Screaming Females played at Long In The Tooth (Philadelphia)
February 18th, 2012 by chocko
Last Wednesday, Screaming Females made a stop in Philadelphia on their recent mini-tour of record stores. This time around they played at a record store by the name of Long In The Tooth. The place was packed by the time the show began. Local pop punk trio Dry Feet opened up and kicked a few jams to the supportive home crowd. Screaming Females played after them and simply slayed! The started their set with “skull” and “bell”, ripped through a couple older tunes, and introduced the city of Brotherly Love to some new songs, “it all means nothing” and “5 high” off their upcoming album, Ugly. The new stuff sounds awesome!!!
Tags: long in the tooth records, philadelphia, philly, screaming females, show in-store
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Screaming Females played Generation Records
February 15th, 2012 by chocko
Screaming Females from New Jersey stopped by Generation Records in New York City for their first date on a mini tour of records stores and one lone book store. Fans packed the basement and the band played some old stuff that got the kids dancing and new songs from their upcoming fifth album Ugly. The new stuff the band played sounds amazing and I can’t wait for the new album which drops April 3. In the meantime to hold me over, I picked up their new 7″ vinyl single featuring a new song, “It All Means Nothing” and a live version of “A New Kid” which was recorded live at WFMU. I’m loving the new single…hypnotic bass, the drums sound super heavy and Marissa sounds possessed-vocally and while shredding on the guitar! There’s a couple stops left on the tour for you to pick up a copy and catch Screaming Females play for free. Plan a road trip. Do it!
(left to right: King Mike-bass, Jarrett-drums and Marissa-guitar/vocals)
Tags: don giovanni records, generation records, in-store, new york city, nyc, screaming females, tour
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The Vivian Girls played Gansevoort Plaza
February 13th, 2012 by chocko
The Vivian Girls played a free show last Friday night at Gansevoort Plaza located in NYC’s hip and swanky Meatpacking District. Fashion Week was in full swing and the ladies were decked out in Kate Spade dresses looking quite lovely and fancy. The show was the first night of the Florence Broadhurst Pop-Up Shop Tour which features a bus converted into a pop-up shop with clothes for sale inspired by wallpaper artist Florence Broadhurst. The show was outdoors…a bit unusual for the winter months but luckily the weather lately hasn’t been too harsh, although it did start to snow by the end of the set. Front girl Cassie Ramone (guitar), Katy Goodman a.k.a. Kickball Katy (bass) and Fiona Campbell (drums) started their 20 minute set with the call-and-response tune “Take It As It Comes” off their latest album Share The Joy. The ladies then proceeded to rip through a set of songs with a perfect mix of DIY punk, lo-fi garage rock, and 60’s girl-group pop. Check out the videos below for “Take It As It Comes”, “When I’m Gone” from the album Everything Goes Wrong and “Tell The World” from their eponymous debut album. The tour heads out west and concludes at SXSW.
Tags: band, brooklyn, cassie ramone, coasting, diy, fiona campbell, kickball katy
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Veronica Falls played Music Hall of Williamsburg
February 13th, 2012 by Mr. C
(L-Marion Herbain(bass):R-Roxanne Clifford(vocals/guitar) at the merch table after the show.)
Veronica Falls played at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn last thursday. We discovered this band a little over a month ago and now, I can’t stop playing their self entitled debut album on my 50 mile spaceship commute to work. Veronica Falls, formed in London in 2009 is comprised of Roxanne Clifford on guitar & lead vocals, James Hoare on vocals and guitar, Marion Herbain on bass guitar and Patrick Doyle on drums. They have a low-fi pop sound with a dash of some throwback from The Mamas & The Papas glazed with shoegaze-goth style! Their harmonic blends & catchy melodies coupled with their 3 guitar chord techniques occasionally strumming at a furious but rhythmic pace lended to a carefree & fun vibe similiar to the Ramones despite their grave lyrics with songs like Found Love in a graveyard & misery.
We missed the two opening acts, Brilliant Colors and Groom but landed just in time for Veronica Falls! The setlist included almost all of the songs from their debut album minus Fountain which is one of my favorite tunes on their CD. They also played a few new tunes destined for their sophmore album to be released sometime in the unforeseen future. Some other songs that I really enjoyed that night were Beachy Head, Wedding Day, and The Box which had a similiar guitar riff to the Ramones‘ – Blitzkrieg Bop. The harmonies from the two guitarists and the drummer were very pleasing to the ears & the dome! I really dig the ‘california dreamin’ style of Veronica Falls! They ended off the night with a cover by Roky Erickson’s Starry Eyes. After the show, Roxanne Clifford (vocals/guitar) and Marion Herbain (bass guitar) were on hand at the merch table to greet their fans. I ended up buying their 7″ vinyl – Bad Feelings. Check out Veronica Falls, y’all at your nearest live music cave or local record store!
Tags: lo-fi, mr c, pop, veronica falls
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Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1974)
February 10th, 2012 by chocko
Director: Bo A. Vibenus
Starring: Christina Lindberg and Heinz Hopf
Genre: 70’s B-Movie, Exploitation
This Swedish movie features a young woman’s twisted tale of ultimate revenge chock full of graphic violence, nudity and some hardcore sex scenes thrown in for good measure. Thriller was originally banned in Sweden. The U.S. release under the name, They Call Her One Eye, had over 20 minutes of the original version chopped out. The role of the young woman named Madeleine was played by the alluring and voluptuous Christina Lindberg. Before Thriller, Lindberg had already been making appearances in other exploitation gems such as Anita: Swedish Nymphet, Maid In Sweden and the Japanese softcore revenge flick, Furyô anego den: Inoshika Ochô a.k.a. Sex And Fury.
A young girl’s innocence is lost after being raped by an old man in a park, rendering her mute. Pretty disturbing stuff! After recovering on her family’s farm she meets Tony who forces her into prostitution after getting her hooked on heroin. On top of that, Tony stabs her in the eye with a scalpel…a really sick scene in the movie which supposedly a cadaver was used in the filming to make the razor-to-the-eyeball scene realistic. After learning of her parents’ untimely death, Madeleine snaps and sneaks out to get lessons in martial arts, learns to fire weapons and gets driving lessons. Madeleine plots her escape and goes on a killing spree dressed in a black leather trench coat and eye patch and armed with a sawed off shotgun enacting bloody revenge one sucker at a time.
Synapse Films released this rape-revenge movie a couple years ago with 2 versions. The Limited Edition version is worth tracking down for the totally uncut and uncensored version of the film along with loads of special features including outtakes, rare photos and alternate fight scenes. The “Venegeance” Edition is probably more easier to find in stores, but it is without the explicit adult content and special feautures.
trailer courtesy of Synapse Films
Tags: christina lindberg, hooker's revenge, review, the call her one eye
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STAR & DAGGER signing at Forbidden Planet
February 9th, 2012 by chocko
From left to right…Donna She Wolf (Cycle Sluts From Hell), Von Hesseling and Sean Yseult (White Zombie) form the killer blues metal combo STAR & DAGGER along with drummer Dustin Crops. These ladies are no joke! I used to see Donna perform in her band She-Wolves back in the day at CBGB and I do recall a lot of headbanging at Roseland shows seeing Sean rock the bass in the legendary band White Zombie. I’m really excited to see them back on the scene and joining forces along with the killer vocalist, Von Hessling! They recently made an appearance at NYC’s Forbidden Planet last month and brought along their limited edition (only 500 made!) vinyl EP titled “In My Blood.” The vinyl is clear and half of it is “blood dipped” red. The opening track is titled “In My Blood” and has Von Hesseling sounding seductive and sinister while the band provides the chugging metal riffs guaranteed to make you bang your head! The flip side features some heavy, bluesy metal riffage on “Stories” and a cover of “Out of Focus” by a psychedelic band from the 60’s called Blue Cheer. If you’re down…get your copy from Last Hurrah Records. Expect a full length album titled “Tomorrowland Blues” to come out in 2012, an appearance at SXSW next month and I’m sure a ton of shows to come!
Tags: cycle sluts from hell, sean yseult, star and dagger, white zombie
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celebrating chinese new year at PEARL RIVER MART
February 6th, 2012 by Mr. C
(all pics & video by mr c)
The Wan Chi Ming – Hung Gar Kung Fu School were called upon once again to help celebrate chinese new year outside the storefront of Pearl River Mart by performing a traditional southern lion dance on jongs (poles-stilts) and another lion dance routine that showed the side-effects of a drunken lion! The hung gar students did a tremendous job of showing finesse, power, & grace worthy of a lion! Eating the lettuce would provide good fortune & luck not to mention a healthy does of red envelopes too! Some videos of the performances are below.
But before the aerial dance assault ensued, the Hung Gar kung fu students demonstrated some traditional routines native to their Tiger-Crane style including weapons like the kwan dao, broadsword, tiger’s fork and two person fighting forms involving the double broadswords vs pole and the kwan dao vs a snake spear bladed like long weapon. All the energetic fighting routines were backed by the traditonal thumping of the chinese drum!
For all that have never been to Pearl River Mart located in lower manhattan, what have you been waiting for? This store sells all things chinese including fabrics, kitchen-housewares, tea, birdcages, musical instruments, clothing, furniture, books, bruce lee prints, & other cute knick knacks! It’s basically a hodge-podge of chinese culture all housed in one building! I remembered shopping at their original & very modest locations in chinatown way back in my flock of seagulls hairdo days when they set up shop on grand street before consolidating to one larger store on canal & broadway in the late 80’s. The reincarnation of the store that is now located in Soho for quite some time now at 477 Broadway is a sight to behold. Pearl River Mart is definitely a recommended stop on your way down to chinatown! See ya’ there!
Pearl River Mart
477 Broadway (between Grand & Broome Street)
NY, NY
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new york hospitality
February 2nd, 2012 by Mr. C
Upon frolicking in the streets of the east village & lower east side, we sometimes get greeted by this at the crosswalk as mondocurry recently witnessed on suffolk street…..fuggettaboutit!
(photo taken on 1st avenue & 3rd street)
Tags: street art
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t-mobile advertisement on canal street-chinatown,nyc
February 2nd, 2012 by Mr. C
T-Mobile, I think you’re tootin’ your horn just a little bit! Your data speeds could never match the bootleg process on Canal Street! Suffice to say that this ad was taken down just as quick as NYPD can make a donut run to the Donut Pub on 14th street. ~june 2011~
Photo by Christina from Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Tags: ad, chinatown, t-mobile
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The 10th Annual New York Korean Film Festival at BAM Rose Cinema – Brooklyn
February 1st, 2012 by Mr. C
VIA the KOREA SOCIETY
The Korea Society presents the 10th New York Korean Film Festival with new releases showcasing the popular and prolific in Korean film. In cooperation with partners BAM Cinématek and CJ Entertainment, this 10th festival features blockbusters, cutting-edge action, drama, and comedy at BAM Rose Cinema.
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Friday, February 24 – Sunday, February 26, 2012
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BAM Rose Cinema
30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
(718) 636-4100 x 1
http://www.bam.org
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Friday, February 24 6:50 Late Autumn (Manchu) 9:15 Hindsight
Saturday, February 25 6:50 The Servant 9:30 Quick
Sunday, February 26 3:00 Sunny 5:45 Moss 9:00 Glove
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Late Autumn (Manchu) 2010
FRIDAY, February 24 @ 6:50 PM
Directed by Kim Tae-yong. With Hyun Bin and Tang Wei. Anna is on her way to Seattle to attend her mother’s funeral on a special weekend release from prison, where she is serving time for killing her abusive husband. On the bus, she meets Hoon, a “companion for hire” for lonely, older women. Both are running away: Anna from her past and Hoon from one of his clients’ husbands. Both find something in each other while they spend a day together in the misty, autumnal city of Seattle. This is a remake of the famed 1961 film with the same title directed by Lee Man-hee. A co-production of South Korea, China, Hong Kong, and the United States, Late Autumn was shot completely in English in Seattle. A Special Tribute to The Korea Society’s November 2011 national outreach program to Seattle. 113 min.
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Hindsight (Poo-Reun-So-Geum) 2011 ^
FRIDAY, February 24 @ 9:15 PM
Directed by Lee Hyun-seung. With Song Kang-ho, Shin Se-kyeong, and Cheon Jeong-myeong. Retired mob boss Du-heon enrolls in a cooking class with the hopes of making a fresh start as a restaurant owner. In the class he meets a quirky girl, Se-bin, and finds himself drawn to her. Despite his determination to wipe the slate clean, Du-heon is summoned back into the criminal fold by his old colleagues. Veteran filmmaker Lee Hyun-seung – and top star Song Kang-ho and Shin Se-kyeong – succeeded in making a non-genre film dealing with gangsters. 120 min.
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The Servant (Bang-Ja Jeon) 2010
SATURDAY, February 25 @ 6:50 PM
Directed by Kim Dae-woo. With Kim Joo-hyuk, Ryu Seung-beom, Jo Yeo-jeong, and Oh-Dal-su. The Servant is told from the point-of-view of Bang-ja, a personal servant to Lee Mong-ryong, an aristocratic scholar, Both men love Chun-hyang, but as Mong-ryong courts her with the prospects of marriage, Bang-ja begins an illicit affair – which Mong-ryong soon discovers. In Kim Dae-woo’s re-telling of the classic folk tale Chun-hyang, the Servant illustrates the pursuit of love and class status with adventurous scheming, eroticism, and humor. 124 min.
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Quick 2011
SATURDAY, February 25 @ 9:30 PM
Directed by Cho Beom-goo. With Lee Min-ki, Kang ye-won, Kim In-kwon. Former motorcycle gang member Gi-su now makes a living as a bike messenger. One day, the building at which Gi-su had delivered a package blows up. Never suspecting that he could have anything to do with the bomb, Gi-su moves onto his next job: escorting Ah-rom, a singer who is also an ex-girlfriend from his biker days. When Ah-rom puts on a bike helmet, she triggers a timing mechanism which sets off a countdown clock. A Stranger calls to tell Gi-su to make a series of deliveries which a fixed time or suffer the consequences.
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Sunny 2011
SUNDAY, February 26 @ 3:00 PM
Directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol. With Yu Ho-jeong, Shim Eun-kyeong, Jin Hee-kyung, kang So-ra, and Hong Jin-hee. Director Kang Hyeong-chul follows Speedy Scandal with Sunny, a film about high-school classmates who meet after 25 years and re-live memories of the 1980s. With great performances and a charming storyline, Sunny was Korea’s biggest box-office hit in Korea 2011. 124 min.
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Moss (Iggi) 2010
SUNDAY, February 26 @ 5:45 PM
Directed by Kang Woo-suk. With Jeong jae-yeong, Park Hae-il, and Yu Hae-jin. Ryu Hae-guk realizes that the residents of an isolated village are hiding something about his father’s recent death. He learns that his father was a town savior and shared absolute power with the town chief. The film depicts both community violence and human redemption through Ryu’s investigation of his father’s death. 163 min.
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Glove 2011
SUNDAY, February 26 @ 9:00 PM
Directed by Kang Woo-suk. With Jeong Jae-young, Sun Yoo, and Kang Shin-il. Kim Sang-nam, a hot-tempered former professional baseball player, is sent to the countryside to coach a team of hearing-impaired players in order to avoid media coverage of his recent involvement in an assault case. At first, Kim has a difficult time imagining how he can teach baseball to a group of boys who can’t hear, but as he spends time with them he starts to believe that they can play the game. Motivated, Kim decides to help them prepare for the nationals. 144 min.
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celebrating the Year of the Dragon with films
January 30th, 2012 by Mr. C
DB from Unseen Films & I celebrated KOWLOON (NINE DRAGON) days worth of film reviews to help rake in the lunar new year starting from January 21st-January 29th. Thanks to DB at Unseen Films for hosting the event & letting me co-maestro this fun movie theme! I listed all of the films that we shined the interrogation light on below. Maybe you’ll find a film, two, or three that will rock your world! Click on the image or the link to transport you to another galaxy of chinese movie bliss at Unseen Films. Enjoy & GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!
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Day 1: Classic Wu-Xia with Tsui Hark
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
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Day 2: Happy new year from the Shaw Brothers Studio – 1973!
The House of 72 Tenants (1973)
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Day 3: Happy Chinese New Year with Jet Li!
The Sorcerer & the White Snake (2011)
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Day 4: Wu-Xia with puppets
Legend of the Sacred Stone (2000)
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Day 5: Wu-Xia parody + a stoic Jackie Chan
Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
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1911 (Jackie Chan-2011)
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Day 6: Kung Fu & billiards with Stephen Chow + something viral from 2012
Legend Of The Dragon (1990)
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The Viral Factor (2012)
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Day 7: Romance Doubleheader led by Andy Lau and anchored by Zhang Yimou
What Women Want (2011)
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Under the Hawthorne Tree (2010)
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Day 8: Double dose of director Gao Shuqun
Old Fish (2007)
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Wind Blast (2010)
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Day 9: All about Hong Kong!
0506HK (2007)
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I Love Hong Kong (2011)
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Manitoba played Bowery Electric
January 27th, 2012 by chocko
Finally, HANDSOME DICK MANITOBA is back on stage in New York City!
Manitoba played a show last night at Bowery Electric with a lineup that consisted of Handsome Dick Manitoba (lead vocals), Ross The Boss (guitar), JP “Thunderbolt” Patterson (drums), Dean “The Dream” Rispler (bass) and Daniel Rey (guitar). The band took to the stage in dramatic fashion, while the theme to “Chariots of Fire” blared through the speakers. The Dictators haven’t played a show in about a decade, so the crowd was pretty pumped up to see Manitoba play. The band ripped through a baker’s dozen worth of Dictators songs including a Flamin’ Groovies cover of “Slow Death.” Despite being absent from the stage in recent years while running an NYC bar, hosting a radio show and becoming a father, Dick Manitoba hasn’t skipped a beat, providing the vocals and comedic moments throughout the night with his witty insights and social commentary. The dude is pretty light on his feet too and was jumping around like a teenager all night. The rest of the band was amazing…Ross The Boss killed on the guitar and JP is a beast on the drums! Jesse Malin was in the house and the birthday boy was definitely in punk rock mode while joining the band for two songs during the encore: “Loose” by The Stooges and “California Sun.”
SET LIST
The Party Starts Now
The Next Big Thing
Avenue A
Baby, Let’s Twist!
Haircut and Attitude
Pussy and Money
Who Will Save Rock and Roll?
Prototype
Slow Death (Flamin’ Groovies)
Faster and Louder
New York, New York
Stay
ENCORE
Two Tub Man
Loose (Stooges cover w/ Jesse Malin)
California Sun (w/ Jesse Malin)
the videos below were shot by Mr. C!
Tags: dick manitoba, jp thunderbolt patterson, new york city show, nyc, ross the boss, the dictators
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