JunkerSeed

Hey, forum, it's been a while. well, Summer vacation and the desire to flame about a comic book movie can only lead to one place! I'm honestly surprised at the balls to the wall positive reactions to this one. I found it enjoyable enough, but boy was this movie trying to be a hell of a lot more than it really was.

Death grips would definitely qualify as Alternative hip hop. Featuring noise rock vet Zach Hill on drums and production, they're definitely some of the most punk hip hop I can think of. Forgot these guys are on my sig and I've never posted em. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orlbo9WkZ2E?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orlbo9WkZ2E?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orlbo9WkZ2E?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

I haven't combed through 35 pages of this thread to see if this guy's been mentioned, but I've been listening to a good amount of Danny Brown's album, XXX. Really clever rhymes and ridiculous explicit shit used to an interesting effect. Does kind of a Jeckyl and Hyde thing where he raps in a very different voice depending on how sincere the song is. Shit is actually jarring in a really effective way when he goes from a nasally almost cyprill hill-ish voice to a really normal deep voice when he starts rapping about how his addiction runs in the family. Haven't paid attention to this guy much until now, but this is a good album that puts the whole "I'm so awesome I do shit tons of drugs and fuck lots of girls" bit into an appropriately dark perspective while still having plenty of fun with it. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Q36-6tPtU?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Q36-6tPtU?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Q36-6tPtU?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

Cocorosie rules. Thank you for reminding me they exist, I haven't listened to them in a while. Been listening to The Men a lot recently. They've been blowing up for good reason. Great straightforward rock tunes.

I'm listening to pretty much every band on Southern Lord Records, but especially Weedeater's amazing first album: And Justice for Y'all. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hniY6fBD2Ck?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hniY6fBD2Ck?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hniY6fBD2Ck?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> God bless America

I'll definitely second The Grey. Really fantastic as a movie aout a bunch of dudes trying to survive wolf attacks and also very good at being more than that. I would go as far as to say that most people who see that poster and say "fuck that movie" would really like it. I also saw Cowboys and Aliens recently and wondered how the fuck anyone, much less Jon Favreau could make that idea that fucking boring. Why did that thing take itself so seriously? Why does Olivia Wilde play the fifth element in every movie she's in? Why did the main character have no personality? Why are all action scenes in shitty movies lit with a fuck ton of blue? Why did they shoot it at what appears to be Frontierland at Disney World? I knew the reviews were crappy but I saw that shit yesterday and barely remember one scene. Um, kudos to Harrison Ford for being in a movie.

Speaking of those wacky tribute albums, I'm mightily impressed by the Ironhorse bluegrass tribute to Modest Mouse. I don't know where or how I came across this but it totally fits and doesn't come off as hokey at all. http://youtu.be/ZZYgsMXHY_w

Is Mickey's band also named after a whore house in a concentration camp? While we're on the subject... http://youtu.be/7Mm6ycEz2A8 Now this I can get behind

I'll go for Blade Runner because we're talking about aging and influence, although it also might be my favorite of the three, though they're all incredible films. One of my favorite things about Bladerunner is that it's one of the few sci fi movies where the future is presented as neither a Dystopia or a Utopia, it's just a more lit up, more crowded and more littered version of what we currently have. The vision of the future brought up here along with the question raised by the subject matter really make this one stick. I also love how restrained it is. A lot of these big ideas are never explicitly talked about and it plays out so much just like a detective procedural, but there are so many ethical questions that are unanswered (and for that mater unasked) that a lot is left with you when the film is over. Also, go Ridley Scott for making two of these. The guy sure knew how to get production design right.

<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4103608">2009 Flaming Lips & Stardeath and White Dwarfs - Borderline</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/irreversibility">George Salisbury</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> One of my favorite bands playing a great song! Definitely takes a turn for the epic.

Pretty much all amazing stuff. Daedelous is great, I saw him with Busdriver, one of my favs, in Orlando a while back. Busdriver is fantastic, speed, interesting production, and a truckload of irony. Also, because they have a new album out, antipop consortium! This is off their first tho.

Hella side project, sBach is basically really great sounding chiptune-ey stuff with a pretty solid band. Usually this stuff sounds like too much of a novelty but I like these guys.

gamertag: junker540 btw I should be on the board more often soon

Well if you're going to associate any genre of music with it's fans it looks like you're going to have to stop listening to music, because people are morons. And well, Sabbath has never really been about wowing anyone with technical prowess. Speaking of people who do that, I'd like to point out that prog metal exists. Go Dream Theater. And more recently, to mention more good stuff of the past 5 years, go Mastodon.

And good metal isn't impossible to come by nowadays. Wolves in the Throne Room falls into the category of "Black metal that actually sounds like something" and are pretty excellent. Genghis Tron is manages to put keyboards into hardcore without being goofy and sound great. The Converge is still putting out really good stuff and they're not THAT old, their best album was out in 2001. Anyways, yeah, this shit will never be popular again, but there's good metal to be had.

Really? No love for Iron Maiden at all and a sigh in the poll? I'd prefer a band that's goofy and over the top about barbarians than a band that's goofy and over the top about suicide (pantera) And you listen to the riff in 22 acacia ave. and tell me it's not the most rockin thing in the universe. Not that I don't like Pantera, but I'm not looking to any of these bands for life lessons. I mean, I like Dave Mustaine's hard hitting political reporting as much as the next guy, but I suppose "Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?" is not as much a substitute for Chomsky, as it is a collection of badass riffs. My pick will have to be Black Sabbath, because "Supernaut" makes my head explode.

Damon & Naomi - Within These Walls goddamned beautiful video too, imo

Dayum dog, this shit play itself!

Guided by Voices - Hardcore UFO's Actually, about 90% of the album Bee Thousand is stuck in my head. It's becoming a real problem. I need to get some more of their albums!

Hmm, warped tour is a toss up for me; here's my breakdown Against Me! Their new album is trash, but they're a phenomenal live band Bouncing souls - old fav of mine, also great live Dilinger escape plan - why the fuck not; they're fun MC Chris - !!?!??? That's a hell of a surprise. I wonder how he is live; might be the selling point for me just out of curiosity Reel Big Fish - They are way better than they have any right to be, and kicked ass when i saw em at warped tour a while ago Rise Against - They could be a lot worse. There's a lot of fucking bullshit in there tho. Most of the other bands I've heard of on there I fucking despise. The thought of hearing angels and airwaves, reliant K, Norma jean, anberlin, or as I lay dying even at a distance is a real deterrant for me. Bonnaroo - damn, thats big even for this kind of thing. Here's the bands I'm looking forward to that aren't the rediculous, huge ones: Sigur ros Cat power - Now that she's off the smack, she can play for more than 5 minutes at a time without walking off stage, I'm looking forward to seeing that! M.I.A. - I'm damned near tempted to go to fucking tennessee to check her out on a huge stage. MIA rules Broken Social Scene - I keep forgetting they're still a band, these guys are amazing. Rilo Kiley - I'm a moderate fan of theirs but they were really great when I saw em live MSTRKRFT - One of the better electro-remix groups in recent memory Mastodon - One of the better live bands I've ever seen. A must for prog metal heads! Against me! - Just dont play anything off the shitty new album! Aimee Mann - !!!! Dammit, another reason to actually consider the possibility of going to this Ladytron - Electro pop is fun stuff Battles - more good electronic stuff. Maybe there's a big rave tent or something The Coup - I like my rap how I like my women; socially conscious! lots of hipster indie stuff playing... how are all these sensitive nerdy bands gonna play for so many people? Can 10,000 people do the indie hand clap at the same time? Kids in the hall is coming here but it's fucking 45 dollars. That's a shitload of money but I'd love to see what the hell they do live. I'm assuming lots of improv. Also looking forward to dream theater and fucking DethKlock is coming! That show is very funny, but their/his album is totally legit. It sounds great and it's the heaviest shit in the world. Oh yeah, speaking of heavy shit, also going to see Hardcore band The Converge with keyboard heavy death metal band Genghis Tr0n. That should be intense.

There has been discovered an Amish Message board which was actually a freak accident that happened when lightning struck the town chalkboard. Although no explicit pornography was found, someone had indeed scrawled "bAtmAn r0x" in a delicate handwriting at the very base of the frame. Further decoding of the board's crudely drawn emoticon's/smilies will most likely reveal some trace of porn.

Yes... if there's one thing that all of the internet message boards over the whole world wide web can agree on, indeed, if we had to find a prime mover, or rather an idealogical foundation for the entire idea of the internet message board, it would be that Batman rocks.

Does Family Guy only suck now, or did it always suck? I remember liking it when it first came out, but the two episodes I just watched sucked in such a way as to suggest that the show was never any good to begin with; it's very strange kind of sucking.

White Zombie - Spiderbaby (Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)

The new Smashing Pumpkins album: Zeitgeist