A few weeks ago I impulsively booked airfare and hotels for a trip to South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town). About a week ago someone asked me if I’d gotten the travel vaccinations yet. My face responded, “Wut?”
Month: December 2016
Engel (Evangelion AMV)
Rammstein has played Madison Square Garden, so I assume they are well-known. I’ve never seen them live, though they are playing Long Island next year in June, so perhaps that will change. I’m a fan, but not to the point where I’d seek out rare singles and travel to see them perform. The real point of this post is to share with the baveblog.org audience the glorious wonder that is the anime music video someone created for this song.
Old School Rap Song of the Week! (Part 3)
Here we go with another from the 90s. This group is lesser known than the Beasties or Tribe, but they had a few notable hits. The Pharcyde had a smooth flow with laid back beats. I had to choose between this one and Passin’ Me By. I like this beat better right now, so here ya go!
Fine-Tuned Universe
Following is an atheistic post. If this is not your cup of tea, please go read one of ManSlap’s far more engaging posts.
Weekly Riddle Number FIVE
Remember how depressing the song “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” (by Band Aid) is? Here are some of the lyrics:
And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmas time. The only gift they’ll get this year is life. Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow, do they know it’s Christmas time at all?
Still, it’s pretty catchy. There should be radio stations that play it 24/7 from Halloween until Christmas, like some cable stations play “A Christmas Story” for six months straight each year.
MLTV
Every so often I kick around an idea for a book. One that I’m going to write and that, unfortunately for you, you are going to have to read.
Muck Fayo
Why?
Why put mayo on catered food before you send it out?
We just got out catering today and it seems like half of the food we get (we have catering most days), has mayo pre-applied.
I guess this is fine if you like mayo, but if you despise it like I do, YOU CAN’T GET THAT SHIT SUFFICIENTLY OFF OF THE BREAD. This means I miss out on half of the food served. It’s the most disgusting condiment I can think of. Everything condiment related should be in single-serving packets for those who want the. I love mustard, but I know a lot of people don’t. I never see yellow mustard pre-applied to catered sandwiches. Why does mayo get the pass?
I’m at the boiling point! I’ve had it with mayo!
Old School Rap Song of the Week! (Part 2)
Howdy.
I hope you people enjoyed the Beasties last week. This week we have a group very close to the boys. They would even guest on each other’s work! I’m not as verbose as Bex with a history of the group or anything (although her stories and recollections are always fun to read!), but here’s the song with that smoothed-out NY sound:
Stairs and Flowers
I’ve spoken a few times now about “industrial” and “accessible” music. I think I need to define those terms with an actual example of what I’m referring to. And through what better artist than the inimitable Vancouver BC act, Skinny Puppy. They have described their music as intentionally disturbing. Their band name is a reference to an emaciated animal testing subject. One of their songs, from their album Vivisect VI, is titled “Testure,” which reportedly is a mashup of “test” and “torture.” Gives you an idea of some of the messages they wish to convey with their music.
Reviewing the Criterion Collection
Note: A college professor once made the mistake of telling me that I would make an excellent sportswriter, movie reviewer, or literary critic. It immediately went to my head, and ever since that day I’ve thought that people would want to hear what I have to say about pop culture stuff. Now that I have this forum in which to vomit my thoughts on just about anything, I am proud to dust off the childhood dream and make it a reality. To that end, I’d like to present the first in a line of reviews that I’ve lined up exclusively for the readers of Baveblog.org. The movies I review will run the gamut from comedy to action to drama to romance, but each will have one thing in common with the others- some outstanding distinguishing feature or criterion* that sets it apart from its contemporaries. Some of these movies will be popular fare, and some will be titles of which you’ve likely never heard. The hope is that by writing about these forgotten classics, I may revive some small discussion about the merits and demerits of movies that, regardless of your thoughts, are deserving of analysis. So without further ado, I present the first movie review of what is known as the Criterion Collection.