Monthly Archive for July, 2007
The Real Doll Documentary. As discussed on today’s Howard Stern Show.
No matter what dribble spews forth from the bloated mouths of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, fact is, they’ve made KISS into a farce. Without Ace Frehley in the band, it just ain’t KISS. Not even close.
Recently, Ace donned the make-up and costume for a ‘America Runs on Dunkin’ Donuts’ campaign which features advertisements directed by screenwriter, director, producer and actor Zach Braff. Two spots within the campaign debuted today, featuring Frehley and supermodel Naomi Campbell and in support of Dunkin’ Donuts Iced Tea and Iced Latte summer beverages, respectively.
Funny stuff!
Now for a degree in prostitution. Funding for tertiary courses in prostitution could be considered under changes aimed at boosting quality and relevance in the sector, New Zealand education officials say.
Proyas to direct Universal’s ‘Dracula’. Alex Proyas will direct “Dracula Year Zero,” Universal’s origins tale about Vlad the Impaler. Project, being produced by Michael De Luca, is one of several in the works about the Romanian royal who inspired Bram Stoker’s vampire tale.
Yours truly and my girlfriend Sam at a bookstore in the city
Had an absolutely kick ass day today. The weather was nice and sunny and Sam and I decided to not waste the day in bed (!) but to head out and enjoy as much of this beautiful Sunday as we could.
We stopped off at the Everfresh Gallery thinking there was an exhibition on today but we soon discovered there was nothing on.
Next stop was the Abbotsford Convent which had a market on today. I’ve never had the chance to visit the convent properly - but I have always wanted to. It is such a historic and somewhat sinister looking structure.
I was hoping to open a door to a nun sponsored Satanic orgy featuring nuns masturbating with crucifix’ over a blood drawn pentagram scribbled on the floor beneath them.
Methinks I really should stop watching so many horror movies.
Still, I tried desperately to find any sorta doorway that would lead to any catacombs or underground passages - but I wasn’t able to! heh!
We met this really cool character called Steve who ran a cafe there. He certainly was full of tall tales and posed for a great photo!
Told him all about flickr and the pics we took of him would be posted here - so Steve, if you’re reading this hiya!
Spent some time wandering through the Collingwood Children’s Farm as well - which is always cute and warms the cockles of one’s heart by being so in tune with nature and all she has to offer in the heart of this great city of ours!
After our fling with Mother Nature, it was time to get it urbanized again so we trekked to the Tic Tac Ho exhibition currently happening at the wonderful Per Square Metre gallery.
I bought a wonderful piece of urban art by female artist Poise and I cannot wait to hang this on the wall. Poise has an amazing style which translates wonderfully well on canvas or on the walls and alleyways of the Melbourne Street Art scene.
The day was capped off by some really cool indian cuisine. Actually, it was anything but cool and my butter-chicken tasted suspiciously too much like rogan-josh!
Going for a song. Australians are leaders in online piracy. But can you really get caught?
Lightning strikes iPod users. Listen to an iPod during a storm and you may get more than electrifying tunes.
Whaddaya get when you mix liberal doses of the Rolling Stones, Radio Birdman, a dash of the punk stylings of the Saints and some Ace Frehley insipired licks and solos? Splash ‘em with some Alice Cooper/King Diamond make-up and dress ‘em up as androgynous Nazis and sailors and you’ve got Oslo’s finest exponent… Turbonegro.
It’s so rare these days to chuck a CD on and every track… and I mean every-single-solitary-aural-sonic-blast be simply outstanding. ‘Retox’ features 14 of the catchiest Rock N Roll songs you’re likely to hear all year. Dripping with sarcasm and sing-a-long anthems that inspire the listener to have this disc blasting out of your car sterero, driving down the highway with shades on, window wound down and giving the bird to pedestrians and cars you pass in pure egocentric who-gives-a-fuck about the world attitude!
This is Rock! Pure! In your face! Unadulterated ROCK!
Retox is an album I have not stopped playing. It gets better with each listen and if you’re a fan of big, dumb guitar histrionics and catchy hooks that refuse to leave your brain - then just go and get this album. Pompous! Ballistic! Offensive! And all in all fucking amazing!
Best of British? Banksy is the most exciting artist to come out of the UK for more than a decade - or so many people on both sides of the Atlantic will tell you. But is he really so much more than a prankster with a spray can?
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