N, The Way Of The Ninja
OnI know this is really old, as apparently it was so popular that they made a version for the Xbox 360 and are working on DS and PSP versions, but this flash game is actually really pretty…
Warm… Leatherette…
OnOne of the folks at work turned me on to this great video of Trent Reznor, Jeordie White, Peter Murphy and Atticus Ross doing a cover of The Normal’s “Warm Leatherette” live in studio. Check it out.
Film Review: Hedwig and The Angry Inch
OnCover via Amazon [Purchase DVD] There’re a lot of complaints typically thrown at musicals. Some people say that the songs are overblown and hokey. Others say that the songs don’t emerge organically out of the action; no one, in real life, just…
Film (and Comic) Review: Persepolis
OnCover of Persepolis [Purchase DVD] [Purchase Comic Book] I admit, going in, I was a little apprehensive about whether or not I would enjoy the film of Persepolis; I hadn’t yet read Marjane Satrapi‘s comic and I often don’t find these types…
Music Video Treatments: Board Room
OnThe video opens with one of those cheap plastic placards reading: “[BAND NAME] DISTRIBUTOR’S MEETING” (perhaps letters would be missing; maybe band name misspelled, depending on the name)
Film Review: Z
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase DVD] I’ve long been drawn to the idea of Z; I first heard of it when I was young and my family would always have the Leonard Maltin Movie & Video guides. I would spend hours flipping through…
Interview: 180 Gs
OnImage by Mot via Flickr As promised in the Our Favorite Things review, there would be more about the CD that comes with the DVD by the 180 Gs. It’s an absolutely jaw-dropping collection of Negativland songs covered by a 5-or-6 piece…
Kassel’s Cooking Corner: My Goddamn Good Pancakes
OnHere’s the thing. I don’t really like pancakes that much. I am not into the whole spongy, doughy, eggy sweet thing for breakfast. I mean, pancakes are alright I suppose… but I have never ordered them in a restaurant. Also, pancake mixes…
DVD Review: Negativland: Our Favorite Things
On[Purchase DVD] It’s probably pretty obvious, at least to those who know me, that I’m a pretty huge Negativland fan. I’ve got loads of their posters in my room at home, pretty much everything they ever put out (a notable exception is…
Interview: Reynard Noir
OnFans of The Comics Curmudgeon will most likely already be familiar with not only Rob “Reynard Noir” MacArthur’s The Seedy Underworld Of Slylock Fox, but also its source material, Bob Weber Jr.‘s Slylock Fox & Comics For Kids. While Weber’s original creation…