Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Polyphonic Sock Puppet Lithium
For the first time, I heard the Polyphonic Spree's cover of Nirvana's song Lithium. I was damn near beating my head against the steering wheel on my way to work this morning. What a travesty.
The only thing that makes me smile about this awful cover is the fan made video below.
The Proposition
I recently received The Proposition in the mail from my Netflix list. This Western was released in 2005 and I never got a change to see it in the theaters. I really wanted to when I found out that it was written by Nick Cave. Sadly, I missed it's run in the theaters.
I am a fan of the Western movie genre and this film was quite unique in the fact that it took place in Australia. I've never seen an Australian Western. This movie has a phenomenal cast including Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, Danny Huston, and John Hurt.
The film was gritty, bloody, and beautiful to watch. I enjoyed the story and all of the actor's performances. However, I felt it to be quite slow moving. The movie was under 2 hours long and I kept checking the clock. That was the only thing I had against the film. I am aware of the sense of dread, romanticism, and longing that the slow moving elements of the film contributed to. I still had a problem with that.
But besides that, the film was great and well worth my time. I would suggest anyone who likes a good Western or is simply a Nick Cave fan to give this movie a shot. It's definitely not your regular run of the mill Western movie.
If I had Stars, I'd give this movie 4 out of 5.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Spacelords Episode 1
Just when you thought sketch comedy was in the toilet, Human Giant is there with the mother of all plungers to rescue the heaping pile.
Bless them.
Friday, February 08, 2008
Bullet Proof
I woke up in the marsh today
amidst the mist and fists
I pissed myself thinking
that I didn't know my right from wrong.
Inside outside mellow blue.
I think of you.
I miss my shoes.
Bare feet on bear rug and barely knowing
yet completely showing.
There's that growling noise again and...
I run through this marshland space.
No face.
Race..
Races...
Spaces....
Mist upon mist and list in my brain.
Where am I? Why am I? Who am I?
Spartacus.
No race or races just spaces and faces.
I feel full of nothing and nowhere
and this blue becomes gray.
The marsh becomes harsher
and the blades of grass feel like ginsu on my heels.
Wheels spinning while the face is grinning
and I'm still running but my legs don't move.
The blades find the groove
and the green becomes red.
Spilling from me into the ocean's bed.
The mist becomes thought
and my brain feels wrought.
Iron clad and nude irony.
Spiraling spirals.
Viral, my thoughts
Killer shots to the arteries.
I'm in the forest being chased by trees.
The leaves cleave and the green becomes red.
The blue in my head.
The mist amidst the fists to the chest.
I tried my best.
I shed the vest.
Bullet proof, my ass.
-AP 2/8/08
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