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STAR WARS - RETRO PLASTIC IN ACTION

2010-06-16T09:34:00.001-05:00

Ahhh... this goes back to a much simpler time.

Before College.. and the Bush Debacle.....

Yesterday my dear friends, yesterday.

Posted by Cantu THE KING OF ROCK MUSIC, Metro Detroit 2010

Burger Millenium Falcon King !!!

2010-06-16T09:24:00.002-05:00

GOOD MERCY !!! ITS BURGER KING STAR WARS !!!
Where do I begin? The ending shot of the Burger King Millenium Falcon is pretty hilarious and in some ways... KING! I prefer this to the scary emotionless creeped out Burger King that is all of the current commercials. Definately destined to make you stay up countless nights in a state of sheer fear and panic.

I like this commercial because it goes back to a much more exciting time.

These glasses were never high caliber in quality. They would explode in your dish washer as my mother found out. These things are CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP... and manufactured in the salt mines of China with illegal help at the cost of 2 cents per hour. That is some mighty fine cheap labor.

Posted by Ted Cantu - He remembers an easier and gentler time in America's rich history.

2009 What Happened To You?

2010-05-31T19:05:00.002-05:00

Good lord.

I just realized that I never even bothered to plug in ONE entry into this blog througout 2009. Will I be arrested? Have a committed a crime against humanity?

Maybe I will I mean ... after all. I subjected you to senseless radio drivel like 1 Eskimo and Peal Jam all last year. I never interviened with some intelligent sounds. Shame on me. And, I forgot to mention some of the more interesting musical news thats occured lately... such as the death of Malcom McLaren, (inventor of the Great Rock and Roll Swindle.. one of the greatest rock films ever constructed and filmed).

I cannot believe I subjected all of you kids out there to the available media. I should have been more on top of things....
What will happen now?

Dead Milkmen - Big Time Operator - Revisited

2010-05-31T18:57:00.002-05:00

1987 - Now That Was Music -- THE DEAD MILKMEN

It seems like a dream now. But one of these brilliant musicians is actually dead. The year 1987 seems like an entire lifetime ago -- in fact it was. But this song rings true like so many other songs of its era. It depicts an uplifting time when it seemed like anything was possible. In fact it was.

We still had MTV. And music was diverse.

It was before Pearl Jam, derivitive bands and Nirvana rip offs.

Enjoy, the song..... listen to its brilliance.

Ted Cantu writes about music and pop culture in Metro Detroit.

Jackie Rogers Junior For President Part 2

2008-05-07T22:44:00.002-05:00

Jackie Rogers Junior For President Part 1

2008-05-07T22:44:00.001-05:00

THE CHARLATANS UK - IMPOSSIBLE

2008-05-07T22:30:00.003-05:00

CONTROL - TRAILER

THE LIFE OF IAN CURTIS

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the Charlatans UK - Impossible

One of the more overlooked songs on the Only US release.......

When this tour took off in NYC they played mostly older material at the Roseland. I wasn't complaining however, I was lucky enough to get as close to them as I did.

Cantu - 2008

THE PLASTICS - ON SCTV

2008-05-07T22:10:00.000-05:00

From the early 80's

LOVE AND ROCKETS - ITS ALL IN MY MIND

2008-05-07T22:07:00.001-05:00

JACKIE ROGERS JUNIOR - IN HOT WATER AGAIN

2008-05-07T21:44:00.001-05:00

Posted by CANTU - on May 7, 2008

ECHOBELLY - IN THE YEAR.....

2008-05-07T21:14:00.002-05:00

"WHERE IS THE VIDEO - I SAID !!??"

Sadly, there was never a video for this track. However, it is one of the more brilliant songs from the ON CD.... This release was interesting for another reason. When you flipped the CD over on a 180 degree angle, it reads as NO. Hmmmm

I like this poppy version of Echobelly -- the first three albums really speak to me. There are so many guitar hooks on them so they never fall flat or become tiresome. The later CD's are very somber -- still brilliant -- but different.

This is worth picking up -- and you can still get it at Amazon.com.

This and "EGO - everybodys, got one" is definately worth getting because it has the same central themes working through the songs. Singer Sonya Aurora has a lot of heart and soul in these tracks while some riffs speak from the vault of The Smiths. Actually Morrissey first praised this band in an old issue of the now defunct, RayGun magazine. This was the creation of graphic uberlord David Carson.

After all this time -- this track shines in the dark.

Posted by Cantu on May 7, 2008

The FUTUREHEADS - Radio Heart

2008-05-07T21:10:00.003-05:00

"Thank You BBC - For Keeping Me In Tune With You"

This is what I get for not listening to the BBC for months on end. Yes, I have been busy with my business and have dropped the ball on my pop culture sensibilities. This band sort of snuck up on me on the BBC. I looked into it and realized I was missing out on something near great!

Ah, but such is the way of life in the world of pop. It is those unexpected times that you find gems in the dust. I cannot figure out where these guys are from. They only have a few singles and a couple of albums I believe. They are on ITUNES but this song is not featured which is too bad - because in a short time it becomes very memorable.

Cantu - posted this on May 7, 2008 at 10:22 PM

THE HOOSIERS - Cops and Robbers

2008-05-07T21:02:00.004-05:00

TH3 CURE - WHY CANT I BE YOU? Remember that song when it came out? I know I wasn't ready to see my Goth heroes glammed out with a jazzy horn section. I still don't understand the furry bear suit Robert Smith was wearing. I recall that video and song leaving me very confused and befuddled.

That is how I feel about The Hoosiers. I don't get it at first but it is a hybrid of somekind. Call me crazy but I can pick up a bit of Maroon 5 in here.... and a yearning to be memorable. At parts this song tries too hard but it is catchy.... and yes it does remind me of the Cure.... I'm thinking Lovecats... but that is really not it either.

Somehow all this bouncing around from note to note has made this song likeable. But they are cues pulled in from likeable material you have no doubt heard before. Still, I must say, I find these guys a wee bit interesting.

Enough for a second listen in any case !

Posted by Cantu on May 7, 2008 at 10:38 PM

THE WHO - SISTER DISCO

2008-02-08T21:30:00.000-05:00

KEITH MOON WILL NOT BE SEEN TONIGHT.....

This song has been dropped from the later WHO sets - which is a shame. This is actually a very good song. This was taken during the first Farewell Tour. The replacement drummer is Kenny Jones. Keith Moon, the former drummer, had a date with destiny after taking an overdose of pills and booze.

This punchy type performance is brilliant stuff. It came off terrible when it was released later as WHOS LAST, (Yes I bought it on tape!) as the sound levels were very muddy. As with all their performances you have to take the good with the bad and be lucky you got anything at all. I have heard some of the legendary 1976 performances on CD snippets and off DVD's floating around and those are much better if you can find them.

The latest WHO releases showcase a very different type of band. This was how I remembered them as a performing band -- loud, edgy and animated.

Cantu - posted this on Feb. 8 2008 9:37 PM

RICHARD BERGIS - MAN OF GOD

2008-02-08T21:16:00.000-05:00

"SURE, THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT THINGS I COULD BE DOING.... BUT IM NOT DOING ANY OF THEM RIGHT NOW....."

This guy Bergis is about as smart as a box of rocks. He is repeatedly pranked by two guys over and over and over again. He never seems to figure out that its a set up and he is being positioned for unlimited harrassmnt. Still -- its very entertaining.

There are rants about God, Nascar, Christians, Gays, Multi Racial people and many more things including a very strange paternity case. If you like your comedy raw and crude then you will adore this ridiculous collection of tirades, rants and proclamations and near promises. There is nothing wrong with a little mental illness now and then.

The best part of this clip is when they call him back no less than an additional two times. It is hilarious on many levels. First up, nothing here is scripted. This level of comedy comes straight at ya from the hip. The other noticeable thing about this type of comedy is that there is nothing really likable about the victim. He is crass. It makes the jaunting all the more deserved.

The wife at the end of the clip is actually very frightening when she identifies herself and her distorted husband as people of God. Still, all and all they could always just hang up the phone. But they never seem to progress that far. These rants continue to get worse and we can see Bergis become hypnotically unravelled in the scope of under ten minutes.

Its predictable. And its perfect.

Cantu IS BACK and posted this on Feb 8, 2008

THE LITLE BRO PROGRAM

2008-02-08T16:52:00.000-05:00

THE HARDCORE ROCK AND ROLL LITTLE "BRO" PROGRAM

Hot Damn. Don't say we didn't warn ye.
Mein gott this is something else. This guy goes bananas. The comedy of this thing hits you square over the head about halfway through. The premise for this call is ridiculous. The infamous MR. BURGESS is once again dragged through the stinging red hot coals of interacial comedy.

Its hard. Its cruel. But by God, its hilarious.

Cantu is BACK .. MAN !.. and can be found at http://www.1seomichigan.com

THE REAL CONTROL - JOY DIVISION

2007-11-11T15:58:00.000-05:00

"CONTROL: TRANSMISSION RECIEVED...."

The overall effect of the movie, "CONTROL" made one feel out of sorts. At times you feel as if you are looking over Ian Curtis' life as an intruder. The film comes off simplistically in the beginning and you get panoramic viewpoints of what this movie is going to bring. It takes your concentration off the words that Ian is saying to you as a viewer. I missed the main part of the focus because I was trying to get a feel of the world he was in.

Ridiculous but true. I caught this subtlety the second time around. There is a full message there of course and the film is well constructed and whole.

Anton Corbijn, the director of the film, stated recently that everything he remembers he does so in black and white. Corbijn was the original photographer, he is of Dutch origin, and was there in the early days and snapped the compositions. But these formed his opinions on how the film was going to ultimately look like.

The band in the film did their own sound. But this sound, although impressive, lacks the total starkness that the studio releases had. That is what made the Joy Division sound so memorable because at times it was very eerie. They knew exactly what they wanted to create and what they wanted the audience to experience.

It still bothers me. You cannot shake it too easily.

Posted by Cantu on Nov. 11, 2007

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN - LIPS LIKE SUGAR - LIVE

2007-10-30T19:02:00.001-05:00

Oh thank heavens... for little bootlegs......

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 30, 2007 at 8:02 PM

THE TUBES - TALK TO YOU LATER - "Fee Waybill - Rocks The House With A Snarl"

2007-10-25T20:47:00.001-05:00

"Fee Waybill - Rocks The House With A Snarl"
I could never figure out what these guys were trying to accomplish. This track is brilliant but the rest of the stuff off this album was hard on the eardrums. "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, (Attack)" was excruciating and "powertools" left me daft and embarrassed even when no one was around me.

Still, Fee was quite popular. His sound was FM radio ready in 83' and radio stations paid attention to him. They gave him lots of airplay too like on MTV and SCTV where they were guest stars for an episode of, "The Fishin' Musician" with John Candy. They also did a rocking tune called, 'Sushi Sue" and released some videos for SONY when the SONY 45 tapes were the thing to buy. This must appear like ancient history though with all this Internet glory going on in this wacky world.

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 25, 2007 at 9:53 PM

THE TRUTH - PLAYGROUND - Dennis Greives

2007-10-20T07:49:00.000-05:00

THE TRUTH - PLAYGROUND - On IRS Records

This is an another clip of a previous post on THE TRUTH, (Dennis Greives from Nine Below Zero). In the previous post it came with a somewhat unwanted extra of X singing BURNING HOUSE OF LOVE which I didn't particulary like.

I like the IRS tag in the beginning of the song. Here is what is interesting about this clip. Sure on one hand it is a total WHO rip off because its thrashy power chords with crashing drum rolls. But it works. THE TRUTH released this in 1985 and it is literally out of print.

I think its the most brilliant thing they ever did. The other albums they put out weren't as gripping as this. I also liked Grievsies later releases with Nine Below Zero but he really takes the R and B thing to a sleeping lull. Sometimes its amazing and sometimes its very subtle.

I liked the Townsend jump in the beginning. Its almost as if the UK kids had to come over here and show us how to do rock music. This really stuck in my head for years. The album - should you find it - is extremely expensive now and rare. I remember it being absolutely amazing in just about every way.

You really needed an album label like IRS back in the day. There was a lot of drivel going around with the devil and 666 stuff in the high schools. I was bored with it. I wanted something exciting. The edits are all equal length here for the most part. Its got a tempo to it.

Funny how you start to notice those sort of things when you actually do editing. Back in the 80's a lot of this stuff was done by hand before digital desktop editing....

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The only computers we had in 85' were those crappy Macs that were the size of a bowling ball.

The opening is from Back Porch Video. The Smartest kids in my neighborhood. I grew up in the same town as they did and used to watch this show growing up in Ann Arbor. They were the only kids that understood what I wanted to see and what mattered most. It wasn't rap music which at the time was not widely accepted as being a serious musical form. The things that captured my attention was bands like these.

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 20, 2007 at 9:02 AM

PAUL SHAFFER - DRESS COOL - DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW

2007-10-20T07:33:00.000-05:00

I remember seeing this but for some reason it stayed stuck in my head. After seeing it again I am not convinced that this was a comedy piece. I think Paul Shaffer was trying to be serious in this rock(?) video because the song is somewhat...... real?

Look for the guy who dresses up in christmas tinsel. I remember that scene. There is a lot of production that went behind this with stop motion animation and so on.

This was recorded in the mid-80's when David Letterman was really picking up a lot of fans. I would put this in 1985 - 1986. The whole period of 1984 - 1986 was sort of a high moment for the show because it was somewhat unpredictable and fun to watch. 1987 brought on a lot of attention to some of the things I took for granted like the TOP TEN list. When that segment rolled out in the 87' season they had monster CGI graphics and I really thought the production was trying too hard. I sort of lost interest in the show after that.

When it moved to CBS it had a whole different vibe to it. Remember too that in 1986 Eddie Van Halen used to play with Shaffer in the band. That was kind of weird to see since Eddie was always considered somewhat of a cult hero.

This clip picks up on the eccentricities of the 80's and how fun the early shows of Letterman used to be before they went big budget.

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 20, 2007 at 8:43 AM

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 20, 2007 at 8:39 AM

DEPECHE MODE - STRIPPED

2007-10-11T21:49:00.000-05:00

FROM DEPECHE MODE 101
The 80's brought on a ton of self loathing, emotionally stunted musical genius frontmen. Morrissey being one of them -- David Gahan being the other. There was something so dark about Depeche Mode that behind all those smiles it was hard to accept this as happy music. "People are People" made them popular on the radio but they were a lot darker than what they appeared to be. Yet, they were fascinating too.

And.... no it never surprised me when Gahan tried to take his own life. I was somewhat surprised though at the amount of drugs he took. Its amazing to see what kind of effect they had over their audience.

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 11, 2007 at 10:54 PM

DEPECHE MODE - STRANGE LOVE

2007-10-11T21:37:00.000-05:00

This was recorded during their height. I heard every version of this song when it first came out. It was super popular. There was a 12" mix, a dance mix, a club mix, you get the idea. There was a ton of different versions and some had just a little differences to set them apart. But I really thought they all sounded alike. I couldn't wait for the day when I could listen to this song and not hate it.

And that day is today.

There is a video of footage being shown on the sides of buildings that is great. This black and white version is nice too and it works on several levels. The confrontation of the word love appears in the palm of their hands. They laugh like schoolboys but the overall look is stark and startling. It worked wonders on me as I saw this brief clip shown on a commercial for SPIN magazine. I remember that entire sequence..... To me, that took balls. To confront an emotion in such a way.

... It was is there was some attempt to meet the emotion halfway. Yet on the other hand it was wearing ones heart on its sleeve. Still, I thought it was amazing.

I saw them around this time.

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 11, 2007 at 10:44 PM

FEMALE TROUBLES - CHA CHA HEELS

2007-10-11T21:20:00.000-05:00

Ah yes... this brings back sordid memories. This movie is horrific. Its Tragi-Comedic. And on the other hand it just plain sucks. But it does have some pretty good moments. These movies resurfaced in the late 80's where they were much appreciated.

The 80's were an amazing time. You could release just about anything on video tape and it would get rented. Thats where I first ran into this John Waters classic. Waters was an interesting fellow until he decided to turn into Walt Disney. Its amazing what a little money can do to some people. This new thing, "HairSpray" is just depressing and high budget. I prefer Waters when he had nothing to show in his stable but this morose heap of an actor, Divine.

Cantu posted this on Oct. 11, 2007 at 10:25 PM

THE ALARM - MAKING OF THE ALARM

2007-10-06T09:01:00.000-05:00

"Up Close With The Alarm - and Mike Peters"

This is inside the bands perspective of putting together a video. Peters and crew called it quits years ago until a recent VH1 show got them all together. Here they are perfecting their signature sound.

They are interesting because of their stage presence. Notice the cameras and mics coming from the ceiling like a boxers mic. This adds height to the performance. Also the multiple images being shown over the band adds a bit of visual dynamicism.

These guys really carried over the look and upbeat positive feel that created the image for IRS RECORDS, (which is now defunct). There was a lot of imagery and text floating over the bands videos and live performances. This was the case for a lot of the early IRS bands and added to their complex nature. All of these bands in the early days were quite interesting.

The Alarm is still producing this type of look and it really does cut against the whiney pop diva subculture that exists today. The other thing that sets them apart from competition is their ability to deliver sharp guitar hooks that jar up against one another. Somewhere in all that chaos this Dublin band is still able to deliver a likeable melody. When the entire thing is delivered and signed over you want to listen to it again and again. It has this long lasting effect that so many bands today seem to miss.

Ted Cantu posted this on Oct. 6, 2007 at 10:08 AM

TAY ZONDAY TESTING THE PATIENCE OF AMERICA

2007-10-06T08:50:00.000-05:00

"ONE OF THE WEIRDEST MOMENTS IN TELEVISION"

Confusing yes.... like the Kennedy Assasination.

Look at the faces of the people in the audience as he sings this .... er.. song. I haven't seen looks like that since Andy Kaufman jumped on the stage and sang his ridiculous songs. I got to give this guy credit because he is so upbeat and friendly. You want to like this guy.

But the song is absurd.

His speaking voice is just as low and strange as his singing voice. The audience warms up to him as he is interviewed. It is an interesting thing to watch.

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 6, 2007 at 9:56 PM

SQUEEZE - Michael McDonald Could Have Out Done Them Better ???

2007-10-02T20:26:00.000-05:00

You gotta read this review.....

allenbroadway (1 week ago)
I think Steely Dan and Michael McDonald could have done it better

Comparing Squeeze, (a great UK Brit Pop band WUNDERKIND from the 80s')
to the dreary sounds of Michael (pass me a doobie) Doobie Brother McDonald or Steely Dan is a terrible unforgiveable mistake of a comparrison. Each had very different pop sensibilities.

For example, Squeeze will put you in a happy upbeat place. Where McDonald puts you in a literal Mc Donalds NEAR CLOSING TIME where you are running out of time and cell phone minutes listening to him warble over the loudspeaker while you are on a business road trip -- wondering what your entire purpose in this world REALLY IS.... ??

And Steely Dan makes you feel like ordering a 7 and 7 and sticking your head in a pothole and calling it a day. After all, you cannot get a time machine back to 1977 so why bother.

But you don't get those feelings when you listen to Squeeze. And man get a load of JOOLS HOLLAND on the keyboard. GREAT STUFF. I also adore the endless guitar solos that just build and build and build. There is so much life in those builds. I just find so much depth in those songs. It is unreal.

The last I heard Mc Donald was doing AT&T commercials.... (LISSSSEN BAYBEEEEE ETC.)

Posted by Cantu on Oct. 2, 2007 at 9:34 PM

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY - MEETS THE MANSON FAMILY

2007-10-02T20:08:00.000-05:00

"WE'LL MAKE YOU HAPPY... (MORE OR LESS)"

This is amusing. Considering that it stems from one of the most horrific crimes of its time this will actually put a smile on your face --- in a humorous way. There is something pop culture related to this clip that I want to point out. There is a rumor on the Internet that Charles Manson was supposed to be one of the original Monkees. I doubt that this was true after listening to his recordings, (which are more like the Velvet Underground in appearance).

Still, when you look at how young, (and confused) the killers of these crimes were it boggles the mind. Its a real contrast at how evil these people were and its further confusing when you consider the reasons why they felt they must kill. To add further confusion it is interesting to watch the killers reflect on their crimes as if THEY were the REAL victims after all this time.

Its something that should be investigated if only so history will not be tempted to repeat itself. It is troubled time that needs to be dealt with.

Posted on Oct. 2, 2007 at 9:16 PM

HOUSE OF LOVE - DESTROY THE HEART

2007-09-13T22:10:00.001-05:00

Yes, I admit -- I do hear a bit of Echo and the Bunnymen in here -- but the middle of this song gets sort of lost. I lose the narrative when I hear the song. When you watch the video it does tend to go forward in a very clear cut singular direction. But then again -- so does the camera so the two of them sort of coincide and allow the listener to follow along.......

This came off a BBC CD from Uncut magazine recently celebrating the late John Peel.

Posted by Cantu at 11:12 on Sept. 13, 2007

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - HERE IS THE GOOD POP - HAPPY TALK

2007-09-06T19:49:00.000-05:00

"HAPPY TALK ---- One of The Great Unknown POP Songs You Never Heard"

This is one of the greatest songs that existed in its time period. It came out one Captains solo efforts when he wasn't acting like a revved up maniac with THE DAMNED. This album allowed Sensible to do some pretty off the cuff things you may not expect from the UK's First PUNK band. This is a great effort.

Around this time it was rumored that Sensible was paying for Robyn Hitchcock to write songs and to create music. Hitch's band THE SOFT BOYS had recently broken up and now he was solo. Sensible heard his music and thought it was important enough to support. I have only heard this rumor by club kids growing up in this time period but was never able to validate this curious fact.

This song HAPPY TALK was featured in a few comedies of late. Its whimsical like Sensible himself. The other notable songs on this effort include YANKS WITH GUNS. If you can locate this on disc its worth owning. Unfortunately ITUNES does not carry it.

Posted by Cantu on Aug. 6, 2007 at 8:56 pm

HEY GIRLS... ITS BIG TRACK !!!!

2007-08-29T19:04:00.000-05:00

BIG TRACK = LOTS OF HOT CHICKS
In the 80's you had a few choices. If you played with action figures that meant that you
were a homosexual.... seriously. If you played with a ten speed and ...... BIG TRACK.. that meant
that you scored ALL THE CHICKS......

RIIIIIIIIIIGHT.

Course if you wanted to be REALLY COOL you would bitch slap the principal in the
lunch room like our colleague and criminal.... Jeff Simpson. And to put it another way
if you wanted to be THE KING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD then you had to risk jail time,
felonies, and grand larceny.

Seriously.

the Horrors of Flood Junior High
This is a very tall order to fulfill when you are 12. Still in our neighborhood we had young
men and women aspiring to great heights of ... er um... greatness. It was scary going to Junior High back in the day. Oh sure, we didn't have guns back then in our schools but you sure
could get knifed up pretty good like a slab of apple wood smoked bacon.

But I'm getting WAY off course here. Simply said, Junior High in Stratford Connecticut was a lot like the county lock up. The food was on par to boot. Scary shit.

THE BIG QUESTION IS......

DID THE CHICKS... REALLY get impressed with Milton Bradleys Big Track? Unlike my 13 year old counterparts opinion I beg to differ. My guess was they probobly did not.

Get impressed that is. This toy in my opinion sucked balls. Due to the simple fact that it had no doors or action figures to go with it. The windows were painted on in the form of a decal. This was kind of a weird toy. Notice that the kid playing with it has to interact with a dog of all things and a bored father who is trying to read the paper on his day off. That is the level of ACTION you get with this toy. FOr added charm you had to lay your action figures on top of the BIG TRACK and pretend that they somehow could coexist in a doorless and windowless society.

Milton Bradley never did come out with anything to go with this toy. You had to supply your own dog and ... bored dad to partake in the great BIG TRACK experience. This toy offered little emotional comfort back in the day. It hardly took your mind off the mindless monsters that clogged up our public school system waiting to cave our young heads in.

I never got my ass kicked up and down the block ..THANK GOD. Nor was I shot or stabbed while I attended public school.

But this toy offered little escapism as the 80's began. It brought very little peace of mind. But most of all.... The thing that i remember most about this toy was that it sucked.. BIG TIME.

Cantu posted Aug. 29, 2007

THE NEW FAT BOYS - BIG WALMART BUTTS

2007-08-25T19:46:00.000-05:00

This video takes a lot of balls. There is nothing wishy washy about these guys and they totally understand comedy. They understand confrontation. If they are somewhat lucky they may actually get fame and fortune. This is the sort of thing that can get you on the JIMMY KIMMEL SHOW. Seriously.

"EXCUSE ME SHOPPERS YOU ARE IN FOR A SPECIAL TREAT...."

posted by CANTU at Aug. 23, 2007 at 8:50 pm

EDITH MASSEY - DONT LEAVE ME GATOR - NO NO NO

2007-08-22T21:09:00.000-05:00

"A THOUSAND BELLY LAUGHS LATER -- THIS ONE STILL FLOORS ME"

FROM THE FILM.... FEMALE TROUBLE... WITH EDITH MASSEY.....

Yes, I am aware that this film is truly terrible. But that is half the beauty. The acting in this flim is beyond deplorable but thats part of the charm of John Waters, the director. I have no idea of actress Edith Massey had a low I.Q. My guess is that she probably did.

The 90's are over. Its time we forget the whole,,,, "politeness" act.

Lets face it this film is just plain hard to watch. But as you watch it you will find it even harder to take your eyes off of it. This thing is really demented, strange and sad. Through it all there is a rainbow glimmer of comedy in it in very small proportions.

Massey by the way had a punk band in the L.A. punk movement in the early - mid 80's. I find this very hard to believe. Yet, I would have liked to have seen her perform and wouldn't mind even finding some of her recordings. This of course is for educational purposes only.

Posted by Cantu, Aug. 22, 2007 at 10:14 PM

XTC - FUNK POP A ROLL - SERIOUSLY NOW

2007-08-15T21:14:00.001-05:00

"XTC - DESIGNED TO DRIVE YOU UPBEAT SKYWARD AND MAD"

I never knew these guys had a video for this song off the album MUMMER. Its the final track on the CD. I should know because I played mine so many times I wore the damned thing out. Its hardly playable now. It was a great way to end the CD as it is a fairly upbeatable sort of sound.

Just the sort of thing you never seem to get enough of these days.

The frenetic cut up video pieces jerk and fly about in a somewhat predictable pattern. Its welcomed to see this sort of thing appear after all this time. Note how every shot in this sequence is not dyed green or red and there seems to be an abundant overload of musicianship.

Ted Cantu posted this on Aug. 15, 2007 and at exactly 10:22 PM for those who are keeping score.

THE ALARM - STRENGTH

2007-08-12T20:38:00.000-05:00

"THE GREATEST SOUND FROM THE MID - 80'S --
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE STORM BROKE?"

There was a lot of crap in the 80's. There was a lot of crap in the 90's. But then lets face it . There is a lot of crap today too. Somewhere in all that crap there are usually great bands LIKE THE ALARM who get shuffled behind permalayers of garbage. You're job as a culture archeologist is to dig them out with a toy shovel and try to enjoy their brilliance. The Alarm is one of those amazing bands that got shuffled aside.

The one thing you need to understand is that the Alarm is from Dublin. They are powerful and they were on a powerful label..... IRS RECORDS.... which is now defunct.

There hasn't been a record label this ballsy in years. So bands with style and a radical calling to sustain get undiscovered. This is very unfortunate.

The Alarm just got back together and are kicking out new amazing sounds. I say great for them because they are truly amazing to watch. They have style and a lot of heart. Its never a put on.

Cantu posted this on Aug. 12 9:45 pm

TROG - JOAN CRAWFORDS FINEST HOUR

2007-08-12T20:19:00.000-05:00

"JOAN CRAWFORD IN THE MOVIE TROG: almost as horrible as the child abuse SHE INFLICTED ON HER OWN STEP CHILDREN"

When Crawford starred in the very ultra hilarious TROG she was a full blown alcoholic and lunatic. This is her last movie and it came out in 1970. Its meant to be dead serious. If you are are....lucky... you can see this on late night television. Course, I doubt that if you find it that late at night that you can truly consider yourself lucky.

There is a scene in here where he learns his ABC'S I kid you not. There is also a scene where he learns how to play with a toy choo choo train and learn his colors. He sees the color red and goes bananas. This is great stuff. Its a serious study of mindless behavior.

Still, all in all, its worth owning.

Well, not owning teeny boppers... but its worth viewing.

Cantu posted this on aug. 12, 2007 at 9:29 PM

THE CIRCLE JERKS - THE CROWD

2007-08-12T20:13:00.000-05:00

"ALL THE WORLD MUST LIVE HERE...."

From the album WONDERFUL which ... is. This was recorded at the House of Blues, which is the greatest place to go watch live gigs. I saw the Damned there and a few others. You can literally hang out there at that bar for hours. Its insane.

This clip is from the live DVD that was called THIS SHOW MUST GO OFF.

Cantu posted this on Aug. 12, 2007 at 9:17 PM

THE SIMPSONS - WORLD UP MY ASS

2007-08-12T20:11:00.000-05:00

"world up my ass - by the circle jerks"

CANTU - 2007, POSTED ON AUGUST 12, AT 9:12 PM

THE HAMBURGER PIMP - AMERICAS TREASURE

2007-08-12T20:03:00.000-05:00

"POUND PER POUND, AMERICAS GREATEST ACTOR OF ALL TIME"

Forget Olivier, forget DeNiro, forget Sabastian Cabot. This is truly the greatest American actor of all time. The Hamburger Pimp..... famous for such roles as er..uh... the Hamburger Pimp in the movie... DOLEMITE.

Seriously.

This is one incredible powerhouse of an actor. Just watch him fumble over his lines. Is it live or is it memorex I mean really. Is this method acting or is this methodone? I mean COME ON. Is this ...

oh well. you know what I mean. Its good ain't it?

AW SHUCKS.

Cantu posted this 2007

CHOCOLATE RAIN

2007-08-08T06:34:00.001-05:00

I wonder how fast Hersheys is going to be knocking this kids door down for an endorsement? Thats not an invitation its more of a ... challenge. This is one of the most repetitious songs in recent memory.

Agreed?

Here is the parody.....

Cantu posted this on Aug. 8, 2007 at 7:39 AM

FREAKSHOW PEOPLE OF YESTERDAY PART 3

2007-08-04T18:44:00.000-05:00

These freaks actually liked performing... well... some of them. It gave them an income. But then again this is according to the FREAKSHOW MUSEUM in Coney Island.

In 1976 my mother met a woman in a freakshow tent with a face the size of a fifty cent peice. The event was so disturbing that she blocked it out of her memory. To this day she refuses to ackowledge it even happened. It happened in a town called Muskegon, Michigan. Ironically it is also the town where I was born. I remember this event due to the fact that i found a pamphlet that spelled out this tiny womans life story. She sold them to people who visited her and this was a source of income. This woman sat on a tiny throne as if she was royalty.

As a youth I was somewhat terrified at the prospect of going into a freakshow. But I do remember the grotesque posters. These were large sheets of canvas and horrible depictions of these people inside. As a scare tactic it worked on me. I didnt have the guts to walk into these shows. As I got older these shows altogether disappeared. I still found myself fascinated with the spectacle of them.

Cantu posted this on Aug. 4, 2007 on 7:54 PM

FREAKS OF YESTERDAY PART 2

2007-08-04T18:41:00.000-05:00

posted by Cantu - Aug. 4, 2007 at 7:42 pm

FREAKS OF YESTERDAY

2007-08-04T18:38:00.000-05:00

Most Humbly, Cantu - Aug 6, 2007 at 7:38

FREAKS - PARTY ON !

2007-08-04T18:12:00.001-05:00

"The Infamous Wedding Scene - Banned in 50 States"

"Gooba Gabba" became the outcry for THE RAMONES. This movie inspired all of our modern day freaks like Rob Zombie etc. Although Generation Y is most likely to not give a shit about this or literally anything else. This movie inspired all of our great modern day thinkers even though it was banned in 50 states.

This film comes from America and was created sometime around the Wizard of Oz. The thought at MGM was that if Americans loved the munchkins then they would do backflips for deformed and crippled freaks. The end result was that the industry laid a giant goose egg. This became the ugly secret of Hollywood and was shelved out of pure embarrasment.

When it was released it scared the SHIT out of people and sent women screaming out of the theater. You will have to watch the entire film to see what I am talking about. This is one disturbing piece of cinema. I mean they FREAKS retaliate and transform the evil bride into a chicken for crying out loud.

I still never got a good definition for GOOBA GABBA or where it came from. I never got an explanation for the origin of this phrase or what inspired it. All I know is that director Todd Browning was basically kicked out of motion pictures for creating this psychotic work. Browning was the director on the Dracula films.

There is a scene supposedly that had the cast of the freakshow walking into a courtroom after they cut up the woman into a chicken and turn her into a sideshow act. I read this in a film book and the author claimed that the ending was lost. They showed the freaks walking into a NYC courtroom. I am serious. This is what I read. I think this is total bullshit.

You should rent this.

Its worth it.

You may not find it disturbing. We have become pretty hard in this country. This type of film will never be shot again. We can detect hideous deformities before they are born now with modern day technology. Still its amazing that anyone would want to pay and see this back in the day. Americans were pretty morbid for demanding this type of entertainment. Freakshows were a big thing in carnivals for many years. Now with humanistic lobbyist groups these types of things are becoming a big thing of the past.

posted by Cantu on Aug 5, 2007 at 7:24 PM

MDA TELETHON - LIVE

2007-08-04T18:09:00.001-05:00

Posted Aug. 5, 2007 at 7:09 PM

CANDY BUTCHERS - YOU BELONG TO ME NOW

2007-08-04T18:00:00.000-05:00

http://youtube.com/watch?v=g24Dk7JSgaE

Video for "You Belong To Me Now" from the Candy Butchers album Play With Your Head. Shot and directed by Mark Seliger.

"Another View Of Mike Viola"

I didn't recognize MV on this clip. I am used to his goggled Ray Orbison look. This is an interesting song and the video has a likeableness to it.

Posted by Cantu on Aug. 5, 2007

LUSCIOUS JACKSON - NAKED EYE

2007-07-29T19:53:00.000-05:00

THE TOY DOLLS - DIG THAT FRIGGEN GGGGGROOVE BAY BEEEEEEEEEE

2007-07-29T19:43:00.000-05:00

"DIG THAT GROOVE BAY BEEEEE"

Get ready to get your head kicked in!
This was one of the most original sounding bands of its time. Its a punk band that plays with a musical range. That was one of the things that really impressed me when I first came across these guys. They could work a fret board.

They could also tear the house down.

You don't come back to normalacy after that ... do you?

Cantu posted this on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 8:46 PM

ROBYN HITCHCOCK - QUEEN ELVIS - LIVE

2007-07-29T19:21:00.000-05:00

"Taken During The High Period - at Tower Records, (When TR Was Valid!)"

1989 was a wondrous time. New Music was unclassified and YET it was making money and fans all around. This was the time to really follow music. The record companies were all on the phone clamoring for a definition waiting to classify EVERYTHING IN SITE. But it was too hard to do.....

While record PR people were at odds records, yes records, were selling. The entire CD revolution was in a slow turning groove and this was years before Itunes. Tower Records was THE place to get anything you wanted at the time. There seemed to be a lot more of them around back in those days.... And while all of this was happening there was a lot of great songs that were getting pumped out into the public.

Note: At this time nobody needed permission to do anything.

ROBYN HITCHCOCK GOES ACOUSTIC
Ironically I never got a chance to see the Egyptians... technically. I did, however, see the Soft Boys at an impromptu gig at the Bowery Ballroom and reformed once again for the Underwater Moonlight Tour a few years back. Seeing Hitch on the EYE Tour was amazing in its own right. I wanted to see him with a band and go electric. I did not want to see a tour or listen to an entire album that was done acoustically...... but his stuff was different.

The longer he toured and released albums of this nature the better the sound became. If you listen to him sing on the Jonathan Demme concert film he has elevated his acoustic sound to something pretty powerful. It wasn't until this sound was taken to its zenith did I see him play no less than 6 separate times.

*** The funny thing about the album EYE was that it was released on Twin Tone records. This label was home for the Replacements and other thrashy bands. Before the press could jump all over Hitchcock with petty criticisms the record was already recorded and released and distributed.

And there are some gems on this recording. There are several tracks on here that are worth owning. They defy stereotyping of any kind.

Ted Cantu posted this on July 29, 2007 at 8:38 PM

HOLY HIPPY BATMAN

2007-07-24T06:10:00.000-05:00

THIS FREAKS ON A ROLL

This clip is from some cable access tv show... Here is the official description....

I have no idea what this is supposed to be, if I recall correctly this is a clip of a videotape that had been circulating in the underground tape trading scene of the early 90s, often popping up on public access cable. Apparently it's a proposal of some movie that the hippie in the video had wrote and he's looking for funding for his freak out. If anyone has ANY idea what this is and where to find more info, please comment this video.

More hippy goodness......

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - ME AND MY FRIENDS

2007-07-23T19:23:00.000-05:00

FROM THE ALBUM ... THE UPLIFT MOFO PARTY PLAN

This was THE KING ALBUM for many months. The reason why this was such a great album is that the Peppers weren't really a message band when this was released. They were fast, funky and silly. I admired them for that.

This was also the last album Hillel would appear.

This clip features the new line up and it was on the FUSE network.

Cantu posted this July 23, 2007 at 8:26 PM

TONY CLIFTON AND ELVIS

2007-07-22T19:45:00.000-05:00

"tony clifton comes back atcha this time...... as a puppet"

Andy Kaufman did Elvis impersonations while the KING was still alive. Apparently Elvis actually liked the way Andy impersonated him. Andy was THE ONLY one who did imitations of him while he was alive. This was before all the exploitation.

The 70's are long dead and gone, so enjoy this classic gem from the past why don'tcha.

Cantu posted this on July 22, 2007

ANDY KAUFMAN - THE MAN FROM HOLLYWOOD

2007-07-22T19:31:00.000-05:00

ANDY KAUFMAN RASSLES A 327 POUND WOMAN AND WINS

"...She can't sue me, she doesn't have any money......"

Posted by Cantu on July 22, 2007 8:33 pm

THE CHARLATANS UK - HAPPEN TO DIE

2007-07-22T19:20:00.000-05:00

Classic live Charlatans - great hammond from late great Rob Collins (more)

Try as I might I could not locate the lyrics for this song. This is the first time I heard that this song was about their keyboardest Rob Collins who died in some horrible accident.

The other thing which I found somewhat interesting is that singer Tim Burgess looks like the retard, (Leo DeCaprio) in, "Whats Eating Gilbert Grape?" He has the ability to somewhat defy age in his early clips.

The other thing about the Charlatans which is also interesting is that they're always backed up with a great beat. This incredible sound is matched up with incredibly dark lyrics at times. There are moments of great uplift and the overall effect is overpowering.

Even at their worst, they are worth looking at.

Cantu posted this on July 22, 2007 at 8:28 pm

THE DAMNED - NEW ROSE ( I GOT IT GOOD -- MAN !!!!)

2007-07-22T19:06:00.000-05:00

the DAMNED - NEW ROSE

1977 -- Promo Video. Written by Brian James. New Rose was the first single by 'The Damned.' It was released on October 22, 1976. It is considered the first punk record by many, insofar as the first song of a musical genre can be identified.

This video is great. They looked great. Nobody told these guys what to do or what to look like. Singer Dave Vanian used to dig graves for a living. When it came time to switch over from grave digger to lead singer he took on a vampire look and it was unexpected but great. This was a total switch from the whole KISS look. This black on white makeup became his signature look for years to come as the band under went multiple phases of change.

This band never needed permission to do anything.

Cantu posted this on July 22, 2007 at 8:11 pm

THE CHARLATANS - TELLING STORIES... LIVE

2007-07-20T00:03:00.000-05:00

the CHARLATANS UK - TELLING STORIES

This is one of the best songs from the imported album of the same title. There are other tracks on this cd worth hearing, "How Could You Leave Us?" and "North Country Boy" .... Great stuff. Its one of my favorites but it has been hard to come by lately. Thank goodness for Amazon.com.

Cantu 2007

JACKIE ROGERS JUNIOR - 100 THOUSAND DOLLAR JACKPOT WAD

2007-07-19T22:21:00.000-05:00

"ITS THE RETURN OF THE GREAT MADMAN JACKIE ROGERS JUNIOR!!"

You can't mess with this comedy classic. You got Jackie Rogers Junior, the first albino star, as a game show host, Sammy Davis Junior and Jim Belushi as Captain Kangaroo.Now thats class, MAN.

DIG

Cantu 2007

VERRY WHITE - sings about LOVE

2007-07-19T16:40:00.001-05:00

"He Just Wants To Make Sweet Love To You --
and Anything Else He Can Get His Grimey Mitts On"

Get a load of this crooner -- hes smooth.

CANTU 2007

"STRAIGHT FROM THE SORDID VAULTS OF YESTERYEAR"

2007-07-18T20:38:00.000-05:00

"Just When You Thought IT Was Safe To Go Back To The Peep Show"

This clip is very strange. It starts out somewhat ... normal... but it sure doesn't end that way. Still... its worth watching. Its amazing that this is what it took to get people excited in our previous generation.

This is from the film Teaseramma.....

Thats Bettie Page in the beginning. The previous generation knew a thing or two about how to be super sleazy. There are some stunts that are shown in the film, "The Notorious Bettie Page" that I found really strange. I thought I had stumbled upon every way there was to run a scam or a heist but these oldsters taught me a thing or two....

Posted by Cantu on July 18, 2007 at 9:40 pm

JOHN BELUSHI - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

2007-07-18T19:47:00.001-05:00

"JERKING THE RUG UNDER THE FEET OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC"

Watching Belushi trample the stage with these antics is a lot like watching vandalism in full force. Rob Reiner, the Meathead, did his best to warm up the crowd. Belushi steps in and does some wild take on Joe Cocker. Whats interesting about this is that this song was performed by Cocker in the WoodStock film.

The first few episodes of Saturday Night Live came off like it lacked a format. Belushi's first appearances were centered around a bee sketch. There was not a whole lot of comedy work being done. The second show was hogged up by Simon and Garfunkel. As a kid I kept hoping that there was a two song limit. These guys literally HOGGED UP THE ENTIRE EPISODE. There was a lot of drug and 60's references.

Sometimes the films were okay. Most times they were pretty terrible. Belushi called Simon a "musical wimp" according to the backstage history.

So when the writers finally turned the stage over to Belushi he was ready. What happened next stunned audience members. They were too overwhelmed to clap or cheer. This got my attention as a kid and I latched onto him as he was a stand out character.

Cantu posted this on July 18, 2007 at 9:23 pm

THE REPLACEMENTS - I WILL DARE - LIVE

2007-07-16T21:47:00.000-05:00

"FROM THE YEAR... 1991?"

1991 NY (from comp. DVD "We don't wanna be on TV".

The video may have come out in 1991 but the band broke up before that. I know because in the early 90's I was seriously bummed out with all the moronic tuneless bullshit on the radio. There was an endless stream of tone deaf mutants mumbling lyrics on the airwaves. These guys all sounded like a cross between Abraham Lincoln and Leon Redbone.

ANYWAYS... This is REAL MUSIC. Paul Westerberg hit the nail on the head in this IRS Cutting Edge video when he boldly proclaims himself as a punk band. Even The Clash's more eclectic but offbeat sounds come off as hokey but definately punk. The punk sound doesn't have to have pounding, throbbing and boring beats to keep it afloat. The punk ethic demands that that first and foremost that its sound be heard. It doesn't matter so much if the meaning is necessarily understood.

Most times these bands are NOT understood. Westerberg himself claimed that his songs barely made any sense. This is what made listening to this band so interesting. There were times when these songs sort of defied logical explanation. But they sounded great.

In time, fans drifted off to create hordes of children, get burried in SUV payments and the lyrics of these brilliant minds faded in the dust. A lot of new fans came of course. But even though this band left an impression many bands didn't follow their lead. As a result we got a lot of predictable sounding drivel.

So these guys were encased in ice literally.

In a lot of ways these guys were very misunderstood. Under all that thrashy noise beat a real heart of powerful intention. They exited with a very quiet sound.

Ted Cantu posted this on July 16, 2007

THE REPLACEMENTS - HAVE YOU SEEN MY EYEBROWS?

2007-07-16T21:46:00.001-05:00

FULL BOTTOM - BBC

2007-07-05T19:10:00.000-05:00

"THE YOUNG ONES RETURN IN THIS AMAZING SERIES !!!"

Posted by Ted Cantu, June 5, 2007 at 8:12 pm

THE DAMNED - NASTY - THE YOUNG ONES APPEARANCE

2007-07-05T18:52:00.000-05:00

"CATCH CATCH..... THE HORROR TAXI -- FREEZE FRAME
GONNA DRIVE YOU INSANE!"

This is a clip from THE YOUNG ONES - one of the most innovated BBC comedy shows of all time. The other innovative comedy shows come from the same comedy troupe that produced this one. The COMIC STRIP and of course FULL BOTTOM is absolutely brilliant. Anything with Adrian Edmonson and Nigel Planner is worth watching. These episodes came out in 1983 and I am still watching them. They are still entertaining.

This series was also responsible for breaking up a few marriages. No doubt - the guys love this stuff. Especially if you grew up during this amazing time in music. THE DAMNED popped up on this episode called.... NASTY... The plot involved the boys in the house renting a sex tape and a VCR. The night is interrupted by a parcel which contains a wise cracking vampire from Johanesburg, South Africa and of course the musical act, THE DAMNED, which automatically appears in the kitchen unannounced.

Lots of bad one liners and great upbeat camera angles makes this clip a winner.

Posted by Cantu 2007

KING BEE - BELUSHI

2007-06-30T22:26:00.000-05:00

" I CAN BUZZ ALL NIGHT LONG !!!"

Posted by Cantu 2007

CARVEL ICE CREAM - COOKIEPUSS 1983

2007-06-30T22:10:00.000-05:00

CLASSIC 1983 COMMERCIAL FOR CARVEL ICE CREAM

When Star Wars was all the rage Tom Carvel, owner of Carvel Ice Cream, had to compete for attention. His answer to intergalatic hijinx was COOKIEPUSS. This stellar ice cream wonder was somewhat baffling to figure out. What exactly was he?

He was delicious of course but other than that it was hard to define.

Tom Carvel, ever the inventor, created CUPIDPUSS. This is a terrible name for a cake. This was obviously inspired by the Star Wars influenced Cookiepuss. The total concept was a complete oxymoron. You couldn't cut a Carvel ice cream cake with a fucking light saber. This thing was hulled straight from the deepest hubs of the ice cream vaults. No kidding, it was almost near impossible to cut one of these things without letting it unthaw for about 45 minutes.

Well, after 25 years. Here he is again kids. Cupidpuss.

Enjoy

Cantu posted this on 2007 and on June 30, 2007

THE CHARLATANS UK - DONT WANT TO SEE THE SIGHTS

2007-06-24T22:45:00.000-05:00

IS THIS THE VIDEO THAT KILLED METAL?

MTV took a sharp left handed turn when this band came out. The Charlatans UK signaled the end for a somewhat promising format. Shortly after the Charlatans UK came out Warrants "Cherry Pie" video vanished in thin air. The Inspiral Carpets came out with their Madchester pop sound. Then the big heavy hammer came out with Nirvana and everything changed. Pretty much forever. Soon after Cobain and Co. did their little thing on MTV the entire station swtiched over to a hip hop rap format.

This video here is interesting for a number of reasons. It isn't really that fantastic musically or visually. And Tim Burgess looks really young here... just a kid really. Yet this band was enough to get the ball rolling.

The one thing you can say about a lot of these UK bands despite their age is that they could realy articulate well. They could do that vocally, musically and lyrically. I mean REALLY WELL.

I just came out of a show in Detroit where the 40 year old singer bellowed, "Im Pissed Off Again".... and that pretty much is the ENTIRE SONG. Its just repeated about.....50 times in two and a half minutes.

So this song, and this video DOES have some merit.

Cantu posted this on June 25, 2007 at 11:52 pm

THE CANDY BUTCHERS - WHAT I WONT GIVE

2007-06-21T22:42:00.000-05:00

"articulate slowly -- THE CANDY BUTCHERS"

When I first found Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers it was by accident. We found the EP in a dollar bin and it was recorded in a NYC diner. I figured it would be worth a listen. I was immediately impressed with this disc. This duo rocked out to a crowd of four including the kitchen help in this cramped diner space. But the energy that was delivered was amazing.

It was so memorable that it stuck in my head for the next 8 years. That release is finallly available on Itunes now and I highly suggest giving it a listen. The songs were well constructed and just made some good sense. I really enjoyed it and I found myself going back to it time and time again. Some songs were more memorable than others.

They were featured on David Letterman and by that time their sound was smoothed out quite a bit. The early track, "Bells on a Leper" was a mix of Squeeze meets a bare blazing soul of torment. Still even though some of the lyrics could be bleak the end result was very soulful and powerful. They were interesting.

But the other releases were good too. They never were able to capture that first initial rush I got from that EP. I really discovered gold that hot afternoon in Chicago.

Cantu 2007

More Dandy Warhols Clips Worth Considering

2007-06-21T22:32:00.000-05:00

Posted by T.A. Cantu 2007

THE DANDY WARHOLS - GOOD MORNING AGAIN

2007-06-21T22:14:00.000-05:00

ah those were the days.. when GOOD MORNING came out in 98 I used to blast this in the office. Needless to say nobody knew what I was going on and on about. The multi levelled sound and video tracks are nice. It gets the message across.... that is to say... er.. if there is a message to this song.

There is a silent inner beauty to this track. It is hidden in the song itself. The one thing I adored about the Dandy Warhols was that they never paid attention to anything else that was going on around them. So they always sounded like they just came in from another planet. Even though they were from Portland they had no real connection to the "scene" that was mapped out for them on the American airwaves.

In short, they avoided boredomsville, USA.

Good for them.

Cantu 2007

THE DANDY WARHOLS - EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A HOLLIDAY INDEED

2007-06-21T21:55:00.000-05:00

"The Original Video.. (OST - "There's Something About Mary")"

There is beauty in being odd.

There is even something even hypnotic about watching this band perform. I can't say the same for, "Something About Mary".... seriously... can you? Its just one of the rare comedys these days that doesn't star screen hog Will Farrell.

The claymation is nice. But even more significant is the intentional blur. This is a real throwback to the color graphics on the 4AD label. The Dandy Warhols are not a 4AD band but I enjoy them immensely as they are not afraid to be something unexpected.

Its interesting to see this guy dance and lip synch off key and still do all of own harmonizing.... with himself! Not sure about how their wardrobe works as a whole. It looks like payday at the Salvation Army but yet I cannot take my eyes off the band thanks to all the cool gel lighting. Its got real stage presence.

The sound is catchy too. What else do you need?

Cantu 2007

THE ARCTIC MONKEYS - LOVE MACHINE LIVE

2007-06-17T22:11:00.000-05:00

"getting on with the mad sound......."

This is great to see. Its nice to plug into music on your own terms. I haven't listened to my local stations in MONTHS... and I know if I do I can expect to hear the same songs they've been hauling around for the past twenty years......

The Detroit market seems to push... the band LIVE.. I know, its stupid, but I am in Detroit. This is serious. Let me continue.... They also like to push STONE TEMPLE PILOTS for some very weird reason and a lot of Eddie Veddar rip offs. 89.X for the most part does a terrible job and yes I know they are out of Canada but they have a tremendous influence over... what used to be a great metropolis? (lol) Detroit Michigan.

SO when I find a band like the Arctic Monkeys doing a great new sound of course I am going to latch onto it WITH A SERIOUS FEVER. The news is that this song is a remake of Girls Alouds version. Its still good to listen to and a bit unexpected. The pacing of this video is a bit frenetic but its matching the rythym of the song. Yes its hard on the eyes but carrying on quite well by inventing another visual dialect for the eyes to contend with.

Remember that in the early days everyone complained about the "rapid fire machine gun editing of MTV". This takes that energy and offers up a new version of that. The circling camera movements and the choppy editing really sellls this song. AND ITS GREAT.

Cantu posted this on Sunday, June 17, 2007 at 11:21 pm

SCTV - BATTLE OF THE PBS STARS

2007-06-17T21:50:00.000-05:00

"NOTHING IS MORE SERIOUS THAN SCTV SPORTS!"

Ah... Fred Rogers, (The Slender Champ) vs Julia Child. This is premium entertainment. This is done with some accuracy. There are some great supporting characters. Check out Mister McFeely.. Speedy Delivery mail man... and the likeness is so close its almost unbareable.

The rooting King Friday is beyond hilarious. I like when he picks up the puppet and clubs her over the head with it. Its genius.

Cantu posted this on Sunday June 17 at 10:45 pm

Why I Hate SONIC YOUTH

2007-06-17T21:18:00.000-05:00

"Sonic Youth Were Generations Apart From Their Idols - Despite What They Claim On Film"

Watching Thurston Moore reminisce about the good ol days with Joey, Dee Dee and Chrissie is enough to gag a magot. I was watching a punk video on the history channel a few weeks back and Thurston told his story with historic acuracy.... well... as accurate as ANYONE who has done thier homework from a Tower Records book department.

Sonic Youth came out in the late 80's and barely made a stir on the campus airwaves. You had to find people who liked them in 87. Even after "EVOL" came out, ( a record I returned for lack of musical likeability ) it took a while for their sound to have any type of recognizable melody to it. To put it frankly you had to be on drugs to really dig this sound, (the drug part eurupted in the early 90s and THEN their sound took off).

But the really awful thing about Moore was watching him pontificate about how great it was to be around Dee Dee and Joey from the Ramones... and more oddly, Patti Smith! Now, maybe what he was babbling about was partly true. I am not in the music business. But the GOLDEN YEARS he is referring to was back in 1976 in New York City in the punk rock scene. Moore is younger than I am and when the punk scene was taking off I was ten years old.

And now I am supposed to suspend belief that Moore and Co. were partying backstage at CBGB's with Patti Smith and the New York Dolls? How fucking ridiculous. So we are supposed to believe that he was a hard rage rocking punk rocker at age six? What horseshit. Seriously.

I wanted to jump through my tv screen and beat the crap out of Thurston Moore as I watched this clip. The entire claim was not only bogus but totally absurd. Patti Smith is about a hundred years old and even when she was considered big news she only had one or two early albums that really made a huge headline with Rolling Stone Magazine.

It was brief.

Hint: In the late 70s there were no Sonic Youth records..... It was Devo man, Clash, Pistols and in America it was the Plasmatics and Blondie.

Honest Cantu 2007, posted this on June 17, 2007 at 10:38 pm

CANTU GOES REBEL

2007-06-14T06:33:00.000-05:00

Cantu shows up on the, "Ike Engelbaum Show" and gives the audience a taste of, "Rebel Marketing". This skips around traditional methods of mass communication like radio and television because this is a, "Cybercast" and goes out to IPODs.

This is later entertwined with rock solid SEO and released to the public.

Is this a great country or what?

Posted on June 14, 2007 at 7:35 am

THE CLASH - SAFE EUROPEAN HOME

2007-06-07T17:54:00.000-05:00

'FOOTAGE FROM THE US FESTIVAL IN 1983"

THIS was the most IMPORTANT BAND OF THE DAY !!! This event was hyped up to be the MOST IMPORTANT AMERICAN GIG OF ALL TIME. But its easy to fall under that type of spell. At the time I fell for it. Looking back it was still pretty good. I mean, Van Halen actually parachuted down to land on the stage and kicked off a set.

Kids hitched across the country and some took the bus just to get there. i really felt at the time that I was missing out on some monumental event. And I was.

I mean.. look at these guys.... its still incredible And I like the intro.

Cantu 2007

THE CLASH - RUDE BOY - UNRELEASED SONGS

2007-06-07T17:50:00.000-05:00

THE CLASH - RUDE BOY

Taken from the only Clash film. This was actually hard to find for a long period of time. It has occasionally resurfaced...... It was a psuedo documentary about a kid who works in a XXX theater and gets a gig working as a roadie with the CLASH.

You had to go out of your way to find a video store that carried it. This was a very small and relatively unknown release. It was pursued only by the MOST DIE HARD FANS.

Now, you can get this on DVD.

Cantu 2007

CHICKEN DANCE UBER ALLES

2007-06-07T17:40:00.000-05:00

"WHAT IF HITLER HAD WON THE WAR?"

Is this what the Third Reich had in mind after they achieved WORLD DOMINATION? Good God man... !!! What a horrendous and silly minded thought.

Still, after seeing how they abused their power and created so much irreversable destruction. I firmly believe that this could have happened. Imagine walking into a third world disco or a dancing hall and this was all they offered musically speaking.

After seeing the art that came from that period. I wouldn't doubt if this was THE GRAND VISION...... I say that .... with utmost confidence.

Cantu posted this on June 6, 2007 at 6:44 pm

LAWRENCE WELK MEETS SISTER RAY !!

2007-06-07T17:33:00.000-05:00

"This is not what you think.... its a soundtrack tacked on over the Lawrence Welk Show"

This does look real however. Oddly enough the lyrics for Sister Ray were mumbled on the phone as Edie Sedgwick took her last breath.

This is pretty interesting television and for a second it fooled me. To the best of my knowledge I don't think Lawrence ever created any type of pop music on his show like this. The closest he came was doing a few Beatle tunes.

Cantu posted this on June 6, 2007 at 6:36 PM

"WHO THE HELL IS LOU REED !!!???"

2007-06-07T17:17:00.000-05:00

"Can You Believe This Type of Response?"

This is the question poised to me from my aunt who grew up in the ... 60's of all things. I was born in the 60's but I never knew who Lou was until much later. As a kid all I knew was Playschool and Top Cat.

Warhol and the Velvets would enter my life much later.

LOU REED AND THE VELVET UNDERGROUND was where it was at as far as I was concerned. It defined a period of art. It also described a time when..... the entire art world was about to crack open and explode its vision all across the universe. Not that its a big deal but that is a far more significant achievement than anything dribbled out of the mouths of mealy singers like the Offspring and ... so many other forgettable crappy bands.

This deliberate stand off between what was accepted and what wasn't was apparent in their sound. Even a few years ago Lou was interviewed about his latest music session on KCRW. He was making music out of a mop handle and a rubber strap -- this was his minimalist instrument. And I thought it was significant enough to mention. Lou did too.

This stuff really did define a period even if it was right or wrong. I think there was a time when early Pink Floyd did this type of "happening" entertainment as well. I liked what the VU biographer said when the street trash, junkies, pop journalists, film makers, and art critics all got together for these events. I don't expect much wisdom to tumble out of the mouths of these junkies but you have to admit that it was interesting.

THE MUSIC MISSION GETS LOST
Today we got professional Wrestling. WHATS THE DIFFERENCE? Its one mans dirt for anothers really. There are a lot of miserable routes available today in which one can entertain ones self. However, they do not have a considerable amount of street quality to them. This stuff made sense because it used a very unique sort of street sensibility.

Confrontation is what made this band interesting. It made a lot of people interesting back in the day. It made Lenny Bruce interesting. It made the Sex Pistols interesting. It made Dice interesting. It made a lot of people interesting. There was a significant amount of destruction centering around these individuals and some people connected to these pop icons died due to their own chaotic direction. I don't suggest that dying for art is a worthy or noble aspiration. But this type of thinking has racked up a very different type of life.

And it continues to fascinate.....

Cantu posted this on June 6, 2007 at 6: 30 PM

XTC - GENERALS AND BRANSON

2007-06-07T17:11:00.001-05:00

XTC -LAST MINUTE TOM FOOLERY

XTC has an inner genius to make the most serious of subjects look laughable and fool hearty. The official word is that this video was created last minute after a meeting with Billionaire Richard Branson. There may be some truth to this. XTC was signed to the Virgin Records. For the most part the band had total creative control.

The go cart scene is brilliant.

Ted Cantu recorded this on June 6, 2006 at 6: 13 pm

VAN HALEN - 1984

2007-06-07T17:01:00.000-05:00

"THIS WAS THE GREAT BIG VISION OF ROCK AND ROLL"

There was a time in history - however brief - when rock and roll centered around a BIG atmosphere. Unlike the Goth rock and wrist splitters that came out later Van Halen created its own uplifting outrageous environment.

This is a brief interview with David Lee Roth who lays the deal on the table. He tells the viewers what the band is really about. It is not too complicated but 19-82 - 1984 were magical years for this band. In fact, in a lot of ways they were a better ensemble. The whole carnival atmosphere that surrounded VH meant a lot of amplifiers and a wild stage show. It was thrilling.
The stripped down look that came later couldn't hold a candle to what the band had delivered previously.

Looking back on this clip really spells out a few choice details for me as a fan. I really enjoyed those years and for a while nobody could really top them. I feel the band sort of ended once DLR left on his own.

Ted Cantu posted this on June 6, 2007 at 6:06 pm

I ALWAYS HATED MATH TEACHERS

2007-06-04T06:29:00.001-05:00

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!

This Mental Midget Brings In The Bible.... In The Old Testament....

Get a load of this guy. I always hated math teachers in school but this guy takes the cake and runs with it. He is busted.. OH YES.. HE IS BUSTED!!!

Cantu 2007

TO CATCH A PREDATOR: BUSTED !!!!!

2007-06-04T06:15:00.000-05:00

BUSTED BUSTED BUSTED

This is better than COPS. I used to like to watch COPS...... Still do in fact. But this is far more fun to watch in fact. I think its a riot. BREAK OUT THE BEER. This is GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. I hope this show continues.....

The extra edits that someone has made on this show... went the extra mile. They actually made this show BETTER. NBC should hire this guy to do the extra EDITS.. CAUSE THIS ACTUALLY MAKES IT BETTER...

CHeck out the very end... theres a site called....
www.yourdone.org But this site comes up empty!

Still, though, its a great idea....

Cantu posted this on June 4, 2007 at 7:26 am

TO CATCH A PREDATOR: GREAT AMERICAN TELEVISION?

2007-06-04T06:08:00.000-05:00

"Where Else Can Reality TV GO?"

This may be the final frontier. There is nowhere else for this to really go is there? This clip is actually quite tame compared to the stuff that is shown late at night. There are clips of foul mouthed Rabbi's and school teachers and just disgusting role models from "society".

My particular favorite leans towards the rabbi and the doctor. The doctor clip is pretty funny because he actually breaks his own glasses in a sea of rage.

All of these jokers land in jail eventually. Which is where they belong. We are going to need bigger jails in this country. There are so many of these morons running around the country. Its disturbing.

Cantu posted this on June 4, 2007 at 7:13 am.

BEYOND CRUEL: ITS ANTI COMEDY

2007-06-03T20:33:00.000-05:00

"LITTLE KID GETS THE BEJEEZUS SCARED OUT OF HIM"

This clip is interesting for one very small and simple reason. This child is taken by surprise and shown something very horrifying... Linda Blair from the, "Exorcist". The child is terrorized and will most likely need some sort of therapy as he grows older.

As a deep thinker I find this very cruel. I studied many forms of spirituality. Before one comes into existence they have knowledge of the sacred and the profane. This ugly apprarition goes against nature. The child can pick up on it that it is not natural. For that reason this clip is very cruel and unusual. Of course as one grows into adulthood and faces many more everyday experiences they become desensitized about the spiritual world. But to a child their world is very different in comparison. They are still tied to the innocent and loving world from which they sprang !!!.. DEEP ENOUGH FOR YA?

Maybe I am reading way too much into this. But still, why would you ever want to terrify a small defenseless child. Its funny for the first two seconds and then you feel terrible for laughing at this clip. But yes, you still feel compelled to watch it again.

I think this one comes from Germany. A country that has a long history of knowing how to treat people.... lol

This is terrible.

Cantu 2007

JOHN ROCKER - WHERE ARE YE?

2007-06-03T19:58:00.000-05:00

"from MID OCTOBER 1999: John Rocker, We Hardly Knew Ye"

This guy kicked up a lot of dust in the late 90's and upset a lot of New Yorkers with his "Strap Hangers" comment, (aimed at subway riders). He also made some semi racist comments about different minorities and landed in controversey in the sports page. More recently his father was reported killed in a freak auto accident.

This guy entertains - no doubt. And he also comes off as somewhat normal in this interview. But nothing could beat the pictures of this guy in the New York Post with his goofy expressions at the camera looking like a right goof.

He almost encouraged hatred and egged people on with his rants. Its entertaining and a bit dangerous. This guy was living life rather loudly. You don't hear much of his antics anymore and baseball will not be the same.... that is until he opens up his big yap again.

Cantu 2007, posted this on June 3, 20-07 at 9:03 pm. and can be found at http://www.1seomichigan.com

"TALK TO THE HAND HOMEGIRL...."

2007-06-02T10:43:00.000-05:00

"Is It Real -- Is IT Fake? Is It Really Happening"
Street smart 5 year olds taking to the streets!

This is an amazing clip because this kid is incredibly foul mouthed. He is hypnotic in his verbal delivery. Someone has mentored this kid in the fine arts of bullying and intimidation. If this is a real clip then it reflects this kids environment. In short, its a social workers dream come true.

Just in the news a few a weeks ago some stoners were on CNN caught on tape sneaking a joint to a todler. Then there was something about putting beer in a baby bottle and feeding it to a two year old in our local papers.

Maybe this is just a hoax and no cause for real alarm. But maybe it goes a little deeper than this. Maybe, this is what is happening to our youth. I remember reading about Capone when he was a kid and how he used to mouth off to Navy officials in Brooklyn. Of course they could never give him a proper beating because he would taunt them from behind a very tall fence. This later led to bolder bragging rights. Some of those greater offenses included murder.

It is interesting to see just exactly how this sort of thing starts.

But perhaps a better observation is.... "What are you going to do about it?"

Cantu 2007

MCDONALDS - 1969

2007-06-01T17:52:00.000-05:00

"MCDONALDS - THE MUSICAL !!!"

Why don't they make commercials like this anymore? The new commercials that center around McD's really are not very good. They are rap influenced and hip hop flavored nonsense about how hot the people are eating this... food.

I like the goofy musical versions better. This theme song is familiar they used to run a jingle of it before all the Bob Hope holiday specials in the 1970's. There was a great mood that generally surrounded television advertising back then. It was entertaining.

Nobody is walking around with this suppresed violent tone about them. There are no rap or heavy street themed people in this clip. It comes off looking like the I Love Lucy Show.... And thats good. This shows America as a happy, non-depressing place. That may have not been the case in the grand scheme of things, (Manson went on his killing spree in 1969) but yet the media front painted a glorious picture of happy times.

Speaking of Good Times.. check out the black guy dancing around with the hot mop -- thats John Amos who playsed the dad on Good Times.

DYNOMITE !!!

cantu 2007

THE FIRST RONALD MCDONALD

2007-06-01T17:26:00.000-05:00

"I Like To DO Everything That Boys and Girls Like To DO !!!!"
ROnald McDonald, aka WIllard Scott

THis is a very creepy commercial. When they find actor Willard Scott dressed up as Ronald they find him in the dark watching himself on television... go figure !! Then he tells us that a perfect meal consists of hamburgers and potatos fried in oil and milk shakes.. (pffffft).

The part when they find him in the dark is kind of eerie. His costume is peculiar. I am not sure if that works but it is interesting. He is wearing the food.

This was the very first rendition of Mc Donald on television.

Cantu 2007

MCDONALDDS -- HAVE IT MY WAY !!

2007-06-01T17:19:00.000-05:00

"THIS IS NOT COMEDY -- ALTHOUGH IT IS CURIOUSLY ENTERTAINING?"

This is beyond cruel and its very depressing but yes... entertaining. The overall effect for this is one of absolute horror and there is no excuse for it. This is self explanatory.

If the food won't kill ya the... guy on the left will do his best to remedy that situation.

Cantu 2007

STYX - MR ROBOTO - EVERY REDNECK NEEDS A FRIEND

2007-05-28T22:40:00.000-05:00

"THEY SWALLOWED IT DOWN - IN DROVES, LIKE FINE CHAMPAGNE... even though in years to come, it would bring hearty bellows of great laughter....."

This is a strange video to watch. Even after ... 2o odd years or more.... The thing was... nobody asked for it. The music... market... never really asked for it either. We were all lost in an age of flying V guitars and campy hairdoos and endless solos. It was the age of bullshit.

We had these rock stores in the east coast that glorified, "rock and roll" to the point of parody. There were more licensed rock and roll products than there were rock and roll albums! In the early 80's there was a lot of schlocky posters, buttons and must have collectibles. Getting a girl to wear your .... Iron Maiden Eddie keychain or this or that meant SERIOUS BUSINESS.....

Thats why this sort of thing with Styx didn't raise a whole lot of eyebrows. It was supposed to be considered a monumental leap in their career. Circus Magazine made a big deal out of the robot song by Styx. It was talked about in hush hush fashion in my high school. When I moved down south to Virginia it was heralded as the great messiah of rock and roll.....

The yokels loved this stuff.

Behind the scenes it was a different story. Styx took this thing on the road and almost got lynched when the crowd got restless during a rock festival. The drummer in this band drank himself to death shortly after. The whole thing was just weird.

But everyone came out with a robot song after this. There are lesser known songs and quite frankly even though I never wrote any of them I did buy them inadvertantly on other albums. I chortled to Cheap Tricks, "I Want Be Man" which was pretty hysterical. There was some other ones too that popped up on some of my other LPS. I think Cheap Trick actually wrote two robot type songs on the album, "One on One". There was another band who tried this too but the results were so forgettable or.. maybe I just successfully forgot all about them.... which is good too.

This song was part of an opera and an elaborate stage show. It spawned a live album. Some of the tracks on that album are pretty hilarious. Some of them are kinda interesting. But there are only a couple. If they were all by themselves they would be OKAY. But wrapped around this silly robot motif i have no idea what this whole thing was trying to accomplish. I know the story..... Dr. Righteous Rock and Roll... and the Robot take over and Kilroy is an escapee.. and Rockin the Paradise, etc. But STILL... man, this is pretty silly.

I was glad when Echo and the Bunnymen showed up when they did. Weren't you?

Cantu 2007

DEVO - PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION DOLLARS HARD AT WORK

2007-05-26T00:28:00.000-05:00

"Hey Mom and Dad, While Your Working Struggling To Pay Your Mortgage, Little Billy and Co. Are Hard At Work Blowing Our Tax Dollars On Creating Forgettable Bullshit"

Take a good look at this video. It came from a public school of some sort. Maybe an arts program. These are your tax dollars.....

Strange, intriguing and outrageous.

Feeling it?

Cantu 2007

DEVO - I CANT GET NO SATISFACTION

2007-05-26T00:10:00.000-05:00

"STABBING THE TOASTER OF LOVE"

This is great, this is violent, this is pop, this is even recorded on scratchy film. Its far from polished and its got great energy and it speaks about its time. It wasn't shot on a multi million dollar budget and it shows. THATS GOOD ENOUGH... and its relevant.

The baby who stabs the toaster is in for a real treat. We shriek in mock terror but this is what good video is all about. It gets your attention. That baby grows up into a very disturbed young man who does these strange forward flips. It is enough to carry us through the entire video experience of this STONES song.

I prefer this song to the Stones in a lot of ways because it is so straight forward. Notice how these new Yellow Devo suits became their signature garb. This was even parodied in Revenge of the Nerds. Besides being somewhat geeky Devo was actually an angry band in a lot of ways. They had a lot of energy to them.

When they came out in the rock tabloids Devo garnered some bad reviews. One actually said if you don't care about the girl you are with go ahead and put a Devo record on. The reason being that a Devo record never meant anything to anyone. That little snippet of wisdom I find hilarious and at the same time nonsensical. It DID have some meaning to me. I found them interesting. Although I did find playing an entire album by them a little tedious because some of the songs were nerve grating, (Through Being Cool etc.).

But this one is a gem.

Ted Cantu posted this on May 26, 2007 at 1:17 am

DEVO - ITS A BEAUTIFUL WORLD

2007-05-25T23:51:00.000-05:00

"A SWEET, ROMANTIC PLACE... ITS A BEAUTIFUL WORLD.. FOR YOU, (NOT ME)

This actually aired on the Pee Wee Herman Show when it was originally broadcast at 1 am in the early 80's. You may remember that one where it was a stage show etc. He actually aired this Devo clip but I am not sure it had the Booji boy intro in the beginning controlling the actual video. But it works... again.. its been a long time since I seen this... maybe 1982.

I am going to get stoned for saying this but I think Mark Mothersbaugh is TEN TIMES HOTTER than Jessica Alba.. and the reasons why should be obvious. Yes he is an ultra geek but this guy had a lot of vision. You really couldn't take your eyes off anything he created because he was just flat out strange and captivating. I get sick of alba in about ten minutes. But I can sit there and watch a Devo video over and over again because it is ENTERTAINING.

There really hasn't been another band like Devo which is kind of too bad. They were creating great material in the early 80's. By the Mid-80's other bands were grabbing the spotlight and synth pop was dominating American radio. Then things got really bad.

You suddenly had a lot of bands creating cerebral kamakazi with the ear drums and patience such as Mister Mister, KajaGooGoo, Cutting Crew, Aha, Terrance Trent Darby and many others. It wasn't until bands who danced around on the outter edges of IRS records got kids thinking about what music could be and what was possible. That is when things got interesting again.

But before the great rennaisance this is what we had to work with and it was substantial. It held up and some songs held up better than others. Devo doing Jocko Homo was beyond brilliant. The introduction of Booji boy was amazing too. See it all come together in this social commentary video is just what the Booji Boy ordered. Its king.

Cantu 2007, can be found at http://www.1seomichigan.com this post was created May 26, 2007 at 1:03 pm

BERNARD MANNING - THE SMITHS ARE DEAD

2007-05-25T19:54:00.000-05:00

"Stop Me If You Heard This One Before...."

Here is a little rundown on comedian Bernard Manning:
Born in the Ancoats district of Manchester, Manning is of working class Irish Catholic extraction and was an altar boy. He also claims Jewish roots and to be a descendant of immigrants from Sevastopol. A sign which reads 'Shalom' adorns the front door of his home in Middleton, Greater Manchester.

Like many other comedians of the time (including the cast of The Goon Show), Manning had had little thought of entertainment as a career, until his national service posted him to Germany. To pass the time, Manning began to sing popular standards to entertain his fellow soldiers. He proved to be so good at this that eventually he ended up putting on shows at the weekends: when he began to charge admittance (and audiences didn't drop off), he realised that there was the possibility of making money from showbusiness.
Source
Wikipedia.com

This video is hilarious. The response from this sensitive material... THE SMITHS is going to get quite a response. Partly because it has so many deep rooted feelings in so many people. Simply said, this material is seriously tied to some strong emotional bonds that ... hopefully in many cases have been since abandoned or forgotten about altogether. Now, you will most likely be tied to this music for the music and not for the insecurities that may have existed when you were younger.

In either case here is what others have said..... AND YES I FIND THIS HILARIOUS.

wiganrlfc (2 months ago) marked as spam
Fuck off all you soft twats. If you don't like Bernard then why can't you just ignore him and not slam him. I'd much rather hear Bernard's jokes than lefties like Jo Brand and Ben Elton telling jokes that aren't funny, just crude and disgusting.
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Longboardsinglefin (2 months ago) marked as spam
This man is the most offensive bastard. He is also the most naturally gifted comedian Britain ever spawned. If u think Chaplin is funny, you have no sense of humour, and if you don't find Manning funny, you have no sense of humour. It's the litmus test.
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bugwar (2 months ago) marked as spam
this is funny for obvious reasons. but manning is a cunt and always will be. and he certainly doesnt represent me
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theassociate82 (2 months ago) marked as spam
Funniest fuckin thing i've seen for a long time...class
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DanceToTheRadio (2 months ago) marked as spam
Okay I hate Bernard Manning and love the Smiths but I loved this.
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mad4it (2 months ago) marked as spam
Yeh. He's just misunderstood. Like Hitler, Idi Amin, and fucking Jim Davidson. Sorry you shandy boys, but alternative comedy is the business. This shite is what we call 'fossilisation'. There's a reason why you can't be racist on tv, don't you know?
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steve74100 (2 months ago) marked as spam
Comparing him to Hitler is one thing..comparing him to Idi Amin is pretty bad,But to compare him to Jim Davidson, is Bang out of order....
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mad4it (2 months ago) marked as spam
yeh I'm sorry, that was a step too far. Maybe if it was a video of Satan, mr davidson would be a more logical comparison.

Enjoy

Cantu 2007

AHOUSE - CALL ME BLUE

2007-05-25T19:40:00.000-05:00

"not a high traffic level band -- BUT A DAMN GOOD ONE !!!"

What happens to originality when you need it most? The best part about being a band in this period is that you had real tenacity. There was very little pressure from record companies to create standard schlock. And the big reason for that was that nobody really know what these bands were really trying to communicate. There really was a magical time in music because of the lack of big label pressure to be categorized.

Seeing a video for this group AHOUSE is extremely rare. Finding this particular release requires another phenomenal feat. You can find some of these tracks on compilations but the complete releases are hard to come by.

Enjoy,

Cantu 2007

THE UNTOUCHABLES - AL CAPONE

2007-05-21T23:50:00.000-05:00

BRING ON THE LOVE

Its hard to believe that my recent observations on Jessica Alba and Slim Whitman would warrant any response..... But here is someone that may fail to evoke any kind of human sympathy... although as in my last two posts I have been proven to be... wrong (?) In either case here is a shot of DeNiro doing Capone.....

The whole thing about Capone to me is fascinating. But what is more fascinating that the man himself is this one dimensional movie portrayal that was made in the 80's. DePalma has managed to take an amazing true life story and trivialize it to card board character cut out portrayals. There were so many intriguing characters in Capones life but you'll see none of that happen in this film.

The main stars of, "The Untouchables" is the soundtrack and the camera movements. Capones speaking parts boils down to just three key scenes. We never see people like Johnny Torrio or Bottles or how his own brother was murdered by the police. Here was a perfect chance to create something memorable and that op was blown.

Kevin Costner plays Elliott Ness who has nothing more to say in this film but... "so, are you married?"

Married? Yeah. So What. What if I'm not?

David Mamet really must have been running out of things to throw into this script. The other thing that got a lot of laughter out of the audience when this was shown was the ridiculous Canada get up. Mounties riding shotgun over the Canadian plains really created a ruckuss when this was originally shown to audiences.

Too bad that stuff never really happened.

The scene in the Union Train station too was a goof. That was a scene taken straight from the movie Potemkin. It had nothing to do with reality or what passes for it. And Netti was never thrown off a building he committed suicide.

What you got at the end of the day is a feel good tour de farce. Its fun to watch but none of it has anything to do with Al Capone. The real Capone was a little more fascinating. This guy had underground tunnels and hideouts in Mexico and travelled by steamboat and learned how to kill at an early age. He shows up in a Chicago train station, (now condos) in the south side with 35 cents in his pocket, a pistol and a pregant teenage wife, May Capone. From there the story gets weird with his mental illness condition, (some now think he was possessed - after visiting Amityville, Long Island... seriously, look it up).

He hung out with Babe Ruth and even became Time Magazines man of the year. Getting good pictures of Capone is sort of difficult. The history books always run the same ones over and over again. Getting the real story of what really happened takes a little time. There are many stories that sort of conflict. The more amazing things that tend to pop up are his getaway trap doors he had installed in his club, THE GREEN MILL in Chicago and in the hotel walls where he stayed that led to hidden staircases etc.

The mentality of the country was interesting too. A lot of common every day blue collar types loved Capone and his generosity. Not everyone viewed him as a monster. Another key thing that was missing from DePalmas movie was how prevalent prostitution was in Chicago. Now the city takes credit for creating a 100 million dollar a year empire. A claim that i feel is bogus. The other thing was there were a lot of white slavery rackets going on. This town was a lot more brutal than what this film portrays. In comparrison its very wimpy.

In the 80's it was declared that Capone only brought in 3 million a year during his brief but bloody reign. In these politically correct times that number has jumped up along with everything else.... For histories sake we should keep things authentic. And honest.

The hotel scene in the film along with DeNiros scene at the Opera was shot in the Chicago Cultural Center. This sort of thing really ruins it for me. This movie is worth watching it for the camera work alone..... Its hard to find the real meat in here.

There you go, a little more insight and history for ya... but go ahead and knock it, the next thing I will see on this blog is how Capone was really more like Mother Theresa.

Cantu 2007

jessica alba - your 15 minutes are up

2007-05-20T22:39:00.000-05:00

This video is homeade. I never knew who this person was but now shes up my backside. Shes on every magazine cover and on every photographed ever taken.

Interesting what the entertainment industry crams down your throat. Okay, on one hand shes more pleasing to the eye than our boy Slim Whitman but then on the other hand what does she really do for a living?

I tend to be a little rough on celebrities. But I have no idea what this one does for a living. Seriously Shes in movies but big deal a lot of people do that. Shes in a bunch of mens magazines but again, a lot of people do that.

You know... I'd rather see Slim Whitman crank out another crappy album than have to hear for the upteenth time about how hot this woman is. I KNOW SHES HOT... THE MEDIA KEEPS TELLING ME. How could i not know shes hot. I have no intention of seeing any of her films. IN fact, I haven't actually sat through an entire film of hers. Should I just pop twenty bucks in the mail to her agent and get it over with?

I dont want to see her films but I feel obligated to send her a few bucks. Maybe she will drop off the magazine cover scene for good. I can always be hopeful.

Funny what fame does to a person. Even Eva Menenedez, (spelling) tends to smile now. Instead of being angry and hot now she is happy and hot. Thanks to a handful of one dimensional characters and a few brief stints in STUFF magazine she is all smiles.

But so what?

Cantu 2007

SLIM WHITMAN - SOLD MORE RECORDS THAN ELVIS AND THE BEATLES !

2007-05-20T22:24:00.000-05:00

"heres a man WHO SOLD MORE RECORDS THAN ELVIS AND THE BEATLES COMBINED...."

What a crock of nonsense this is !! I remember this commercial. The sound that is sweeping America by storm? Are you serious? Check out the 8 Track tape. What a load of BS, and it came from Texas, (home of the JFK fiasco).

Does the media really want us to believe this guy is selling more records in this country or that country... more than... the Beatles and Elvis? What a farce.

BlazinNoiseBoy (5 months ago) marked as spam
Gotta love the 8 track at the end.You youngsters out there, I had to live with this commercial about 8 times an hour on cable channels like WTBS.

Yes yes, I agree, I had to endure this stuff too when I watched TV as a kid. I had no idea who this lout was but he was on my tv a LOT. APparently him and Boxcar Willie were major hearthrobs and were selling out Madison Square Garden... according to these awful commercials which I find IMPOSSIBLE to believe.

osurulz44507 (6 months ago) marked as spam
Think I'll go somewhere and cry myself to sleep after watching this...P.S. 1-800-228-1010 STILL works!
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pochs (6 months ago) marked as spam
I didn't like him in 1980. And now it's 26 years later & I dislike him 26 times as much. He's beyond "Timeless" - he's WORTHLESS !

Nice comments gang but how can he possibly be 26 times worse? That is sort of an impossibility right? He does not age like fine wine but turns into rancid vinegar. This is not the voice of genius but really tacky PR.

Where did this guy come from and where did he go after? Was he a secret agent for the KGB sent to spy on us through our cable systems in the 80s? What gives? Was he even a real singer? Did he get sent to prison? Answers answers someone please give me some answers.

Who was this joker?

Well..... ????

Cantu 2007, posted this on May 20, 2007 at 11:32 am