I don’t have a lot to say about this. He’s a brilliant director, a complicated man, and a scumbag. He probably deserves whatever he gets in this case (unless he gets nothing) – even his own account of the rape in his self-titled autobiography doesn’t make him seem all that sympathetic, or excuse the crime. And yet I’m still planning on my fifth (I think?) viewing of “Rosemary’s Baby” this October.
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Damn good coffee. Damn good cherry pie.
FBI Listening List
The Devil's Blood, "Come Reap"
Given the band name and album cover, and this blog's musical predilections, you'd be forgiven for thinking this was another death metal band. Actually they're a retro rock/metal band that sounds like the perfect choice to do a new soundtrack for the original "Wicker Man" - somewhere between early Heart, Jethro Tull, and Sabbath, with a serious occult fixation. If we had a time machine and lived in hell this band would be on the radio all day long.
The Soviettes, "LP III"
Yelpy female-fronted punk with close precedents in the frantic, minimalist likes of Wire and Stiff Little Fingers. People who like the original punk bands and are tired of the Warped Tour can find refuge here.
Tiwony, "Viv La Vi"
French creole dancehall from Ethiopia. And really really good, even though I don't understand 2/3 of it. You'll have to Google it - I found it on one obscure legal download site and one seller of French music of all types.
Behemoth, "Evangelion"
Not named after the anime. Behemoth is just a beast in their genre - over-the-top death metal with black metal overtones and a taste for ancient mythology and Egyptian-sounding riffs. I find them a little more accessible than Nile, their kissing cousin both musically and lyrically.
September 28, 2009 at 9:49 pm |
I blogged about Polanski today too! I basically agree. i have very little myself to say on this subject except to critique those who also have nothing to say but decide to say something anyway.