Hello void! After a very long hiatus of being lazy, feeling uninspired and battling chronic depression, I have finally returned to my blog thing that I have here! Updates? Well, I'm still depressed and lack motivation, but sometimes one has to force themselves to do work even if it's mediocre. I have a growing meme page on facebook and instagram, it's called MS Paint Trash. Feel free to follow me:
Everything Is Terrible! as far as I'm concerned, are the masters of the found footage game. They're new project is called Memory Hole and their videos are beautifully nightmarish. Click on that link and watch their videos! Here's a taste though:
Also, I'm sorry I haven't updated this blog in so long! I've already failed on the "being consistent" aspect of my blog description. But hey! I'm here! An update from my last blog. I saw Mac DeMarco in San Francisco this past week and it couldn't have been better. Seeing both Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff" and "Enter Sandman" being covered was the best treat one could receive. His new album Salad Days is my current favorite album of the year, so there's that.
As for recent film watches that were notable...
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes was pretty incredible. One of the most wholly satisfying genre films I've ever seen. The Grand Budapest Hotel is probably my favorite film of the year so far. The Raid 2 trumps over the original in almost every way and it literally makes almost every big summer action movie look pretty weak in comparison. Blue Ruin was amazing, and my original #1 most anticipated film from this year! The 1987 horror film, Brain Damage came out of nowhere and blew me away. It's the second film from Frank Henenlotter, the man behind the horror cult classic Basket Case. Anyways, Brain Damage is a very unique, interesting film and I'm shocked this isn't considered to be essential viewing. There's a great underlining theme on addiction in there, as well as a turd-like talking penis monster. As silly as that sounds, it works. In fact, I may be posting my list of my top fifteen favorite 1980s horror films soon and Brain Damage will be on there somewhere! Keep an eye out on that!
I haven't been posting as much as I'd like to in recent weeks. I've been busy! Not doing anything particularly important, mind you. February is coming to a close (and if I don't finish it by the end of February, then it'll already had come to a close), so I think it's time to continue my month-long tradition by posting my favorite songs released this month. Oh, and if you're wondering why I haven't been posting so much, I've been spending my morning computer time (which is when I usually write these things) watching True Detective. And if you haven't been watching that show, I highly recommend finding a way to do so. It's brilliant and the most thrilling thing on television at the moment.
Anyway, without further ado... here are my favorite tracks of the month!
5. Trust - "Capitol"
4. Beck - "Wave"
3. Sun Kil Moon - "I Love My Dad"
There are so many great songs on this album, any of the tracks could have made this list but I'll list this one because I heard it in February!
2. Cloud Nothings - "Psychic Trauma"
1. Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks - "Little Fang"
A few honorable mention songs that I really liked:
Sun Kil Moon, Benji.
This is going to be a top ten album of the year for me. There's not enough I can say about it, but I'll put it simply. This is one of the most heart-wrenching, beautiful albums I've ever listened to. As heavy as the album can be, it's often sweet, funny, and heart-warming as well. I've dug Kozelek's stuff for a while now, but aside from a few great songs, nothing has worked as well for me as this album did.
Best songs: "I Love My Dad," "Richard Ramirez Died Today Of Natural Causes," "Dogs," "Ben's My Friend," and "Carissa."
Great runner-up albums:
Yumi Zouma, Yumi Zouma.
Only four tracks, but it's perfect from start to finish.
Beck, Morning Phase.
Not quite on par with Sea Change, but it's still a very solid record.
I haven't given myself time to really listen to St. Vincent's album yet, but I've liked what I heard. Also, I'm pretty overwhelmed with all of the music that's out right now so you may see albums released now, that I won't talk about until April or May. As for my movie of the month?
