CANTU GOES REBEL

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

'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

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

"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 !!

"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 !!!???"

"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

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

"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

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 !!!!!

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