Category Archives: Video

Aaron Sorkin on The Social Network

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGVFvoMC46g

The Social Network (2010) was my favorite film from last year (should have won Best Picture!) and one of my all time favorites in general and much of  that admiration is a result of Aaron Sorkin’s brilliant screenplay. His script has inspired my own writing as I am starting my first forays into seriously writing fiction.

Here’s my review of The Social Network from last year. It’s not one of my best, but check it out anyway.
https://klyam.com/2010/10/11/film-review-the-social-network/

Billboard: Black Lips- “Modern Art” Live + Q&A

Black Lips perform on top of  a roof and Cole and Ian provide some insight on their work with Mark Ronson, commercial success, bullshit trends, and phony “intellectual” dolts.

“Family Tree”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjYX0tUDuYo&feature=relmfu

“Dumpster Dive”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKUkQtP5FEg&feature=relmfu

 

Black Lips Live On KEXP!

Black Lips- “Family Tree”

“Modern Art”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUj_KvqsJqo&feature=relmfu 

“Go Out and Get It”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X1uvxFPpDs&feature=relmfu 

“Dumpster Dive”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ESk93jfW0&feature=relmfu 

Fuck yeah! I just hope they branch off into other Arabia tracks, but these are certainly more than fine anthems to jostle the oft-sedated music world.  “Family Tree” is my current fave from this new LP.  What is yours?

Who Did It Better?: The Model….

Up first, the orignal version of “The Model” by German synth pioneers Kraftwerk

Next, the cover version by the menacing, 80s noise trio (or should I say quartet ;) ) Big Black.

Perfect video!

So, who did it better? Well, I’m going with Big Black on this one, although I love both versions; Kraftwerk’s version I think is truly the better version, but I prefer BB’s cover because they are one of my favorite bands and they simply nailed it in this instance.

Spidey’s Curse…

Yessir, here is the comic book Old King Cole Younger was referring to in the new classic “Spidey’s Curse” from the Black Lips’s recent LP and KLYAM favorite Arabia Mountain. Spider-Man and Power-Pack was a 1984 issue distributed in sex education classes to teach the youngsters about sexual abuse and how to prevent it.

This website is a great resource for infomation on the comic: http://www.politedissent.com/archives/982 

Here are the lyrics to Spidey:

Peter Parker’s life is so much darker than the book I read
‘Cause he was defenseless, so defenseless when he was a kid
It’s your body, no one’s body, but your’s anyways
So Peter Parker don’t let him mark ya, it’s so much darker
Don’t let him touch ya, he don’t have to stay!
Don’t fill a spider up with dread

Spidey’s got powers, he takes all of the cowards
And he kills them dead
But when he was younger, an elder among him messed him in the head
So Peter Parker don’t let him mark ya, it’s so much darker
Don’t let him touch ya, he don’t have to stay!

The teacher looked at everyone with a PSA
She saw that our hearts were gone
She saw that in everyone!

Peter Parker’s life is so much darker
Better tell him, man
‘Cause it’s your body, no one’s body, but your’s anyway

So Peter Parker don’t him mark ya, it’s so much darker
Don’t let him touch ya, he don’t have to stay!
Don’t fill a spider up with dread
Don’t fill a spider up with dread
Don’t fill a spider up with dread

(Dude, they are conjuring up those demons. Basically, they’re taking spells out of that book. Or they are taking demons out of that book and working it into a song that basically conjures up these demons, man. Oh dude, it’s way insane. Dude, trip out on this!)