Month: January 2014
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Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. – Rob Delaney
When hearing about Twitter for the first time, I made the same mistake that Decca Records made about the Beatles. They said, “The Beatles have no future in show business.” While the CEOs of Decca Records are probably rolling in their graves, I am apologizing profusely to Twitter. (Not actually, but you know what I…
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The Criterion Cut: Kagemusha
We all know his name. We all know his legacy. He summoned the Seven Samurai and sat on the Throne of Blood. He’s been called ‘The Master’ by people we commonly recognize as masters themselves — directors like Francis Ford Coppola and Federico Fellini. He truly is as prolific as they come. His name, in…
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Shakey: Neil Young’s Biography – Jimmy McDonough
Neil Young recently took some heat in Canada for his comments about the Alberta oil sands, leaving him open to be right wing cannon fodder by hyperbolically comparing the oil sands to Hiroshima, as well as for the supposed hypocrisy of driving around in a tour bus. These ad hominem attacks on Young were all…
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Concert Review: Winnipeg – Venetian Snares
Just back from a quick jaunt to Winnipeg where Venetian Snares did a show for the Winnipeg Symphony’s Pop Nuit, and it now seems well worth the travel. Pop Nuit is a kind of avant-garde sideshow of musical performances slated to coincide with the symphony’s New Music Festival, so local breakcore genius Aaron Funk (a.k.a.…
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Interview: Lou Ferrigno
The Feedback Society caught up with the original Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno. He was a little grumpy at first, because we had played some phone tag. But we grabbed a few minutes of his time. Lou was a nice guy with very quick, no nonsense answers. Though the guy eats like, four meals a day,…
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Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician
Flipping through records at ye olde record shop the other day, I stopped dead when I came across the Butthole Surfers’ album ‘Locust Abortion Technician.’ Oh yeah, I thought, pulling it off the rack. My wife’ll thank me for bringing home this gem (she didn’t). It had actually been a long time since I’d taken…
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Five Albums from 2013 You Might Have Missed
By now, you’ve probably listened to most of 2013’s great albums, or at least the ones that appeared most frequently on the best of lists. So rather than another rehash of 2013’s essential albums, here are a couple releases from last year that you may have overlooked. These albums weren’t on many year end lists,…
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Inside Llewyn Davis
After hearing so many good things about The Coen Brothers’ new film, Inside Llewyn Davis, and then watching it get a harsh Oscar Best Picture nomination snub, I was even more interested to see it. It spins the tale of folk singer Llewyn Davis, a mainstay on the scene in the Village in the 60s…
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The Criterion Cut – Pickup on South Street
In the 1950s, the Commies were coming. America was on its toes and Hollywood took notice. The common criminals in action thrillers had suddenly become these mysterious communists, who were portrayed as shadowy and diabolical. Filmmakers were forced to display the pro-America sentiments that federal organizations were shoving down people’s throats. But then Sam Fuller…
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Nebraska
We think we know the people that we’re surrounded by — friends, loved ones, even parents. But do we really know all the pieces of their history that contribute to what makes them tick on a base level? Do we really even know what makes ourselves tick? Each person’s life is a path they walk…