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The BBQ unleahes some classics in this recent Philly concert. Here is “I Am the End” from his latest album $ (2010)
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Song of the Day: Vomit Squad- “Burning…”
Vomit Squad’s “Burning With Beelzebub”
Matador at 21
Yeah I know we’re about six months behind on this ditty, but better late than never. Congrats to Matador for 21 years of magic.
Song of the Day: Magic Kids- Superball
Sunshine and Lolipops… and so much more. One of the finer pop acts around, give these (magic) kids some much deserved eartime.
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Speaking of Magic Kids…they are this week’s Band of the Week! Chris “compares them to Beat Happening. They are truly both themselves. Like Beat Happening, they make unabashedly upbeat coy (sometimes cheesy, but in a good way) music in music scenes that are oft-macho.”
Exorcist (1973) Audience Reactions
Crazy Shit. Audiences nearly died from viewing The Exorcist on the silver screen in 1973. It became one of the main reasons I could not sleep well from ages 10-12 when it was re-released in theaters in 2001. Almost forty years later and it is still a gut wrenching tour de force. Speaking of which, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
P.S. Glen you need to see this!
Chris’s Best of 2010: Concerts
Inspired by Glen’s post here is my list of the greatest concerts (16 damn I saw 21 last year, I’m slacking!) I had the pleasure of seeing in Twenty Ten; if I see anymore I will add them accordingly.
A+ :
1) Black Lips and Box Elders at the Middle East Downstairs- March 25 (best concert ever!)
A:
2) No Age and Needy Visions at the Middle East Downstairs- November 16
3) Wavves, Cloud Nothings, and Young Adults at the Great Scott- June 22
4) King Khan & the Shrines, Gentlemen Jesse and His Men, and Red Mass at the Royale- October 13
5) Deerhunter and Real Estate at the Royale- October 16
A-:
6) Deerhunter, Kurt Vile, and K-Holes at Royale- October 13
7) Nobunny and Maine Coons at the PAs Lounge- June 29
8) Spoon, Deerhunter, Strange Boys at the House of Blues- March 27 (formerly an A show)
B+:
9) Girls and Dum Dum Girls at the Paradise Rock Club- April 1
10) Those Darlins, Strange Boys, and Gentlemen Jesse and His Men at T.T. the Bears- September 17
B:
11) Harlem and Girlfriends at the Great Scott- April 25 (formerly a B+ show)
12) 1964 the Tribute at the Merchantsauto Stadium- August 16 (formerly a B+ show)
B-:
13) Uninhabitable Mansions and the Big Big Bucks at the Middle East Upstairs- May 7 (formerly a B show)
C:
14) Kurt Vile, Real Estate, and Sore Eros at Harpers Ferry- July 23
N/A: I don’t grade my friends’ bands, but in any case I had fun at these shows.
15) Silhouette Rising and The Scouflaws at the West Side Social Club- July 2 (I actually saw countless SR shows, but I can’t remember any of the exact dates except this one)
16) Gold Star Morning at Bull McCabe’s- October 30
Classic Film Review: Over the Edge
Full Title: Over the Edge
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Year: 1979
Fun Fact: This was Kurt Cobain’s favorite film and served as inspiration for the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video.
Comments: This here is a molotov cocktail in your very hands for you youngsters out there. Yeah, I know y’all didn’t catch my little Jerry Rubin reference, but catch this a town filled with tired and uninspired teenagers abandoned by their wealthy parents, whom only care about making more money while their community is rotting from the inside. Edge is the dark version of Dazed and Confused (1993); kids in the 70s, apathetic, anarchic, and ready to Rock and Roll: having a good time is the top priority. I must say being a fan of youth oriented/teen/coming of age films, I really dug this work and while watching it I had a myriad of reactions. It really felt like I was watching some sort of archive footage from the 70s. In some ways the story seemed schizophrenic, meaning I could not tell if the movie was rooting for the kids or for the adults. There was this afternoon made for TV movie special feeling to it (which was actually kinda cool!) and simultaneously a Rock and Roll High School (1979) youth rebellion aesthetic to it as well. I have come to the conclusion that this ambiguous combination serves as a reminder that life in general is never black and white and this film does not need to shove a message down your throat to say something. Overall, I have very little to no gripes with this film; I thoroughly enjoyed it and I look forward to watching it again and again. It is not perfect, but honestly I don’t think I would like this film if it was. Ya dig?
P.S.: Going back to Cobain, with the characters in this flick I could totally see a little Kurt in some of these kids- before you know it they will be at their first Minor Threat/Black Flag show!
Grade: A-
Song of the Day: Wavves- Weed Demon
I’ve been really getting into pre-King of the Beach Wavves recently. I mean I liked Wavves before King, but when that LP was released, I became a superfan. But, recently I have been gaining an appreciation for the older songs beyond So Bored/No Hope Kids/ To the Dregs/Summer Goth. Thus, I present to you the Song of the Day: Weed Demon. Long live Wavves!
Lestor Bangs: Stooges- Funhouse Review
http://www.creemmedia.com/_site/BeatGoesOn/IggyPop/OfPopAndPiesPt001.html
The Greatest Rock Critic on The Stooges’ classic Funhouse (1970). Before Vice we had Creem Magazine!
Song of the Day: Black Flag- Six Pack
No Age has got me all revved up and ready to go! In honor of their cover the other night, here is Black Flag’s hardcore classic “Six Pack.”
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 