Archive for June, 2009

Georges Méliès

Friday, June 26th, 2009

If you've never taken a moment to check out the work of Georges Méliès, the French silent filmmaker from the early 1900's you really should. His films were incredibly innovative, and hold up well even today. "Le Voyage dans la Lune" is particularly good. Conquest of the North Pole (1912) The ...

The Style of Futuristic Movies

Friday, June 26th, 2009

I watched Logan's Run for the first time the other night. I'm not really sure why I hadn't seen it until now. I think partly because I've never heard anyone talk about it, but I've seen it referenced in plenty of places, at least during the 80's. ...

Inside North Korea

Friday, June 19th, 2009

So I was watching the first new week of Conan as host of the Tonight Show, and he had Tom Hanks on, and he mentioned his Myspace page. For some stupid reason my curiosity was peaked enough to see what the heck Tom Hanks would put on a Myspace ...

Thurl Ravenscroft

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

There are few voices so instantly striking as the one Thurl Ravenscroft had. He will probably go down as "the" character voice actor, but it seems few even know about him. For a man so unknown, it's surprising how widespread and recognizable his body of work was. ...

Raveonettes (Sharin Foo) Interview

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

So the Raveonettes are back recording again, and I have to say, I am pretty surprised at the turn around from the their last album. It seems as though they just finished touring it, and they are already back at work with getting new stuff recorded. One half of ...

Jurassic Hey!

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009



The Longest Day: Chattanooga, TN – 5/30/09

Friday, June 12th, 2009

So my brother and I had to head down to Chattanooga to take care of some business, and decided to make a little day trip out of it. I had never really spent all that much time in Chattanooga, at least in recent years. It'd probably been at ...

In Review: School of Seven Bells & Black Moth Super Rainbow – Exit In, Nashville, TN – 6/5/09

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

The first time I saw the Secret Machines I had no clue who they were, just a band opening up for The Fire Theft. I saw them again back in May of 2006 for the launch of their Ten Silver Drops album. Their live show is impressive, even ...

This Almost Never Happens….

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

So funny. Watch it to the end. via videogum

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

I just got done watching last night's premiere of The Tonight Show, and I must say, I was quite satisfied with the debut. Conan has successfully managed to maintain the hijinks that his old slot used to have, while adding a new touch of class with his brand new ...