I really dig listening to masters of their instruments, probably because I suck at playing mine. One of my personal favorite to listen to is John 5. John 5 is the current guitarist for Rob Zombie and was previously the guitarist for Marilyn Manson. His mix of metal, bluegrass, and electronica makes for a wonderful concoction of guitar goodness. He has four solo albums, his own J-5 Fender Telecaster, and has worked with several bands including Filter, Lynard Skynard, Meat Loaf, Static-X and David Lee Roth. He has even played at the Grand Ol' Opry!
The first video is from his DVD The Devil Knows My Name. This song is called "Sugar Foot Rag," an old spaghetti western swing song that he sped up and made his own. The second video is a song called "Fiesty Cadavers."
Monday, April 12, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Anticipated Films
Splice
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Hesher
The Good Heart
American: The Bill Hicks Story (!)
Leaves of Grass
Micmacs
Monsters
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Chiang Kai-Death
It's not often that you hear any metal bands out of Asia, unless you're talking about Japan. But seriously, fuck Japan. I don't like tentacle rape in my music. China has quite a few bands that could be decent if they weren't so frowned upon by the government.
However, here's a band from Taiwan called Chthonic. I hear they played at Ozzfest once. I'd have to look it up, but I'm too lazy and don't really care that much. At least these guys are privy to good recordings, unlike their Commie brothers across the strait.
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I think the first one is in English and the second in Chinese, but honestly who can tell. In fact, what does it matter at all. Does anyone listen to these bands for the lyrics or message? I've tried reading them before and they don't even make sense. Most of it seems like pathetic emo-fag whining. However, the music is pretty cool.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Cannes
I was bored at work, so I made a film that I'll submit to the Cannes Film Festival. The two characters are totally fictional and any resemblance to real people is totally coincidental.
Fin.
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