I really want one of these for my IH!

I think there is something star wars-related coming out soon, b/c I keep hearing things about star wars (aka carrie fischer boned harrison ford), and this is the latest thing --- I guess in the late 80s/early 90s there was a huge panasonic/star wars ad thing going on in japan, some amazing posters/billboards came out of it, and somebody recently made a top 10 list of it.
here are my favorite ones.


I really would love any of these to frame and put up at my IH, especially the first one:

I really want one of these for my IH!

I think there is something star wars-related coming out soon, b/c I keep hearing things about star wars (aka carrie fischer boned harrison ford), and this is the latest thing --- I guess in the late 80s/early 90s there was a huge panasonic/star wars ad thing going on in japan, some amazing posters/billboards came out of it, and somebody recently made a top 10 list of it.
here are my favorite ones.


I really would love any of these to frame and put up at my IH, especially the first one:

oh god

agyness deyn laura hollins the dumb cunt is going to start a singing career. according to NME she is set to release a collaborative single with New York-based Five O'Clock Heroes.

and just b/c she sucks, here are a bunch of pictures of her looking like a dumb ass and one from before she got a stylist

oh god

agyness deyn laura hollins the dumb cunt is going to start a singing career. according to NME she is set to release a collaborative single with New York-based Five O'Clock Heroes.

and just b/c she sucks, here are a bunch of pictures of her looking like a dumb ass and one from before she got a stylist

japanese music.

i have to admit, i didn't really scope out the music scene in tokyo, aside from seeing some band with an extreme harmonica player on a stage outside the tube station.

now I am obsessed with the song in my rockabilly video, but since i can't speak japanese, i can't really figure out what the song is. I've tried every possible way of finding it, but no luck.

in my searching i came across two japanese bands that joebot told me about a long time ago and i sort of forgot about: portugal japan and the polysics. The polysics are pretty main stream i guess, but they were just one of those bands i always heard people talk about but forgot to actually listen to. Here is the new polysics video:

(p.s. all the school kids have book bags like the one in this video, they are so nice, i really wanted one but couldn't find them anywhere.)


here is portugal japan's myspace.

japanese music.

i have to admit, i didn't really scope out the music scene in tokyo, aside from seeing some band with an extreme harmonica player on a stage outside the tube station.

now I am obsessed with the song in my rockabilly video, but since i can't speak japanese, i can't really figure out what the song is. I've tried every possible way of finding it, but no luck.

in my searching i came across two japanese bands that joebot told me about a long time ago and i sort of forgot about: portugal japan and the polysics. The polysics are pretty main stream i guess, but they were just one of those bands i always heard people talk about but forgot to actually listen to. Here is the new polysics video:

(p.s. all the school kids have book bags like the one in this video, they are so nice, i really wanted one but couldn't find them anywhere.)


here is portugal japan's myspace.

Yeah, I Got Some Movies....

Many people who know me personally are aware of one thing about me if nothing more: when it comes to movies, I am a collector.

Let me explain: I love movies and watch them as often as I can (work, family and personal responsibilities allowing) and my great joy is to read or hear about a movie on a website, much like the ones listed on the side, over there, and then go out of my way to secure a copy of said film and watch it at my leisure.

As I mentioned earlier, however, there is very little leisure time in my life right now (not complaining, just saying) and so I have quite a few movies that have not yet been given my strict, undivided attention, and even more that I am still looking for.

So there you have it. A collector.

And as I notice while looking at the voluminous rows of tapes, DVDs and such at my disposal, I realize that I haven't really been giving you guys the reviews that I could, either. So how about this: for my post today, I'll give you a big messy handful of short reviews of what I have seen in my collection that first comes to mind. Okay?

Well, okay or not, here we go.

FRANKENSTEIN ISLAND












A few posts back, I mentioned wanting to get this and, if you backtrack a bit you'll see I have it now. And have seen it, also. My opine? It is every bit as bad as people say it is and then some. John Carradine as a superimposed ghostly head, Cameron Mitchell playing it drunk as an imprisoned sailor and a cast rounded out by no one you're really ever heard of (unless maybe you've seen Jerry Warren's Wild Wild World of Batwoman (I have. ;D ) It's clunky but, God love it, it is endearingly watchable like listening to your beloved Grandpa trying to tell a spooky story only he's forgotten most of it and thrown in bits and pieces of war stories, sexy girls in bikinis and other odd business that just tapers off into nothing. You'd probably want to watch it once; I've seen it six times so far and intend to do so more often. Bless you, Jerry Warren.

SKIDOO











This is a legendarily bad movie made by the legendarily great Otto Preminger. A drug comedy released in 1968 that would have been funnier in...say...1966, and had negligible laughs from beginning to end. Sure, you may be saying, but there were a lot of bad drug comedies in the '60s, what makes Skidoo so unusual that you have to own it, Dope? Well, just the fact that THIS particular drug comedy starred none other than Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Mickey Rooney, Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon, Groucho Marx and a cavalcade of stars that simply boggles the mind. SEE FOR YOURSELF HERE. Anyway, this turns out to be not so much of a comedic experience for the viewer nowadays, or even a social commentary for that matter, as much as it is one of those filmic time capsules of another era, and not a good one, either. Not even a funny one, for that matter - the jokes fall flat, the actors seem embarrassed, Groucho seems too old and tired to do anything funny, even the hallucination scenes don't have the laughs that they should. Hell, Carol Channing does a striptease for Frankie Avalon. I sure wasn't laughing. But that doesn't mean I haven't watched it repeatedly. It certainly is a spectacle at least, and how many other movies sing their end credits?

STARCRASH











A bad Star Wars ripoff by any means, but still a whole lot of fun. Caroline Munro wearing various skimpy suits and traveling through the multi-colored stars of the galaxy with Marjoe Gortner, David Hasselhoff (yes, THAT David Hasselhoff), Christopher Plummer (!!), space cavemen, bad special effects and some of the absolute worst stop-motion puppetry you will ever see. OH! And Joe Spinell as the cape-wearing, hair-teased, toothy, cackling bad guy Count Zarth Arn (kinda like Darth Vader with a few missing letters, see?). If for no other reason you must see this movie just to see Spinell strut around, growl out his lines, wave that cape around with more flourish than Liberace in his prime and stare wide-eyed at everything. Sure, Darth Vader was really evil, but he never had as much fun with his cape as Zarth Arn does here. And remember, this was all done in Italy, so you can see first-hand how talent, creativity and originality DO NOT travel well overseas. But you'll be laughing all the while; I guarantee it.

RIKI-OH: THE STORY OF RIKI










This is an experience unto itself: like the Super Bowl or Communion on Christmas morning or the cry of a newborn baby - only without any boring stuff! Riki-Oh is based on a super-violent Japanese comic (Manga? Anime? Whatever...) dealing with a man with superpowers who is imprisoned and beats up/kills/disembowels/crushes the evil prisoners/drug dealers/superhuman beasts in the prison at which he is incarcerated. Not a spray of blood, body organ, punch, kick, feint or explosive death is missed and it is most certainly intent on giving you, the viewer, your money's worth. If you're well-aware that this is all movie magic, no actual blood was spilt and these guys all probably had a good laugh over the day's filming at the commissary over a nice ham on rye, then not only will you be able to take this but it will probably be your favorite movie of all time. It certainly is in my top five!

Wow. There you go: four new reviews in one post. I didn't think I could do it.

Huh.

Well, I've got more movies to watch/catalog/collect. What do you think I do; write about movies all day?

Dope out.

-TGWD

no more gingers!

ah, how I used to love jenny lewis. in fact, I would have discussions over who my biggest girl-crush was -- jenny lewis or karen o. (karen o. won, now it's mila kunis)

anyways, I was not into rilo kiley's new album (even though I hate when people say shit like that), and I think jenny lewis developed a wayyy big head from everybody in the world thinking she can do no wrong and telling her how perfect and beautiful and stylish she is. over it.

that is why this is hilarious

that came from this post, where they also showed pics of RK from this weekend

nice panty lines douche bag

no more gingers!

ah, how I used to love jenny lewis. in fact, I would have discussions over who my biggest girl-crush was -- jenny lewis or karen o. (karen o. won, now it's mila kunis)

anyways, I was not into rilo kiley's new album (even though I hate when people say shit like that), and I think jenny lewis developed a wayyy big head from everybody in the world thinking she can do no wrong and telling her how perfect and beautiful and stylish she is. over it.

that is why this is hilarious

that came from this post, where they also showed pics of RK from this weekend

nice panty lines douche bag

debwa loves . . .

prince!!!

he played coachella on saturday night and covered radiohead's creep

debwa loves . . .

prince!!!

he played coachella on saturday night and covered radiohead's creep

Δήμητρα Γαλάνη "Στερεότυπα"

Ειδική περίπτωση τραγουδιού που μου αρέσει πάρα πολύ το video (για την ακρίβεια το καλύτερο που έχω δει τελευταία μέσα στη μιζέρια των ελληνικών video clips που επικρατεί τα τελευταία χρόνια) και δεν μου αρέσει το κομμάτι σαν κομμάτι. Δεν είναι ότι το θεωρώ κακό σαν τραγούδι, αντιθέτως έχει υπέροχους στίχους και η φωνή της Δήμητρας Γαλάνη φανταστική όπως πάντα, απλά το βρίσκω υπερβολικό και overdramatic χωρίς λόγο.
Είχα αρκετό καιρό να δω τόσο καλή και εμπνευσμένη δουλειά σε video! Συγχαρητήρια στην ομάδα Fishgroup!


Ώρα τρεις τη νύχτα, ανεβαίνω τα σκαλιά μα δε νυστάζω
Μ' ανοιχτό το φως ξανά, τη δική σου τη μεριά ούτε που κοιτάζω
Τι είναι αυτό που λείπει απ' τη μέσα μου ζωή τα δάχτυλά σου
μια γουλιά νερό θα πιω
Πώς αλλιώς να καταπιώ πως τα πάντα αλλάζουν

Πάρε εσύ τα χάδια τα γυμνά σκοτάδια τα πρωτότυπα
Κι άσε εδώ για μένα κάτι στοιχειωμένα σ' αγαπώ,
Σ' αγαπώ, σ' αγαπώ καρδιά μου
Στερεότυπά μου έτσι τ' όνομά μου δεν ξανάκουσα
Και γι' αυτό θυμώνω που θα λέω στον πόνο σ' αγαπώ,
Σ' αγαπώ, σ' αγαπώ λες κι είμαστε αγκαλιά...

Άμα θες να δεις τη δικιά μου τη σκιά αντί για μένα
Όπου πάω, τ' ακούς, να 'ρθείς να κοιτάς από μακριά το δικό σου ένα
Δε μπορώ να ζω εδώ μέσα άλλος κανείς θα βγω λιγάκι
Δυο μικρά πουλιά πετούν στα μηνύματα αδειανό τ' άσπρο φακελάκι



Στίχοι: Λίνα Νικολακοπούλου
Μουσική: Χρυσόστομος Μουράτογλου

the fantasys go to japan

if you haven't had a chance yet, I reccomend checking out mr and miss fantasy's travel blog about their trip to japan

you can read about japanese rockabillies and how they spend their sundays

or you can read about delicious-looking japanese food and be hungry

or you can read about what you have to do before praying in the Meji Shrine

a must-read for travel aficionados!

the fantasys go to japan

if you haven't had a chance yet, I reccomend checking out mr and miss fantasy's travel blog about their trip to japan

you can read about japanese rockabillies and how they spend their sundays

or you can read about delicious-looking japanese food and be hungry

or you can read about what you have to do before praying in the Meji Shrine

a must-read for travel aficionados!

The Wellcome collection

Yesterday Mr. Fantasy and I went to visit the Wellcome Colletion, which is not a shitty place to buy souviners and use the toilet when you enter a new state (like in america) but actually a small collection of galleries and special exhibits all touching on the common theme of medicine. The collection was originally started by Sir Henry Wellcome.

My first favorite thing was a sculpture by John Isaacs called 'I can't help the way I feel'


I also was really into the special exhibition called 'Life Before Death' which is a collection of photos of terminally ill people one close to their death and then one just after, with a little bit of information on them and how they felt about their life and their soon to be death. It wasn't depressing at all actually, and I actually felt a bit up lifted after leaving.

The Wellcome collection

Yesterday Mr. Fantasy and I went to visit the Wellcome Colletion, which is not a shitty place to buy souviners and use the toilet when you enter a new state (like in america) but actually a small collection of galleries and special exhibits all touching on the common theme of medicine. The collection was originally started by Sir Henry Wellcome.

My first favorite thing was a sculpture by John Isaacs called 'I can't help the way I feel'


I also was really into the special exhibition called 'Life Before Death' which is a collection of photos of terminally ill people one close to their death and then one just after, with a little bit of information on them and how they felt about their life and their soon to be death. It wasn't depressing at all actually, and I actually felt a bit up lifted after leaving.

you can watch anythinggg

there is an amazing website called SurfTheChannel that has every tv show, anime, documentaries, and a bunch of movies -- it is the best.

it seriously has EVERY tv show (past and current ones) from La Femme Nikita to Goosebumps to Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego to my current fave . . .

Dexter!

which, if you haven't checked out, you must do so immediately.

you can watch anythinggg

there is an amazing website called SurfTheChannel that has every tv show, anime, documentaries, and a bunch of movies -- it is the best.

it seriously has EVERY tv show (past and current ones) from La Femme Nikita to Goosebumps to Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego to my current fave . . .

Dexter!

which, if you haven't checked out, you must do so immediately.

I'm baaaaack....

my trip to tokyo/kyoto was both delicious and funny. Here is a video i took of (probably) my favorite part:
(you can hear mr. fantasy go 'woah!' and me go "ohhh!' in the background at two different parts)



this is in yoyogi park in tokyo. There were three groups of different rockabillies, two biker groups and one teeny-bopper/ sock-hop type group. All of them brought their own music and all of them were dancing, but they spent about a hour warming up/ drinking beer at 11 am/ doing their hair/ chain smoking. Actually, some of them are smoking WHILE dancing, and they never stopped. We stood there for about half an hour...or more.

I'm baaaaack....

my trip to tokyo/kyoto was both delicious and funny. Here is a video i took of (probably) my favorite part:
(you can hear mr. fantasy go 'woah!' and me go "ohhh!' in the background at two different parts)



this is in yoyogi park in tokyo. There were three groups of different rockabillies, two biker groups and one teeny-bopper/ sock-hop type group. All of them brought their own music and all of them were dancing, but they spent about a hour warming up/ drinking beer at 11 am/ doing their hair/ chain smoking. Actually, some of them are smoking WHILE dancing, and they never stopped. We stood there for about half an hour...or more.

Οι αντεπίθεση των κλώνων του...Justin!

S H A W N D E S M A N

* Γεννημένος στον Καναδά το 1983, με Πορτογαλικές ρίζες.
* Οι φίλοι του τον αποκαλούν Dez man.
* Έχει κυκλοφορήσει 2 πετυχημένα albums: "Shawn Desman" (2002) και "Back for More" (2005)
* To debut album του έβγαλε 3 hit singles στον Καναδά: "Shook", "Spread my wings" και "Get ready".

*Το 2003 έπαιξε στην ταινία "Honey" μαζί με την Jessica Alba, όπου συμμετείχε και στο soundtrack με το "Sexy", το οποίο έγινε μεγάλη επιτυχία στον Καναδά.

*Το 2005 κυκλοφορεί το δεύτερο album με τίτλο "Back for More", για το οποίο κέρδισε ένα Juno Award (η Καναδική version των Grammy) κι έβγαλε τις επιτυχίες "Sexy", "Let's go" (το οποίο χρησιμοποιεί το πολύ γνωστό riff από το "Don't go" των Yazoo), "Red hair" και "Man in me"

"SHAWN DESMAN" (8/10) top tracks: Shook, Spread my wings, Bow, Better than me, Never change me

"BACK FOR MORE" (9/10) top tracks: Sexy, Let's go, Ooh, Red hair, Insomniac
SHOOK

SEXY

LET'S GO


M A T T P O K O R A

* Το όνομά του είναι Matthieu Tota, είναι super star στη Γαλλία, και Πολωνικής καταγωγής.
* Γεννήθηκε 26 Σεπτεμβρίου του 1985 (Ζυγάκι:-))
* Το 2003 πήρε μέρος στο γαλλικό "Popstars", και έγινε ο αγαπημένος του κοινού.
* Ήταν ένα από τα 3 μέλη του boy band Linkup, το οποίο αν και είχε μία #1 επιτυχία με το "Notre etoile", διαλύθηκε γρήγορα λόγω αποτυχίας των επόμενων singles.
* Έχει κυκλοφορήσει 3 solo albums: "M. Pokora" (2004-FR #21), "Player" (2006-FR #1) και "MP3" (2008-FR #7)

* Το 2004 κέρδισε 2 NRJ Music Awards για το single "Elle me controle" απο το debut album του.
* Το 2006 κυκλοφορεί το "Player" το οποίο έβγαλε 4 hit singles: "De retour", "It's alright" (με τον Ricky Martin), "Oh la la la (Sexy miss)" και "Mal de guerre"

* To 2008 κυκλοφορεί το "MP3" (M att P okora 3o album), στο οποίο έχει γράψει κι έχει κάνει παραγωγή ο Timbaland σε 5 κομμάτια, μεταξύ των οποίων και το #1 στη Γαλλία "Dangerous".

"M. POKORA" (6/10) top tracks: Elle me controle, Senorita, L'objet du desir, Au rythme de ma voix, Showbiz (the battle)

"PLAYER" (7/10) top tracks: De retour, Cette fille, Mal de guerre, It's alright, Player

"MP3" (8/10) top tracks: Climax, Forbidden drive, Don't give my love away, Catch me if you can, Like a criminal

ELLE ME CONTROLE

DE RETOUR

DANGEROUS


Δεν ξέρω ποιός απ'τους δύο σας αρέσει πιο πολύ, εγώ πάντως δεν μπορώ να διαλέξω:-) Το μόνο σίγουρο είναι ότι και οι 2 έχουν ταλέντο, καλή σκηνική παρουσία, ωραία κομμάτια, και looks that kill!