Bauhaus - Stigmata Martyr + Linnea Quigley

Night of the Demons. The original. Best line, "I've never done it in a coffin before." This movie rules but it has seemed very had to come by the last few years. The one copy Netflix has is scratched and doesn't play (I've gotten it twice I think, both times unable to finish it). There's a remake that is - of course - unnecessary. This is the pure 80's horror sweet spot - written to be both funny and horrific. Makes a very nice companion piece to Return of the Living Dead, another film featuring arguably the greatest B-movie scream queen, Linnea Quigely. And of course, this is one of the most awesome songs ever recorded.

Goblin!!!

Claudio Simonetti and the Goblin crew are responsible for some of the greatest horror soundtracks of all time. Goblin surprised everyone by touring this year - first ever North American dates. And available at those gigs? A limited edition vinyl EP wherein they have re-recorded four classic pieces: Profondo Rosso (Deep Red), Roller (Non-ST track), Suspiria and Tenebre. I was unable to obtain tickets to the LA show but my good friends Chris and Tori attended the Chicago show (with Secret Chiefs opening!!!) and grabbed me a copy of the record! So psyched. Thanks guys.

Interview w/ the Creators of Indie comic RUIN

My interview with the creators of the RUIN comic, Darkersho and Ruben Rojas in this week's Thee Comic Column on Joup.

Bauhaus - Mask

A perfect October song. To me this is Bauhaus at, arguably, their creepiest.

Punisher Fan Film is Awesome and... not happening???

Wow. Unfortunately Marvel has put the kibosh on this. Go here and read, then see if you don't do as I did and tweet @Marvel immediately in Mr. Pecci's film's defense.

RUIN - Indenpendent Comic Kickstarter

My love of comics is a very deep and intense thing. I've been reading them since Larry Hama's GIJOE #49 - roughly the summer before I was in fourth grade or ~1986. Not all comics fit my "like" profile of course - I'm somewhat discerning when it comes to the area of tights and capes for instance. However, the beauty of today's comic climate is that the books and writing have matured with the audience and we now find not only amazingly sophisticated story tellers like Grant Morrison, Jonathan Hickman and Brian Michael Bendis writing superhero books for an equally sophisticated audience, but a wide variety of independent books that not only constantly break new ground in the medium itself but seed and influence big-budget Hollywood movies. Once thing I really try to do with my comic column on Joup.co is focus as much as possible on independent books that the Kickstarter platform has made possible in a way that was just never economically feasible before. I've begun to get emails from a lot of indie folks out there and I confess that lately I'm not always able to feature or even - in several unfortunate cases - respond to the creators because all the writing I do - which is at times almost unmanageable - is on top of my day job, which along with commute through LA traffic* eats up a considerable amount of my day. I try to respond to everyone and I'm getting better at it, but honestly I'd not anticipated the amount of interest.

Now, excuses aside...

The indie books I have begun to spotlight have been books like Ugli Studios Presents and Tension that have consisted of undeniably-constructed Kickstarters. Now another has caught my eye and it will be the focus of an upcoming issue of Thee Comic Column. That said I wanted to jump the gun and start getting the word out there as best I can because there are only thirty-six days left, so without further adieu I give you the Kickstarter video for ...RUIN, a post-apocalyptic, sci fi adventure that looks fantastic!

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*Still not as bad as Chicago traffic regardless of what anyone says

The Pixies - Andro Queen

Too tired to say anything other than I really dig this.

Screw the Helmet Law - Schlitz Family Robinson

Recorded in 1997! Holy Crap, and we just got around to doing a "video" now.

1000 Homo DJ's - Supernaught

Because I'm highly-caffeinated and feeling old school. I love this pretty much as much as I love the original.

Videodrome (Slight Return) - Schlitz Family Robinson

The slight return.

The Rejected Theme to VideoDrome - Schlitz Family Robinson

The first finished product of Mr. Brown and I working on new Schlitz Family Robinson!

Torment Teaser Trailer

Via Bloody Disgusting (I haven't had time to go to that site in ages and look what I've been missing!). I love the Ginger Snaps movies, especially #2 even though we'll likely never get a continuation of that mind-fuck ending, and so I love Katharine Isabelle. I haven't quite had the time or the guts to watch American Mary yet, and this just looks... awesome but possibly on the outskirts of places I'm no longer really comfortable going with films. Torture porn no but excessive pain and suffering? Maybe. We'll see. I LOVE the concept of torn-off stuffed animal heads as masks though.

image courtesy of imdb.com

Author & Punisher - Lonely live at the Fillmore

Another newly-released Author & Punisher video, also via Metal Sucks. I liked the other one I just posted quite a bit (guess I'm in that Author/Punisher mood) but I LOVE this one.

Author & Punisher NTG Part 2 Live at the Fillmore

Via Metal Sucks. This reminds me very much of Gub-era Pigface at the start, then it just deteriorates into a hellish plasma of primordial anguish. I don't always dig Author & Punisher - that's not quite the correct way to say it. The man's music simply requires a very specific state of mind for me to get into it. But when I get into it, it's like a bottomless pit - one of the only current artists I would consider to be carrying on and adding to the Industrial genre.

Treehouse of Horror XXIV Intro by Guillermo del Toro

See what I mean? I haven't really had any interest in watching the Simpsons in years. I love seasons 3-around 10 or 11, then that's just kind of enough for me personally. The odd episode here and there can be cool, but it's just not something that factors in much. But this... del Toro is just a God.

Video Introduction to Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

This man can really do no wrong in my eyes. Not many people can so wonderfully translate the dark fantasy concepts that linger and skulk through their subconscious/imaginations.

1971 Schlitz Beer Commercials A-Plenty

Working on new Schlitz Family Robinson material with Mr. Brown at Dysfunctional Fuckhouse studios West Coast (my spare room).

Deftones - Romantic Dreams

YES! Anything new for any song off Koi No Yokan is a very good thing.

Savages - I AM Here - Pitchfork TV

First night in a while I've gotten to sit down and flip through the internet for interesting tidbits to post (primarily because I'm blowing off about a half dozen other things I should be doing. This will end the night and give me some time to answer some emails and do a little bit of writing.

What a way to end though, eh?

Imperial Triumphant - Crushing the Idol

And now I find this. Imperial Triumphant's video for Crushing the Idol skirts a line that I become weary to cross, however it does so fairly tastefully, without ever actually crossing it. I'm still suffering my "violence in media" hangover so this is perfect. Kind of Bret Easton Ellis-ish too.

Ministry - Breathe (In Case You Didn't Feel...)

Awesome. If there is one concert I would pick to go back in time to see it's probably from this tour - most likely the Chicago stop.

Imperial Triumphant

I dig the first track, but I REALLY dig the second one. This is $5 on Imperial Triumphant's bandcamp. More info on Brooklyn Vegan here.

Painted Ladies of San Quentin Kickstarter

Jason Lenox is running a new Kickstarter. Support Indie everything!!! Go here to contribute.

Grasshopper! The Movie

So a big, fun part of the H.P. Lovecraft filmfest is always the shorts. This year we missed a small portion of them, but all of the ones we did see were great. One though stood out above all the rest. Grasshopper! The Movie. Find this WHEREVER you can and watch it, it's that good.

One Song: Protection on Milk Magazine Now

Well-respected Chicago Magazine Milk has gone online and I've got an article on it! I've wanted to do a series of pieces I call "One Song" for some time. The essential idea is I take one song and talk about it in relation to the world around me. First up, Massive Attack's Protection, the dark, brooding title track of the band's 1994 second album of the same name. Read One Song: Protection on Milk here. Then stick around the site and do some more reading. Some marvelous writing therein.

Shaolin Wooden Men - Mirror Ball of Death

Holy cow! The Loved Ones - a fantastic Australian horror flick my friend Missi showed me this evening.

H.P. Lovecraft Film Fest Los Angeles 2013

image courtesy of tentaclii.files.wordpress.com,

Tomorrow at the Warner Grand in San Pedro. Cannot wait. Dagon and John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness, along what will undoubtedly be some amazing shorts and great vendors. Tickets available here.

The art for this amazing flyer by the way is by one Jason Bradley Thompson

The Ocean Has a Video and a Film (NSFW)

I totally missed out on the fact that there is a version of The Ocean's Pelagial record that comes with a film shot to the length of the album (a 53:13 long song they were unfortunately forced to break into pieces when I saw them live at Summer Slaughter). Apparently I also missed the fact that they released a music video a few months ago for Bathyalpelagic II. A big, hearty thank you to Metal Sucks for bringing all this to my attention. Read their articles here and here.