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Gorillaz Call It Gets, and One Heartbroken Fanboy

http://onethirtybpm.com/news/gorillaz-split-up/

According to sources, Gorillaz has split up. 

Simply put, that sucks ladies and gentlemen.

That makes them the third band in a one week time span to break up, but the only one worthwhile that was actually awesome.

I can't offer much input to this, other than I guess we all should have seen this coming a mile away. Truly I am deeply saddened. 

Oh well, maybe something good can come from all this bad. Perhaps Blur will make a new album *Hinty hint hinty, Damon*

To honor Gorillaz, I will now create a Gorillaz Playlist up on the spot.

1.5/4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93jsY-YdZ1s

2.19/2000 (Soulchild remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPZ7B_cB6LU

3.Slow Country http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GPApntp7xk

4.Dirty Harry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NOeDPrJPao

5.Every Planet We Reach Is Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LDEm8mC-Nw

6.Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKM9Iz89CyQ

7 On Melancholy Hill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QBwtHzdSFM

8.Empire Ants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nX-A061-9k

9.Rhinestone Eyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYDmaexVHic

10.Dare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-wcuNBaZsg

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This Just In....

If it wasn't obvious at all-I actually can't remember if I mentioned this or not-but I am an aspiring filmmaker. So, in order to give you some updates on how that is going for me, I created a separate blog just for that. If you are interested, here you go.

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In honor of the sixty-fifth birthday of David Lynch, I am posting a video I made about a month that was heavily inspired by the works of the man himself.

I can't promise gold, but I can promise plastic.

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Tomorrow is David Lynch's birthday.

It is also going to be a Thursday.

The two have no correlation other than the fact that they will be be quite amazing.

Hats off to you, Mr. Lynch.

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Destructo Film Flings: Mulholland Drive

Keeping up with my latest series of blog posts relating completely to the master of mindfuckery, David Lynch, I decided to post a little something about his 2001 film “Mulholland Drive”.

The first thing I want to say is I went into this film believing that it would be something like “Inland Empire”, in the sense of all the visual aspects of it and the deep meanings behind even the smallest of details in the film. Needless to say, I was completely wrong. I guess it has something to do with the fact that this came before “Inland Empire”.

Right off the bat I could tell that this was different from the proceeding film because this film actually had a full on plot. I’m not talking about some minor mentioning of the fact that there MAY be a plot somewhere in this twisted world of Lynch, but an actually fully structured working plot. In fact, there are about five plots thrown into this visual stew of wonder. I am a huge fan of films that have interconnecting story lines, don’t even get me started on “Pulp Fiction.” So it isn’t hard to see that I fell in love with this film instantly. What I like about Lynch is that he can take a very basic plot element and mold it into something beyond your wildest imagination. The biggest example in this film comes from one of the main storylines of the film; a struggling actress trying to make a living in Hollywood. Ah, but of course there are many, maaaaany twists to this.

That’s what I admire most about David. The fact that he can take small details in a story and make them pretty much essential to the plot, and make it truly work. It astounds me. I really wish I could go into full detail and give examples of how he does this in the film but I am afraid I might give away some massive plot points in the process. Instead, I shall mention how David manages to add a plethora of disturbing images in the film by doing a very simple concept; once again, taking a small detail and twisting it a bit. Now this I CAN give an example and not give away a thing. Remember the Cowboy? Well, if you haven’t seen the movie I understand, but the Cowboy is a character in the film who is just that…a cowboy. However, he is a memorable character because he is lacking something that most ordinary people have; eyebrows. I don’t know, I just really loved that for some reason.

I’m beginning to ramble, so before I decided to cut this post short I do want to talk about at least one more thing. Yes, this may be considered a spoiler but I can’t help but discuss it. So, Naomi Watts plays a struggling actress in the film and after a series of events she befriends an amnesia-stricken brunette played by some actress I am sure is well known. Throughout the course of the film, the actress tries to help the brunette find her identity, and in the process of that the two become very close. Very…very close. And in one particular scene…they get REALLY close. Ah hell, screw the discretion, there is a totally smoking hot lesbian makeout scene in the movie. Yes, I really enjoyed it, but before you go and call me a pervert let me explain why. It was truly a romantic scene. The emotional build-up itself is just amazing, and I guess you could have easily seen it coming, but still the scene was passionate and intense, unlike any other scene of romance i have stumbled across in cinema. 

David Lynch has always been known to display some sexual meaning behind some of his films, and I guess this can be included in the list. However, I believe that David, after being completely serious throughout the entire film and trying to get the audience to think through all that has happened in this film, attempted to get the audience to get seriously turned on. David Lynch probably wanted the guys to pop a boner, is what I am trying to say. Why would he do that? Because he is David fuckin’ Lynch and he can pretty much do whatever he wants and do it in a very artsy, meaningful way.

I can’t even remember what I was talking about before that. Um…I guess I will just end this by stating what I stated in the post about “Inland Empire.” I can’t recommend this movie, but I can highly suggest that at some point you do check this movie out. Once again, this wasn’t really a review of the movie so much as it was a brief discussion. If you want a full on review, I am sure someone in the world of Tumblr has done just that, as for me, I prefer not to dissect a movie to the point of it becoming boring. 

David Lynch, I salute you.

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Nightmaric Nonsensical Notes #1

Last post I I talked about the film "Inland Empire". In the same not I mentioned the online series entitled "Rabbits" by David Lynch. In the same note within a note I mentioned how it literally gave me nightmares, for reasons still unknown. Well, I recall a something that I did after I watched the first episode of the series.

It was the middle of the night and I had just awoken from a nightmare I was having. I wasn't too wide awake, and at any given moment I would probably fall asleep. However, for some odd reason I reached out for a pencil and some paper and I scribbled something nearly illegable on the paper.

I woke up in the morning and noticed the paper still sitting on my bed. Reading it over I discovered that I must have written a poem in the middle of the night, and I thought I would share it with you.

They meet in the most random places

They meet inside my dreams

With long ears hair hanging down

They talk to me, it seems

They whisper inside my head

Almost planning it seems

But why should it matter

It was only just a dream.

Fucking Rabbits...giving me nightmares and the like. I still love you, David.

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Not quite as dramatic as “Schindler’s List”, hell, this list has nothing to do with Jews at all. No, this list was created by my physics teacher as a response to a list I made a couple days ago. Allow me to explain.

I was taking my Physics final and after I completed it in roughly thirty minutes,…

Which teacher was this?

what a cool cat.

It was Karl Stubben. He has glasses, short brown hair, coaches the tennis team. Some are convinced he is a huge pot head..

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Destructo Film Flings: Inland Empire

It is, without a doubt, that David Lynch is the master of mindfuckery, and his 2006 film "Inland Empire" is no exception to the rule. I have heard of this film before, and likewise I have heard of David Lynch many times as well, but I never once sat down and watched anything by the man. My first little sampling of Lynch came from his web series "Rabbits", and after the series literally gave me nightmares for some unknown reason I decided to seek out and purchase a Lynch fim.

By chance, while at the local video game store browsing their DVD section, I stumbled across a two disk special edition of "Inland Empire" for the poor-man's price of one American dollar. I took it home with me, popped it in the dvd player, and anticipated complete confusion. Nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to witness.

The film opens up with a darkened room, and suddenly a streak of light appears as a projector begins to roll and reveals the film's title. I seriously can say I fell in love with the movie right there and then because that was an absolutely beautiful shot. From there, the film grabbed me by the collar and refused to let go until my mind was completely wrapped and wrangled from Lynch's visual interpretation of dreamscapes and damsels.

The first words to come out of my mouth while watching the movie were also my last words and they came as soon as the ending credits began to roll,

"David Lynch, what the fuck did I just watch?"

I didn't utter those words out of distaste for the film, I simply did so because I literally had no idea what I just watched. The first thirty or forty minutes of the film I can grasp and describe with ease, but it is the remaining two hours and fifteen minutes that I dare not even try to explain. Lynch has always been known to try and get his audience confused to the point where they try to come up with many interpretations for his films, but in my case I just let the mindfuck take over. If I had any interpretation for this movie it would be...there is none. I fully believe David Lynch simply tries to make it seems like there is some hidden meaning behind his films, when in all reality there are none. Maybe in his first couple of works there was a brief meaning, but I am fairly certain he does this to get the joy of messing with people while at the same time knowing there isn't a single message in any of his movies, they are just visual paintings.

"Inland Empire" would be the most confusing of all of David's works, and it is because of this that many interpretations have been floating around. The one I can actually believe the most would be the ones that discuss dreams and alternative states of reality, and it's only because David tossed around those words every now and again through interviews. Needless to say, "Inland Empire" has been dubbed by some people to be Lynch's worst work, but I think they only say that because they were forced to actually ponder the aspects of a movie for once. Of course, you do need to think a bit with this movie, or you can sit back and enjoy Lynch's twisted shots and ideas. I find it best to go with option number two. 

This is defienatly not one of those movies you can watch over again and again, hell, I watched it about two and a half months ago and still have no desire to watch it again until later in life, but it is awesome because almost everything in the film sticks with you even weeks after seeing it. Can I recommend this movie? Of course not, it is one of those films (like most of Lynch's) that require an aqquired taste. Can I say that this movie is worth seeing? Oh, by all means yes. Just remember that if you do watch it to take a couple of Tylenol beforehand.

David Lynch, you are one snarky bastard, but I love you for it.

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Stubben's List

Not quite as dramatic as "Schindler's List", hell, this list has nothing to do with Jews at all. No, this list was created by my physics teacher as a response to a list I made a couple days ago. Allow me to explain.

I was taking my Physics final and after I completed it in roughly thirty minutes, I grew bored. So, I flipped the answer sheet over and made a list of my top five favorite albums of every decade, beginning with the sixties (sound familiar?). He took notice to the list and in turn he made a brief list of albums he feels I should give a listen to.

The funny part was he actually took a good forty-five minutes coming up with his list and this was when he was grading the finals. He ended up telling me I was the main reason for his procrastination that night. What a cool cat.

Now it is time for a compare and contrast.

My list:

-Sixties-

5."The Spirit of '67" by Paul Revere and the Raiders

4."Face to Face" by the Kinks

3."A Quick One" by the Who

2."Willy and the Poor Boys" by Creedence

1."Revolver" by the Beatles

-Seventies-

5."Ram" by Paul McCartney

4."Who's Next" by the Who (Which I mis-titled "Won't Be Fooled Again")

3."Nevermind the Bollocks..." by the Sex Pistols

2."Rumors" by Fleetwood Mac (Simple spelling mistakes are the best kind)

1."A Farewell to Kings" by Rush

-Eighties-

5."Come On, Pilgrim" by the Pixies

4."Appetite for Destruction" by Guns N' Roses

3.Literally anything by Tom Petty

2."Moving Pictures" by Rush

1."Doolittle" by the Pixies

-Nineties-

5."Rubberneck" by Toadies

4."Bossanova" by the Pixies

3."Blood Sugar Sex Magik" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

2."Self-titled" by the Presidents of the United States of America

1."Sailing the Seas of Cheese" by Primus

-Two thousand...ties-

5."ANThology" by Alien Ant Farm

4."In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3" by Coheed and Cambria

3."Permission to Land" by The Darkness

2."Good News for People Who Love Bad News" by Modest Mouse

1."From Under the Cork Tree" by Fall Out Boy

So I named twenty-five albums, which is just about how much he gave back to me:

Stubben's List:

-Sixties, seventies-

Television: "Marque Moon", "Adventure", and both live albums.

Led Zeppelin: "Led Zeppelin II"

Captain Beyond: "Self-titled"

Grand Funk Railroad: "Closer to Home"

Modern Lovers: "Self-titled"

-Eighties-

The Pixies: "Surfer Rosa"

Badlands: "Self-titled"

Slayer: "South of Heaven", "Reign in Blood"

-Nineties-

The Dandy Warhols: "Come Down"

Pavement: Anything by them...I assume.

Fugzai: Anything by them...I assume again

Slint: "Spiderland"

Built To Spill: "Perfect From Now On"

Rage Against the Machine: "Self-titled"

Radiohead: "The Bends", "OK Computer"

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: "Orange", "A Ass Pocket of Whiskey" (with R.L. Burnside).

Doctor Octagon: "Dr. Octagonecologyst"

-Two thousandties-

Grandaddy: "Sophomore Slump"

Songs:Ohia: "Magnolia Electric Co" (this one has three as-treks by it...must really want me to listen to this one)

The Unicorns: "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We Are Gone?"

Too lazy to count all that up, but whatever. Italicized means I have already heard those albums prior to him making this list. Looks like I have a lot of music to listen to.

Challenge accepted.

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Introducing...The Armadillos.

For a school project a group of my friends and myself were supposed to record our own song, and we decided to do so in a traditional sixties, cliche-filled love song.

Here it is, raw and unedited.

Love Letter (Sending Her Some Love)

An envelope stamped with my heart

Knowing that our love can't be torn apart

Sealed tightly shut with a kiss

This is where happiness lives

Sending my baby a love letter

Sending my darling some love

Sending my baby a love letter

Sending my darling some love

Put it in the box and I sent it out

All these seconds I can't bear to count

Can't rush things when they're going so smooth

So I'll just dream of you and keep my cool

Sending my baby a love letter

Sending my darling some love

Sending my baby a love letter

Sending my darling some love

I said I'm sending my darling some love

Gave her something strong to think of

By now my love must have passed through so many

Villages and towns and countries

From the Thames to the Nile, to the Mississippi

Handle with care through all of this shipping

Sending my baby a love letter

Sending my darling some love

Sending my baby a love letter

Sending my darling some love

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My Top 5's for the last 5's (the sixties)

We all love quickly put together lists, yeah? Well good news for you, Mr. John Everyman, this is one of those lists.

Rock has been rolling for the last sixty years, but for the sake of being lazy I am going to list my top five favorite albums from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, and the 2000's.

  The Sixties

#5 The Spirit of '67 by Paul Revere and the Raiders

    Year:1966

Notable songs: "Hungry", "1001 Arabian Nights", "Good Thing"

Favorite song: "Hungry"

Why it is on the list: In a decade in which Brit-rock ruled the airwaves, this young, Ohio-based rock group stood out among the crowd delivering an album packed with addicting, yet simple guitar riffs (see "Hungry", "Louise", and "Our Candidate"), rocking vocals provided by Paul Revere, and just an overall amazing vibe. Check it out.

#4 Face to Face by The Kinks

Year:1966

Notable songs: "Sunny Afternoon", "Dandy", "Rosie Won't You Please Come Home"

Favorite song: "Session Man"

Why it is on the list: The Kinks. They are legends of the genre, and one of the greatest bands of all times, easily. So it is no surprise that this album made its way onto the list. The was a breakthrough for the Kinks, bringing them into a heavier sound and more commentary in their songs, as explored by lead singer and primary songwriter for the band, Ray Davies. There really is a song for everyone on this album, from the smooth-flowing, almost dream-like "Fancy" to "Sunny Afternoon", a heavy slam against the harsh taxes in the UK at the time (much like the Beatles "Taxman).

#3 Willy and the Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year:1969

Notable songs: "Down on the Corner", "Cotton Fields", "Fortunate Son"

Favorite song: "Effigy"

Why it is on the list: Well, why shouldn't it be? Not only is it one of the most well respected albums of all time, but it paved the way for Swamp Rock to become a genre. The album holds many notable CCR songs, most notably "Fortunate Son", which I am sure has been played in all of our history classes around the time Vietnam has to be discussed. The album kicks off with the track "Down on the Corner", the grooving bass line instantly hooking you in and from there you are soon becoming addicted to the entire album. At least, that was the case with me. Also, seriously take a gander at the song "Effigy", as it is my all-time favorite CCR track and it really does need more attention and acclaim because they really should have released it as a single.

#2 A Quick One by The Who

Year:1966 (good year, eh?)

Notable songs: "Boris the Spider", "Happy Jack"

Favorite song: "Doctor, Doctor"

Why it is on the list: Don't you dare bring that into question. This is the freaking Who we are talking about. They are just...oh my God, they are Gods. Every last one of the bastards. Okay, first off, John Entwistle. He really brought this album some addicting songs, like "Boris the Spider" and "Happy Jack". Because he wrote them, he obviously had to add in some wicked bass lines. He ended up writing three more songs that are only available on the reissued editions. In fact, my favorite song from the album was a bonus track, but anyway. Of course Roger had he vocal spotlight, and Pete was being that badass that he is with his guitar riffs, and Keith...well, check out the song "Cobwebs and Strange" when you get the chance, the only song he wrote for the album and it is pretty much the theme song for this little blog. Just go out and get this album immediately.

#1 Revolver by the Beatles

Year: 1966 (it was a really damn good year)

Notable songs: All of them, you can't be shocked, really. All of the songs have their own wikipedia page, it's insane.

Favorite song: "And Your Bird Can Sing"

Why it is on the list: The Beatles, the end. But seriously, this marked a huge change for the Beatles. They made the final step from British boy band to heavy rolling rockers. The album starts off with "Taxman", which has the best McCartney bass line. It's one of the few songs where I will turn down the treble all the way with the bass on full power. Then there is "And Your Bird Can Sing" which was one of George's first attempts at writing a song for the group. What can I say? It worked out pretty damn well for him and he soon became the best songwriter out of the group. Fun fact; John Lennon called the song a "throw-away" song, basically calling it trash. Another fun fact; John Lennon was a huge prick. If you are ever in an argument with someone over who the best Beatle is and he/she is defending Lennon, play the song "Revolution 9" for them and then play "And Your Bird Can Sing" and you automatically win. Oh yeah, I guess some other songs were on the album, like "Eleanor Rigby", "Yellow Submarine", and "She Said She Said" but, meh, George didn't write any of them. Fanboyism over.

Well, there you have it. My top five from the sixties. At some point I shall do the other decades because this part alone took me nearly two hours, which seems like it took waaaaaaay longer than I thought. Until then, peace.

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This song is going to set the tone for this entire blog.

It will be strange and fascinatingly unique, and some might consider it awesome.

But really, it will just be completely random.