bad guys (well armed with heavy weaponry & even a TANK) & uncovers the the criminals' true motives. 

If you've ever wanted to see Beverly Hills shot up, smashed, blown up and generally destroyed, THIS is the movie for you!  Needless to say, my roommate Corydon & I were INTO it.  However, Hillary & my cat Samantha looked more like this by the end:



MGM/UA Home Video M206885
Posted by phil blankenship on April 25, 2007 at 07:06pm | Comments (4)

The Employee Interview Part III

Greg
Greg
5+ years employment
vinyl person

Q:  What is the first music you remember hearing, before you had a choice?tiffany

G: I remember hearing Bob Seger "Against the Wind" and I remember my sister playing U2 and Tiffany and X2.

Q:  What was the first band you heard that really got you into music?
george michael
G:  I think the Beastie Boys and George Michael. and Run DMC.

Q:  What's your favorite music to skateboard to?

G: It's pretty difficult to skateboard to music unless you have an ipod.  When I was young I had a boom box and I would play my mom's Fleetwood Mac tape and the Best of Country Gold tape or something like that.

Q:  What is your favorite record right now, this instant?
john phillips wolfking of la
G:  Today? Um I like The Way I Am by Merle Haggard, a 1980s record.  Very smooth.

Q:  What's the best reissue you've heard this year?

G: Well the John Phillips Wolfking of LA. [ed note: John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas recorded a solo record in 1970.  It's fantastic and in our Oldies section.]

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Posted by Miss Ess on April 25, 2007 at 03:55pm | Comments (2)

The Cream of the Crop

Recent hott vinyl from Amoeba SF's Electronic section

That's right - I said hott - with two "t"'s please. Lots of great music only comes out on vinyl. Here's a few 12" releases that are killin' it for the SF crew:

























































Dub Pistols - "Rapture" (Sunday Best)
Chin Chin - "Toot D'Amore" (Dialect)

Two seperate 12"s here, with the connection being their solid Prins Thomas remixes. "Rapture" is indeed a cover of the Blondie classic with ex-Specials vocalist Terry Hall on vocals, and it works just fine with its bubbling underbelly of faux-acid, big beat guitar riffs and hip-house. Flip the record over, however, and you get some *actual* acid as Thomas' mix is where it's at, adding a smidge of swing and sounding like some proper Chicago action. Chin Chin, on the other hand, come out on top with no less than three PT mixes on one 12". The Diskomiks is a funky congo affair replete with horn section and hella-funky afrodisco percussion while you get two 'bonus beat' tracks that work great as DJ tools or full songs in their own right. SF Electronica floorperson Brian is super geeked out on this as well, so i'll give it two thumbs up.

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Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 25, 2007 at 02:50pm | Post a Comment

Home For The Holidays

There's Nothing More Chilling Than A Warm Family Gathering.
 



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Posted by phil blankenship on April 25, 2007 at 01:04pm | Post a Comment

blonde redhead at bimbo's!

last night
So I just saw Blonde Redhead last night at Bimbo's in San Francisco. As one would expect, the show was amazing. I actually missed the last tour they did cause I was sick, so it has been like 4 or so years since I have seen them. I have really been loving the album. But this show actually improved on the album. I could also not think of a better place to see them than Bimbo's. I have already seen them at smaller places like Great American Music Hall and Bottom of the Hill, so Bimbo's had to be next. This has got to be my favorite venue in the city. It also has a great history.
The club was originally opened in 1935, originally called the 365 Club, on 365 Market St. It moved to Columbus St. in 1951. The man who opened the club was nicknamed "Bimbo," the Italian word for boy. There has been crazy events there over the years and many people have had their weddings there. So it has a crazy history kind of feeling when you are in there. Like you can feel all the stories coming out of the walls. And unlike the Warfield, the people who work there are actually nice.

So I guess I should talk about the show. But before I continue, have you seen Blonde Redhead's website?  It is seriously beautiful.  They played most of the new album, "23". It sounded beautiful. Their shows are very intense. The songs and lyrics really come alive at their shows and get inside your soul. The songs have probably already made their way into your soul simply by listening to the record. Seeing them live just makes them stay a part of you forever. I can seriously remember the exact feeling I had the times I have seen them before. It all came back to me last night. I always want to get to Bimbo's early so I can get a table. But that did not happen last night. But the shows are still enjoyable. It is fun to move around and view the show from different positions and angles. Did I tell you about the bathrooms. While they may just look like a cleaner and fancier version of your high school bathroom. They actually have bathroom attendants. Amazing!

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 25, 2007 at 12:16pm | Comments (1)

Slaughterhouse Rock

Alcatraz. Now it's home to something even worse...
 





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Posted by phil blankenship on April 25, 2007 at 11:32am | Comments (2)

A one in a million, chance of a lifetime:

Spinal Tap: Reunited and it feeels so Good.
So, there's all these awfully tense feelings around the stuff like the ice mountains-- melting on the north and south poles? I forget what they're called but they sank the Poseid-no, wait that was a big wave. They sank the one that Leonardo DiCaprio was on. Ironically, he is really into green causes. Go Leo!

I bet all that drowning made you run out and buy a Prius. I rather like a Toyota myself, in general. If they were a band, I would buy their music. Beep beep. But that's bad because I am supposed to want to bicycle. Always. Everywhere.


Where was I? Okay, so there's going to be this really big show, a concert - about this global heat problem we have all of a sudden? (Like Live Aid, but it's about the sun burning us all up I guess. It's why we take your old AA batteries and sundry and recycle them, see?) Anyway, everyone is quite serious about this now that we aren't really being able to have Satsuma Mandarins, best fruit in the world, now that there's all this global warming. The damn growing season was iced out. Scary!

So, anyway, the big pop show with the fantastic Spinal Tap is happening over at Wembley - an English thing, if I got that right? Let me tell you, I've been there - not Wembley Arena - just the old UK, and they didn't like me one bit. I want some of you Brits to pop on here and let me give you what for. I'm just as cute as a button, there's no explaining your ways to me. Tsk, I say. (Except Pi. We miss you sweety.honey.baby.)

I admit that there's other save the planet shows going on (I just pictured Bob Geldof making out with Al Gore and it weren't a pretty sight) around the old globe, even up in Antarctica they say. Believe that when I see it! All under the same moniker.

But, we're talking about Spinal Tap. So this time they're calling the big show Live Earth, which is after all what we're aiming for. Gets right to the point, doesn't it? We're not likely to have a big show and call it Dead Earth if you catch my meaning. Say, have you seen that blazing TV show called Planet Earth? Discovery Channel!! If you were a car, you'd be a Toyota! That, people, is a big compliment. If you haven't seen it yet, you should buy an IMAX theatre and invite me over. I'll bring pop. Not really, I'd bring bottled water, but it's all the same, isn't it?

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Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 25, 2007 at 03:22am | Post a Comment

Watch out Phil-Natic!!

(they're watching you!)

18. La Marea
First feature from the man behind the amazing cinematography in Carlos Reygadas's films.
19. Joshua
First feature film by George Ratliff, who made the great doc Hell House.

20. TV Carnage
Amoeba Music loves TV Carnage. I love TV Carnage. Someone fly Pinky into town for a night in his honor! Or fight for the honor of premiering his mega-cop movie.
21. Klatsassin
This should probably be higher. Stan Douglas's endless Cariboo-set epic installation, with soundtrack by Rhythm and Sound. Add his take on Suspiria for good measure.

You prolific gore-hound. We loves you.

                         -- The Insomniac!
Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 25, 2007 at 03:19am | Comments (2)

Silence of the Lambs


               INT. JOB'S APARTMENT - DAY

               JOB, (early 30's) sits at his computer, his head propped up
               by his left hand.

               He stares blankly at the screen.

               He types everything you just read.

               Then he types this.

               Then he sighs.

                                   JOB
                             (to camera)
                         I have an earache.
                             (beat)
                         I've never had an earache before. I
                         mean, this is going on one week.
                         And the last two days it's been
                         especially bad.
                             (beat)
                         It makes writing a blog especially
                         challenging, because the pain is
                         distracting me. Plus, pain is not
                         funny... usually.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 24, 2007 at 12:47pm | Comments (4)

Here They Come Again

The Raconteurs
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Looks like Amoeba favorites The Raconteurs are getting closer to releasing another album! Jack White tells Billboard that they have been in the studio in Nashville working on 12 songs. Sounds like the album will be out in 2008.

But the real question is:  can we expect another Amoeba Instore with the fellas?
Here's hoping!

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Oops! Lost myself there for a minute, forgive me. 

Everyone remember June 8, 2006 when The Raconteurs played not one but TWO Amoeba instores in one day, one in LA and one in San Francisco? That was a great day.

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Good news for the Hard of Hearing music lover!

'Good times, bad times, you know I've had my pear ...'
I always hunt down lyrics anywhere I can find them. Why? Because I have no idea what the hell you're singing about unless you're Karen Carpenter. Bless Her Soul.

Most lyrics on the web are flawed, though the effort is 101% commendable. However, many of the times, the web user ends up with 14 pop ups in spite of firefox and pop up blockers galore. Then of course we have all the phishers who aren't lyric sites at all, but bad and mean people that I scowl at long and hard enough to permanently damage my epidermis.

So what's the damn news already? Yahoo is going to have a lyrics databse and the number I saw was 400,000+

Yay. If it completely and totally sucks, maybe we'll cry. Here's a note to Yahoo:

"Dear Yahoo,

    Inasmuch as I enjoy discovering what pithy words tumble from the mouth of Ghostface (not the puppy-dog that shops at Amoeba SF, he's so crazy we're all in love with him, but the grown man who has also shopped at Amoeba, the legend/regular dude from Wu Tang), I also need to know what was that there, that one phrase that I can't catch in composition from the 'rip your soul out and feed it to your conscience' singer/composer/miracle that we know as Diamanda Galas.

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Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 24, 2007 at 11:28am | Post a Comment

The Psychic

Suddently And Without Warning It's Tomorrow... And You're Dead.
 



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The Last Unicorn


               EXT. WOODS - NIGHT

               A lovely, young MAIDEN sits on the grass crying.

               In her hand is a trowel. Next to her is a shallow hole.

               The sounds of night birds and insects play and luminous
               fireflies dance in the background; a beautiful night scene.

               An INVISIBLE PRINCE approaches.

                                   PRINCE (V.O.)
                         Pardon me.

               The Maiden is startled, looks up.

                                   MAIDEN
                         Oh!

                                   PRINCE (V.O.)
                         I startled you, forgive me.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 23, 2007 at 10:17pm | Post a Comment

Here is what we have on...4/24

Seefeel...Bill Callahan...
Some really great albums come out today. One of my favorites gets reissued today. "Quique"  by Seefeel gets reissued today in a delux "redux" edition by Too Pure. This album was originally released in 1993 by that same label. It has been out of print for years and very hard to find. Since I sold my own copy years ago, I am very happy to see it coming back into print. I managed to resist those high prices on Ebay and hoped that it would some day be reissued.  And with a whole extra disc of bonus tracks. The reissue includes the original tracks:

Climactic Phase 3, Polyfusion, Industrious, Imperial, Plainsong, Charlotte's Mouth, Through You, Filter Dub and Signals.

and the tracks on the bonus disc are:

Clique, Is it Now?, Filter Dub (Low Pass Remix) [or Filter Dub (1-01 Mix), Come Alive (Climactic Phase #1), Time To Find Me (Alternate Desk Mix),  Charlotte's Mouth (Avant Garde Mix), My Super 20, Climactic Phase #3 (Overnight Mix) and Silent Pool.

This album came out at a pivotal time for techno and ambient music. Seefeel provided the perfect bridge for me to get into techno. I had been listening to lots of shoegaze music like Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, and My Bloody Valentine. This album had the feeling of those albums but also with a brand new exciting feel to it. The guitars were not as loud and the music had a soothing ambient feel to it. The vocals were not the focus and many songs were simply instrumental. The amazing "Polyfusia," a compilation of earlier eps was released the next year in 1994. Seefeel formed in 1992 in London. The band is made of of Mark Clifford, Sarah Peacock, Justin Fletcher, and Daren Seymour. After the band signed to Warp in 1994, their sound became even more electronic as the guitars disappeared.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 23, 2007 at 10:05pm | Post a Comment

Air Guitar

Why?



It’s been a minute since I’ve been to a metal club. Things are just different at metal clubs. Nobody dances, the ratio from men to women is severely slanted towards the men (although better than underground hip-hop shows) and I saw several grown men playing air guitar. Air guitar, Jesus…I can’t believe people do this, let alone in public. I see it sometimes at Amoeba when Iron Maiden or Metallica albums get played in the store. I watch the fingers start wiggling, the faces start grimacing and the arms go sliding up and down the neck the imaginary guitar. I usually cover my eyes in disbelief. I can understand a teenager doing it, but when you’re in your twenties, you might think of letting it go. If you are in your thirties and still doing it, seek professional help. Any older than thirty and still feel the need to rock the imaginary axe, you probably have worse problems, so rock on.

Maybe I have the problem. After all, Amoeba Hollywood is located oh-so very close to the Sunset Strip, the once home of 80’s hair metal. Maybe I should move to Ojai, where they had the insight to have a temporary ban on air guitar. Or maybe I should get with the program and join the US Air Guitar Championship. What song would I choose?

Eruption? Naw, too obvious.

Richard Thompson’s guitar solo on “The Border” would be cool. It’s a little obscure but I would need to find some air violin and air pan pipe players to accompany me. Dio-era Black Sabbath would be cool but I would need circles and rings, dragons and kings.

Maybe I’ll just wait until the have the air deejaying contest.


Posted by Gomez Comes Alive! on April 23, 2007 at 09:33am | Comments (3)

Knights of the City

It Was The Night Of Their Lives.
 



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A Man For All Seasons


               EXT. TOWER OF LONDON - DAY

               We hear the sounds of drumbeat.

               JOB, (early 30's) is led to the scaffolding by the heavy-set
               EXECUTIONER, who wears a black hood.

               The courtyard is crowded by on-looking MEMBERS OF THE COURT.

               Job is positioned behind the chopping block.

               Drum comes to a dramatic stop.

                                   EXECUTIONER
                         Any last words?

                                   JOB
                         Yes.
                             (clears throat)
                         Sorry.
                             (coughs)
                         Sorry. Does anyone have a lozenge?
                         I'm just... my throat is dry from
                         being all nervous about dying and
                         everything.
                             (beat; silence)
                         No? Okay, well... I think I have
                         some gum in my pantaloons up in
                         Bell Tower...

Posted by Job O Brother on April 22, 2007 at 10:39pm | Comments (2)

Steele Justice

The Vietnam War Didn't End For John Steele...
 





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Planet Earth...

or "Why I Love David Attenborough"
The Discovery channel has recently been showing the nature documentary Planet Earth. I have become a bit obsessed with this show and have watched most of the episodes. For those of you who have missed it, or those without cable...the series will be released on DVD this tuesday 4/24.  This series was first broadcast on the BBC in the UK in March of last year. It was narrated by the great David Attenborough. This DVD release includes the original David Attenborough narration. For the Discovery channel U.S. broadcast the narration was replaced by Sigourney Weaver. Some nature "Attenborough" purists are very upset about this change. I think Sigourney's voice is perfect and she does a great job. This series is absolutely amazing. The shots captured will seriously take your breath away. The show is also broadcast for High Definition. In addition, the DVD will be issued as a Blu-Ray and HD DVD. It is seriously making me consider get a High Definition TV and DVD player. But even for those of us that still have the basic set up, the show is worth investing in.

These shows were the kind of shows broadcast on PBS in the 80s. My dad watched these shows quite frequently and I was often forced to watch them as well. Although, I quickly became interested in the shows as I realized how awesome they were. This was a world you could not quite see at your local zoo. It was amazing to see these environments that I would never see up close and personal. The earth we live on is so vast and interesting. The animals on it so intricately connected. But most of all, what made me obsessed with these shows, was the narration by the great David Attenborough. There is something about his voice that draws you in to the world he is describing. He often was actually there in the shots interacting with the environment and animals. In this recent series, there is no interaction. It is simply beautiful shots on land and in water with perfect narration.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 22, 2007 at 02:54pm | Post a Comment

never sleep again

nightmare on elm street dvd special edition
One of my favorites has recently been upgraded to a special edition DVD. Nightmare on Elm Street is of course available in a great box set with all 7 films and a bonus disc.  There is a commentary on the first film and the bonus disc has some great stuff. But this release of the film is really great. The entire film has remastered picture and sound. It also includes some awesome documentaries. "Never Sleep Again" - the making of the film, "The House that Freddy Built" - documentary on New Line cinema, and "Night Terrors" - the origins of Wes Craven's nightmares. Also includes a great audio commentary with director Wes Craven, stars Heather Langenkamp and the great John Saxon, and cinematographer Jacques Haitkin. The DVD also includes alternate endings and a fun trivia game to play. This is enough extra stuff to make your purchase of this DVD totally necessary. But it also includes "InfiniFilm" interactive features.  You can watch the film normally or with pop-up prompts. The prompts allow you to access great extra bonus footage and trivia.

Nightmare on Elm Street was originally released in 1984. Wes Craven was already becoming famous for his horror movies. He already directed "The Last House on the Left," "The Hills Have Eyes" and "Swamp Thing." Nightmare one Elm Street was not  the first horror franchise series. Halloween was already well on its way with 3 movies and Friday the 13th was on to its fourth. But there was something special about Nightmare on Elm Street. The villains in Halloween and Friday the 13th were basically serial killer types basically acting out on their revenge issues against teens who had sex. However Freddy Kruger was different. But again it dealt with revenge. He was a child molester and killer burned alive by a group of parents. He had some how come back to haunt the children of those parent in their dreams. But he could actually kill them in their dreams. The kids must learn to "never sleep again" or battle Freddy in their dreams.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 22, 2007 at 01:25pm | Comments (2)

Forever Evil

It Is Evil Beyond Time And Imagination.. Forever Watching... Waiting... Killing!
 




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Blood Diner

First They Greet You, Then They Eat You
 

Thankfully, someone loaded a scene from the Spanish language version to YouTube:


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Neon Maniacs

Night Falls. So Do Their Victims.
 




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Blood Evil

Terror Trims The Family Tree
 




AKA Demons of the Mind

Academy Home Entertainment #1028
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A Refreshing Way To Start Your Day,

Joy Behar
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Joy Behar
's coming to town! 

I am an avid View watcher, and Joy is my favorite personality on the show. She'll be performing her comedy routine at the Nob Hill Masonic Center on June 16th. 

I am sure some of you out there are as crazy for The View as I am...I find myself fascinated every morning by the ladies and their Hot Topics. Joy is my favorite because (esp before Rosie O'Donnell) she is the one who is the most blunt, the most truthful. If she came to my family home for Christmas, she would fit right in with my relatives, hilarious and cutting as she is (and Italian too). 

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What is it about The View that is so addicting? I have asked myself this question for many years now...for me I guess it's about what's going on below the surface on the show as much as it is what the women are gabbing about. It seems like there is always tension behind the scenes and it's tantalizingly close to the surface at times. I like to watch and see if it will peek out at the viewers and at what moment. It's also refreshing to see women actually hashing out what is going on in the news, instead of watching the barbara walters the viewnews and being blandly told so called facts. 

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Posted by Miss Ess on April 21, 2007 at 05:37pm | Comments (3)

BLONDE REDHEAD and LYMBYC SYSTYM on Sunday, 22

SF: Free Live Music! All Ages, as always.
Happy Weekend, we got your hook-up:
Personally, I dedicate my days to trying to make life within Amoeba happy (only got 9 lives, embrace it, eh?) ... and the free music works for me! Therefore, to salve your spirits and mine, I bring you these wonderful lickle bites of info:

Sunday, tomorrow 4/22/07, we are having 2 instores!! Checkity-check it:
                                                        our friends and yours ...
LYMBYC SYSTEM
2:00 pm

Folktronica! Indie-Rock!
Shirts with bears!
Hats! Music!
Pretty yellow wall! I want one!

LYMBYC, in my words? Experimental like nothing you've ever heard before, it isn't just some goofy noise thing where you're like, "Well. I've never heard anything like this before." It's got some layers. It's a damn good thing! (Ok, Ok, they aren't natives. Just local.)

The next show?
                        Blonde Redhead at 5:00 pm

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Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 21, 2007 at 10:05am | Post a Comment

If you're coming to Amoeba today, Saturday April 21:

Art Show Tonight, SF, right around the corner.
come to haight street for ...

APAK - Little Sanctuary
@ Giant Robot SF
618 Shrader around the corner from Amoeba Haight Street







Reception: Saturday, April 21, 6:30 to 10:00
www.gr-sf.com











see you there or you'll see us there or we'll see eachother at amoeba. thank you.
show through May 10

giant robot 415.876.4773
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Hands Of Steel

Feel The Grip Of Futureworld Action!
 





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Toby McTeague

A Wonderful Adventure For The Entire Family!
 





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Psycho 2


               INT. JOB'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

               JOB, (early 30's) sits with rapt attention at his computer
               screen. He is watching "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman", a TV
               show from the 1970's that's recently been released on DVD for
               the first time.

               Behind him on the sofa is JOHN GAVIN, not wearing any
               clothes, a hibernating BLACK BEAR and a SPOOKY GHOST.

               John and the Spooky Ghost look bored.

                                   SPOOKY GHOST
                             (to Job)
                         Boo!

                                   JOB
                         Shh.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 20, 2007 at 08:57pm | Post a Comment

Michael Hurley,

Renaissance Man
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Michael Hurley
played at the Cafe du Nord Wednesday night, so I busted on over there after my weekly Bravo reality tv date, and I made it just in time for his full set. 

Hurley is one of the last standing of the 60s folkies, and he's still playing out often. I think in about the last 3 years I have seen him play maybe 5ish times? Oh, and though he is in his 60s he's still expertly writing ghostly, beautiful songs. Some of my favorites of his entire career have been on records from the last 15 years. He's been recording since 1965!  Despite the fact that most people associate folk music with serious, political topics, Hurley has always had his sense of humor intact and out front in his songs.

He's come back into fashion in these last 10ish years mainly because lately other artists have been giving him the shout-outs he's always deserved and have been covering his songs. Two of the more notable artists to champion Hurley lately have been Chan Marshall of Cat Power and Devendra Banhart. (Weirdly, Chan Marshall's Covers Album is almost like a song for song version of Hurley's Armchair Boogie.)  A few years back I saw Devendra with Vetiver, Chris from Espers, Carrituck County members and Joanna Newsom covering one of my absolute favorite Hurley songs, "Be Kind to Me" at the Swedish American Hall, and they tore it up, made it the raucous and ramshackle-y number it's meant to be.

Anyway, Hurley's a quiet, modest guy, but he is quite the renaissance man-- in addition to all his writing and touring, he creates the artwork for pretty much all his cds. 

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Posted by Miss Ess on April 20, 2007 at 11:20am | Post a Comment

Lisa

Lisa Is Only Flirting... But Flirting With Richard Is Flirting With Death
 



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Stage Fright

An Audtion For Death
 





VidAmerica #7015
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You have to believe we are Magic ...

Nothing can stand in our way!

Tonight, join us at
Space Gallery
1141 Polk Street at Hemlock in SF, 9pm
as Club Unicornbread presents
a night of decadence and innocent yearning:


Ladies and Gentlemen of the world, join us in a celebration at what lies at the heart of all we do day in and day out:
the Muse of Creativity (above, changing my world and yours!) and the music of
Electric Light Orchestra!

Join this famous and talented cast as they give tribute
to what is arguably
  The Best Pop Musical of the 1980's!

We call it Xanadu ...
      Ding!
                             Ding!

Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 19, 2007 at 06:25pm | Post a Comment

Resident Advisor's podcast: awesome or fantastic?

Download this!

One of my favorite online destinations for dance music in 2007 is Australia's Resident Advisor. It's great for up-to-the-minute news, interviews, DJ charts and more. But while the writing is a bit off occasionally and the coverage a bit too club-focused, RA really shines through its podcast, an hour long mix by cutting-edge DJ's featuring the best the music has to offer. Recent sets from Alexander Robotnik, Âme, Maurice Fulton, Ripperton, M.A.N.D.Y. and particularly the completely satisfying Dixon mix have quenched my thirst for ever-newer mixes. Best part: it's free (unless you consider registration a cost). Go get it!
Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 19, 2007 at 02:50pm | Post a Comment

Men In Black: Black Flag and N.W.A.

L.A.'s Musical Influence On The World Part 1.
N.W.A. and Black Flag had much in common. Their music spoke of oppression, police brutality and the party life. The cops continuously harassed both groups. Riots sprung at both group's shows, making it hard for the groups to perform. On top of that, they were practically neighbors. Compton is just a few miles away from Lawndale.



BLACK FLAG

Black Flag played hardcore punk that woke suburbia from it's sleep. When the rock clubs banned Black Flag from playing their venues, they created alternative venues for their shows and created the first D.I.Y. touring circuit for alternative rock bands. Black Flag released hundreds of records on their own label (SST Records) by other influential punk rock groups. They were the godfathers of the 90's grunge movement as well as every hardcore punk band that came after them. Black Flag saved punk rock from dying a premature hipster's death yet unfortunately introduced the whole knucklehead element into the punk scene. Circle pit anyone?


N.W.A.
No disrespect to Too Short or The Geto Boys, but there would be no gangster rap in mainstream media if it weren’t for N.W.A. They achieved massive commercial success and mainstream appeal without the help of radio airplay or MTV. They helped expose society to "ghetto life," putting South L.A. and Compton on the map. Lyrically they helped inspire the revolt of 1992 (Some of you called it a riot; some of us call it a revolt!) and amputated the east coast stronghold held on hip-hop for many years, focusing attention not only on the L.A. rap scene but on other federations of rap music such as Houston, Atlanta and the Bay Area.



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Amarcord


               EXT. BACKYARD - DAY

               JOB, (early 30's) scrubs clothes on a washboard in a large
               basin.

               His movements are slow, laborious. He is melancholy.

               From the back-door of a house comes OLIVER CROMWELL, (mid 50's)
               holding two glasses of lime-aid.

               He walks over to Job.

                                   OLIVER CROMWELL
                         Lime-aid?

               Job gives a tired smile. He extracts his hands from the soapy
               water and wipes them on his shirt-front. He accepts the
               beverage and sips.

                                   OLIVER CROMWELL (CONT'D)
                         Hot day.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 19, 2007 at 10:21am | Comments (8)

The Freeway Maniac

There's No Exit... From The Terror!
 



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Over The Summer

Suddenly, The Summer is Sizzling!
 



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Night Of The Sharks

Still Waters Run Deep, Dark and Deadly!
 





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Two Talented Ladies

Make One Amazing Teeny Tour
Helloooooooo everyone, I just read online that Miss Joanna Newsom will be opening fobjorkr Miss Bjork on her upcoming tour for two whole dates:

05-15 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
05-19 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre

Now doesn't that seem like a fantastic match? 

I am so excited to hejoanna newsomar Joanna's new ep that is coming out next Tuesday on Drag City. It's gonna be called Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band and will have one new song, "Colleen," recorded just after her tour ended in December at The Record Plant in Sausalito. The Plant is a fabled recording studio where Fleetwood Mac's Rumours was laid down, along with sessions by just about anyone who's anyone, including Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Van Morrison, Crosby, Stilljoanna newsom and the ys street bands, Nash and Young, Michael Bolton, etc etc. All the greats. Anyway, I am waiting with most eager anticipation for this latest release, and will give a full report as soon as I hear it. Oh yeah, it's also gonna have some live tracks from the Ys tour and including her crackerjack band of Miss Katie Hardin, Mr Neal Morgan, Mr Kevin Barker, Mr Ryan Francesconi, and Mr Dan Cantrell. Seeing the Ys songs performed live was one of the most moving experiences I have ever had at a show-- this band cooks!  And so do the songs. Hopefully everyone's heard Joanna's Ys by now; if not, you are coo coo-- go check it out immediately!  Bjork's new album Volta comes out May 7.  All of this gives me so much to look forward to!
Posted by Miss Ess on April 18, 2007 at 05:18pm | Comments (2)

2nd Street Jazz

Jazz & More in Little Tokyo



2nd Street Jazz (Or LAND as it's otherwise known as) is a Jazz club
and bar located in downtown LA's little Tokyo. It's an inconspicuous
spot, unassuming, situated on a corner between a couple of sushi
restaurants and an American Apparel. Actually, it's very easy to miss.
However, it's a spot that his been gathering ample attention not by
flyers or ads, but through word of mouth.

2nd Street Jazz was founded six years ago by former trumpet player and
entrepreneur, Kohei Matsumoto. Kohei was a businessman whose passion
for Jazz inspired him to open a Jazz club in Little Tokyo. Unfortunately, after having achieved his dream, Kohei passed away. However, his son Koichi soon took over and is keeping his father's vision alive.

The week starts off on Monday night, which tends to be a little tamed.
You can typically find your usual suspects enjoying a cold 24oz.
Sapporo and speaking with Koichi or the bartender Lisa from my
hometown of Gardena. On Tuesdays, 2nd Street hosts an open jam session
that attracts many of L.A.'s up and coming jazz musicians. Wednesdays
are reserved for local Jazz groups playing mostly original
compositions. In fact, in the multiple times that I have been there on a Wednesday night, I have yet to witness a single mediocre act.

Other nights are reserved for different events, my favorite night being
an amateur night with the participants being some of the regulars from the bar. It's funny, some people will surprise you with their talent
and others, well… it's amateur night. It's never boring. The acts cover
various musical styles; R&B, rock, samba, hip-hop... etc. Lots of cover
songs that range from the musical tastes of Alicia Keys to Michael
Franks (remember "Popsicle Toes"? ah… yeah, that one) to Miles Davis.

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Posted by Gomez Comes Alive! on April 18, 2007 at 02:50pm | Comments (1)

It's Windy

Therefore, We Have Odyssey and Oracle
I'm not for global warming at all, but aren't you all as tired of being COLD right now as I am? SF is freezing these past few days...and apparently compared to the northeast we've got it easy here.
odessey and oracle the zombies
Anyway, today since it's so blustery all I have been listening to has been the Zombies' Odyssey and Oracle. It's a fantastic record, makes me feel like it's fall for some reason (even though it's supposed to be spring right now). The Zombies had so much promise as a 60s English rock band, but they broke up soon after this record was made in 1967, I think even by the time it was released. I feel that this record is their penultimate statement though-- it's their only fully realized album. Maybe anything else they would have done would have seemed lesser after reaching such heights anyway.

The thing that is so great about Odyssey and Oracle is that every song is fantastic in its own way. It seems like all the songs on this record tell detailed stories and that's part of what sets the album apart and elevates the music. As with all favorite records, my favorite track changes often-- first, years ago, it was "A Rose For Emily," or maybe "Beechwood Park." Both songs are completely catchy and yetthe zombies also melancholic. I guess that is part of why I connect this record with an autumnal feeling-- it's that bittersweetness that comes over me about every September as the seasons change. That said, there is optimism and hope on the record too, esp in "This Will Be Our Year" and "I Want Her She Wants Me," two more favorite cuts of mine. Right now and for the past year or so my favorite song on Odyssey and Oracle is the bizarro "Changes." It's got overwhelmingly huge choruses with swirly harmonies and odd yet evocative lyrics describing a girl from the past who wears "strawberry clothes"-- it's all hung together strangely and yet it works and stands out.  Clearly "Time of the Season" is the most famous track on the record, but I tend to forget it is even there, coming as it does at the very end of the whole eloquent thing. It's like a little extra treat after you've heard and digested all these other wonderfully melodic nuggets.  Yeah the Zombies were kinda obviously trying to be the Beatles (the record was made in 1967 after all, same as Sgt. Pepper)...but they did a great job of constructing a gorgeous pop album all their own.
Posted by Miss Ess on April 18, 2007 at 12:39pm | Post a Comment

depeche mode reissues...

keep em coming!
I'm a big fan of the reissues. So many of my favorite albums from the 80s need a good remastering. It's also always fun to rediscover your old favorites with new bonus tracks and added video content. The packaging is also usually redone and made all fancy. This last couple years has seen the reissue of the entire Depeche Mode catalogue. Last month we just got the latest two reissues,  Black Celebration and Construction Time Again. The only thing left is Ultra and Exciter. I don't think they will be reissuing Playing the Angel since it did just recently come out for the first time.

First up is Construction Time Again. This album was originally released in 1983. This was their third album, following A Broken Frame. It was always easy to remember the order of the early album because construction obviously follows something that is broken! While they had started to make an impact in the U.S., they were still not to the point of playing stadiums quite yet. This album has a slightly more industrial feel to it. It includes more samples than their albums had before. This album included some of my favorites, "More Than a Party", "Everything Counts" and "And Then..." Alan Wilder had joined the band as a full time member at this point. He even wrote the environmentally friendly song "The Landscape is Changing." He joined Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Andrew Fletcher. Depeche Mode were now the band they would be all the way through Songs of Faith and Devotion. All of their albums were really their own thing. And they all still hold up today. They were breakthrough at the time and are still influencing bands today.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 18, 2007 at 12:33pm | Post a Comment

Zebra Force

Can The End Justify The Means ?
 


Badly injured in Vietnam, our one-armed burn victim (w/ electronic voice box) anti-hero plots to rob the local mob by inciting a RACE WAR !  Together with his ragtag band of hardened veterans, they take on the mob's gambling & drug trade disguised as black men. You see, these hardened veterans are hardened WHITE veterans - no one will expect THEM! Their disguise is so convincing that an all-together different (aka African-American) cast is used during those scenes.  Will the mob figure out what's going on and what will happen when the local badass brothers discover the deception? With a shocking twist finale!


Media Home Entertainment M702


Posted by phil blankenship on April 18, 2007 at 12:32pm | Comments (1)

"Suspect Named In Jam Master Jay's Murder"

5 years later ... give or take.

Except it feels like 20 years ago the way the years run, don't it?


Now they are saying they know the man who did this thing, or have the right man in custody' or any of that Law & Order kind of action.

I don't know a thing.

I'm not saying they're right, not saying that they are lying.


But don't forget.
Right?


Can't never let yourself forget.
Let Justice prevail. Someday, somehow.
Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 18, 2007 at 10:31am | Post a Comment

Phantasm II

The Ball is Back !
 

Nice new dvd editions of  Phantasm and Phantasm III were issued last week.

Phantasm 4: Oblivion has been on dvd since 2000.

But where 'o where is the domestic pressing of my favorite in the series, Phantasm II ??



MCA Home Video 80839

Posted by phil blankenship on April 17, 2007 at 11:31pm | Comments (1)

The Octagon

The Ninja, unholy masters of terror. No one will admit they still exist!

1980. In an unnamed South American country, mercinaries are being trained in the long lost art of the NINJA.  These terrorists are killing Canadian diplomats, their families, and other important people across the globe. Only one man can stop the black clad assassins & their devious plot - CHUCK NORRIS !

Chuck battles across Los Angeles to the heart of South America with the help of best friend Art Hindle, bounty hunter Lee Van Cleef, mysterious heiress Karen Carlson and reformed terrorist Carol Bagdasarian, culminating in the ultimate fight against the head ninja, his disgraced BROTHER, within the walls of the sacred battleground of THE OCTAGON.

Check out the trailer below as well as a clip of the penultimate fight between Chuck and Richard Norton (ABBA's former bodyguard) !




Posted by phil blankenship on April 17, 2007 at 10:44pm | Comments (2)

Cat People


               INT. JOB'S APARTMENT - MORNING

               CAMERA PANS, SHOWING JOB'S IMMACULATE AND ECCENTRICALLY
               APPOINTED LODGINGS. SHOT ENDS ON JOB.

               JOB, (early 30's) is in bed, sleeping.

               At his feet, curled into a black round, is his cat, FANGS.

               ZOOM IN ON JOB'S FACE.

               His mouth and brow twitch slightly; he is dreaming.

                                                       DISSOLVE TO:

               INT. JOB'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

               Job is in bed, sleeping.

               He tosses.

               He wakes suddenly, from a nightmare.

               He looks around, dazed.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 17, 2007 at 01:12pm | Post a Comment

Save Internet Radio

Do you listen to online radio stations? Often? Do you have favorites you love a whole lot? Well, all that is about to end, thanks to yesterday's hearing of the Copyright Royalty Board, at which it declined to change its mind regarding a recent hike in rates that will effectively put everyone out of business.

Still, there's hope.

Send a letter to your Congressperson. If you care, you gotta.
Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 17, 2007 at 01:01am | Post a Comment

not much out today...4/17...

but there is always something...NIN...Noisettes
So last week was a bit busier and next week will again be super busy. But these things come in waves. Just two albums coming out today worth talking about. I will not be wasting your time talking about the new Avril Lavigne. So I am totally impressed with this dude: it seemed like he was off taking a long break for a while, but then he put out a great new album a couple years ago, With Teeth. It kind of surprised me.

And now Nine Inch Nails is back with a new one already Year Zero.  Trent Reznor basically is NIN. He has been creating music for us for almost 20 years now.


2007 is actually the 20th anniversary of Trent's appearance in Light of Day with Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett. You might need to watch it again to catch him in a bar scene playing keyboards in "The Problems." Michael J Fox and Joan Jett are like the rock and roll bar band Carpenters as a brother and sister band called the "Barbusters." Gena Rowlands is amazing as always as their mother. Joan Jett is not only a rocker but a single mom in the movie!



Trent started his career with the brilliant album Pretty Hate Machine on TVT records, an album that basically invented a whole new type of music. It also had a huge influence on many bands. I know many people who still regard it as one of their favorites. He made industrial music that was more accessible and catchy than most. The songs actually kind of flowed and had lyrics that made sense. His albums are always dark and futuristic. This new album will for sure not upset any of his fans. Year Zero is dark, intense and brilliant.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 16, 2007 at 10:14pm | Comments (3)

Electra Glide In Blue

               INT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS - EVENING

               Phones ring and the office bustles with activity.

               An OFFICER taps out six Advil into his palm and swallows them
               with an energy drink. He is exhausted.

               In his office is CAPTAIN RODIN, intensively studying some
               reports.

               LIEUTENANT REDDY knocks on the Captain's door. He holds up a
               bag of baked goods and smiles.

               The Captain smiles wearily.

               Lieutenant Reddy sets the bag on the desk, leaves, then
               returns with two tall coffees which he sets next to the bag
               of pastries; closes the office door behind him and sits down.

               The Captain smiles faintly as Lieutenant removes two
               croissants, one chocolate, one plain, and sets them neatly on
               the bag.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 16, 2007 at 10:11pm | Post a Comment

Wax Poetics

A Must Read for the Vinyl Junkie



 Issue #22 of Wax Poetics is out now. Included in this issue is an in-depth interview with Pharoahe Monch, whose long overdue album comes out in June. Also included is a feature on the outspoken Betty Davis, who paved the way for future female funk artists such as Macy Gray & Erykah Badu. Way ahead of her time, the former wife of Miles Davis never got full credit for changing the face of funk in the 70’s. Other great articles of note include features on Too Short, Joao Donato and Ornette Coleman, plus a tribute to the late Alice Coltrane. One of my favorite regular features in Wax Poetics is called Re:Discovery, where the magazine contributors write about five favorite rediscovered albums, twelve & seven inch singles. I often feel a variety of emotions when I read this feature, from jealousy (I wish I had that!) to regret (damn, I used to have that!) to pride (man…I’ve had that for years!) This magazine is a must for people who love digging through Amoeba vast World, Reggae, Soul, Electronica and Hip-Hop vinyl sections.
Posted by Gomez Comes Alive! on April 16, 2007 at 05:00pm | Comments (2)

Congratulations to Matt and Marie

new Mom and Dad


Here is former Amoeba man Matt Dickow and his new daughter, Isobelle Madison:



Isobell's Mom, who did 99.9% of the work that day, was glowing and beautiful in the pictures. Uncle Clancy, well, he's crooning black metal songs now to 2 little babies, and son Owen has another playmate. Congratulations and best wishes to your entire clan from us folks over here at Amoeba.
Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 16, 2007 at 10:11am | Comments (1)

"White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s."

a new looking back book by Joe Boyd
Reason 2,472 that I love Amoeba: I wake up, I read the paper  (online, of course) and always find some neato thing!

Today, this is the patch of online journalism that jolts me - somewhere between a good cup of coffee and shock-paddles de resuscitare, I find this description of a man shopping at Amoeba Music, the one on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California:

from the calendar section of the LA Times:

'... These [albums] were not of mere musical interest to Boyd. He produced them. And throughout the store there's plenty more of his handiwork: influential albums by innovative English folk-rock group Fairport Convention and its most famous alums, Richard Thompson and the late Sandy Denny; the idiosyncratic work of Scottish psychedelic-folk avatars the Incredible String Band; and the singular sounds from the too-brief life of singer-songwriter Nick Drake.

Although that music stands on its own merits, the value is even more evident in the presence here of many younger acts claiming influence from Boyd's catalog, from R.E.M. (which recruited him to produce the 1985 "Fables of the Reconstruction" album) to the currently acclaimed crop of "freak-folk" figures such as Devendra Banhart and (seen to your left) Joanna Newsom, who talk of music associated with Boyd in hushed, reverent tones."


... so, ,maybe Miss Ess, purveyor of music lit world-wide, can blog to us all one day and tell us what she thought of this man's new book:

 "White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s."

Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 16, 2007 at 09:00am | Comments (2)

Did you see Spellbound?

There's this other movie ...
'Did I see? Why, what kind of trick is thi-?'

No, no ... I'm watching Wordplay on a Sunday, which means it's extra hard to watch today so if you're tired, wait until Monday ...  anyway, it reminded me of another documentary Spellbound, which I was also the last to see. I should call my movie blogs 'The Finally Founds' or perhaps more accurate would be something along the lines of 'No Attention-Span Theater'



As I was saying, Ladies and Gents, I present to you
Wordplay aka Word Play:

An incredible look at Crossword Puzzles, the folks who can do them faster than I can find a pencil - yes, pencil, and fascinatingly: how crosswords are made.

Especially this fella, goes by the name Will Shortz? Face it, when you think artificial heart, you think Jarvis-7 and Barney Clark. Snap. (Some argue the order, but hey ...) When someone says crossword puzzle, you think The New York Times and Will Shortz. (Some argue the order, but hey ...)

If you have no idea what I am talking about, it's even more reason for you to see this docu-mama as soon as you can get yer hands upon it!

My new motto as of last week? I know nothing!  I promise you, it's freeing. Try it. Whee.

I am no stranger to the squares and cursing beneath my breath as I struggle with that last corner of an angry weekend puzzle. I'm also no stranger to a really bad Monday when I couldn't even finish the puzzle in the Oakland Tribune. Lucky for me, I also remember the joy I got from any Sunday New York Times puzzle that I finished or not. (Most of them, not)

Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 16, 2007 at 02:30am | Post a Comment

In The Shadow Of Kilimanjaro

Violent Death Was The Easy Way Out!
 




There's a shitty review of the movie on IMDb but don't believe it - this movie DELIVERS  baboon carnage, more than any other film in history.  Human faces don't stand a chance against a baboon's flesh-ripping wrath ! There's also some fairly convincing footage of baboons getting shot.... but not to worry, there's a note that no animals were harmed in the production of the movie. and if they wrote it, it must be true !

U.S.A. Home Video #63213
Posted by phil blankenship on April 16, 2007 at 01:37am | Post a Comment

Sweet Sweet Music

Hot titles from Amoeba SF's electronica section
    At Amoeba SF's electronica section, we've usually got at least four or five titles each month that we're extremely hyped on. Here's our current batch:



    First we've got Gui Boratto's Chromophobia on Kompakt. Boratto's Brazilian heritage gives him an edge when making his brand of tech-house, and that's an ear for rhythm. Straddling between minimal and electrohouse, Chromophobia avoids any LP pitfalls by working equally on a dancefloor as on headphones, it's got enough oomph to sound fantastic on a large sound system, but intricate enough that you notice small details while listening at home. I love his way with melody, particularly the swooping tones of "Terminal" and the bleep counterpoint in "Gate 7"; it gets quite emotional. The rhythms are key, though, and it's clear from the first track on that Boratto has a good grasp of syncopation and funk. Between the Hug and Field albums and now this, Kompakt are on a bit of a roll, again!



    Next up is We Are Together by Japanese producer Kuniyuki Takahashi, released on Mule Musiq. This is an album that is a unanimous vote amongst the electronica staff - everybody loves it (well, at least four of us). It's jazzy house music only in the loosest sense of the phrase, managing to perfectly walk the tightrope between noodly and stiff. The thing I like best about this album is its sense of space, the production on every track sounds so expansive and widescreen as to conjure up images of the music's physicality. In that sense it reminds me of the Burial album where there's a very conscious sense of three-dimensional space - it's a real "smokers delight". Check Kuni's MySpace page to hear more of this excellence.

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Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 16, 2007 at 12:43am | Post a Comment

roseanne is still funny

Roseanne is one of those shows that remains hilarious after all these years. Some shows, ALF as an example, were hilarious when they first aired, but they do not hold up years later. Believe me, cause I have tried. But Roseanne managed to create a show that was still hilarious 7 years into it. Season 7 originally aired in 1994 and 1995. The show lasted 9 seasons. It still remained a great show for one more season. However, it was season 9 after they won the lottery that the show went down hill quickly. Roseanne was hilarious because it dealt with real situations. It was a real family dealing with real situations.  They just happened to use a whole lot of sarcasm and humour to get through the day. Season 7 begins with Roseanne becoming pregnant, which she was in real life. In this season, Darlene gets a new boyfriend while David remains at the Connor house. Jackie and Fred have problems and split up. Becky and Mark move out, again. My favorite episode is when some elderly nudists move in next door. Roseanne and Dan can't stop peeping and are eventually confronted by their neighbors. This is also the season where Beverly is arrested for drunk driving.

Laurie Metcalf is really underrated as an actress. She is again amazing in this season. Estelle Parson as Bev and Sara Gilbert as Darlene are also great additions to the cast. The season is filled with guest stars. Sharon Stone as the Landlord of Becky and Mark's trailer park. Traci Lords as a new Lunch Box employee. Danny Masterson stars as Darlene's new boyfriend Jimmy. And Shelley Winters is as amazing as ever as Bev's mom. Martin Mull and Sandra Bernhard also return as the co-owners of the Lunch Box. This season also included an episode with the famous TV moms of the old family shows. Also a dream episode with the cast of Gilligan's Island. The cover art for these DVDs often have horrible pictures of John Goodman on them. It seems the designer of these boxes is not a big John Goodman fan. However, this season box seems to have a more accurate picture of John on the cover. The great thing about these season boxes is that they contain the original uncut episode. The episodes you see on Nick at Nite are cut down to fit in more commercials. So there are new little bits that you may not remember added back into the episodes.  Seriously, this show is timeless. It cracks me up every time I put it on. It also brings me back to a time when sitcoms were still funny.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 15, 2007 at 02:32pm | Comments (4)

get some lo-fi-fnk!

A couple of weeks ago I went to go see Fujiya & Miyagi at the Mezzanine. I had no high hopes for the opening bands since I have had bad experience with the openers there before....Mikey Avalon as an example. So I was ready for Lo-Fi-Fnk to be over before they even started. However I ran into my friend Tom and he tried convincing me that I was gonna like them. I still was not totally convinced. But suddenly curious. Little did I know they would be my new favorite band. These kids from Sweden have got to be like maybe 20 years old. But they really did blow me away. Super fun electro that kind of made Fujiya & Miyagi seem a little boring. They remind me of when I first saw Les Rythmes Digitales. They for sure had some fans there. But the crowd seemed to be mostly Fujiya & Miyagi fans that were being won over by the lo-fi funk of Lo-Fi-Fnk. They had really good energy and seemed to get the crowd excited and into their jams. Similar to Hot Chip or Junior Boys, it is fun catchy electro. So I went and picked up their album "Boylife" as soon as I could. And the album is awesome! I can't stop listening to it. The album is full of catchy electro jams such as "What's on Your Mind" and "Wake Up" and "Adore."

Lo-Fi-Fnk are from Stockholm, Sweden.  The band is Leo Drougge and August Hellsing who met in High School. Probably not too long ago. This album came out in Europe in 2006. No release yet in the U.S. But it can't be too far off in the future. These kids obviously set out to have fun and make a dancey fun record. They succeeded brilliantly. They somehow made an album that is seriously addictive. Great synth beats with catchy lyrics. They don't take themselves too seriously. So don't go thinking this is a serious electronic album. Its fun electro pop and you will surely become addicted as I have.  Here is a fun video for you
to watch...

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 15, 2007 at 12:29pm | Post a Comment

You Know The Score

Classic Breakbeat Hardcore videos
Alternately known as Old Skool, Hardcore or simply Rave Music, Breakbeat Hardcore is the bastard spawn of Chicago Acid House, Dub Reggae and Bomb Squad-style Hip Hop. Here's a slew of videos I've been collecting that showcase the stuff in it's full glory. All Hail YouTube!

Run Tings - Fires Burning:



Altern8 - Infiltrate 202
:



Kicks Like a Mule - The Bouncer:



Liquid - Sweet Harmony/SL2 - On a Ragga Tip:



SL2 - DJ's Take Control:



Acen - Trip II the Moon (Kaleidiscopiklimax)
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Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 15, 2007 at 12:58am | Post a Comment

Galyon

The Jungle Superlord!
 



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The Best Years of Our Lives


               EXT. GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE - NIGHT

               JOB, (early 30's) and his boyfriend COREY (late 20's), exit
               the theatre amidst the late-night crowds of tourists, all
               looking downward at the celebrity-made prints in the sidewalk
               panels.

               The marquee behind them reads "GRINDHOUSE".

                                   COREY
                         You like it?

               Job nods.

               Beat.

                                   JOB
                         Very much.

                                   COREY
                             (chuckles)
                         You're glowing!

Posted by Job O Brother on April 14, 2007 at 08:44pm | Comments (2)

A Basement, a Red Light and a Feeling

Elektrons' party manifesto
This week I happened to receive new music by Elektrons, a Manchester-based duo who've recently released their second single, and it's one that has shot to the top of my chart - I've been humming it all week!

 

"Dirty Basement" features Eska, a vocalist who's worked extensively in the Broken Beat world with the likes of Bugz in the Attic and I. G. Culture, often the highlight of the songs she's singing, as is the case with the majority of Culture's vastly overlooked New Sector Movements album Turn It Up. She is wicked, and this is no exception. The staccato verses sound like she's channeling Missy Elliot a bit but once she really starts singing, it's purely Eska.



Elektrons
are also known as eclectic DJ crew  The Unabombers and throw an internationally-known club night called The Electric Chair (popular enough that they have their own CD compilations) that's been turning folks on to its varied music policy of fun, funky and leftfield dance tunes since 1995. Made up of Justin Crawford and Luke Cowdrey, the Unas both have a long history in music, with Crawford being behind jazzy downtempo act Only Child on Mark Rae's Grand Central Records as well as bassist for Madchester dance-rockers New Fast Automatic Daffodils (who are due for a major revival any day now - you heard it here first).

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Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 14, 2007 at 08:36pm | Comments (1)

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn


               INT. JOB'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

               JOB, (early 30's) pours boiling water from an electric kettle
               into an heirloom mug.

               His black cat, FANGS, races around the room, batting and
               pouncing on a toy mouse.

               Job carefully prepares a perfect cup of tea, then brings it
               to his desk, where he sits in an antique, red leather chair.

               He faces his computer. He brings up Final Draft.

               He takes a moment to consider what to write.

               From behind him, a voice speaks...

                                   ANGEL
                         I know what you're gonna write
                         about.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 13, 2007 at 11:56pm | Comments (1)

Lester Bangs

We love you
lester bangs
So I don't know if you all are fans of Lester Bangs or not, but I am a huge fan. Lester Bangs kinda sorta "invented" rock journalism as we know it today. He was a passionate and talented fellow, who took his inspiration from the Beats and from nyquil, among other things. In his pieces he rambles from one brilliant point to another, all the while insulting everyone possible and tearing down your eastral weeks van morrisonxpectations. He's also incredibly tender about the things that have really moved him.

My favorite piece he ever wrote is, not coincidently, about one of my favorite records:  Astral Weeks by Van Morrison. You can check out the entire piece he wrote here. (And you should.)

Lester's writing style can't be beat in my book. It's so upsettinglester bangs that he died so young, pretty much burned himself out, cause it would be so fantastic to have him here today, railing against the dull- as- tombs stuff that passes for music writing these days. It would be so interesting to hear his take on the world we have now, a world in which the internet (here we are) means that anything, any bit of information or connection we want we can have at our fingertips, instead of that long, weary and ultimately rewarding search we used to have. I think if he was here lester would still see and point out the beauty in that brand of now- old-fashioned journey.

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Posted by Miss Ess on April 13, 2007 at 06:13pm | Comments (1)

Rough Air

When Every Minute Counts!
The 1970s were a great time for the airplane thriller genre. Kick started by the multi-Oscar nominated Airport, flights ruled the air and the silver screen. However, by the time The Concorde... Airport '79 rolled around, the series was verging on self parody, leading to the seeming conclusion of the genre, Airplane!

Surprisingly, the success of Turbulence in the home video market brought engines roaring back to rental stores across the country, spawning the release of dozens of nearly identical new entries into the Airplane Terror field.

Rough Air follows the genre conventions closely. Eric Roberts is a disgraced pilot called in for one last flight. Alexandra Paul is his former lover / head flight attendant.  The routine international flight hits a patch of ROUGH AIR when (first) the plane is depressurized after the cargo hatch is torn from the plane, (second) hits a brutal oceanic storm, (third) is hit by lightning causing massive computer malfunction, (fourth) the prisoner being transported back to the states to stand trial as the Internet Murderer (!!) gets loose planning to hijack the plane, and (fifth) the plane passes the half way point of the flight signalling there is NO TURNING BACK !  Thankfully, the passengers include an airplane repairman on his honeymoon, a European soccer star (hellbent on making the sport bigger than baseball - take that Beckham!), and the aforementioned Internet Murderer (who happens to not only have a pilot's license but also a heart of gold!). Director Jon Cassar brings an air of respectability (almost) and excitement to this cliched affair, just as he would do several years later as the coproducer / director of the hit show 24.

Posted by phil blankenship on April 12, 2007 at 11:40pm | Post a Comment

The Jungle Book


               INT. JOB'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

               JOB, (early 30's) sits at his desk. A BLACK CAT is curled in
               his lap.

               He's listening to music on shuffle; a new song playing every
               few minutes or so. Currently playing is an early song by
               Front 242 from their album "Geography", located in the
               Gothic/Industrial section of Amoeba Music.

               He's typing out his latest blog, in screenplay format.

               In the time it takes him to describe the music that's
               playing, it switches to a track from Clinic's latest effort,
               "Visitations"; an album he is still exploring and enjoying,
               though it doesn't immediately rock his world like their
               impish, catchy and pithy album "Walking With Thee", located
               in the Rock/Pop section of Amoeba Music; an album which
               samples one of his heroes, Laurie Anderson, also found in
               that section.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 12, 2007 at 10:34am | Post a Comment

God Bless You Mister Vonnegut

1922 all the way to 2007

... and so it goes.
Posted by The Bay Area Crew on April 12, 2007 at 08:07am | Comments (1)

Crank Sturgeon / PCRV Live @ Pehrspace

Noise Noise Noise
Tonight I caught the epic Crank Sturgeon & PCRV tour as it hit Los Angeles.

I'm a bit tired after a night of so much noise so I'll leave you with a few videos I was able to catch:

Crank Sturgeon:


PCRV:


Moment Trigger:


Robedoor:


Moth Drakula:
Posted by phil blankenship on April 12, 2007 at 01:08am | Post a Comment

The Employee Interview Part II

M. Nero Nava
The Employee Interview
Second Edition: M. Nero Nava
3 + years at Amoeba
Floor Gent

blondie debbie harry
Q: What was the first music you remember hearing as a kid, before you had a choice?

M.N.N: The first song I remember was Blondie's "Heart of Glass."

Q: How have your parents' musical choices affected your musical tastes?

They affected me a lot because my dad likes blues music, which got me into R&B, and my mom used to be a goth chick, so my aesthetic leanings were more towards post punk and all that stuff.  But of course I rebelled as a teen and I listened to hip hop.

Q: What has been the biggest musical influence on your life?

Probably my mom. She laid the foundation with bands like the Cure, David Bowie, Lou Reed.

Q: What is your favorite record to get down to?

Probably Marvin Gaye, the I Want You album.

Q: What is your musical guilty pleasure?

All those R&B chicks that have one good song and they have one name: Kelis, Aaliyah, Ciara, Amerie.
jefferson starship grace slick paul kantner
Q: What's the last concert you went to? What was the first concert you went to?

princeFirst concert: Jefferson Starship at Great America.
                                   Last concert: I saw Prince for my 46th time.
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Q:  When did you start playing music and why?

When i was 16 I started playing keyboards, then I sold my sampler and bought a guitar when I was 18. I wanted to play because girls like that and I'm funky.

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Posted by Miss Ess on April 11, 2007 at 05:32pm | Comments (4)

my love of the love of diagrams

also out this week...


the full length album by the Love of Diagrams "Mosaic."
I love this album! Ever since I first heard their ep a couple of months ago, I have been obsessed. And patiently waiting for the release of the full length. While this is their first album out in the US, they have one previous in their native Australia, "The Target is You."  But it is all about Mosaic.

Love of Diagrams have been around since 2001, but are finally making their way to a US audience. The band is made up of two awesome ladies, Monika Fikerle and Antonia Sellbach, and one dude, Luke Horton. I don't know what it is, but I love bands with both dudes and ladies singing back and forth at each other. It just makes the songs more interesting by combining two different perspectives.

You can easily mistake them for a late 70s/early 80s no wave band. They have the post punk sound of similar bands like Erase Errata. Bands like these often do not hide their influences, it seems to have gotten to a point where bands are torn apart for being too obvious with their influences. But I really think it has almost reached a point where everything has been done. Every band name has been taken and every sound reinvented. But I don't really care about any of this.

Love of Diagrams simply makes me wanna dance and gets me more excited than most bands have the ability to do. It 's the kind of album I want to start over before it's even finished the first time. They have a great raw energy on this album, similar to early Siouxsie albums. You seriously need to go check out this album. You can always start with the ep, if you a scared to commit to an entire album.
Here is a video if you need some more convincing....

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Sloe Poke

LA's Resident DJ


There are three things you need to know about DJ Sloe Poke: 1. He doesn’t mess around with any of the artsy stuff. 2. You won’t hear him tactlessly scratching and 3. He goes to a club to rock it.
 
What makes Sloe Poke one of L.A. ’s best DJ’s is that he can spin several styles of music with ease. Sloe Poke attributes his skills to the years of spinning for people with diverse tastes, ages and cultures.  Most DJ’s can spin two or three different genres of music but get lost when it comes to Latin music. This is where Sloe Poke excels. He’s the kind of DJ that can entice the older generation to go out on the dance floor and put a younger crowd to shame. He can mix a Salsa classic like Joe Arroyo’s “Rebelion” with Celso Pina’s Sonidero hit, “Cumbia Sobre El Rio,” then follow those songs with Thalia’s poppy, “Piel Morena” and Frankie Cutlass’ club fave, “ Puerto Rico,” making it all flow together somehow.




 
Because of Sloe Poke’s range, he can spin almost anywhere in the city. Besides being a resident DJ at places like Little Temple and the Rhythm Lounge, he spins at clubs like “Sonido,” playing Dub, Dancehall & Lover’s Rock. At the “Root Down” on Thursday nights, he plays funk alongside some of L.A. ’s best funk DJ’s. At ¡DESCARGA! Sloe Poke keeps the floor moving with Salsa, Merengue & Cumbia. When he’s DJing at The House of Blues in San Diego , he compliments whatever act is headlining. He has opened for shows as diverse as Mos Def, David Lee Roth, Yellowman & Jaguares. It really doesn’t matter who or what genre Sloe Poke is spinning for, he always has the perfect mix.

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A Force Of One

Only He Can Stop The Killing!
1979. Drugs are taking over a small California town. An unknown karate killer is slowly picking off a team of undercover narcotics agents. What will the harried police chief & his misfit band of officers do ?

Hire local martial arts champion Matt Logan (CHUCK NORRIS) to teach them how to FIGHT BACK, that's what ! But the drug cartel (and their skateboarding dealers) get more than they bargained for when they kill Logan's adopted son - they soon have to deal with a vengeful FORCE OF ONE !

Teamed up with sexy sidekick Jennifer O'Neill (Scanners), Chuck Norris presents one of his more entertaining '70s flicks, though the PG rating robs any hopes of nudity or extreme violence covering the affair with a sort of tv movie vibe.  Still, director Paul (Deadly Force!!) Aaron keeps things moving and thoughts away from the seeming ineptitude of the police department.




Posted by phil blankenship on April 10, 2007 at 07:41pm | Comments (1)

Shanghai Surprise


               EXT. SUNSET BLVD. - DAY

               JOB, (early 30's) wearing jeans and a T-shirt reading
               "World's Best Grandpa", walks down the bustling street.

               Everyone he passes is talking on a cell phone.

               His phone starts ringing.

               He fishes it out of his back pocket.

                                   JOB
                         Hello?

                                   VOICE (V.O.)
                         Spare some change?

                                   JOB
                         What?

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Joni in Green Velvet

(1969)
Joni Mitchell is killing me lately, just killing me.

Ever since I picked up these new Dick Cavett Show box sets that are out and watched the Rock Icons Collection, my interest in Joni has been re-established. The very first episode in the set is the "Woodstock Episode," literally taped the morning Hendrix ripped the sh*t out of the national anthem. The show features Jefferson Airplane, Joni and (in place of Hendrix) Stephen Stills and David Crosby, still covered in mud.

Although the entire show is fantastic to watch, it's Joni Mitchell that affects me the most. It's obvious that Cavett is enraptured with her, and it's easy to see why. Draped in green velvet, with her young, open face and unbjoni mitchellelievably crafted songs, she's a mind bender. There's no one else like her, is there? 

The expressions on her face while she performs her song "Willy," a song she says is "for my man and for the moon," are so gorgeous--  she's living her way through the song, lost in her own memories and thoughts. You can see the spark lit on her face throughout the performance and just  like the line in the song it is "like a shiny light breaking in a storm."

I've watched it several times through, over and over.  The optimism and honesty doesn't live just on her face, it permeates the entire program and seems so foreign to me and to my experience processing much of the music released and performed on tv these days. For some reason, we can't afford to be that optimistic anymore? All I can say is when it's there, it's beautiful to watch.

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this is what is coming out today...4/10...

Blonde Redhead...Bright Eyes...
OK...there are some exciting new release out today for you all...


First up is the new Blonde Redhead "23" and it has nothing to do with that horrible new Jim Carrey movie that already disappeared.  It's been about 3 years since their last album "Misery is a Butterfly." This is their second album for 4AD. However, it has much more in common with the album before "Misery" which was "Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons." "Misery" was a bit forgettable. Still good, but it did not remain in my head for days later after listening to it.  I still can just think of "Melody" for just a second and conjure up all the great amazing and tragic memories all tied up with that album. I seriously listened to that album every day for months. It was just that good.


Blonde Redhead has always been good. The band is made up of Kazu Makino and the scary twins Simone and Amedeo Pace. I only say scary, because twins tend to scare me, although I am also strangely intrigued by them.  The band is usually made up of just vocals, drums, and guitar.  The vocals are amazing on their albums.  I often have to go read the lyrics to be able to follow along.  The songs alternate between male and female vocals,  kind of like a combination of Versus and Dead Can Dance. It's amazing to have an album this good, seven albums into their existence. Again, I find myself addicted to Blonde Redhead. I can't stop listening to this album. It quickly draws you in and there is really no going back.

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April 8, 2007

Grindhouse
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Drive-In Massacre

A different kind of grindhouse... filmed entirely in blood curdling GORE-COLOR !
 



Cult Video #C7

unrelated to drive-in massacre but familiar to
Canadian Grindhouse viewers:
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Entourage Is

the New Sex and the City...
......well, maybe not exactly, but there are some major similarities.

entourage jeremy piven adrian greniersex and the city sarah jessica parker kim catrall cynthia nixon kristen davis

Mainly, that I eat up both programs with a spoon. They are both so light, so fresh, so speedy and zeitgeist-y. They are both addicting. When I watch either show, I am drawn in so quickly because the dialogue drops so fast and there are tons of in-jokes. Oh, and there's so much eye candy each scene is popping with it. Four friends take on L.A., much like four friends taking on NYC.

Only different.

Boys will be boys, right? I mean, Entourage is very obviously created to appealsex and the city cynthia nixon sarah jessica parker primarily to a straight male audience, with all its t&a and constant video game playing. Yet still, it manages to appeal to a "sophisticated" lady like me...not to toot my own horn here, but I think that has something to do with how smart the show is. 

Those four guys, Vince, Eric, Turtle and, of course, the luggish Drama, are so danged believable. We all know crews of dudes that are just like them and operate just like them. It's fun to be "in" with a group of friends like that, just as it was when Sex and the City was on and I loved watching the gals sit around the coffee shop table exchanging witticisms.

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go see grindhouse!!!





So I went and saw Grindhouse on Friday at the Bridge. And I knew that I was gonna like it. But I was seriously blown away by how good it was. 10 minutes into the first film by Robert Rodriguez "Planet Terror" I wanted to see it again and was already getting excited about owning the DVD and watching the uncut version. I am a big fan of all the movies that these guys are in love with. It was so great to see them do an excellent job of replicating these movies. There have been so many horrible remakes of horror movies the past couple of years. It has almost made me not want to see these kind of movies anymore. Always so disappointing. But like 28 Days Later and Shaun of the Dead, I was totally surprised at how great these movies were. I am a big fan of Freddy Rodriguez from Six Feet Under. It was so great to see him in a completely different role in Planet Terror. He was awesome as the hero of the film. Rose McGowan is awesome as well. She has great roles in both films, but really outdoes herself as a one-legged stripper in Planet Terror. It was so great to see both Tom Savini (makeup artist for many of the 80s greats: Martin, Dawn of the Dead,  Friday the 13th, Creepshow, etc.) and Michael Biehn (star of two of my favorites Terminator and Aliens) as two cops in Planet Terror. The movie was nonstop action and gore. Like nothing I have seen in a long while.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 8, 2007 at 08:34pm | Comments (3)

The Revolution is Being Televised...

XLR8R TV LAUNCHES
Our favorite electronic/dance music magazine, XLR8R, has just launched XLR8R TV, a weekly (yes, weekly, despite what the image to the left says) video show featuring pieces on music and culture of the type the magazine is famous for keeping up with. In the first two issues, Zion I is intereviewed while we get to check out live footage from DAT Politics in Oakland, CA. Episode 2 sees a camera crew following Carl Craig as he trawls through the bins at San Francisco's esteemed  Aquarius Records, showing us some of his favorite albums and critiquing some new stuff too! Future episodes will feature Lindstrøm, Busdriver and more. New shows pop up every Tuesday! The best part: each video is available in four different formats, with streaming as well as downloading options, plus RSS links to add the feeds to your favorite torrent or vidcasting aggregator. We like!

Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 8, 2007 at 04:05pm | Post a Comment

Hot New Compilation

V/A – Si, Para Usted: Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Vol. 1



A well put together compilation of Cuban artists from 1970-1980. The now legendary artists such as Irakere, Los Van Van and Juan Pablo Torres were the new wave of Cuban music that broke away from the traditional Cuban sound and started their own thing. Influenced by the sounds that were prominent at that time, (Jazz, Afro-Beat, Rock, Funk and Brazilian Tropicalia) this compilation shows a hip side of Cuba that may not be known to people, especially those who think Cuban music is played strictly by little old men dressed in Guayaberas. (Thanks Wim Wenders & Ry Cooder)

Here is a video of Irakere playing a red-hot version of “Bacalao Con Pan” which is the second track on “Si, Para Usted”. The thing that strikes me about the video is that although the Puertorriqueños were already doing this sort of music in New York for many years, Irakere style had an Afro-Beat feel to it. Most of the funkier tracks on this compilation have that same African vibe as well.  Also, the drummer is playing on a trap set which was pretty rare for the time.
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Xtro

Some Extra-Terrestrials Aren't Friendly.
 



"When Tony grows up, he's going to be just like Daddy!"
..... Until then, the best he can do is use psychokinesis to have his toy soldier kill his neighbor:

Did I mention that this film used to be banned as a video nasty in the UK ?


HBO Video TVB 1632
Posted by phil blankenship on April 7, 2007 at 11:26pm | Comments (1)

World Wide!

Gilles Peterson touches down in San Francisco
I co-produce a radio show on local community station KUSF called the Friday Night Session. Along with my fellow producers Andrew Jervis and Tomas Palermo, we visit brand new music for two hours every Friday night from 10pm to Midnight. While there's no set music policy, we tend to play jazz, soul, funk, latin, reggae and electronic dance music that is influenced by all those things, including Broken Beat, so-called "Nu-Soul" and Disco.

Last week we were lucky to have Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio One DJ and selector extraordinaire as our special guest. Gilles was in town working on the second volume of his Gilles Peterson Digs America compilation series for Ubiquity Records, as well as to DJ at local superclub Ruby Skye, but still found the time to kick it with us at the KUSF studio in SF's Western Addition.





Over a killer falafel plate from Haight Street's Blue Front Cafe and a wonderful bottle of wine, Gilles took us on a tour of his record box for two hours, while regaling us with tales of being a globetrotting DJ. Inbetween sips of cabernet, Gilles managed to play us a diverse selection of tunes ranging from latin jazz from artists like Tito Puente and Ray Camacho to more contemporary jams from Louie Vega and Simbad.

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Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 7, 2007 at 07:45pm | Comments (1)

The Scene

Techno dance party!
A direct descendent of American Bandstand, and the older, cooler cousin of Dance Party USA, Detroit's own televised dance show The Scene ran from the mid-70's until the late 80's, giving local urban teens a place to strut their stuff and be seen by nearly everyone in the metro area - literally. The show's popularity was so high at its peak that its ratings outshined all competitors, including the six o'clock news. The Scene was the focal point for local kids, as is evident by the enthusiasm of these young dudes:



More pertinent to this blog (and interesting to me) is that The Scene was popular during the birth and growth of Detroit's last enduring gift to the world: Techno.

The show aired on Detroit's only black-owned TV station, WGPR, and had its roots in the swinging disco Seventies, as you can see in this short piece from Detroit local news:


As disco "died", it was replaced by electro, boogie, and the eurodisco now commonly referred to as Italo-disco in the early Eighties. Its use of synthesizers would directly influence Detroit's black youth, not to mention the Belleville Techno triumvirate of Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. Case in point: Scene-sters dancing suavely to Kano's "I'm Ready".

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Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 7, 2007 at 05:43pm | Comments (3)

Panther Squad

Beautiful And Ready To Fight !
    





 Lightning Video LA9922
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August 29, 2006

Invincible
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Friday April 6 = GRINDHOUSE

Thanksgiving by Eli Roth
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Number One With A Bullet

Lando & the Nerd
    





To refresh your memory:



 
Less than a month before Lethal Weapon would change buddy cop film history, Cannon Films unleashed its own brand of black & white justice. Starring Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds, Massacre at Central High, Revenge of the Cheerleaders) & Billy Dee Williams (Empire Strikes Back, Colt 45) as mismatched police partners tackling crime on the mean streets of LA & corruption in their own precinct!  Williams is Hazeltine, a smooth ladies man, always on the prowl. Carradine is Berzak (aka Berzerk), a renegade mad dog who eats RAW MEAT (!!!) when he's not busy trying to throw a monkey wrench into Hazeltine's love plans. Peter Graves (Airplane, Mission:Impossible) is the tough police captain who doesn't take any guff! And Valerie Bertinelli (Touch By An Angel) is Berzak's estranged wife, torn between her former lover and some guy who drives a red sports car. They all collide in what my roomate deemed "Number Awesome With A Fuck Yeah!"

[Doris Roberts (the mom from Everybody Loves Raymond) is in the flick as Berzak's nagging mother... but I couldn't bring myself to post a picture]

MGM/UA Home Video M801157
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9 to 5


               INT. AMOEBA MUSIC - DAY

               JOB, (early 30's) stands behind the information desk in the
               Jazz Room.

               He is removing CD's from their theft-thwarting, plastic
               keepers and organizing them in small piles.

               His motions are swift and calculated.

               He sniffles. He's about to sneeze.

               Suddenly, a GIANT of a man (over 7 feet tall), stands in
               front of the desk.

               Job looks up into the Giant's huge, green eyes and sneezes.

                                   JOB
                         Ah-CHOO!

                                   GIANT
                         Do you work here?

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August 16, 2006

Step Up
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Vertical Tones & Horizontal Noise

The Emperor Machine cranks 'em out


Andrew Meecham
is The Emperor Machine, one of the best producers working in electronic music at the moment. A soundclash between influences as diverse as Can, early Human League, Hawkwind, George Clinton and Kraftwerk, Meecham's Krautrock-Disco bubbles and squeaks with analogue rock intensity while remaning funky enough to get your groove on.

Meecham started out in seminal 90's house/rave group Bizarre Inc. alongside Carl Tuner and Dean Meredith. They had a string of hits including "Playing With Knives" and "I'm Gonna Get You", both of which charted in the UK (the former hit #3, the latter #4) as well as the US (#47), and both are considered "club classics".

"Playing With Knives":



"I'm Gonna Get You" (one of my personal favorites):



After their second album, 1996's Surprise, was commercially disappointing, Bizarre Inc. disappeared until 1999, when Meredith and Meecham resurfaced with Steve "Fella" Kotey as Chicken Lips. Since then, it's been full steam ahead, with the boys finding a home at DC Recordings (scheduled to have its own Technophilia post anytime soon) as Big Two Hundred, aka "the dark side of Chicken Lips", and two side projects: Meredith as White Light Circus and Meecham as TEM.

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Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 5, 2007 at 01:25pm | Comments (1)

Pennies From Heaven



               INT. CORPORATE OFFICE - DAWN

               JEFF SMIT looks out the window of his penthouse office. The
               first amber glows of dawn pierce the horizon.

               He's deeply contemplative.

               A soft knock on the door.

               Startled, he turns.

                                   JEFF
                         Yes?

               Door opens. It is FELIPE, a night janitor. He is holding a
               bucket.

                                   FELIPE
                         Mr. Smit?

                                   JEFF
                         You all done, Felipe?
                             (Felipe nods)
                         Thank you.

Posted by Job O Brother on April 5, 2007 at 11:17am | Post a Comment

New Music Tech:

Tangible Sequencer
Perfect for a Boards of Canada video, I've imagined the children who are at the Oracle's house in The Matrix playing with the Tangible Sequencer in these youtube videos:



The combination of the primary colors, the slow, steady pulse and music box sounds distinctly remind me of childhood. Jeffrey Traer Bernstein of the Sound Lab at Princeton's Computer Science Department created this interesting technology that I can see being applied to plenty of different new music interfaces.





Posted by Mike Battaglia on April 5, 2007 at 01:39am | Comments (1)

Bob Clark R.I.P.

8/5/41 - 4/4/07


Sadly, it seems that director Bob Clark & his son died today in a Santa Monica car crash.
You can read the AP obituary here.

Clark may have reached mainstream fame as the director of A Christmas Story but he'll forever live in the hearts of Video Maniacs everywhere as the filmmaker behind Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, Black Christmas, and Porky's.  He will be sorely missed!
Posted by phil blankenship on April 4, 2007 at 10:12pm | Comments (1)

welcome to twin peaks!!!


Finally!!! Twin Peaks Season 2 is now available. It just came out this week. It has been over 5 years since Season 1 came out on DVD! Like many of you, I sold my vhs box set years ago in anticipation of the release of this show on DVD. I am so excited I now get to revisit my favorite show and watch it all from the beginning. David Lynch is a genius and was really able to show the world just how brilliant he was with this amazing ground breaking television show.  Season 2 originally aired in the 1990/1991 season. While the 1st season only had 8 episodes, season 2 had a full season of episodes with 22. This was the year it was nominated for some Soap Opera Digest Awards.

Sheryl Lee was nominated for best death scene as Maddie Ferguson. And I have to agree...she was amazing. She was brilliant in her second role in the series as Laura Palmer's strangely almost identical nerdy cousin. Kyle Maclachlan and Piper Laurie were both nominated for outstanding acting. The show was nominated for outstanding Prime Time Show. It won no Soap Opera Digest Awards but did walk away with a couple Golden Globes. Amazingly the Soap Opera Digest Awards still happen. However last year was the first year it was not televised and it went straight to magazine. Not a good sign for the future of the awards show.

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Posted by Brad Schelden on April 4, 2007 at 06:22pm | Comments (4)

For a Good Time.......

.....check out the Dilettantes!
the dilettantes joel gion jefferson parker brock gallandSo the other night I got to see local San Fran band the Dilettantes kick and shake some rock and roll booty at the Cafe du Nord.

There aren't so many actual rock n roll bands right now in San Francisco, and taking in the energy and attitude of the Dilettantes made me remember why I like good ol' rock n roll so much in the first place.
 
The band is centered around Mr Joel Gion, formerly of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. In case you missed the fantastic documentary Dig, which came out a couple of years ago, chronicling the band's years-long troubles with labels and the law (not to mention rival band the Dandy Warhols),  Joel's a tambourine player. If you did happen to see the flick, you'll easily remember Joel. He's the one who dumps a drink down his pants. You know, that guy. He's also the best tambourine player you'll ever see. The guy has the magic touch, no joke! He is the tambourine player, of course, in the Dilettantes, but he has taken his natural charisjoel gion brian jonestown massacre the dilettantesma up a notch now and is also a Lou Reed-esque vocalist. His stage presence is something to behold, full of appropriate and highly enjoyable rock n roll posturing and skill.

The two guitarists, Jefferson Parker and Brock Galland, also trade off singing different songs to great effect.  Jefferson's soloing skills are amazing-- remember when American indie bands had crazy epic guitar solos with effects peddles and feedback? I sure do. This guy's got it down. 

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Lady Terminator @ The Vista April 27

Mark Your Calendars !
Lady Terminator = Nasy Hunter = Highly Recommended

Available on dvd from Mondo Macabro



Reposting the newest communique from my local heroes, The So Bad It's Good Film Festival:
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Now April is here!

Come out to the Vista this month to check out Lady Terminator!

LADY TERMINATOR
Vista Theater
4473 Sunset Drive
Los Angeles 90027
Friday April the 27th at MIDNIGHT
Admission $10 - Cash only


This enjoyable 'Terminator' rip-off is about a young anthropologist who becomes possessed and goes on a sexual killing spree. If the bad dubbing and stolen 'Terminator' moments don't grab you, why don't you check out the trailer on our myspace page. I dare you...
 
http://www.myspace.com/sbigfilmfest
 
 
More details and a bad-ass flyer coming soon...
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Celia Cruz

La Vida Es Un Carnaval



No club or bar frequented by Latinos would be the same without it. Neither would any wedding reception, quinceañera or backyard party. In fact, if you were to drive through the L.A. barrios, my guess is that you would hear the song at some point in your journey.









Celia Cruz’s “La Vida Es Un Carnaval” was originally released in 1998 and it hasn’t left the dance floor since. The song was an international hit for both Celia Cruz and for recent Cuban expatriate Isaac Delgado, who released his version in 1999. Isaac’s slightly melancholy version is good but Celia’s version is bombastic. It maybe pop music but it’s good pop music. The horn lines are catchy to point that you will be humming them all day. The tempo is perfect. Not too fast for novice dancers and not too slow for the experts. It is a song that mixes well with other forms of Latin music. I’ve have heard versions done in Reggaeton, Banda, Cumbia, & Merengue style.

Then there is the chorus. It is the chorus that hits home for most people.

Ay, no ha que llorar,
Que la vida es un carnaval,
Es mas bello vivir cantando.
Oh, oh, oh, Ay, no hay que llorar,
Que la vida es un carnaval
Y las penas se van cantando.

Which roughly translates to:

Ay, no need to cry
Life is a carnival
It's sweeter to live singing
Oh-oh-oh ay, no need to cry
For life is a carnival
And singing relieves the pain

“La Vida Es Un Carnaval” makes me think of people I used to work with in the factories in my teens. My co-workers were mostly undocumented immigrants from Mexico, Central America and the Philippines. Most of them came to the U.S. to make money to send back home. Some escaped from the wars in Central America during the 80’s. Others saw no future where they were and came to the U.S. to try something new. Regardless why they came, they had to give up family and homeland to come here and work.

Posted by Gomez Comes Alive! on April 4, 2007 at 12:04pm | Comments (3)

Chain Reaction

From Director Andrew Davis !

While the front of the dvd marks director Andrew Davis' key work as The Fugitive (1993), we here at Video Maniacs beg to differ. Even a cursory look at his IMDb profile finds a wealth of trash film treasure!

1972 cinematographer for the Paul Bartel cult classic for perverts, Private Parts

1976 cinematographer for Mansion Of The Doomed aka Eyes of Dr. Chaney / Eyes of the Living Dead / House of Blood / Massacre Mansion / etc.

1979 cinematographer for the coming of age masterpiece Over The Edge

1983 directed The Final Terror, a backwoods slasher notable for early film appearances of Rachel Ward, Daryl Hannah, Adrien Zmed & Joe Pantoliano

1984 cinematographer for the legendary Hollywood teenage prostitute Angel

1985 directed Code of Silence, one of Chuck Norris' 3 films from 1985 (with Invasion USA & Missing In Action 2)

1988 directed Above the Law, Steven Seagal's film debut !! thanks andrew !

1992 directed Under Siege, the definitive Steven Seagal pic. aka Die Hard on a boat.

1993 directed The Fugitive & made a lot of money.

As for Chain Reaction, it's a typical mid 90s actioner with the standard twists & turns. Basically a Fugitive redux, the plot hinges on the fact that Rachel Weisz & Keanu Reeves are brilliant physicists. She, maybe. Him, probably not. And before any of you smart alecs write in, I know Keanu's character is technically a grad student machinist.... but screw that, he figures out the key to generating a safe, easy & unlimited amount of energy from hydrogen.... therefore he's a scientist.

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Posted by phil blankenship on April 3, 2007 at 11:12pm | Comments (1)

Be On My Side, I'll Be On Your Side

Neil Young: Live @ Massey Hall
You might as well know this early on my postings: there is no music I like better than Neil Young's music.
neil young
Like any good Rustie, I already had some of the bootlegs from his solo acoustic 1971 tour, and have practically worn out the tapes and vinyl over the years.  This tour in 1971 came at a particularly prolific moment in Young's life. He had released After the Goldrush, one of his very best, and was done writing Harvest, widely regarded as his career best. (Although to me that's a debatable call.) Since at the time it had not been released, the songs from Harvest were completely new to the audience during the performance. As someone who has been listening to Harvest for 27 years, this is both difficult and also very exciting to imagine.

So, a few weeks ago on March 13, again like any good Rustie, I got ahold of the official release of Live at Massey Hall (the special version of course, including the dvd) as quickly as I could.

It rules.

The dvd is mostly footage from the show at Massey Hall, but it also includes vintage super 8 footage of Neil on his then newly-purchased ranch in Woodside with his dogs, fences and dappled light. The images only enhance the warm quality the music already exudes.

I'm not really one to use the word peaceful. I don't neil young
own a yoga mat. But this footage, this voice,
these songs, made me feel just that-- peacefully at home. I guess that's in large part because I grew up with Neil Young's music, was taught to sing harmony by my mom to his songs, was quizzed while a child as to who was guesting on his albums and where they were recorded. I remember our green station wagon and those long family drives to Yosemite, rocking the Neil all the way, dad drumming along on the steering wheel.

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August 2, 2005

Stealth
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Hawkeye

AKA Karate Cops

I agree:

I agree again:

More about veteran Hollywood stuntman Chuck Jeffreys:

Valley Studios, Inc.

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coming out today...4/3...

Jarvis Cocker...Death Proof...
OK everybody, it's April. I'm not sure how 3 months already passed by this year, but they did. Today is a Tuesday, which means another street date. So every Tuesday I'm gonna discuss the new releases that are coming out -- at least the important releases. or at least what is important to me...which may not be important to you...but it should be. As far as music goes, there is not a whole lot out today.

But most important is the new album by Jarvis Cocker Jarvis. I have loved Jarvis for a long long time now, but I have to admit that I had not paid much attention to him lately. After Pulp broke up in 2002 I never thought Jarvis would be able to put out anything nearly as interesting or fun as those Pulp albums. Back in the 90s I wore out my old Pulp albums: His 'n' Hers (1994), Different Class (1995), and This is Hardcore (1998). These 3 albums have all been reissued as deluxe versions. They are available now as imports but I'm sure they will be out soon domestically, especially now with the domestic release of his excellent solo album.

It's been over 12 years since Different Class came out. Seriously, one of the best albums of the 90s! I danced many nights at Pop Scene to Pulp along with Blur, Oasis, and Suede. This album made Pulp huge stars both in their native England and in the U.S. and this album blew me away. It was just one of those albums you can't get enough of. I could never hear "Mis-shapes," "Common People," or "Disco 2000" too many times, and it seemed like most friends I had at the time agreed with me. This album came out when Brit pop was one of the most popular styles of music. They were on the cover of all the music magazines and everyone was talking about them.  1995 was the year Blur's Great Escape and the Oasis album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? came out. Suede's Dog Man Star was released the year before, just as Jarvis is now releasing his solo album ...

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Stonewall

               EXT. PALM DESERT HOUSE - DAY

               TOM, early 30's, fit, exits the house from a sliding glass
               door to the backyard swimming pool. He wears swimming trunks
               and a T-shirt that reads "ABOUT TO BE TOSSED".

               He removes shirt and walks on to the diving board.

               He dives in.

               I/E. POOL - CONTINUOUS

               UNDERWATER SHOT.

               Tom swims down, down, down.

               He keeps swimming downwards; the pool is impossibly deep and
               he never reaches bottom.

               He suddenly stops; looks concerned.

               He looks up.

               SHOT OF WATER'S SURFACE, VERY FAR AWAY.

               The last bubbles of breath escape his mouth.

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March 21, 2004

Dawn Of The Dead
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The Power

When Will Mankind Learn ?
  

From the minds of Stephen Carpenter & Jeffrey Obrow, directors of Video Maniacs' faves The Dorm That Dripped Blood & The Kindred! Thankfully this film didn't stop them and Carpenter went on to write the Martin Lawrence vehicle Blue Streak.

If anyone is feeling generous, this poster would make a great addition to my office.

Vestron Video VA4128

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Chickboxer !

An all-out kickboxing WAR !

This flick is pretty self-explanatory:


Bonus YouTube Bonanza!

Bad Move Police vs. Chickboxer:

Cinema Home Video #1574
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