I saw Band of Skulls 4 times in 2009 and I still haven’t had enough of this UK trio. I’ve RSVP’d for a couple parties @ SXSW so hopefully I’ll be able to catch them sometime soon. I need my fix! Here’s there new video for the song “Friends” from the New Moon Soundrack.
Hard to believe this is actually a B-Side and was also on the Twilight: New Moon Soundtrack.
I was priviledged tonight to accompany a friend of mine, another former Nebraskan and a recently transplanted Angeleno working for a prominent entertainment periodical to a screening of the 8-time Oscar Nominated film
“Inglorious Basterds”. An immense fan of Quentin Tarantino’s work of course i’d seen it before but what made the screening special was the venue and a few particular guests in attendance, namely the director himself, co-star Eli Roth (director of Cabin Fever, Hostel), producer Lawrence Bender and a few Holocaust Survivors.
I feel as though I’ve mentioned this before, but American Psycho is my favorite movie. Number one. No really.
So when I heard that it is apparently getting the Broadway musical makeover, I had a ‘Say Whaaaaaat?!?’ moment. And yes, you can see both my Patrick Bateman action figure and my Lost Boys (fave movie #2) poster in the background. NERD ALERT!!!
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Last March I recommended Echo Park dance troupe/electrosiezure We Are The World as a band “You Should Know” and really, this recommendation is for your own good if you feel that music needs an artistic boost removed from the cult of celebrity currently seized ahold of iTunes. Finally the Echo Park quarted have made a hauntingly spectacular video for standout track “Clay Stones” in anticipation of their first release, a single of the song available today via IAMSOUND (still saying pre-sale). The Vinyl will be out 2/23 on Manimal.
And as I’ve said before if you get the chance to catch their kenetic live show (of which they play very few) consider yourself very lucky. Their myspace page indicates an upcoming February residency here in Los Angeles but a venue has yet to be revealed. Rest assured I will be making as many trips to Silverlake/Echo Park this month as necessary.
Luca Brasi sleeps wit the fishes…but you can sleep with the horses! Or your prize racehorse’s head at least! It sells here for $45 stuffed…$35 without fiberfill or FREE if you ask Don Corleoné on his daughter’s wedding day.
Brings new meaning to the phrase “going to the mattresses”.
Finally more KITH! Does it get any better than these cross dressing Canadians? How about morbidly obese fatsuits! (Be jealous: Bruce McCulloch and I go to the same Trader Joe’s).
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I can tell you about the band 100 Monkeys but chances are you won’t read anything I’m saying because you’re probably too busy screaming. Why? Because 100 Monkeys features Jackson Rathbone, better known as dreamboat Jasper Cullen from the Twilight Saga. And that’s fine.
“I CAN’T PAY MY RENT BUT I’M FUCKING GORGEOUS!”
Recently signed to Perez Hilton’s label and even more recently signed to a huge deal with Interscope, New York glam punks SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS are a quartet of handsome gents burning high energy Rock N’ Roll that will sting your ears and tease your nethers. It’s danceably infectious AC/DC-meets-Rocky Horror swagger has been lighting up clubs for the past 3 years with fabulously filthy/gorgeous frontman Justin Tranter tearing up stages and after parties like a platinum-blond transvestite GODZILLA!
“I GOT A DIAMOND IN MY POCKET AND A GUN IN MY PURSE SCREAM SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS OR YOU MIGHT GET HURT!”
Rounding out the group is the unstoppable trio of Dynamite Drummer Dan Crean, Wig-Afficianato Guitarist Stevy Pyne and Bass Beast Cole Whittle using every inch of every stage at every show. As an exception to the rule, typically you would find an act that rocks this hard and dirty and looks this good to be light on real musical talent but SPW actually met at the prestigious Berklee College of music in Boston.
“STICKY WITH CHAMPAGNE, THAT’S OK IT’S HER BIRTHDAY!”
SPW will be doing 2 shows at The Viper Room in November: Friday the 13th & Wed the 25th. An excellent review of a trio of shows at The Viper Room last July can be found on their blog. A recent interview by Sunset Strip Ambassador and Buzzfinder Brent X. Mendoza with Lead Singer and Daytime Jewlery Designer Justin Tranter (Fetty) can be found @ TheSunsetStrip.com.
“HER HAIR, HER HAIR, HER HAIR IS ON FIRE! SHE DON’T NO WATER LET HER FUCKING HEAD BURN!”
Semi Precious Weapons are currently recording their follow up to 2008’s We Love You with Jack Joseph Puig in Los Angeles and will be opening for Lady Gaga on The Monster Ball Tour (LA Shows @ Nokia Dec 21-23).
“PUT A DIAMOND IN IT AND BITE DOWN!”
“ROCK AND ROLL NEVER LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL!”
The theme of the party was controversy. Of course there was a guy there with a bloody rubber glove and a coat hanger but the costume that impressed me was this boxy airplane flying into both flaming towers of the World Trade Center. These girls have balls as well as skills to wear these costumes. This party was on Devil’s Night; they told me they had a different costume for Halloween, one a bit less offensive. But they didn’t tell me what. Not much really offends me anyway…besides Kirk Cameron.
Do you think those girls feel bombed? I think PBR was an inside job.
Oh, All Hallows Eve, our favorite holiday! We hope you all have a happy and relatively unsafe Halloween. Don’t do anything we wouldn’t do. That is a very short list. At least send us pics and video if you do!
One of my favorite albums of late summer/early fall is Sea Wolf’s latest White Water, White Bloom (itunes). There is something soothing and hypnotic about the rhythm of Alex Church’s acoustic guitar that, when paired with his lazily romantic lyrics makes this record work amazingly well in more intimate, laid back environments. I was also bumping it in the tour van for a string of dates up and down the west coast. Now I can’t hear this record and not think about the changing leaves.
In the spirit of Halloween, below is the video for “Wicked Blood” off of White Water, White Bloom starring fan of the LA music scene Shannyn Sossamon (Rules of Attaction, A Knight’s Tale). I met her once sitting next to her at an Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros concert at The Regent downtown and she was even more beautiful in person. Speaking of beautiful actors…
Because AvantTrash is a very vampire friendly place, I’m glad to announce that on November 6th, Sea Wolf, alongside Band of Skulls, Death Cab for Cutie and Anya Marina will be performing in a special Twilight: New Moon event at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Select cast members will be on hand for a Q&A afterwards. Bring your earplugs, the vampy teens will be in full effect.
I posted about this event this time last year and a lot of people have been searching for it lately (at least 63 of you today alone!). So I figured I would repost with the new information so you are privy to the new shit.
On Octobre 24th head over to Hollywood Forever Cemetery (6000 Santa Monica Blvd) from 4 – 11pm for Dia De Los Muertos. It’s $10 and they make it a point to tell you No Dogs, No Coolers and…No Skateboards? Im sure there has been some axle grinding on Valentino’s Crypt or something to prompt this rule. It’s not like you can ride very smoothly on the cemetery’s driveway or anything.
Be sure to put a sugar skull on Johnny Ramone’s Statue.
More info @ LadyOfTheDead.com
“To weep too much for the dead is to affront the living.”
Old Saying
Reposted from Horror Site DeadLantern.com – Home of the World Famous Splattercast…which I also contribute to. Episode #150 airing this week!
Are you psyched? Because I’ve got half a chub over this new Nightmare on Elm St. with Jackie Earle Haley. Obviously Scott Mendelson from the Huffington post doesn’t have the same south of the border sensation and hasn’t seen the Friday the 13th remake. Because if that is any indication Michael Bay/Samuel Bayer’s re-imagining of ANOES then there will probably be cherry-picked elements from a few of the past Nightmares involved in this film (Brecken Meyer Power Glove not included). Somewhat indicated in the trailer, I’m guessing a little lady is going to be painting the walls and ceiling arterial red on Elm St. It’s too bad they don’t make as many waterbeds as they used to in the 80’s.
I will say the underbite speech impediment is a bit odd as well as the trailer not hinting at any of Krueger’s Pun-ishingly dark ribs at his victims. This could be a dark, straight-faced Nightmare. For this fan’s sake…hopefully not all serious.
What do YOU think?
Thanks to @Kingmob6 for reminding me to post this!
I’m infinitely creeped out by the new trailer for New Moon, the 2nd film in the Mormon Teen Vamporn Twilight saga. Chimpy Eddie Munster Werewolf Tribe (What 17-yr-old gains 30lbs of muscle to keep his role)? Unconvincing “Adrenaline Junkie” Kristen Stewart? Shirtless Emo Robert Pattinson (see Little Ashes for homoerotic moneyshot)
Just fuck already, kids! That’s the easiest way to get someone out of your system! Vampy glamour or not once these kids finally hit it it will go from “I can’t live without you. :( ” to “Um, yeah so…you’re great and all… that was fun… I’ve got your number…i’ll call you, really! Let’s get together again, uh, uh…soon!”
By far the creeeeeeeeepiest part of this trailer was “you’re how old?” Dakota Fanning making scarlet sexy immortal jailbait eyes at us like a mini-Madonna ca.1983? Wasn’t she just a yellow baby-toothed 90-year-old Gollem in a tweens body?
I might have to skip this one, I’m in fear of the Mormons taking my soul or wanting to move to Washington or some shit. I’m gonna go have a cry in the shower until I shake some of this confusion.
Let this be a lesson to you. If you are ever in Scotland, don’t bring your 6 foot rabbit friend drinking. They don’t know when they’ve had too much.
You could make a lot of Rabbit Stew from that guy.
My mind is blown by the awesomeness of this video.
“Don’t just stare at it, eat it!”
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Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now you stupid bastard.
Kanye West posted this trailer the other day and I can tell you that having seen the movie…not the same mood. Long ago and far away I was a graphic designer who worked on (amongst other projects) Key Art for Indie films. One of which was TAXIDERMIA (imdb).
Taxidermia is an Hungarian Indie about 3 generations of men, none of them what I would consider “normal”. I say this because my regular definition of normal doesn’t include pig-fuckers, competitive binge eaters or fetal taxidermists. This movie is not a jovial fantasy adventure like the trailer would have you believe. It is however a visually arresting, gritty and inventive piece of cinema for adventurous viewers. Should you consider yourself someone with a strong stomach for on-command vomiting, bestiality and flagrant obese lovemaking then you might enjoy Taxidermia. You sick fuck. I would not consider this a “date movie” no matter how much your date claims to like subversive foreign films. This is borderline horror.
6.5/10 Twisted, Inventive, Tasteless. Taxidermia. (Distributed by Regent Releasing)
http://www.taxidermia-themovie.com/
My friend Bunny Holiday (of Lady Sinatra) is the Doorman at The Viper Room here in West Hollywood. I spend entirely too much time there because I don’t have to work and live 440 ft from the best dive on the strip. Since I met him, Bunny has been singing the praises of Singer/Songwriter A.A. Bondy.
A.A. Bondy is the solo acoustic project of Scott Bondy from the 90’s Alabama rock band Verbena. His 2007 debut American Hearts garnered praise from indie publications and festival goers of last year’s SXSW but remains largely under the radar. A.A. Bondy has announced a run of headlining dates around the September 1, 2009 release of his sophomore album, When The Devil’s Loose.
