VerbalPuke

...who were one of the featured bands on Urgh! A Music War along with The Cramps....

Other than Meatloaf's appearance, I thought the whole thing was a bore. I dated a girl that loved it and she made me sit through it a few times, it was agonizing.

In my case, quoted for absolute truth. I loved the Warriors, but hated the last fight. The leader of the Rogues has a fucking gun. And you? Beer bottles. That's fair, beer bottles vs. a gun. Bullshit.

It would have been nice if a stupid fucking pop-up didn't take up half of the trailer, and then not close despite my repeated efforts to click the "close" button. Fuck advertising. Anyway, I'm slightly intrigued. They probably should have left well enough alone, but I'll check it out someday. Unfortunately, there is no possible way that the vampires in this movie will be as bad ass as the vampires in the first movie. Especially when the original group was lead by Keifer Sutherland in his fucking prime.

I don't really see the strict uniformity in the hardcore scene, depends on which scene or era you're referring to specifically. It seemed that yeah, the music followed a pretty simple formula of playing the music hard and fast (as with any genre sticking to a formula), but there was definitely variety thrown in from region to region. It was also the least pretentious of any the punk scenes in regards to fashion, there was none of the silly chains and bristles of the UK 82 style nor did it attract the skinhead uniform as much as Oi (and skinhead's do follow a strict dress code). It seemed that any kid could just show up and didn't have to look like he was dressed for the freak show army.

Try these Keith, The Dead Boys, Ramones, The Zeros, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, and the Saints, Slaughter and the Dogs, the Sex Pistols, Cyanide, and the Damned. Oh and I'm curious as to exactly what the contradictory bullshit is, that the scene was founded on?

...whom were signed to SST records along with the Minutemen...

I agree with that, and honestly I'd say the same for Trainspotting and a Clockwork Orange (two personal favorites of mine, on top of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). Honestly, I seem to prefer the novel version as opposed to the movie version in many cases if applicable. America Psycho is another example, probably because I love the detail put into a novel, the novels always seem to flesh out the characters better than a movie could. Edit - I was surprised to see La Haine on the list. I didn't know it had that much notoriety. Looking through the list again, I found that a large number of my favorite films are on the list. No sign of the Warriors though, unless I missed it.

Genesis - Land of Confusion This video makes me want to do drugs. I actually found myself enjoying the song.

New? Intelligent? Hip-hop? Then I point you to one of my favorites, Mr. Lif. He fits the above criteria on top of having great beats and a great flow. Check this out... Mr. Lif - Jugular Vein <--- Probably the catchiest.

So I think it's time for a suggestion. This is the Screamers, a big influence on Devo. They managed to capture the raw energy of punk without guitar or bass, just synthesizer, keyboard, and drums. They also had one of the most energetic frontmen of their era in Tomata Du Plenty. It's not for everybody, but it's certainly for me, so I bring this to you.

Definitely Genesis. I grew up with Genesis, and have never been much of a Nintendo fan as it is. Streets of Rage? Golden Axe? Other stuff? Exactly. Would you be referring to the game Zero Tolerance? That was a first person shooter that took place on a space station. It was a lot of fun, tough game, and fairly bloody for it's time.

I don't know if I'd go as far as saying everything from Motorhead sounds the same, though they have an obviously distinct sound. If you hear a Motorhead song, you'll know it's them. But judging from some of their early work such as the self titled album and On Parole, the sound was a bit different as opposed to what it evolved into on albums such as Ace of Spades and Overkill. It was still good rock and roll, but wasn't quite as heavy as the later efforts. I think it's a good thing that Motorhead keeps their sound the way it is as opposed to doing things differently or experimenting. Motorhead were put on this Earth to rock, and they do that very well.

I'm seeing Motorhead in August, but they'll be sharing the bill with Judas Priest and Black Sabbath (Dio era). I'll be pleased with that. Motorhead is really what I'm anticipating, though Judas Priest should be good as well.

Only if your name is Ian Stuart.

I watched two National Geographic documentaries last night, one about male prisoners, the next about female prisoners. I've always had a fascination with prison life, and any glimpse of it I can get without actually going. My dad has two cool documentaries that he got for Christmas, Walking With Cavemen and the Real Eve. The Walking With Cavemen is fairly self explanatory, being about Cavemen and how they lived, hunted, and fought for survival against the elements and other environmental hazards. The Real Eve is about the mother of humanity, basically what they believe to be the first woman that each and every one of us could have descended from. Another I remember from a few years ago was the Walking with Prehistoric Animals set of documentaries. I don't know if it was the buzz, but I was fascinated by those documentaries. Have you guys ever seen the prices for some of though? If you buy stuff from Discovery or History Channel itself, it's fucking expensive.

I ended up succumbing to the hype and went to see the movie with my girlfriend last night. It sucked. Just kidding. It was pretty good, though I'm not one to anoint it the greatest film ever. I will say that it was the best Batman movie I've ever seen, and probably the best movie based on a comic book that I've ever seen (not that I've seen them all, but I thought blew away any of the Spiderman or X-Men movies). Heath Ledger was very good in his role, he certainly lived up to the hype. At the same time, the guy that played Harvey Dent was also very good in his role, as was Christian Bale obviously. I wouldn't say the movie dragged, but the last bits did feel drawn out, probably more because I've always had trouble staying still in a movie theater. And because we both had to pee. I'd recommend this film to anybody, doesn't matter if they like Batman, comic books, or action, it was good all around.

Man, the wrestlers groans and grunts sounds ridiculous. The game makes me think of NBA Jam except as a wrestling game, though I do admit it looks like it could be fun.

Speaking of the Sex Pistols, the few Eddie Cochran covers that Sid Vicious did were excellent. These are from the Great Rock and Roll Swindle, Something Else and Come On Everybody. I'm a big Cochran fan, and think that Sid with the band behind him did a great job of making the songs rocking. The Dead Kennedys were great in large part to Jello, but also because the rest of the band had a distinct surf influence in their music. The Clash were overrated, but the self titled was a good album. Bad Brains did a lot of good work, but weren't the best band from their region with Government Issue around. And of course they weren't very kind to MDC in Texas as Skummy was referring to. In what Skummy was saying about the whole "this isn't punk, or that isn't punk" argument, just take a look at San Francisco as a small example. Every band was different out there, the Dead Kennedys emulating surf, The Offs playing a ska/funk hybrid, Black Randy playing some off the wall avante garde style, Flipper with there ugly abrasive style, or Code of Honor just flat out playing hardcore. It all came from the same lineage but every band had their own spin on things. Edit - and if I were to define it? I'd call it a youth inspired musical movement that was a conglomeration of many different faucets of music. It encompassed various sounds, styles, looks, and attitudes in it's approach. It should never be taken as one specific entity, but the culmination in combining different extremes in music.

I'm going to take advantage of this thread and poison all of you with some of my favorites. I mentioned the Zeros in an earlier post, and here's a pretty decent video of them. It's an old recording of them on T.V., but the sound quality is pretty good (well, after the first few seconds) and stays pretty close to the sound from their studio album. I've got the vinyl of this album on it's way in the mail as of right now. Some folks referred to them as the "Chicano Ramones". It's a cool video, they interview the band a bit towards the end. It's funny because they break the stigma that punkers had at the time of being crass, lewd, and brash. They come across as modest and shy in their interview, maybe a bit camera shy. They also are asked what is "Punk rock?" and "What makes it different"? Something to look at for folks interested in getting a glimpse at some of the older bands.

Jones ended up with the Bears. My hunch is that he to Chicago because he can play Detroit two times a year, and of course have two career games this year.

Even when watching Terminator 2 as a young kid I had always hoped for a movie based on the war with Skynet. It always seemed like a natural successor to the first two Terminator movies. Plus, I've always had a bit of an affinity for dystopian themed movies. The first two Terminator movies rank among my all-time favorite action movies, so I'm curious to see where this one will take us, or how it will stack up to the first two. The third was below average, but not entirely awful. I like the casting of Christian Bale, he seems to be a natural fit as an aged John Connor, where as Ed Furlong still seems too young to play the role, and the guy from the third movie seemed like a big pussy.

Eh that's not as much as a fact as some people think. Truth is, Steve Jones and Paul Cook had already been musicians and friends, and were accomplished musicians in their own right. Both were employee's of the "Sex" shop that Malcolm Mclaren and Vivien Westwood ran. Malcolm encouraged them to start a band, they needed a singer, and they asked a regular of the shop if he was interested. This was Johnny Rotten, his audition for the band was a poorly sang version of Alice Cooper's "Eighteen" from a juke box. I forget how Glen Matlock was introduced, but I believe he may have also been a frequent customer of the shop. By the time Nevermind the Bollocks had been recorded, Matlock was on his way out of the band due to creative differences. Basically, the other three members though he was a big pussy. For example, he didn't like the idea of playing "God Save the Queen" because his mother wouldn't like it. When Sid Vicious joined, this was about the time the band began to disintegrate, and pretty much disbanded not long after Sid joined. Johnny and Malcolm never saw eye, especially creatively, seeing as Malcolm wanted them to write a song called Submission which was supposed to be about sex and submission. Johnny Rotten turned it into a song about a submarine mission. I'm a bit on the opposite side of the fence here, but I'll still try and help. I've always found the raw aggression side of punk to be the best I've heard from any genre of music, even dating back to Iggy and the Stooges. I think I was drawn to punk because it was what I always had wanted from rock and roll. It was angry, bitter, and just plain in mean in much of it's approach, making rock and roll rebellious in the same way it had been in the 1950s. That's another thing, it was really just a revival of older rock and roll, stripping it down, and packing it with more punch. So anyway, if you want some heavier shit, check out Anti-Cimex and English Dogs for a start. If you want something a bit more artsy fartsy, give the Swell Maps a shot. Maybe you'd like the Cramps or Gun Club? In fact, go ahead and check out the Gun Club.

Class One Download? Holy shit, I worked with a dude in that band actually. I'm pretty sure that was the band, but it's been about two years since I'd have had any contact with the dude. I haven't heard any good local bands in awhile honestly. There was the Bump N Uglies, though I'm not sure if they're active.

Fair enough then, I'll edit out the dumb ass part. Though I'm not a big fan of the Exploited, they've never really appealed to me.