I’ve been dropping hints left and right for the past month about Pee-Wee Herman’s upcoming show dates at The Nokia in LA, and no one is biting. Come on?!?!? I can’t believe that no one wants to go with me to LA to see Pee-wee. Boo.
Hopefully the show will be a success, and he will decide to bring it to NYC. Because if that happens, there will be no stopping me.
- Boreta – Bubblin’ In The Cut
- Busdriver – Least Favorite Rapper (Anti-Pop Consortium Remix)
- edIT – Back Up Off The Floor Pt. 2 (feat. The Grouch)
- Freeland – Do You (PANTyRAiD Remix)
- Leila – The Exotics (feat. Seaming To)
- Sage Francis – Conspiracy to Riot
- Felt – Felt Chewed Up
- PANTyRAiD – Upset
- Filastine – They Move Like Somnambulists
- Filastine – Strategy Of Tension
- Wax Tailor – Dragon Chasers
- Kleerup – Until We Bleed (feat. Lykke Li)
- Kraddy – Android Porn
- WHY? – One Rose (Alias Remix)
- Ooah – Hacksaw
- La Roux – Quicksand (Mad Decent Remix No.1)
You may recall me bemoaning the fact that when last in NYC, due to a horrible subway disaster of a day, I missed seeing the Dormitorium exhibit at Parsons.
Dormitorium explores the macabre fantasy world of twin brothers Stephen and Timothy Quay through the highly detailed miniature sets of their influential stop-motion animations. Dormitorium, which originated at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, represents the first time the décors of the London-based Quays have been exhibited in North America. The Brothers have built a cult following with their dark, moody films, which are heavily influenced by Eastern European film, literature, and music and often feature disassembled dolls and no spoken dialogue. The exhibition combines rarely seen, collaboratively designed miniature décors from some of their most prominent works, as well as continuous screenings of excerpts from several of the films.
Sounds great, right? I was not a happy little Atlanta that day. Well, much to my delight, I found a few weeks ago that this exhibition is currently on display at the Baron and Ellin Gordon Galleries at ODU. The décors only traveled to 3 cities in the US, and Norfolk is one of them? This is shocking, but also completely awesome and you will hear no complaints from me. I am soooo excited to get to see it.
And while we are on the subject of exhibits I need to see, on my next NYC trip, I have to stop by MoMA for the Tim Burton exhibition.
Ever since I read Justin’s review of [Rec], I’ve been waiting for it to come off the new release shelf at Naro Video (because I’m being cheap). But I caved in last night and went ahead and paid for it. I couldn’t wait any longer. And it was totally worth the $2.
I was completely mesmerized the entire film and sat up straight in front of the screen swallowing every second of it. I have got to buy this one ASAP and force people to come over and watch it.
There is, of course, an American remake called Quarantine, but why would you bother with that when you can watch the real thing and be 100% satisfied after viewing?
Until the Light Takes Us is coming to the Naro January 15th & 16th. Our description reads:
This feature documentary unearths the real story of black metal, a movement and music genre led by metal musicians, murderers, church burners, and suicide victims. The film examines the birth and explosive arc of black metal from the perspective of the musicians, young men who tried to change the world using music and symbolic acts of violence. Featured groups include Darkthrone, Mayhem, Burzum, Ulver, Thorns, Boards of Canada, Black Dice, Sunn 0))), Múm, and J Lesser.
Naturally, I am intrigued by this. But mostly I am curious as to what múm and Boards of Canada have to do with it.
IMDB’s description reads:
Until The Light Takes Us is a feature length documentary chronicling the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal – a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics and extreme ideologies. This is the first film to shed light on a movement that has been shrouded in darkness and rumor and further obscured by inaccurate and shallow depictions. Featuring exclusive interviews and verité with the musicians, a wealth of rare, seldom seen footage from the “Black Circle”s earliest days, Until the Light Takes Us is an intimate exploration of the controversial movement that has captured the attention of the world. The filmmakers spent a couple years in Norway getting to know the key players in the scene, and this is their story.
