And after the blog-lull, all I have to post is an old YouTube video:
Okkervil River’s For Real
LINKS OF THE DAY:
Clearly, one of the awesomest suphero fanvideo ever uploaded to the Internets:
And its sequel!
Via Boingboing
Tags: asides, tv-film-video
LOTD: Awesome Batmand Fanvid, and Hot Chinese Female Stars
The fantasy genre in books and films appeal less to me than the more conventional ones. Pepper in a bit of fairies, and trolls, I’m fine with that, but if one generously fills in an entire worldview ala Tolkien, I’d usually say, sure, I’ll try it, but there’s no guarantee that I’ll be your expected fanboy.
Having just seen Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, currently screening in Manila theaters, however, provides me a different, but agreeable, perspective: screw the convenience of genre labelling. Frankly, an impressive film like this doesn’t deserve to be piled along with sequel upon sequel of folklore-sized drivel.
Yesterday late evening/today early morning was spent searching for songs to feed the iPod, and I wanted to hear familiar music, preferably the type now rotting on my neglected audio tapes. A random search lead me to an old fave: the trip-hop outfit Sneaker Pimps.
For those who missed the mid-90s, here are the official music videos from the band’s Becoming X record:
Spin Spin Sugar
Alternate versions:
The more club-sounding Armand’s Dark Garage Edit
The live version
Post Becoming X period live version
See Sad Kermit perform Nine Inch Nail’s song Hurt.
NOTE: This is a tongue-in-cheek video of a puppet doing non-wholesome stuff. Not to be taken seriously.
Link to video of Nine Inch Nails original, performed live
Link to video of a fantastic Johnny Cash of the song (MUST-SEE)