tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89329492012-01-24T13:38:41.281-08:00advance copyit's like learning a new languagekenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.comBlogger942125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-70167647597946358022011-09-04T23:28:00.000-07:002011-09-04T23:50:49.100-07:002011-09-04T23:50:49.100-07:00Eaten Alive (1977) The follow-up to Tobe Hooper's influential Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the much lesser known Eaten Alive was inexplicably a large step down. Like Chainsaw, Eaten Alive was loosely based on a true story. Given the lengthy mundane scenes, low budget set and laughable killings, any truth to the story isn't much respected here. Regarding the scenes that drag, most of it consists of a kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-15642230139870859232011-08-08T14:30:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:43:15.692-07:002011-08-08T14:43:15.692-07:00psychedelic furs. 8.5.2011. tanner park.
set included (not in order): dumb waiters [first song, i missed it, booo], pretty in pink, into you like a train, sister europe, heartbreak beat, heartbeat, love my way, i wanna sleep with you, president gas, mr jones, heaven, highwire days [and a few other songs i didn't know].
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notable songs not played: house + until kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-69834259263257293032011-07-11T19:16:00.000-07:002011-07-11T19:34:17.526-07:002011-07-11T19:34:17.526-07:00movies left for deadThe House of the Devil (2009) There are two common opinions of this beautiful-looking horror film set in the mid 1980s. It's either too slow, with a dissapointing ending, or, it is busting with suspense and.....also has a dissapointing ending. A few recent horror films have pulled this off successfully. Hostel and Wolf Creek for example (The House of the Devil is much less kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-71739179174313751692011-05-28T14:51:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:44:28.672-07:002011-08-08T14:44:28.672-07:00movies left for dead.
Body Shop (aka Doctor Gore, 1973) Even though it's only 75 minutes, the truly terrible Body Shop could easily be edited down to 15. Every scene and every motion drags at a lumbering pace, which doesn't help when half the plot is unclear. This seems to be the case though--a woman dies and her lover, a mad scientist, reforms her from body parts of other women. That's where kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-17197014203901610932011-05-08T16:50:00.000-07:002011-05-08T17:23:13.746-07:002011-05-08T17:23:13.746-07:00I've Got a Secret and I Can't ExplainThe Secret History Interview by Kenyon HopkinLong delayed, especially since I first met The Secret History's frontman, Michael Grace, Jr, in the mid-90s, here finally is the interview with the native Long Islander, former My Favorite vocalist and romantic writer. After ten years of indie pop with My Favorite--highlights of which included rabid fans in Sweden kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-42883822279124698692011-04-24T16:12:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:44:48.445-07:002011-08-08T14:44:48.445-07:00
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Alien Contamination (1980) Hundreds of watermelon-size egg-like things have appeared in New York City. The authorities are on it, and they find out that they explode onto people and then two seconds later the victim's guts explode out in a gory manner, which is fairly impressive for this type of early 80s, lower budget film. The eggs are very important to the people that kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-11002645864836275572010-09-08T16:00:00.001-07:002010-09-08T16:06:02.267-07:002010-09-08T16:06:02.267-07:00Atari Teenage Riot > NEW TRACK + TOUR!holy crap new ATR! caution, excessive strobe lights.09/23: New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theater09/24: Baltimore, MD @ Sonar09/26: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel09/27: Austin, TX @ Red 709/28: Dallas, TX @ Trees09/29: Houston, TX @ Groundhall09/30: Los Angeles, CA @ KeyClub 10/1: Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge10/2: Montreal @ Foufounes Electriques10/4: Toronto @ kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-23953227749181950562010-08-27T02:58:00.000-07:002010-08-27T03:09:43.509-07:002010-08-27T03:09:43.509-07:00if i could talk i'd tell youLemonheads at Crazy Donkey, Farmingdale Long Islandsetlist included (not in order): it's a shame about ray, into your arms, great big no, big gay heart, allison's starting to happen, drug buddy, if i could talk i'd tell you. and a whole bunch more.Evan Dando unpluggedkenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-68949819573767050902010-08-26T03:15:00.000-07:002010-08-27T03:14:52.040-07:002010-08-27T03:14:52.040-07:00The Capstan Shafts: Revelation Skirts (Rainbow Quartz)release: August 24, 2010style: power pop indie rock[rating: **] Rainbow Quartz had been releasing a ton of psychedelia and garage rock, from the Grip Weeds to Lilys to Telepathic Butterflies. I kinda wish they stuck with that exclusively, because one-person band the Capstan Shafts is not making me feel like everything feels good. Dean Wells, kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-17086493308047250052010-08-20T18:14:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:45:10.903-07:002011-08-08T14:45:10.903-07:00
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Cannibal Holocaust (1980) If there has ever been a film that you can call "not for the squeamish," it's Cannibal Holocaust--hell, it was banned in like 50 countries. A groundbreaking, shocking cannibal film that, although isn't perfect, set the bar for copycats (Welcome to the Jungle, anyone? Kenyon raises his hand). Shot on 16mm, it's gruesome and explicit, even by kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-35392340644324300152010-08-11T11:21:00.000-07:002010-08-11T11:33:00.753-07:002010-08-11T11:33:00.753-07:00Tears Run RingsDistance (Clairecords)release: August 24, 2010style: dream pop, shoegazesimilar: Daysleepers, Soundpool, Sky Drops[rating: ***] Few of the contemporary dreampop/shoegaze bands have been able to carry the torch through the last decade. Most claim to have been influenced by My Bloody Valentine (who isn't?) but aren't doing it right. Tears Run Rings is one of the few that know what tokenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-20822764947592122582010-08-04T07:54:00.000-07:002010-08-04T08:37:34.813-07:002010-08-04T08:37:34.813-07:00Boom Boom Boom let's go back to my Woom.Following tours with Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu, this avant-garde duo continues to re-invent itself. Interview by Kenyon HopkinThe curiously named Woom is experimental yet warm and melodic. Partly inspired by cutting edge artists such as Judith Malina, Jerome Rothenberg, Lygia Clark and Brigitte Fontaine, the duo of Sara Magenheimer and Eben Portnoy--both visual kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-49168353781379517132010-08-01T10:27:00.000-07:002010-08-01T10:36:17.657-07:002010-08-01T10:36:17.657-07:00built to spill at crazy donkey, long island july 29, 2010doug martsch and friendskenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-72434279278158551692010-07-28T10:16:00.001-07:002010-07-28T10:47:07.791-07:002010-07-28T10:47:07.791-07:00official!kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-25417279217930852812010-07-21T15:31:00.000-07:002010-07-21T15:39:04.357-07:002010-07-21T15:39:04.357-07:00Titles> "When You Were Young"Titles, "When You Were Young" from Shark Party Media on Vimeo.Not to be confused with the song by the Killers, this "When You Were Young" is from Titles' next album Dirt Bell, out next month. The leader of the band used a Lite-Brite in the video for this heart-warming tune. So naturally, i'm down. -Kenyonkenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-55950566841461712502010-07-18T16:40:00.000-07:002010-07-18T16:45:54.814-07:002010-07-18T16:45:54.814-07:00Cut Copy >> new track + a few U.S datesFull length due by January. U.S dates so far:8/6 – Chicago, IL @ Metro8/7 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza8/8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Jelly Pool Party at East River State Parkkenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-45356658108171132582010-07-17T16:55:00.000-07:002010-07-17T17:05:06.811-07:002010-07-17T17:05:06.811-07:00The Coral > new video + record outBritish band the Coral just released Butterfly House and Mani of Stone Roses/Primal Scream is saying it's the best thing he's heard since the Stone Roses' first album. Well, Butterfly House is a great record, but not THAT great. Still, this single will probably make it into my top 20 for 2010. The breezy, buttery leather harmonies of "1000 Years" bridges classicskenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-68970951181770624612010-07-11T08:35:00.000-07:002010-07-18T16:49:16.108-07:002010-07-18T16:49:16.108-07:00movies left for dead.Magic (1978) Ventriloquist dummies are creepy, and a young Anthony Hopkins and his dummy Fats more than fulfill that notion. Sort of a twist on Psycho and other movies with someone who has a split personality, Corky is a troubled guy who is overcome by the identity of Fats. Magic is well made and acted, though the only thing missing in this early psychological horror film is kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-82861240675079821142010-07-01T18:00:00.000-07:002010-07-02T04:31:39.935-07:002010-07-02T04:31:39.935-07:00Beers, steers and tears.Museum Mouth stays hip in the south.Photo by Sarah Ellen Churchillinterview by Kenyon Hopkin----------------------------------Museum Mouth--who pulls its name from a song by Cap’n Jazz--is from a small town just outside of Wilmington, North Carolina. There's not a hell of a lot to do in that quiet town, yet the band is still rocking and rolling. The young trio are going tokenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-41121409438407709082010-06-26T10:59:00.000-07:002010-06-26T12:17:03.778-07:002010-06-26T12:17:03.778-07:00An eight-nation army couldn't hold them back.Pack a.d. is cooler than the White Stripes.photo by Justine Warrington---------------------------------------------------------interview by Kenyon HopkinVancouver duo Pack a.d. is the most bad-ass blues-rock-punk chick duo you will hear this side of the Canadian border. But it would be wise not to compare guitarist/vocalist Becky Black and drummer Mayakenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-77797118046030636232010-06-24T19:33:00.000-07:002010-06-26T10:12:08.178-07:002010-06-26T10:12:08.178-07:00GWAR at Crazy Donkey, Long Island June 22, 2010Giant space creature with twin fetus popping outLet them slay! Let them slay!holy crap dude!bring me the head of barack obama.oh hell yeakenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-67269801494327891492010-06-20T11:33:00.000-07:002010-06-20T11:46:01.056-07:002010-06-20T11:46:01.056-07:00movie left for dead.Intruder (1989) One of many combinations of Sam Raimi/Ted Raimi/Bruce Campbell/Scott Spiegel, Intruder has been called the last great slasher of the 1980s. It doesn't really stand out in any way and settles as a typical slasher with the usual "twist" (although this is spoiled in the trailer, how dumb). Campbell is billed as a starring actor, but actually is only it for a kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-13791087339695484442010-06-19T16:06:00.000-07:002010-06-20T11:39:14.799-07:002010-06-20T11:39:14.799-07:00movie left for dead.Welcome to the Jungle (2007)"Torture porn" movies like Hostel, Wolf creek, and Turistas were good at spending the first half of the story getting to know groups of adventurers, before they suddenly meet their doom. A straight to DVD "Dimension Extreme," the "unrated" Jungle makes the same attempt, all the while pretending to be filmed by a POV shakey cam, ala Blair Witch. Fourkenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-51290025142120816032010-06-16T04:54:00.000-07:002010-06-16T04:59:19.603-07:002010-06-16T04:59:19.603-07:0022-20s: Shake/Shiver/Moan (tbd)out: June 8 [digital], June 22 [physical]style: Brit rocksimilar: Locksley, Delays, Longpigsrating: [****] Out of action from 2006 to 2008 due to creative differences, the 22-20s have regrouped at least long enough to record one of the most satisfying albums of 2010. On Shake/Shiver/Moan, the Lincolnshire, UK group has the aptitude to persuade Americans that Britishkenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932949.post-46560891094286022082010-06-07T15:54:00.000-07:002010-06-07T16:03:17.636-07:002010-06-07T16:03:17.636-07:00Caddy WHAT?Caddywhompus embraces its offbeat name and the crooked corners of its noisy lo-fi math rock.interview by Kenyon HopkinThe second album from New Orleans duo Caddywhompus just blopped (yes, blopped) from Community records. Chris Rehm (guitar/vocals) and Sean Hart (drums) are now on the road supporting Remainder, which the two Texas natives completely self-produced and engineered. Rehm kenyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893708819189346422noreply@blogger.com2