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Posted on 4th December 2008
ENSLAVED – The Watcher (album: VERTEBRAE)
Norwegian Black Metal band Enslaved made a new video for their song “The Watcher.” If you have a band and you are at all considering making a music video, you should probably think about making it exactly like this one. They have pretty much nailed it. I think they could probably ditch the keyboards, but they make up for it with all the screaming.
Dec
Posted on 3rd December 2008
If there is one thing I have seriously been getting into lately, it is beach babes.
For the uninitiated, beach babes are not unlike regular babes except for the fact that they are at the beach. Also, beach babes wear beach attire, like a sexy, sexy bikini for example, which is awesome. It is this last bit of information that separates beach babes from ordinary babes, so if you or someone you know is seriously considering becoming a beach babe, it is at this point that you should pay close attention to pretty much everything I have to say (starting now):
Beach attire is the crucial ingredient in the making of a beach babe. Without beach attire, a beach babe is merely a babe at the beach, which is still really great in its own way yet ultimately not the same thing as far as I and a lot of other people with a penchant for beach babes are concerned.
I should probably mention at this point that if you are a babe who is even thinking about going to the beach, you might want to really think about going that extra distance and wearing a sexy, sexy bikini or attractive one-piece swimsuit of some sort (though the sexy, sexy bikini is preferred) so you can be a full-on beach babe, which in my expert opinion is the best kind of babe a babe can be. I mean, you are already at the beach, right? Why not beach babe it up?
In a perfect world, beach babes would be everywhere, but unfortunately for me and everyone else who loves beach babes just as much as I do, beach babes need the beach as much as the beach needs them. That is the plight of the beach babe. When a beach babe leaves the beach, she suddenly becomes just a babe in a sexy, sexy bikini and then next thing you know she is serving Jell-O shots on wing night somewhere or working at a car wash that most people can’t get enough of as much as they might be unwilling to admit it to themselves or their loved ones and/or coworkers. Making matters worse, when a beach babe leaves the beach, she is sometimes confused with a babe who is just strolling around in public in her underwear for some reason (even though she is not), which is often frowned upon and sometimes even legislated against in modern society. And a beach babe wearing a one-piece bathing suit who is not at the beach has got it even worse. She just looks lost or confused. Personally, I hate the idea of a beach babe ever feeling lost or confused. That is because I love beach babes.
Dec
Posted on 2nd December 2008
Depending on what kind of music you like, you might forward through half and/or all of this mix. Unless you are me or someone just like me (I am a dime a dozen), of course, and then you will love all of it.
Dec
Posted on 2nd December 2008
I’ve just returned from yet another seriously killer workout at the gym, where I pretty much tore that elliptical machine a new one. People were all looking at me like “Is that thing made to go that fast?” And I was all like “It better be.” While I was there I watched something on the MSG network about hockey’s Mark Messier and his excellent career playing the fuck out of hockey. When I was a kid, I got Mark’s autograph in Pittsburgh before he was about to go in and play against the Penguins. About a dozen or so years later I met him again at a fancy party and I was all like “I met you when I was a kid and my dad drove me to Pittsburgh to see you play. Um, do you remember?” He didn’t. I was really excited just the same. He is one of the greats. He also did a Lay’s potato chip commercial. One of my other heroes Chris Elliott did a Doritos commercial. Here you can see the Chris on David Letterman in a clip where he gets to hang out with some of the New York Rangers, the team Messier last played for. The many coincidences here are startling:
In other news, this past weekend I watched the black metal documentary “Until the Light Takes Us.” As most people know, I am pretty much the King of Black Metal, so this was right up my alley. But even if you have never even heard of Black Metal, this movie is really great to watch. It’s fascinating, super dark, funny, and beautiful all at once. Go see that shit if you can.
In still other news, this weekend I also ate dinner at L’Artusi, the new restaurant opened by the guys who opened Dell’ Anima, the excellent Italian restaurant near my apartment. I love Dell’ Anima, so I was excited to try their new joint. It was awesome- great pastas, meats, fish, wine, and more. Go to either of those places and if you’re not completely satisfied, you can hunt me down and kick me in the nuts. They are Dave-approved.
And finally- apropos of nothing- I leave you with the Smiths, one of the greatest bands of all-time, playing “Headmaster Ritual” in Madrid a long time ago. Awesome.
Dec
Posted on 1st December 2008
Back when I was a young person and anything seemed possible, my friend Willie turned me onto a band from England called the Godfathers, a badass quintet that trafficked in hits. The band had a relatively short run of rocking people in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s before closing up shop (though I understand they’ve recently reunited for some shows). They were/are pretty awesome. I had a chance to see them play in New York back when I was in college and was willing to leave the house. The Godfathers’ lead guitar player had an awesome Zemaitis Les Paul-style guitar with silvery tiles all over it. It was badass and so was the band in general. They dressed really well and had incredible hair too- which is half the battle if you really think about it (or even if you don’t think that hard about it at all). Above is the video for the Godfathers hit “I Want Everything.” I hope you enjoy it so much. You can get some of their music on iTunes. And you should.
Dave Hill
Dec
Posted on 1st December 2008
Hi there. Do you like books, coffee, food, and cool gifts and shit? Me too. I’m all over that shit, like, for real. Anyway, if you find yourself in Echo Park out West, you should totally swing by my friend Liz’s new store called Stories (“store called Stories”- it’s a tongue twister. Imagine if I had left out the word “called”- you might have had an aneurysm. I wouldn’t do that to you. I’m on your side), because it’s totally got all of that stuff and more. There’s, like, a million reasons to go there and spend tons of time and also some money (or lots of it). To quote the great Dr. Hannibal Lecter from the hit movie “Silence of the Lambs,” “You go now!” Come for the books and coffee and stuff, stay for the cool bull logo.
