From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Project Mixtape: Christmas In July

31 July 2009

In honor of crass commercialism all around the world, I have crafted a mixtape in honor of the best promotion ever – Christmas In July. Why are July and December so inextricably linked? I have no idea, and I don’t pretend to have answers.
These are songs:

The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping
Patton Oswalt – My [...]

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Friday Cover Songs – Josh Ritter, DeVotchKa

31 July 2009

The theme this week is that there is no theme.  Except maybe “covers that are better than the originals,” which I think is true of both of these.
Josh Ritter – Blame It On The Tetons (Modest Mouse cover)
DeVotchKa – The Last Beat of My Heart (Siouxsie and the Banshees cover)
Next week – a pair of [...]

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Level Up!

28 July 2009

Living in the dark ages as I have for nearly the past year, I’ve finally made a few upgrades that should satisfy my techno-urges at least somewhat.
NEW Toshiba laptop.  My iBook has slept the sleep of the just for nigh on two months by now and I’ve quickly learned that I am unable to function [...]

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Horror Movie Review: Orphan

27 July 2009

There hasn’t been a lot of scary this summer.    Late summer and early fall are rife with H2, The Final Destination, Sorority Row, Jennifer’s Body et al, but I haven’t seen a horror movie in a theater since the insipid Last House on the Left remake that made me want to punch people.  Which meant [...]

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Friday Cover Songs – Ye Of Little Faith

24 July 2009

In celebration of Comic Con weekend, here are some superheroic covers, one of which is a bizarre special request from a reader.
The Cardigans – Iron Man (Black Sabbath Cover)
Link Wray – Batman Theme (Neal Hefti Cover)

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I’ve Got This Screenplay

23 July 2009

I like to think that I don’t self-promote myself to the point of annoyance.  I do not, for instance, gush over the tiniest details of any of the projects that I have in the works with people – even friends – who aren’t involved in them.  I have a select cadre of readers who have [...]

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Some Thoughts About Wes Craven’s Latest Movie, 25/8

22 July 2009

So, I read the script for 25/8.
I’ve had it for awhile, and I’ve read it a few times, and let me tell you, it’s not going to be a very good film.
Need evidence?  There’s a point in the script where someone receives a threatening phone call from the killer.  Ring any bells?  What about the [...]

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Harry Potter And Something About Snogging

21 July 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was pretty okay.  The direction was good.  The effects were universally well-done.  There were even some shots that seemed positively inspired.  The acting was as good as you’d expect, especially from Alan Rickman, who makes the most of his forty-three seconds of screen time.  Everything was pretty great about [...]

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Jefferson Lives By Three Rules

20 July 2009

1. They Ain’t Ready.
2. People Need To KNOW.
3. Get Your Shit.

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Sunday Cover Songs

19 July 2009

If you’re an 80s cover band and you don’t do The Outfield’s “Your Love” as part of your setlist, you should probably turn in your hairspray.  Like “Don’t Stop Believin’,” the song gets everybody going because everybody knows it, even though nobody knows the freaking words.
I’ve got two covers for you today, both of “Your [...]

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