In response to Charlie Rose mentioning that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was intelligent, Karl Rove responded “I know lots of stupid people who went to ivy league schools.” Don’t you hate those Freudian slips?
Surprise, surprise a post that’s long overdue. Another thing that might not shock you is that I was at Best Buy at 10 a.m. the day the True Blood Season 1 DVD and soundtrack were released. That’s right, had to get it right then, even though I couldn’t watch it until I got home from work. And I also need to add to the ridiculousness of it all by mentioning I live a block away from Best Buy. I can’t always explain why I do the things I do.
As I write my first post for the amazing and astounding avanttrash.com (slurpage is required in the job description) I am reminded of all the great people who brought me to this apex of my amateur blogging career. First to my mother, who without her uwavering support I would…..wait, what? You say I’ve joined a website even less well-known than the one I was a part of before? Wait a minute! I don’t get paid for my contributions to this site either?! Unbelievable! And here I believed T.J.’s sweet nothings only to find out that his tongue not only tickles, but is silver laced! Moral of the story: never trust a horny guitar player :)
In any event, I’m going to be the new “political correspondent” for avanttrash. I’ll be posting liberal propaganda from time to time and telling you why Republicans are douchebags (and sometimes, Democrats). Though I was born in the worst Catholic hospital in the country (Screw you, St. Francis) in good old Grand Island, Nebraska, I spent a decade living in the liberal utopia known as California (Redlands, to be exact). It was at this time that the California public education system properly indoctrinated me into liberal philosophy, probably because of the horror and shame they were feeling (thanks, Reagan!). I’ve known T.J. and Ali for about 10 years now and “directed” both in a horror film called The Grand Horror. If you’ve ever wondered what T.J. is like as an actor, stop wondering, because he isn’t one. :)
In all seriousness, I want to thank T.J., Ali, and the other avanttrash contributers for bringing me into the fold. I have a very pro-flame war bias when it comes to politics and I expect there might be some fun times coming in the future. I also want to thank my co-hosts and supporters over at the Splattercast. I can’t wait for the inevitable “Benedict Arnold” and “Et tu Mathias?” e-mails. Deadlantern is way more interesting a site without me anyway, right? :)
With that, I hereby demand that President Obama not be a pussy and prosecute Cookie Monster. The law is the law and I don’t care how many Sesame Street fans argue that they “only” did it to one terrorist.
Magic Wands is an indie/electronic duo out of Nashville TN. Their debut EP Magic Love & Dreams comes out May 25th on Bright Antenna. Here’s an mp3 of their first single “Black Magic“. If you dig it then you should definitely pick up the Magic Love & Dreams EP.
Want to win it? You’ve come to the right place! Thanks to our friends at Filter Magazine we have a copy of the EP as well as an AUTOGRAPHED Magic Wands T-Shirt to give away.
All you have to do is answer these 4 questions below that relate to Nashville. We’ll randomly pick a winner from the correct answers! Email your answers to contest@avanttrash.com. US RESIDENTS ONLY! Ready? Here we go:
Clearly, I am both excited and surprised that FOX picked Dollhouse up for a second season. Nerds rejoice! I really never thought it would happen, not in a million years but it seems that DVR-viewing & online streaming saved the low-rated sci-fi show. In fact, it may be the lowest-rated series ever to get a renewal in the history of broadcast TV.
Apparently, Joss Whedon promised he could put out a second season on a smaller budget (which he’s done before). It’s also apparently going to stay at Friday’s @ 9, and will be about 6 minutes shorter per episode, since FOX’s ‘Remote-free’ viewing was a bust. BTW, the video after the jump is a random clip from my fave episode-yay Alan Tudyk!!! I got a little boner at 2:27.
Great Northern is a Los Angeles based duo featuring Solon Bixler (originally of 30 Seconds To Mars) and Rachel Stolte and they play synth-induced dreamy tunes and are really pretty and they are doing a hometown gig at the Echoplex next Saturday Night and Filter Magazine and AvantTrash want to send you and a friend to the show and then you can have a good time in Echo Park and there are 2 other bands playing and they are The Dears and Eulogies.
And all you have to do is LEAVE A COMMENT and tell me how many ANDs are in this post and we will put you on the list +1 for the show! And Good Luck!
The Deets:
Sat, May 23rd
GREAT NORTHERN
w/The Dears and Eulogies
@ THE ECHOPLEX
1822 Sunset Blvd, LA, CA 90026
This video for The Vanishing‘s “Lovesick” was shot entirely on the PXL 2000, essentially a fisher-price kiddie camcorder made in 1987. It uses audio cassette tapes to record black and white 15 f/ps movies.
Here’s a new artist that I kind of absorbed as a Terrence Trent D’Arby meets Scissor Sisters thing. It’s a Glam/Electro outfit called Fritz Helder & The Phantoms from Toronto. I’m not sure if I’m onboard with it but I figured I’d let you make your own judgements. Here is an MP3 of their single “Lagerfeld Lady” remixed by Dragonette.
The band’s debut record, Greatest Hits, drops July 7th via Nelstar Music. Drop us a comment and tell us what you think. Enjoy!
One of the good things about music today is how it doesn’t seem to matter where it’s made anymore. It used to be that bands spent months in the studio and millions of dollars on engineers and producers to build their magnum opuseseses..es. But with changes in technology and the rise of the MP3, albums today are more often than not made in houses, garages and in the case of 20-year-0ld Andy Shauf, bedrooms! According to his bio Andy Schauf’s friends didn’t even know he was making music until he was nearly finished with High School. “I hid my songs,” Andy Said. “I didn’t share my musical side with my friends until the twelfth grade. I was just kind of embarassed.” Since the age of 14 he has been recording demos of his music which he compiled 11 of into his debut record Darker Days out later this month. It’s the kind of record that’s rough, but sweet. It’s really raw but completely tender.
My good friend Duck pointed me towards this beautiful visual substitute for 3 minutes of an Acid trip. It’s a mix of sounds and visuals from Alice in Wonderland arranged in a beautifully trippy way. I mean, Alice in Wonderland is already nuts but this is seriously inducing flashbacks. Click here to follow me down the Rabbit Hole. Below is the video and song in its singular form but I suggest you click the link and not plan on operating heavy machinery this evening.
My roommate alerted me to this scary fucking video which I recognized as being from NTV in Nebraska. I leave for 2 years and you guys have talking mowers and shit? What are you putting in your corn?
Happy 63rd to the one and only Patsy Stone. Cheers, sweetie!
