Posted by: Scott Bragg on March 28, 2009 at 10:56 am
Flo Rida’s “Right Round” hitting number one on the Billboard charts gives your kindly Vintage Bin the opportunity to dig up the song from whence Flo’s version was sampled, Dead or Alive’s “You Spin Me Right Round (like a Record)”.
File this one under the numerous famous one-hit wonders where the song is unforgettable and the band’s name is not only forgettable but surprisingly ridiculous when you figure out what it actually is. From our wiser, cooler perspective more than two decades later, everything about this video is discomfiting. But get over it, because DoA got a lot right here. For example, there’s lots of spinning in the video, which nicely reflects one the overarching themes of the song. Second, the video begins with lead singer Pete Burns (yeah, that guy’s Read more
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Posted by: Johnny Loftus on March 21, 2009 at 12:00 pm
It’s not delivery, it’s Totino’s Party Pizzas. Remember: when you wake to the bright sun of a Sunday morning, that scar tissue you’ll taste on the roof of your mouth is just Totino’s way of saying “I love you.”
Real Genius (1:00 a.m. :: G4)
The Grizz maintains that Top Secret edges Real Genius in the Val Kilmer Career Arc Sweepstakes. (The acknowledged victor and apex of his work is Heat. Snap your jaws down on that shit.) Still, these early Kilmer films are notable in that there’s an early version of Kilmer on screen, too — he’s playing a role, not some warped perception of his own self-image.
Never Die Alone (1:00 a.m. :: CW)
DMX’s Year of the Dog…Again (2006) is actually a concept album about the seven weird months where David Arquette and Courtney Cox’s crashed on his couch. Working title: Never Dine Alone.
Unique Whips (2:00 a.m. :: SPEED)
Join the team at “Unique Whips” as they conduct a fact-finding mission to Medieval Europe, hot on the trail of a tip that might finally resolve the origin of the cat o’ nine tails. Jadakiss guests. Wait, what? This show is about cars? Never mind.
Murder, She Wrote (2:00 a.m. :: Hallmark)
What if Eyes Wide Shut had starred Angela Lansbury instead of Tom Cruise? From this episode’s official description: “The governing committee of a men’s club commissions Jessica to identify a rogue member’s killer.”
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Tags: Angela Lansbury, DMX, Val Kilmer
Posted by: Scott Bragg on March 21, 2009 at 10:29 am
Sure, all musicians have their influences, and carry into their songwriting, singing, and on-stage personae the remnants and fine touches of said influences. There would be no Elvis without southern gospel and blues music. There would have been no Freddie Mercury prancing up and down the stage without Liza Minnelli (at least according to Wikipedia). And certainly no Blossom without Clarissa, who pretty much explained it all.
But one well-known and very famous rawk gawd has had quite a remarkable career without anyone prying sleuthily into his background and casting a hard look and an eagle eye into the influences that informed his art.
I speak here of one Mr. Axl Rose (nèe William Bruce Rose, Jr.), the charismatic and oft-times volatile lead singer of the legendary rock band Guns ‘n’ Roses.
So let us ask: From whence did that charisma spring?
After hours of research, a few Pew grants, and the help of 2 interns who have a bright future as journalists for the New York Times, I have discovered Read more
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Posted by: Elle Sawa on March 19, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Artist Gwen Joy’s eclectic and sometimes silly work is nothing short of awesome (and silly). With painting titles such as ”Ted Nuggent Being Chased By a Bear With Bill Bonds Drinking Scotch” and “Three Girls on Their Way to Forever 21,” you really can’t go wrong by stopping into Christine’s Cuisine sometime until the 21st and catch the exhibit Redheaded Vixen Celtic Love Art Show. While you are there, order the pierogis. You can thank me later. Christine’s Cuisine is located at 729 E 9 Mile Rd in Ferndale. If you can’t make it out to Christine’s, you’ll have two more chances to peep Gwen’s work. She is part of an exhibit entitled The Odd Worlds of Gwen Joy and Jason Smith that begins April 2nd and runs through the entire month at the Majestic Cafe. Gwen will also be featured as part of the Creative Arts & Antiques Festival at the Russell Industrial Center. The festival runs over the next two weekends.
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Posted by: Johnny Loftus on March 14, 2009 at 5:00 pm
It’s all movies all the time this week in Late Night TV Junkie. Catch most of all four by playing the caroms off the commercial break rims.
Zoolander (12:30am, TBS)
Listen to your friend Billy Zane. He’s a cool dude.
Toxic Avenger (1:30am, G4)The enduring Troma Studios classic just jiggles with 1980s cheeze, terrifyingly broad slapstick, and adoration for New Jersey. And remember when toxic waste was the ultimate boogeyman? Just ask this guy.
Universal Soldier (1:00am, Spike)
Roland Emmerich-directed action/sci-fi clunker meant to capitalize on the Terminator craze. Fails at that, but succeeds at splitting the difference on bad action hero accents. Van Damme! Lundgren! Repressed memories! Required viewing for anyone looking forward to Sly Stallone’s Expendables.
Next of Kin (2:00am, TNT)
Dirty Dancing, Steel Dawn, Road House, Ghost, Point Break: From 1987 to 1991, The Swayze did no wrong. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. Next of Kin was his immediate House follow-up, and it’s perfect for viewing by the light of the microwave. Liam Neeson’s name is Briar, he’s The Swayze’s Kentucky hill country brother, and I think at some point he blows away some Chicago street toughs with a musket. Plus: Bill Paxton.
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Tags: Billy Zane, Mugatu, Patrick Swayze, Toxic Avenger, Troma, Universal Soldier, Zoolander
Posted by: Scott Bragg on March 14, 2009 at 3:36 pm
No, not the Girl Talk mashing up your favorite potatunes with buttery danceliciousness, but Stephanie, Gia, some other random girl, and that rascally Kimmie Gibbler, from your favorite show that you deny having watched religiously as a kid, Full House. So here’s the deal: Stephanie, Gia, Kimmy, and “girl” form Girl Talk with dreams of fame and fortune, hiring the always savvy Uncle Jesse (the Bono of pubescent Friday night television) as their manager. At first, it seems like this super group has their shit together (a manager before they even play their first talent show!) but the familiar distractions and delusions of grandeur that plague most band’s first weeks edited into 22 minutes of airtime on network television bring Girl Talk to a tragic (and totally embarrassing, OMG! I’ll never show my face at school again, I hate myself and I want to die!) end. They fire Colonel Tom Stamos, forget about practice, and therefore lack the wherewithal to recover from a small on-stage flub.
So a word of warning to all of you bands who pay more attention to your outfits and choreography than to the music itself–after Stephanie’s snafu Full House could only hold on for a handful of episodes before the show was canceled. Way to go, Gibbler!
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Posted by: Johnny Loftus on March 7, 2009 at 3:00 pm
You’ve cut out of Blowout early. There’s a Crave Case under your arm. Now what? Let the Late Night TV Junkie steer you to some quality tube. Hey, hey… put down that phone — she’s not coming over — and pick up the remote. Could be worse, you know: in bizarro world, the Sliders eat you.
Death Wish 3 [Midnight / AMC]
Just a taste. Also: In Death Wish 3, Bronson brandishes his whup-sword in order to save Deborah Raffin, who was also in a show no one in the Bivouac remembers, but from its title sequence seems like something Barry Bostwick would’ve come to blows with Perry King in the casting room to get.
Waiting to Exhale [12:30 a.m. / Bravo]
After you’re finished inhaling toxicants, exhale with Angela Bassett as she blows up the dude from “Third Watch”’s car.
“Knife Show” [1:00 a.m. / Ion]
Tonight’s special segment: modifying a Snuggie to accommodate a short sword or quick-access rapier. (The garish, Druidic robe’s own commercial is undoubtedly running simultaneously on another channel.) Also: Rambo knives — where are they now?
The Shaft [1:00 a.m. / Sci-Fi]
Naomi Watts, post-Jet Girl but pre-Mulholland Dr., fucks around with a hole in the ground. Watch out, girl — that shaft is a..
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Tags: Charles Bronson, Death Wish, Naomi Watts, White Castle
Posted by: Ryan Allen on November 19, 2008 at 9:00 am
“Take On Me” — literally. — Ryan Allen
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Posted by: Ryan Allen on November 17, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Last week, I had the privilege of seeing the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson live in concert. He played some wonderful stuff (the cuts from Pet Sounds being my personal favorite), and of course, the classic surfin/sunin/funin/lovin/doo-run-runnin hits of their early years (not a personal favorite). While it was all pretty amazing, I couldn’t help but think of this David Lee Roth video the entire time Wilson and his band trudged through “California Girls” — mostly because I watched a insane amount of MTV as a kid, and because this particular video freaked me out for a number of reason: gigantic boobs, a cast of maniac-looking extras, Diamond Dave’s chest hair, etc. Fasten your seatbelts, sign post up a head…a zousy zousy bop, diddly bop! — Ryan Allen
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Posted by: Ryan Allen on October 31, 2008 at 10:00 am
Happy Halloween!
– The Detour Crew
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