Sunday, April 15, 2007
ANDY KAUFMAN - HE TRUSTED YOU
".....Its Easy To See Why Some People Prefer - "Everyone Loves Raymond" to Andy Kaufman -- Some People Need Canned Laughter To Tell Them... When TO Laugh"Anonymous
Watching Kaufman perform sometimes is like taking a ticket for a weird rocket ride to the dark side of the moon. His influences on what made him such a kook are in the millions. First of all when you dig deeper into him you will find a lot of really unique facts.
He used to skip school and hang out in Times Square when it was a war zone. There were hookers and killers and peep shows all over and there was even an underground freakshow. I had heard about this from many undesireable sources. You could pay a fee and go down in the dungeons of Times Square and see pickled fetuses and deformed monstrosities inside of giant pickle jars. Scary shit. I am talking about two headed babies etc.
Seriously.
Now days you will never hear about such things. Times Square has been revamped into Disney World.... which is a bit unfortunate in some aspects. The freakshows are all gone. And the particular one that Kaufman used to go to is gone too. It was responsible for being the place where weirdo singer Tiny Tim was discovered. He used to sing in a cellar.
These things fascinate me. Maybe they fascinate you too.
The one story I love the most involves the time that he claimed he found HIDDEN FOOTAGE of the assasination of Abraham Lincoln. Kaufman claimed that the government didn't want this footage to get into the hands of the public. He held the comedy club spellbound.
The footage was taken from D.W. Griffith's BIRTH OF A NATION. The footage shows Lincoln getting shot to peices and the audience started bawling and getting hysterical. Kaufman ended his show by getting into a cab and leaving. The only ones who thought this was funny was Kaufman and his agent Bob Zemuda. It truly is hillarious.
Movie film wasn't even invented when Lincoln was shot.
The slide guitar in this clip makes for one eerie peice. For a brief moment we are in Andy's world and it is a very unique and strange place.
I still find it interesting.
Cantu 2007
The footage was taken from D.W. Griffith's BIRTH OF A NATION. The footage shows Lincoln getting shot to peices and the audience started bawling and getting hysterical. Kaufman ended his show by getting into a cab and leaving. The only ones who thought this was funny was Kaufman and his agent Bob Zemuda. It truly is hillarious.
Movie film wasn't even invented when Lincoln was shot.
The slide guitar in this clip makes for one eerie peice. For a brief moment we are in Andy's world and it is a very unique and strange place.
I still find it interesting.
Cantu 2007
THE REPLACEMENTS - THE KIDS DIDN'T FOLLOW
"ALCOHOL IS GOOD FUEL - MA !!"
Where can I start?I have such a close knit history with this band I feel like I was one of them. I certainly put the hours in by listening to them and memorizing all of their... (okay there wasn't MANY albums) songs......BUT STILL... these guys are worthy.
They came out at the wrong time. I got to tell you. I was bored to tears listening to that whiney morass of a songwriter Stevie Knicks... and that poofy hairdoo wonderkind sidecar kickamajig Lindsey Buckingham. I certainly was not making macromae in my spare time and smoking dope. I was out there .. on the street... looking for the new sounds. To me.. THIS BAND WAS IT.
80's radio -- in general. .SUCKED.... I mean the early years in America. We had to scrap by with what would could grab. I didn't go for the big corporate dollar devil metal crap that was being pushed down our throats I wanted something REAL that I could use. The Replacements proved to be that vehicle for me as a youth.
They would never get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because they never sold enough records. They paved the way for harder bands like ... gasp... Nirvana... which in turn killed American radio with ball-less ballads that go down a dead end street.
On the FLIPSIDE... The Replacements were all about rebellion and causing up a ruckess. They were on a high note - literally. Sure there are some songs on their catalog that crank out a few tear drops but they are done artfully well. They carry a lot of soul in their droll.
.... Its good stuff.
Its fair to say that the media didn't kill music in the 2000's. The Internet did that. The corporations in the music biz could have done more however to help the MATS. There was a lot of reluctance to go around. Singer Westerberg hated making videos. The again... the videos they did make were worthy.
I remember seeing the new line up with Slim when they got drunk and shaved off their eyebrows. Man that was GOOD TELEVISION. I saw this on MTV in the 80's and they looked seriously goofy. Tommy actually spraypainted his boots bright red.
These songs take me back to a GOOD TIME in life. This includes driving a car thorugh a golf course -- jumping off buildings -- throwing tomatos out a nine story window -- homeade explosives -- stage diving -- and "hanging out the window".
I disagree with these guys being called A CULT band. They were not a CULT band. They were a ROCK AND ROLL BAND.. and a damn good one. They lacked a following because the mood of the industry was swayed with a lot of garbage from the SubPop label. Radio stations fell in line with what the corporate executives wanted. So consequently they never made the big play list. It had nothing to do with cultiness... they were MUSICIANS...... You could rely on them being good even when they were terrible.
Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan and that new guy on Idol with the hair and the Big Teeth will probably get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Seriously.
That is how things go in this ridiculous rock and roll circus.
posted by cantu
Where can I start?I have such a close knit history with this band I feel like I was one of them. I certainly put the hours in by listening to them and memorizing all of their... (okay there wasn't MANY albums) songs......BUT STILL... these guys are worthy.
They came out at the wrong time. I got to tell you. I was bored to tears listening to that whiney morass of a songwriter Stevie Knicks... and that poofy hairdoo wonderkind sidecar kickamajig Lindsey Buckingham. I certainly was not making macromae in my spare time and smoking dope. I was out there .. on the street... looking for the new sounds. To me.. THIS BAND WAS IT.
80's radio -- in general. .SUCKED.... I mean the early years in America. We had to scrap by with what would could grab. I didn't go for the big corporate dollar devil metal crap that was being pushed down our throats I wanted something REAL that I could use. The Replacements proved to be that vehicle for me as a youth.
They would never get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because they never sold enough records. They paved the way for harder bands like ... gasp... Nirvana... which in turn killed American radio with ball-less ballads that go down a dead end street.
On the FLIPSIDE... The Replacements were all about rebellion and causing up a ruckess. They were on a high note - literally. Sure there are some songs on their catalog that crank out a few tear drops but they are done artfully well. They carry a lot of soul in their droll.
.... Its good stuff.
Its fair to say that the media didn't kill music in the 2000's. The Internet did that. The corporations in the music biz could have done more however to help the MATS. There was a lot of reluctance to go around. Singer Westerberg hated making videos. The again... the videos they did make were worthy.
I remember seeing the new line up with Slim when they got drunk and shaved off their eyebrows. Man that was GOOD TELEVISION. I saw this on MTV in the 80's and they looked seriously goofy. Tommy actually spraypainted his boots bright red.
These songs take me back to a GOOD TIME in life. This includes driving a car thorugh a golf course -- jumping off buildings -- throwing tomatos out a nine story window -- homeade explosives -- stage diving -- and "hanging out the window".
I disagree with these guys being called A CULT band. They were not a CULT band. They were a ROCK AND ROLL BAND.. and a damn good one. They lacked a following because the mood of the industry was swayed with a lot of garbage from the SubPop label. Radio stations fell in line with what the corporate executives wanted. So consequently they never made the big play list. It had nothing to do with cultiness... they were MUSICIANS...... You could rely on them being good even when they were terrible.
Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan and that new guy on Idol with the hair and the Big Teeth will probably get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Seriously.
That is how things go in this ridiculous rock and roll circus.
posted by cantu
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
TRACI LORDS - THE HOUSEHOLD NAME YOU CAN'T IGNORE
"WAIT A MINUTE...... THE 80'S ARE OVER, RIGHT?"In the 80's the X tape industry was in its infancy. There were a lot of movies being made and distributed to the masses. During this period it was a lot safer to rent these instead of going to the bad side fo town to some sleezy peep show theater. You could avoid getting beaten to a pulp or worse.... This was the Age of Traci Lords.
Lords was 15 or 16 when she made most of her films. Then someone blew the whistle, maybe it was Lords herself, I don't have all the details. In either case this was what resulted in a crackdown by state and federal laws. These films became blacklisted from the industry.
Just when you think it was all over Traci Lords came back with a whole slew of forgettable movies. These ranged anywhere from bad science fiction to really bad comedies and apparently a set of work out videos.
Just when you think it was all over Traci Lords came back with a whole slew of forgettable movies. These ranged anywhere from bad science fiction to really bad comedies and apparently a set of work out videos.
..... ex-porno star work out videos?
...WHA????
Yes, my son, very strange indeed.
I will make a broad prediction here and say that this could result in future products in this lifetime. I predict a cooking show on Food.tv, a reality show on VH1, and god knows what else.
Heres what some very insightful surfers have said....
ACMalloch (5 months ago)
I will make a broad prediction here and say that this could result in future products in this lifetime. I predict a cooking show on Food.tv, a reality show on VH1, and god knows what else.
Heres what some very insightful surfers have said....
ACMalloch (5 months ago)
LMAO
5thAmericanIdiot (5 months ago)
Lol u sure thats a workout?
mrgb46 (3 weeks ago)
Slow the speed down...GEEZZ
Lol u sure thats a workout?
mrgb46 (3 weeks ago)
Slow the speed down...GEEZZ
AdventChildX111 (5 months ago)
That made me feel retarded but oddly satisfied XD
robertetaylor (1 year ago)
Traci Lords did workout videos??
That made me feel retarded but oddly satisfied XD
robertetaylor (1 year ago)
Traci Lords did workout videos??
Enjoy.
Cantu 2007
Sunday, April 8, 2007
BLACK FLAG - HENRY GETS HIT IN THE FRICKEN HEAD - LIVE IN GERMANY
"MR TESTOSTERONE -- AMERICAS FIRST HEALTHY PUNK ROCKER, GETES HIT FACE ON WITH A FR*ICKEN BEER CAN -- TO THE HEAD !!!"
First of all let me tell you why this is a good video. Its not.
Thats the first lesson learned here. This "music" is really hard to figure out.
When I first got into Black Flag I actually hated these guys. I had to listen to
the tapes over and over again to try to pick out a melody.
If you can get past the dismal muddy sound of this video then you can rejoice in the "comedy" of this piece. Singer Henry ROllins gets hit in the head with a beer can. Although it wasn't as terrible as the one Sid Vicious got, ( he got a full beer can thrown at him that cut his lip apart and splattered blood all over the place in 1978). Henry did get hit hard through because he kind of stumbles forward and grabs his head. He comes out cussing and swearing at the audience brandishing a mic stand.
I get a kick out of watching Henry lose his shit for a number of reasons. Rollins is like a time bomb ready to explode and I never understood how punk could stand up for this health conscious, muscle cut, "punk rocker"... its a very strange combination. I would have enjoyed watching Susan Powter get pelted with a full bottle of Hydroxycut too... that would have been pretty entertaining. Anytime a preacher gets hit in the head while in the pulpit is maximum entertainment. End of story......
Rollins was hard to decipher. I still don't own all the Black Flag catalog. Even though I was a fan I didn't have the interest to invest in the full line up. These shows were VERY HARD to sit through becuase they were incredibly depressing while being ear deafening. I managed to see them one time in 1986 -- one of their last shows in Ann Arbor. There were about three or four songs that i actually liked because there was a melody attached to them. Although far from, "likeable" these songs ushered on a new sound......
It broke the ground for a lot of bands to come and make punk and new music a brand new thing... for all to enjoy.
Cantu 2007
First of all let me tell you why this is a good video. Its not.
Thats the first lesson learned here. This "music" is really hard to figure out.
When I first got into Black Flag I actually hated these guys. I had to listen to
the tapes over and over again to try to pick out a melody.
If you can get past the dismal muddy sound of this video then you can rejoice in the "comedy" of this piece. Singer Henry ROllins gets hit in the head with a beer can. Although it wasn't as terrible as the one Sid Vicious got, ( he got a full beer can thrown at him that cut his lip apart and splattered blood all over the place in 1978). Henry did get hit hard through because he kind of stumbles forward and grabs his head. He comes out cussing and swearing at the audience brandishing a mic stand.
I get a kick out of watching Henry lose his shit for a number of reasons. Rollins is like a time bomb ready to explode and I never understood how punk could stand up for this health conscious, muscle cut, "punk rocker"... its a very strange combination. I would have enjoyed watching Susan Powter get pelted with a full bottle of Hydroxycut too... that would have been pretty entertaining. Anytime a preacher gets hit in the head while in the pulpit is maximum entertainment. End of story......
Rollins was hard to decipher. I still don't own all the Black Flag catalog. Even though I was a fan I didn't have the interest to invest in the full line up. These shows were VERY HARD to sit through becuase they were incredibly depressing while being ear deafening. I managed to see them one time in 1986 -- one of their last shows in Ann Arbor. There were about three or four songs that i actually liked because there was a melody attached to them. Although far from, "likeable" these songs ushered on a new sound......
It broke the ground for a lot of bands to come and make punk and new music a brand new thing... for all to enjoy.
Cantu 2007
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