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  1. I would have just recommended MSI and Apopytgma, I'm a little out of my depth with that kind of thing. For slightly cheerier quirky electronica, though, Robots In Disguise are well worth a listen.
  2. Woot, my single "The Ballad Of Barry Horowitz" (B-Sides are "Morrissey Is Murder" and "Bloody Mary") is at number 116 in the UK. The Nasty Party are UNDERGROUND, baby
  3. My friend Stephen rates St. Anger as far and away their best album. I weep for humanity.
  4. I downloaded a couple of tracks...they were abysmal. The "My Son, Optimus Prime" one raised a slight snigger, but would have been considerably funnier had he not mentioned that he was going to name his children after Transformers characters, and wait straight from talking about baby names to yelling "Optimus Prime, get over here!" or whatever. That's what I don't like about a lot of American comedy, it feels so forced because more often than not the comedian feels the need to explain the joke, or give it a load of build-up instead of just coming out and saying it, and it spoils it.
  5. It's cool, I understand we've got differing opinions, I too like you as a poster, and I've been a cunt in this thread. Feel the love!
  6. Quiet, I just wanted to feel normal
  7. Everyone creates a fat hairy guy in a dress. Everyone.
  8. I think it's more than possible to draw correlation between the two, but it's been sorely misintrepeted. The correlation is that a person who is violently inclined is more likely to play a violent video game than a non-violent one, not that someone who plays violent video games is more likely to be violent.
  9. Ugh. If you honestly think Johnny Knoxville would have got anywhere without Jackass, you have no idea how the movie industry works. The only reason he gets any acting jobs is to draw in the plebs who actually found Jackass entertaining, as he has nothing to make him stand out of the crowd besides that. So me saying that I don't like them because they've never done anything to impress me is entirely different to you saying you base it on how they entertain you? Sounds like petty semantics to me.
  10. Skanking's a dance, not a genre. And MTVemo is classic, I'm going to use that one.
  11. The point in listening to them is that, usually, they're fantastic to see live, because it's just a great atmosphere, and the quality of the music becomes almost secondary. The Wizard & The Frog are a talented band, but the gimmick and the comedy aspect is much more important than that in a live environment, and the same goes for most of the other bands. Basically I like them all because they're all so far from the kind of bands that get signed that it's very rare to hear anyone like them.
  12. Bwahahahaha, same here. Just say it sounds a bit Grindcore (not that I'm even entirely sure what that is), but different. Genres are only useful to a point. When you get into things like Avant Grind, Australian War Metal or Spazcore, does it really help anyone? Instead of trying to categorise each band into a different group, just say what they sound like. Genres to a point, then similar bands. That's all that's necessary.
  13. Right, I'll choose two, one of all time, one of musicians currently alive and active. Vocals: Jeff Buckley, because his voice could go from an aggressive punk snarl (Kick Out The Jams, Eternal Life) to a haunting, ethereal, almost angelic thing of beauty (Dream Brother, Corpus Christi Carol), and he was a damn good looking guy with great charisma and could really connect with an audience, making him a fantastic frontman. Guitar: Johnny Marr. Not the greatest guitarist in the world, but he's got a sound all of his own. Put on a Smiths or a Healers record, and you can immediately tell that it's Johnny Marr playing, and I think that sound would gel brilliantly with Buckley's voice. Bass: John Entwistle. Again, not the best, but just a sound that would gel with the rest of the ficticious band. Drums: Buddy Rich. Probably the greatest jazz drummer of all time, and one of the best drummers of all time full stop. It'd be interesting to hear how his style would fit in with a modern-day band, especially one of the caliber of a dream line-up such as this. Currently Feasible (ish): Vocals: Tom Waits, because I think it would be interesting to see him front a band like this, because he's very experimental with his music, and because his voice is a hell of a lot better than people give him credit for. Guitar: Poison Ivy. Far from the best guitar player in the world, but I just couldn't bear to let her go amiss. Some of the best sleazy blues/punk riffs in history emanated from Poison Ivy's axe in The Cramps, and it always helps to have a hot girl in the band. Bass: Les Claypool I shouldn't have to explain this, he's just phenomenal. Drums: Considering I'm going for a sleazy Detroit garage rock/blues sound, talent isn't paramount for the drummer, so I'll go with Pat Pantano of The Dirtbombs.
  14. Me and a couple of mates have been organising an "Anti-Festival" to coincide with the Jersey Live Festival this September, featuring the quirkiest and least likely to get signed bands in Jersey. So far we've got: my band Fish Whiskey, who are intentionally as unlistenable as possible. One of our songs involves one band member, Ciaran, standing on the stage hitting a tamborine at random and yelling "FLOOR TILES!" for a minute and a half, and we play a grindcore cover of Prince Charming. It's all good stuff. The Wizard & The Frog - Fans of my diaries will be familiar with Elvis J. Healey: This is one of his current bands, and will be their final gig. It involves Elvis J Healey dressed as a wizard on guitar and a drummer in a frog costume (The Frog). Initially that was it (hence the name), and the drummer only had one snare and a bass drum, but they have since grown to include a full drum-kit, as well as The Spacemaster on bass, The Viking on keyboards and The Fairy on trombone. They play Syd Barrett-style psychadelic folk with ridiculous lyrics, as well as some hip hop, and a cover of "Love Machine" by Girls Aloud. The Midnight Expresso - One guy, who is actually an incredibly talented musician, singing lounge style crooning vocals with entirely improvised lyrics over the demo tracks on his keyboard. Really hit and miss, but potential comedy gold. The Meatballs - Avant-Garde Cabaret Disco Lounge Punk. Fairly awful synth-pop music, with really surreal lyrics over the top. The gimmick is that they're Tijiuana's answer to the Rat Pack, so they all wear tuxedos and lucha masks, and they're called Senor Destructo, Cervantes and El Tigre. Pevin Kinel - A one-man project by Kevin Pinel, formerly of Velofax (remember that name, they're going to be huge (Y)) and The Pantalons. Performs live with guests, but on his recordings plays every single instrument, and there are tracks that have no instruments at all, just layered beatboxing with vocals over the top. Really experimental and amazing, stoned melodic mad cap mayhem, like a modern day Frank Zappa. Basically, I've spent the last week or so listening to really fucked up music from bands that will never get signed to major labels, and I've loved it. Basically I'm asking if any of you guys have some equally bizarre bands in their local scene, or other weird unsigned bands they're aware of, to see if we can unearth some new genres or start a movement or something.
  15. You got it twisted. I wasnt making a case for the casting, I never said you cant complain or shouldnt complain. Actually I even said I didnt like or agree with the casting job myself. I was just pointing out that this isnt the first time Hollywood did a remake and didnt remain true to the original. ← No, you said: Which to me sounds like saying not to complain, because that's the way Hollywood is, my argument was that just because it's the way Hollywood is doesn't mean it's the way it should be. I apologise if I misinterpreted you. Johnny Knoxville is an incredibly sub-par actor, from what I've seen, only showing any signs of real talent in Grand Theft Parsons. Every role I've seen him in has been dire, and I don't expect this to be any different. And whether what he did in Jackass was as bad as what the others did or not is irrelevant, the fact is that it's a moronic show that never should have been aired, and that it's the only reason he's famous. He would never have got anywhere solely on his acting credentials, because he's just not good enough. Fair enough, everyone needs something to give them their big break, but when that "big break" comes from a show where the sole attraction is watching people hurt themselves and make fools out of themselves, you've got to question the guy's credibility. And saying that the only reason people hate Knoxville/Kutcher/etc. is because they were in something that annoyed them is ridiculous. I don't hate them for specific roles, although my disdain for Knoxville is increased because of Jackass, I hate them because they have at no point in their career done anything to impress me. Whether that's their own fault or the fault of the film-makers who cast them, I don't know, but the fact remains: I don't like Johnny Knoxville, Ashton Kutcher or Sean William-Scott because I have seen nothing that makes me think "Wow, what a great actor". Anyone can do mindless "teen comedy", when I see one of them in a well-made heartfelt drama or a subtle comedy...anything that requires emotion and integrity, and they impress me, then I'll eat my words and admit that I'd misjudged them, and it was all the fault of those who were casting them in the roles they are generally associated with. Until that day, I see no reason why I should consider them to be good actors when they've shown little or no evidence that they are.
  16. Say hello to The Nasty Party, the UK's newest Avant Garde band
  17. Those complaining about the cast not matching the series. Remember in Hollywood the movie doesnt always match old tv show or book. In Daredevil, Kingpin was black, in Charlies Angels they added a asian angel and in Honeymooners the whole cast was black, which is almost ironic since I dont they they ever had a black person appear on the show. Whoch reminds me that a few years ago before the finally cast was set for Dukes that Anthony Anderson was being considered for the Boss Hogg role. But also it was rumored that Britney Spears was wanted for the Daisy role. ← So your argument is that I shouldn't complain because other films have bad casting too? Fuck that, I can complain all I like. I don't like the casting of Kingpin in Daredevil, nor did I like Charlies Angels or Starsky & Hutch. Just because that's the way Hollywood is doesn't mean it's the way Hollywood should be. If you're going to remake a franchise that a lot of people feel strongly about, you try and remain faithful to the original, otherwise a lot of people are going to be going home with bad tastes in their mouths, it's common sense.
  18. Because he's a shite actor who's only famous because of him and his moronic friends' lowest-common-denominator programming that's probably reduced the average intelligence of the 16-24 demographic by a significant amount?
  19. You lost all credibility for liking S.W.A.T. You fail.
  20. Skummy

    Extras

    Bwahahahahahahahaha Thank you.
  21. Willie Nelson looks to be a fine bit of casting, but Jessica Simpson's an awful choice for Daisy. Daisy's supposed to be the clean-cut, quite homely but cute girl-next-door type, not the Hollywood slut. Johnny Knoxville I'm on the fence about, I'm not too happy about Sean William-Scott, but he seems to be the go-to guy for this kind of thing. I'm a huge fan of the original series, and this doesn't look to do it justice, but I guess these things happen. I suppose it's just a modern re-telling of Dukes Of Hazzard. As long as they don't do a shoddy A-Team remake, I'm happy. Ish.
  22. Hundreds and hundreds. I listen to more "small time" bands than majorly well-known bands, probably. At the moment I'm loving The Tiger Lilies, The Valentines, HOW TO TELL YrSELF FROM A TELEVISION, The Merge, Slo-Mo, 3 Stages Of Pain and Baby Dayliner, amongst others.
  23. Shit, I forgot S&M. I wouldn't go that far, but it's fairly quality. It's pretentious as fuck, but it works. A hell of a lot better than when KISS did it, anyway.
  24. Skummy

    80s Music!

    The 80s were a great decade for music. There was a lot of shite, but so much quality stuff, like every decade, I suppose. The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cult, Sisters Of Mercy, Killing Joke, All About Eve....my list goes on for miles, and it's all incredible.
  25. It's fairly mainstream, but I suggest you check out Amelie, it's a wonderful quirky light-hearted character-driven drama, and it's in French.
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