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“Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film” Film Festival in Los Angeles
11.17.2010
02:07 pm
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Based on the new Fantagraphics book, Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film this weekend, our friends at Cinefamily are presenting a full weekend of punk rock cinema, a two-day meltdown of what appears to be yet another embarrassment of cinematic riches:

From teenage ragers to mohawked post-apocalyptic gutteroids to actual, bona fide punks, this two-day multi-event mega movie showcase of pure power is a brick in the face of every film snob and/or high school principal! The book’s editors, Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly, will be on hand to casually guide you through the garbage-strewn annals of punk celluloid history. This is the final stop on their West Coast book tour, and they’re saving all the special guests, surprises and chaos for the grand finale! Plus, Sticky Rick’s will be here to curate a punk sticker display in the Cinefamily lobby!

The line-up for this is nothing short of wonderful:

TV Party Tonight: kicks off the event with a look at how punk was portrayed on the small screen. Who could forget the punk rockers on CHiPs and Quincey? The Dickies with Don Rickles on CPO Sharkey or Black Flag on Entertainment Tonight?  Then it all goes kaboom with the seldom-seen Afterschool Special The Day My Kid Went Punk (one of Tara’s favorites).

Urgh! A Music War: A 1981 film of live performances by Devo, Dead Kennedys, X, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Gang of Four, The Police, Wall of Voodoo, Klaus Nomi, Gary Numan, OMD, XTC, Pere Ubu, Magazine and more). The screening will be followed by scenes not included in the US version.

La Brune Et Moi, a 1980 look on the Parisian punk underground with Metal Urbain, the Go-Go Pigalles and Astroflash.

Shellshock Rock, a 1979 account of the Belfast, Ireland punk scene with The Undertones and Stiff Little Fingers.

D.O.A.: A seldom seen gem featuring X-Ray Spex, Generation X, The Dead Boys, The Sex Pistols and an insane interview with a nodding-out Sid VIcious and Nancy Spungeon. Directed by Lech Kowalski.

Also screening, The Class of 1984, Desperate Teenage Lovedolls (with cast members and director, Dave Markey, Allan Moyle’s Times Square (with Tim Curry), The Slog Movie (LA-punk doc with Fear, TSOL, and the Circle Jerks), a special “punk in cinema montage” by the fine folks at Everything is Terrible!, and there will even be an after party at Part Time Punks when the on-screen madness ends! This looks to be a blow-out good time, people! Festival passes are on sale until midnight on Thursday.

Co-presented by Fantagraphics, L.A. Weekly, Alamo Drafthouse, Razorcake, Big Wheel Magazine, Don’t Knock The Rock and Part Time Punks.
 

Posted by Richard Metzger
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11.17.2010
02:07 pm
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9 Eyes: Photo blog dedicated to strange photos captured by Google Maps Street View
11.17.2010
01:18 pm
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I had a eye-opening great experience browsing through the many Google Street View photos on 9 Eyes. I must be a nosey lil’ shit. Here’s just a taste of what I found on this glorious website.
 
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More of 9 Eyes after the jump…

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Posted by Tara McGinley
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11.17.2010
01:18 pm
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Chuckle-worthy video: Law Enforcement Guide to Satanic Cults
11.17.2010
11:20 am
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You learn something new everyday, folks.

Discusses satanic cults and details signs and evidence that may be found at crime scenes. Teaches officials what to look for and how to anticipate satanic activity.

(via Nerdcore)

Posted by Tara McGinley
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11.17.2010
11:20 am
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Mother Goose ‘Baked Beans’
11.17.2010
10:30 am
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The New Zealand band Mother Goose formed in Dunedin in 1975, with an original line-up of Craig Johnston (Vocals), Marcel Rodeka (Drums), Pete Dickson (Lead Guitar), Kevin Collings (Rhythm Guitar), Steve Young (Keyboards), Denis Gibbins (Bass Guitar). The band mixed bizarre comedy pastiche with rock and roll (think Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band meets Frank Zappa, via The Goodies), and only eighteen months after forming, Mother Goose smashed all attendance records on a tour of Australia and New Zealand. The bands success rested on their talented musicianship and incredible live shows, which led to a music contract, a first album Stuffed, and a single Baked Beans

As drummer, Marcel Rodeka recalls on his website

What can you say about Mother Goose? The band really was one out of the bag on all counts. There was never anything like it before and there’ll never be anything like it again. It was a unique piece of rock’n roll, vaudeville, theatre that just seemed to hit the mark wherever it played.

The original concept of the way out costumes, a mad stage performance and pumping rock music was motivated by the desire to stand out from the rest, to make a point to be better than any other local/national band and hopefully take the world on.

At the first rehearsal every band member was asked to turn up with something ridiculous to wear. I went home and dug up a green and red pixie outfit complete with pointy hat that I wore when I was eight years old in a school play. I tried it on and, amazingly, it still fitted if a little tight in the chest!

The early photos of Mother Goose reveal some ridiculous looking outfits that made no sense whatsoever but looked hilarious on. Over time the outfits became a bit more identifiable, a sailor, a pixie, a baby in nappies, a ballerina, minnie mouse and a bumble bee. We also strived to make the music different to anything that was going on at that time. We had all come from local rock cover bands and the idea of creating our own music was really exciting. The early musical ideas came from keyboard player Steve Young, singer Craig Johnston and guitarist Peter Dickson.

For me, the whole thing was a blast. Really, the life and times of Mother Goose could fill a book. But this is not the place for a tell all, warts and all look at nine years of successes and failures, hits and flops, incredible highs and incredible lows, bad management and bad decisions, fantastic beaches, fantastic parties, great songs and not so great songs, band members leaving, record company hassles, wonderful band camaraderie, stadium shows and tiny clubs, relationships and bust ups, overseas tours, rip off managers, awesome gigs, funny gigs, rotten gigs, an enviable lifestyle and the one big adventure that this was. There’s too much to tell…..

 

 
With thanks to Graham Tarling
 

Posted by Paul Gallagher
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11.17.2010
10:30 am
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Liverpool’s Beatles actually from Manchester according to Fox News
11.17.2010
03:32 am
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‘Manchester’s famous mopheads.’

Okay, you assholes, keep your filthy hands off my rock and roll!

Posted by Marc Campbell
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11.17.2010
03:32 am
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The bizarre world of Jean Lecointre: Pastry porn and punk rock fruit
11.17.2010
02:21 am
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Inspired by vintage fashion and sci-fi magazines, cook books and advertisements, collagist and animator Jean Lecointre created a bunch of indescribably hilarious short films for French TV called ‘Turkish Delights’ and ‘Oasis More Fun’. If you dig pastry porn, the noirish world of palmiers and psychotic fruit, you’ll love this.
 

 
More weirdness after the jump…

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Posted by Marc Campbell
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11.17.2010
02:21 am
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Roadkill carpet: A car-flattened bloody fox to liven up your living room
11.17.2010
01:45 am
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Designer Guido Ooms has created a throw rug that’ll make you throw up. I want one.

Do you know the feeling that you do not want to take a look at something, but you still do? The Roadkill carpet is a continues struggle between attraction and repulsion. It’s a warm, soft, cuddly carpet that attracts you to take a nap on it. But at the same time its a repulsive image of a car-flattened, bloody fox.

A bargain at $5000.
 
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Via Lost At E Minor

Posted by Marc Campbell
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11.17.2010
01:45 am
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Christian Nightmares’ top 15 craziest Christian music videos
11.17.2010
01:06 am
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One of DM’s favorite bloggers Christian Nightmares has compiled his top 15 craziest Christian music videos for The Daily Swarm. Check em out here.

I’m particularly fascinated by the uber-cheesiness of Christian Black Metal band Erlösung doing ‘Wall of Glass’. If this is Christian rock then I’ve definitely lost my religion.
 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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11.17.2010
01:06 am
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World’s Biggest Turban
11.16.2010
11:11 pm
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This is Baba Major Singh, who’s known to have the world’s largest dumalla (warrior turban). The turban is made of 1300 feet of fabric. Baba is a Nihang Sikh, an order of monk-warriors.
 

 

Posted by Marc Campbell
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11.16.2010
11:11 pm
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Tool belt for the rock and roller who has everything
11.16.2010
10:45 pm
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This is a gift idea for Christmas for the rocker in your life that has everything. A belt that can be used to repair a guitar and pop open a bottle of beer.

Available from 686 .
 
Via I Heart Chaos

Posted by Marc Campbell
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11.16.2010
10:45 pm
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